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Episode 2216
Longtime listeners know that I got my start in the world of entrepreneurship when I was 19 and learned to sell on eBay. This was 100 years ago or close to it. Electricity had just been invented and commercial air travel was still in the early days. It was a different world. Of course, ebay is still around. Lots of people still buy and sell on the platform. But as our caller notes, the vibe is different than those olden days when we would ride our horses to the post office to drop off all the shipments. What does this mean for sellers?"I got into eBay selling a long time ago, then stopped for many years. I was thinking of getting back to it, so I logged on and took a look around. Overall, the platform seems ... less personal now, if that makes sense. What I mean is that it seems more auctions are set to a "buy it now" price, so there's not really a bidding process for those, and overall it just has more of a commercial, bigger-business vibe than it used to. Since you used to sell on eBay, have you noticed a difference? What do I need to know before jumping back in? It seemed like a logical idea since I used to do it before, but now I'm not sure if I should find something more modern. Is it just me, or has eBay changed?"Listen to today's episode to learn more... Yours in the revolution,
