Selling Little Poison Pills on eBay -Windows Live Expo - Overstock.com’s Omuse - PayPal Giveaway - BlueQ - Computer Wholesalers - Stoneridge Engineering - Lego Auction Site

There’s a little company in Redmond Washington that launched a very ambitious site, namely: Windows Live. Strangely enough, there hasn’t been much written about the scope of the effort (some 17 Beta releases) and one particularly that should be of interest for e-commerce sellers, Live Expo. Two weeks ago, I launched an item in Live Expo to test the waters…listen in as I detail my experience so far and why you should consider going “Live” yourself.

Forget PayPal, is Microsoft setting itself up to challenge Mastercard/Visa’s credit card monopoly? Maybe so and Bill Gates is proposing micro-steps to do just that.

An fatally attractive conversation on the Vendio board re the sale of a collectible poison bottle, complete with poison, and whether it is permissible and/or ethical to do so.

Overstock.com launches Omuse in Beta…and I for one, am not amused. Does Overstock really need a wiki or social aspect to the site that is not directly tied into selling?

PayPal’s going to give you $15 for purchases over $30 just out of the kindness of their heart…we knew they had the money; a heart however, is news.

WipBox aids creating listings by pulling product specific information automatically from Amazon, among other places…and this simply too easy to do you or your listing any good. Listen as I explain why.

A Craigslist clone that does a fine job of doing nothing new in a remarkably inert sort of way.

“eBay cannot guarantee exact listing durations with respect to availability of keyword or category search.” or in other words: we’ll list your damn auction when we can get around to it.

A site for CD/DVD duplication that can help monetize that e-book idea.

The world’s leader in “Sin Removal Products” has loads of other hip products that would make for some unusual gift baskets…”for Cheaters, Losers and Wrong-Doers”, you know, folks like us.
A wholesale hat site…I can’t think of anything clever to say other than its cool.

Does a site that produces items:”created by carefully injecting and trapping multi-million volt regions of electrical charge deep inside acrylic using a particle accelerator…” sound like something you’d like to sell? Sure does to me! And just try finding this in one of those drop-shipping guides.

Computer and electronic wholesalers and an auction and information site for Legos that is quite an eye opener.

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Windows Live - Microsoft’s Basket ‘o Betas for practically every internet chore.

Windows Live Expo - a dynamic social listing service where you can buy and sell merchandise, discover local events, find a new career, and meet local people - all for free. Nicely done.

Overstock.com’s Omuse - A social wiki beta service desperately in search of a reason for its existence.

ProActionMedia - CD/DVD duplication service.

PayPal $15 Offer - Make a PayPal payment over $30 and Meg will credit you $15 cash. Limited time.

BlueQ - Manufacturers of life improving, joy bringing, mind altering, universally praised products since 1988.

Stoneridge Engineering - A million volts worth of interesting acryllic product.

Village Hat Shop - Whole lotta wholesale hats.

RS-Kit - The Internet’s largest online database of computer wholesale distributors.

BrickLink - A premium venue for individuals and businesses from all around the world to buy and sell new, used and vintage LEGO® through fixed price and auction services.

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