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		<title>Mutiny on the eBay bounty!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tired of the feedback abuse on the new eBay? Take a stance and take action to make a difference or eBay and join the mutiny on the eBay bounty!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=15&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Truths About your eBay Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;re on your way to becoming an eBay PowerSeller, and you&#8217;re ready to quit your 9-5 job. Hold on! Before you tell your boss where to shove it, get a reality check.
Here are the ten truths about your eBay business you may not want to know about:
1. Most buyers come to eBay already knowing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=11&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/ten-truths-about-your-ebay-business/</link>
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		<title>eBay vs. Amazon: who is the winner?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MERMAIDMONKEYS invites your comments:
eBay versus Amazon: who is the winner? 
Here&#8217;s our take: Amazon wins!

Here&#8217;s why Amazon gets the Winner&#8217;s Cup: 
eBay has created an environment of distrust between its sellers and buyers. The dicotomy between buyers and sellers culminated May 19, 2008 when eBay set forth its &#8220;No negative feedback&#8221; policy whereby sellers are unable to leave [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=9&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/ebay-vs-amazon-who-is-the-winner-may-2008/</link>
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		<title>Why it&#8217;s too Dangerous to Sell on eBay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sellers on eBay are vulnerable now more than ever to buyer abuse thanks to eBay&#8217;s &#8221;no negative feedback&#8221; policy installed May 19, 2008. The new policy enables only sellers to receive a negative feedback.
Have at it buyers! You are now free to post false, inaccurate, misleading content without recourse &#8212; and add insult to injury! Yes, in addition [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=8&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/why-its-too-dangerous-to-sell-on-ebay/</link>
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		<title>TEN WAYS TO EXTORT AN EBAY SELLER</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buyers, have at it on eBay! Starting May 19, 2008 you are free to extort any seller stupid enough to sell on eBay.
Here are ten ways to extort your favorite eBay seller (or just have fun messing with them):
1. Click &#8220;Buy Now&#8221; but don&#8217;t pay for the item, then send the seller a negative for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=7&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/ten-ways-to-extort-an-ebay-seller/</link>
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		<title>eBay PowerSeller Doomsday Blog: May 19, 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Instead of partnering with sellers, eBay is pulverizing them.
eBay&#8217;s controversial new feedback system rolled out May 19, 2008 leaving thousands of sellers with drastically altered feedback ratings &#8212; some sellers lost their PowerSeller status at the stroke of midnight.
New rules for lean times
What happened is that eBay changed the rules of the game retroactivally making [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=4&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/ebay-powerseller-doomsday-blog-may-19-2008/</link>
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		<title>Five smart ways to spend your economic stimulus payment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re one of the lucky ones getting an economic stimulus check, you owe it to yourself to think about five ways to spend your extra loot:
1. Pay off your credit card debt. If you’re carrying balances month to month on credit cards, the first thing you should do with the stimulus funds is pay [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mermaidmonkey.wordpress.com&blog=3751189&post=1&subd=mermaidmonkey&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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