Service Simplifies Ebay Online Auctions
Used to be that when you wanted to sell something you had a
garage sale, put an ad in the For Sale section of the local
classifieds or posted a sign on the neighborhood bulletin board.
The Internet has changed all that. While you can still use the
aforementioned options, if you're really serious about selling
any of your possessions, the Internet has truly become a home to
the world-wide garage sale. One of the more popular methods of
selling something online is via eBay, the Internet's best known
and most popular online auction site. And while selling
something on eBay puts your items in front of a huge audience,
the actual process of getting your items ready for sale on eBay
has proven to be somewhat daunting, especially to those who have
limited computer access or limited online experience.
Fortunately a new service has recently become available to
anyone who wants to sell their items without the hassle of
having to digitally photograph everything, write descriptions
and prepare it all for the online process. AuctionDrop is like
an eBay drop-off store. Through an association with The UPS
Stores, the popular packing and shipping retail chain of over
3500 locations nationwide are now acting as a convenient
interface between you and the process of getting your stuff
online.
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Craig Crossman is a Knight-Ridder newspaper columnist writing
about computers and technology. He also hosts the nation's
longest running nationally syndicated radio talk show on
computers and technology, Computer America, heard on the
Business Talk Radio network weeknights at 10PM ET. In South
Florida, you can hear a rebroadcast of a selected Computer
America show each Sunday evening at 8PM ET on WJNO 1290AM.