The Basics of Selling on eBay Instructor Disk

Many years ago, I qualified as the official eBay Education Specialist Program.

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The Basics of Selling on eBay - Official Instructor Disk (see photo)
Official material for: to train to become eBay Education Specialist
Learn all the tips of becoming a top eBay seller
Train the Trainer - learn to train others all the official tips and syllable
Learn all there is to learn and un-learn and putting it into practise
Start your own business sucessfully - Apply the training to yourself or others and start making money directly (selling products that work) or teaching others how to sell in eBay
Do what the "4 Hour Work Week" book says - get out of the rut, get out of traffic jams and working for others.
Emancipate yourself, your potential, and spend more quality time on things that matter most instead of waiting until retirement
"Retire now" yet feel the freedom to learn and teach and apply from this invaluable material
See actual photo of the item. Will be packaged securely in bubble wrap and sealed.
I had previously signed up for the eBay Education Specialist program in 2008.
Last checked a regular Official eBay Training Course amounts on average 100 to 200 USD.

Facebook facing a Dot Com Bust?

In a split second (in internet time) the inventors of the modem or at least the most popular component of the device that hook you into cyberspace in the last century, closed down. Hayes.

They think they know what is coming. But they are wrong. Pass or fail. Or they pass. And then failed.

      
CREATIVE started the "sound" and soul of the Personal Computer. No more beeps - and such a great leap forward into music, sounds, effects, 3D surround. They were the giants. Creative stocks traded at over $30 SGD. Today - not anymore.

So is Facebook facing a Dot Com Bust? Or is Google facing the Dot Com Bust? Or perhaps even more likely Microsoft? Their stranglehold on the operating system front is lapsing, which Office is having a war with the open system OpenOffice camp. How can Microsoft stay relevant, and not obsolete?

Then next is how your investments in IT stocks will ride until you say "sell"?

The answer is vague. Let's compare apples with apples. Trading and buying online. So two candidates here are Amazon and eBay. Many years ago, Amazon was a super power. They sell books. Then CDs. Then almost everything that people care and feel safe to purchase online. Then eBay overtook Amazon because of obvious reasons. eBay doesn't have a warehouse nor need a warehouse. Amazon has huge overheads - warehouse, security, shipping, trucks.

eBay simply charges fees. A service fee when you sell a product in their marketplace. A fee when you list an item for sale. Wow - that's a sure winner.

Forward a few years - the story again moved 180 degrees. Amazon is moving faster and growing and saving cost. Implemented some huge cloud system that attracted many more corporate users.

eBay is stymied by it's own success. High fees making sellers leave. Unfair one-sided help for buyers, and pushing sellers away, who actually are their customers because only sellers pay fee to eBay. Forcing users onto Paypal which is part of eBay which charges yet another transaction fee. Implemented more draconian laws to subjugate small players, and raising fees!

Buying AirAsia merchandise

For budget travellers, flying AirAsia is a joy. And the money saved - likely at least 50% of regular full-service airline can be put to good use. Well since there is no meals included you can have the choice of purchasing the in-flight meals. The selection is growing through the years. On a recent flight, I saw Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Which are currently a super-trendy-craze in Bangkok.

Bangkokians are queueing up to buy these donuts. And at Siam and On Nut BTS Station, you could even see a peculiar scene on the road side five-foot-way. There are small entrepreneurs selling them with a nicely displayed menu and official bag. I haven't checked to see if this is authentic or a copied donut. Or perhaps these sellers had queued up to purchase the donuts then reselling them. This phenomenon happened some years ago in Bangkok. Food gourmand were queuing up to purchase Roti Boy, and then reselling these hot Mexican buns for a 5 Baht profit.

One that recent flight too, I saw the ever-growing list of merchandise listed. In 2008 on the second official flight to Perth by AirAsia X, I had bought a travel adaptor for 25 RM (8 USD). It was a good buy. Last check at the IT shop it cost around the same price. Travel Universal Adaptor with Surge Protector and AirAsia logo. There are "lock/unlock" buttons on the top and bottom to trigger the European knobs, and rotating US/China knobs. Now this model is discontinued. And being replaced with the multi-plug "Konnext Travel Adaptor" - you get 3 separate pieces. No surge protector. Cost 49 RM.

What else could you buy? In eBay, there are many hobbyist who are collectors of airplane models. You could buy these for around 100 RM, and sell them in eBay.

So perhaps my adaptor could be sold as a collector's edition in eBay in the year 2020 for a princely sum?