Show 07-02-06: Google Checkout; PayPal Killer?, Google Suit, Currency Thresholds, Press Release Marketing Success, Vivitar Products for Resale, Boxing Nuns, SMS Price Comparison, Deadzoom, Designbloom

Posted by Michael Donahue on 07/2/06 in Podcasts, eBay News, E-commerce News

Google Checkout arrives..”doing no harm” the old fashioned way.
Google Checkout is finally here..what’s it all about?…is it really the PayPal “Killer”?…How can you begin using it or should you?..Will eBay ever let it inside their walled garden? Enquiring minds want to know. Judge allows suit against Google to proceed that alleges Google is manipulating search results.

Currency thresholds..are you missing sales by not tapping into the same pricing strategy that Wal-Mart uses? A savvy eBayer uses a page from our Press release book to drive traffic to his site. Interested in the source for Vivitar reconditioned products…we’ve got it. A site that unscrambles Amazon’s ranking system.

From Starbuck Barista figurines to boxing nuns and pig catapults, Accoutrements is a terrific source for zany gifts. Ones woman’s trouble with numbers lead her to start a site all about words..decorative words at that. A time capsule site that renders eBay as it was 6 years ago..which is to say, easy to navigate. A search site that enables you to find auctions with zero bids or BIN and alot more. Compare prices via SMS on Amazon and eBay while you’re out shopping. A site where the lowest bid wins…a BMW!

Check out Deadzoom for tips, tricks and auction aids. A candle manufacturer that supplies quality candles at good prices and that will even formulate colors and scents for you. Designbloom is an excelent source for new ideas…sheep advertising, for one. AuctionShadow allows you to trail your competition and see exactly what they’re bidding on.

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Links from this week’s show:

Google Checkout - Come on in, the Tsunami’s fine!

Google Checkout Payment Guarantee Policy - Larry & Sergei swear to be square.

Lawsuit against Google - Abandon all hope ye who litigate here.

Clever use of Press Release by eBayer - Looks like he took a page from our e-book, Power Press Web Marketing Strategy.

Vivitar Refurbs - write richard@surplussourcing.com and mention eauctionair in the subject.

What Amazon’s Sales Rank Means - Inside scoop on one of the weightier questions of the 21st century.

Accoutrements - Wholesale site from those wonderful folks who bring us Archie McPhee.

Likeits1999 - Browse eBay like it was before it was what it is.

Cooqy - Browse eBay in a Flash.

Mobsaver - Compare prices on Amazon & eBay from the warmth and safety of your cellular device.

Limbo Auction - Lowest unique bid wins a BMW.

Deadzoom - A site of useful links explaining, among other things, how to link.

AuctionShadow - Secretly trail your competitors and learn from their bidding habits…shame on you!

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  1. Lester Jeffries Said:
    March 7th, 2007 at 4:31 am

    I just heard the program on press releases, I see what you are talking about and I think I can do this. I will link it to my ebay store, ZLio store, and Auctiva store. I just need to find out what I want to talk about, maybe going into   business for yourself. Something like that.

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