| Sometimes just a few small tasks make all
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| | excuse. In most cases stolen items can
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| the difference between making a few
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| | be reclaimed by their real owners, while
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| dollars profit on eBay and generating a
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| | Trading Standards have wide-ranging
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| small fortune each month. These ideas
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| | powers to confiscate or withdraw 'iffy'
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| will help you make more from your
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| | items from sale. That's if eBay doesn't
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| listings.* I find a scanner sometimes
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| | cut you off sooner.* Offer a free gift
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| produces far better pictures than a
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| | with your products. This helps cut
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| digital camera, albeit some items are too
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| | competition where your listed product is
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| big or heavy and might damage our
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| | available from numerous sources. The
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| delicate equipment. Use it for smaller,
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| | gift does not have to be expensive, but
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| lighter items and place them gently onto
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| | it should be unique. Useful examples
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| the bed to avoid scratching the surface.
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| | include: a book you've written or
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| DO NOT SCAN POINTED ITEMS OR OTHERS WITH
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| | compiled yourself; a gift certificate for
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| SHARP EDGES - that is a definite shortcut
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| | a discount on other of your products; a
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| to disaster.* Don't write or price
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| | key ring or other small novelty created
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| directly and indelibly onto delicate
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| | especially by or for your business.*
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| items. For example, write in ink on a
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| | Sell 'must have' items eBay sellers
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| stamp or book, append a price label onto
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| | needed to run their business and attract
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| a second hand toy, tie a tag onto a
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| | regular, repeat business. Choose
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| delicate necklace, and value drops
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| | products in constant need of
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| drastically.* Do keep items as close to
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| | replenishment such as packaging,
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| original state as possible. For example,
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| | craftwork materials, jewellery findings.
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| leave toys in boxes, book with
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| | You'll also find people contacting you to
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| dustcovers, sets of postcards in original
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| | buy outside of eBay which helps keep your
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| envelopes, records in original sleeves.*
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| | listing fees low.* From second-hand
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| Do repair what you can without spoiling
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| | buying sources like boot sales and flea
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| the item or reducing its value. Toys,
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| | markets look for multiple same-product
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| jewellery and most household goods can be
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| | items in need of repair or renovation.
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| cleaned, clothing can be repaired or
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| | Few people want to repair items
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| refashioned, marks can be removed from
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| | themselves so prices will invariably be
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| some pictures and prints. For rare items
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| | low for damaged goods. Take the best
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| like paintings, postcards, stamps,
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| | parts from each item and create one or
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| consult an expert or leave it alone.* Do
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| | several perfect or near-perfect items to
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| consider if something can be done to an
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| | resell. We did this recently with a pair
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| item to increase perceived value and
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| | of Black American Money Boxes with
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| price and interest a wider audience.
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| | movable parts. One box was dirty and
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| Prints from early magazines can be
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| | paint badly damaged, with mechanical
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| removed, cleaned, coloured and framed,
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| | parts unaffected. The other was clean
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| for example, and modern dolls and toys
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| | and unscratched but the moving bits were
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| can be touched up and combined into
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| | missing. With good bits from each
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| multi-item offerings. Stamps are another
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| | matched and remodelled the money box made
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| good example of items often worth little
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| | £40 pure profit.* Make a big thing of
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| on their own, but sorted into themes, say
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| | proving the authenticity ('provenance')
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| space travel, Disney, Elvis Presley,
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| | of your products, by including historical
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| bagged and priced low, can attract
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| | details in your listing or as a separate
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| multiple bids.* Do stay within the law
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| | document to go with the product. Or do
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| or risk fines, imprisonment or a possible
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| | both and you'll find words used inside
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| end to your business for passing off
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| | your listing will attract greater search
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| modern goods as antique, intentionally
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| | engine traffic, while the separate
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| mis-describing goods, trading in stolen
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| | document buyers receive will increase
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| items. 'Ignorance of the law' is no
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| | perceived value of your product.
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