I conducted a workshop about online auctions last weekend at the John Bale Book Company in Waterbury, Connecticut. Edith Reynolds and her husband own the bookshop, and if you read The Bookologist newsletter, you know Edith recently renovated the shop http://www.bookologist.com/cab/abu/y203/m11/bk0015/s02. I was delighted to see it for myself for the first time, and I'm happy to report it's the nicest bookstore I've ever visited.
The workshop went well, we had about 20 people in attendance. Many were beginners wanting to know things like what payment method they should accept, whether they should accept international orders, and what I thought about setting reserve prices on auctions. More experienced attendees volunteered their own opinions, which added greatly to the discussion.
Phillip Davies of TIAS.com was on hand to give a demonstration of digital photography, and Liz from the John Bale Book Company demonstrated techniques in packing items. Andy from Sellers-Market, an eBay drop-off store located in Danbury showed up and said he was inspired to offer workshops of his own at his store.
I had a great time meeting people and thank everyone who took the time to come on a sunny Saturday afternoon! Thanks to Phil and Liz for their expert advice, and for Edith and Dan for opening up their shop to us. I'll see if Edith has any photos to share in her next issue of the Bookologist newsletter.
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About the author:
Ina Steiner is Editor of AuctionBytes.com and author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). She has a background in marketing and research in the high-tech and publishing fields. If you have story ideas, comments or questions, send them to ina@auctionbytes.com.
