Wholesale 101
Online Buyers: The LOST IN TRANSIT vs NEVER SHIPPED SCAM / LIE
If you bought something online and you promptly received your tracking number (HOORAY!) but days or weeks have passed and it still isn’t updating (BOO!) you are likely beginning to wonder “What on earth is going on here?”, so let me tell you how to get to the bottom of it.
If you read my blog post from last year called
WTF eBay?! Letting Scammers Take Over Your Site you have already heard my rant about my son getting utterly scammed out of his allowance THREE TIMES in a row when simply t
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14th Jun 2021
Wholesale Buyers: Famous Store Liquidations WE HATE MOST
Here’s something you won’t find anywhere else online. Today I am going to share with you the big company we have had the absolute WORST experience buying liquidations through so you can decide if their liquidations are right for you. Let's begin: ANSWER: WALMART. Hands down, out of the entire industry, Walmart is our most hated liquidator. Here's exactly why:Walmart liquidations, due to their “Return Anything You Want!” policy are always a mix of viciously broken th
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6th Jun 2021
Online Sellers: How to Ship An Expensive Item So You Don’t Get Scammed
CONGRATS on your expensive sale! Woo-hoo for you! Pat yourself on the back because you did GREAT work! The hard part is done, now all you gotta do is ship, and here’s how to make sure you don’t get scammed:STEP 1: Protect Against “Not As Described” Liars - Photos are great but that cell phone in your hand also records video! Yes, it’s true, your cell phone isn’t just for cute selfies. Before you start recording the actual product, start your video by going to google and typing in “Todays Dat
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30th Mar 2021
Online Sellers: How to Make Your Listing NOT SOUND LIKE HITLER
Previously we have discussed How to Write the Perfect Product Listing Title, and 7 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Sales TODAY but today we are going to address the elephant in the room; the “Hitler-Style DESCRIPTION and TERMS SECTION” that so many online sellers don't even realize is plaguing their listings ...One massive mistake many online sellers make is forgetting about the product and focusing on the Return Policy Terms. What ends up happening is two sentences are written about the ite
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25th Mar 2021
The “YOU DOUBLE CHARGED ME” Scam: How it Works and How to Stop It
If a buyer contacts you in a panic and demands that you refund the “Double Charge”; READ THIS FIRST!As you already know, if you are an online seller, it is very difficult (I may even say “impossible”) to double-charge someone unless you are manually running payments. Regardless, you have to address the issue, so here’s how to deal with it:The goal of a “You Double Charged Me Scam” is to get the seller to refund a LEGITIMATE order by tricking the honest seller into believing they charged the buy
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11th Mar 2021