As you know, eBay is constantly updating it’s site and constantly trying to stay ahead of the competition. And I have to say, that’s probably the reason that they are #1 in the industry. Well, one really cool update that they made recently really caught my eye. Ebay is now giving away 50 Free Listings per month. That means that you don’t need to pay a listing free for any item that you sell on eBay for the first 50 listings you list every single month. That means there is literally no excuse for you not listing on eBay this month. IT DOESN’T COST YOU ANYTHING TO GET STARTED! It seems that Ebay really have been listening to the needs of their customers and it is little things like this which will make a big difference to so many sellers, Well done Ebay!

I always recommend that when you log into your Ebay account, always look at the latest messages.

They are not always all from your customers, quite often they are from Ebay and they will be there to inform you of any latest developments and offers.

As usual, there have been the usual weird and wonderful items on offer this month with many of them having a Halloween Theme. One such auction that took my eye was this Antique Prison Ball and Chain with a lock and key that still works. It received one bid and was sold for $99 which is not to bad a price considering.

It just goes to show that there is a market for just about anything on Ebay but you can’t help but thinking that the Halloween element of this item ensured that it was sold at this price. Next, we have something that I have seen popping up over the past couple of months and even though it is pretty disgusting I have just got to give it a mention. You can just imagine the fun and games that people will have over this, especially over the Thanksgiving and Christmas periods where many households will have guests staying over!

Yes, you read that description correctly, a Fake Crap Turd (sorry if you find it offensive) At only $2.99 plus shipping it is something that very definitely has the shock fact and it is something that will probably sell well throughout the year but especially around November and December. Now for something completely different. This Real African Lion Skull was sold for a very attractive sum of $525 with shipping included. There was no need for a fancy description as the picture said it all and it must be said that products like this always interest a lot of people and usually sell well.

The following item, for me, is what sums up the very best of Ebay. Your average man and woman would not be able to buy something like this from the usual sources but this giant Crocs shoe, which was used for advertising purposes was snapped up (no pun intended!!) for a very healthy $150. The buyer may use it for novelty purposes or perhaps they have a footwear related business in which they could use it, but one thing is for sure, it will certainly generate a fair amount of interest.

Finally for this month I just had to mention this ‘Thing in a jar’, it looks absolutely disgusting and can you imagine for one minute the reaction you would get from it if you place it on your office desk.

The ‘Thing in a jar’ received one bid and was sold for $14.00. Money well spent in my opinion and will surely give hours of fun to the buyer.