One of the biggest Web crazes of the last couple of years has been person-to-person auctions. More people than ever are flocking to eBay, Amazon, and dozens of other auction sites and are turning that junk in their attics into cold hard cash (or exchanging it for new junk). Whether you've caught auction fever as a seller, bidder, or both, you may be relieved to know that there are a number of cool resources online that can aid you in your ongoing auction adventures.
Manage
New to the auction game and feeling a bit overwhelmed? Vendio can help make things easier with their "Universal Registration" which, while hardly being universal, does sign you up for a number of the main auction sites at once, including Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay. Once registered, you'll want to check out their free auction manager which tracks all of your auction activity and will even help facilitate bulk listing when you're ready to really doing some selling.
Beautify
If you're jealous of some of the fancy auction listings you see, but you don't know HTML yourself, don't worry. Honesty which started out in the free counter game, and now offers free image hosting and pricing assistance, also offers "One-Step Listing" which makes creating snazzy auction listings a breeze.
Secure
E-payment sites like PayPal are making online auctions safer and faster than ever before, but the maximum transaction amount they will handle is $500.
Ship!
So bidder and seller have a common way of figuring out exactly how much postage costs will be on a completed auction, it's great to know that the good ol' U.S. Post Office is here to help. And you don't even have to wait in line!
- USPS Domestic Rate Calculator:
- USPS International Rate Calculator:
Now you have all the tools you need to unload (or amass) all that stuff we call our prized possessions. Just be careful. Online auctioning is so addictive, before you know it, you may find yourself auctioning off all of those family heirlooms you inherited from mom. Wait, maybe that's not such a bad idea.
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