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Summary: Recent eBay increases in fees coupled with a feedback system designed to suck the life out of the sellers makes everyone look for other selling venues. Here is one absolutely free place to sell your stuff with no fees. Easy to set up & a safe, caring community.

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By JasneJ
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Raised by an antique dealer mom, I started my website after years of selling jewelry and vintage accessories in a variety of places. Two friends on two coasts-One English, one crazy...read more

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1
    Blujay Online Shopping
    Blujay Online Shopping

    Another place to buy & sell stuff:
    People are pretty surprised when they find the blujay online shopping site run by folks who care about the community they are helping create. An extremely easy site to navigate; I made several purchases from excellent sellers. There is a great selection of quality merchandise minus the eBay scammers & ridiculous fees charged to sellers.

  2. Step 2
    Store Banner On Blujay.com
    Store Banner On Blujay.com

    Setting up Your Store:
    Set up your own blujay store in a very easy to use format. You set your prices or accept offers. No auctions to mess with. Promote your store with a section "About You". Create a unique banner for your store. Each item you sell has four free pictures. Post as many items as you want, it's Free!

  3. Step 3
    Victorian Mother of Pearl Carved Brooch on Blujay
    Victorian Mother of Pearl Carved Brooch on Blujay

    Some Seller Hints:
    Many of the blujay sellers are very experienced ex-eBay folks. So, when listing your items, make sure they are in the right categories. Within your own store, you can create special categories for your unique products. This is a self policing community. Sellers will let you know if your items are incorrectly listed -in a nice way.

  4. Step 4
    Summer Shopping at Azuca on Blujay.com
    Summer Shopping at Azuca on Blujay.com

    Selling Terms:
    You dictate your selling terms. Google checkout as well as Pay Pal are available at blujay. You can also set up other terms of payment-checks, money order, etc.
    Example Sales Policy
    Good checks, Pay Pal, Credit cards:Visa,Mastercard thru Pay Pal.You do not need to have a Pay Pal account to use your credit cards. Pay Pal is simply the processor. Shipping prices apply to US & Canada ONLY. Please contact me for prices for overseas shipping.

  5. Step 5
    Yippie for Free! (not the Pooch)
    Yippie for Free! (not the Pooch)

    Your items are streamed to Froogle:
    All your goodies you sell are out there on Google, with pictures, linking back to your store! You have terrific exposure, and it's FREE.
    Because your item titles are meta-tagged, they are searchable on Google.

  6. Step 6
    I'm a Happy Blujay Chick !
    I'm a Happy Blujay Chick !

    Forums:
    Check in at the Blujay Forums.People constantly share solid advice on increasing your sales.There is little of the snarky comments you see in eBay forums.It's a stress free forum environment.

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on 2/1/2009 wow! this sounds fantastic! i'll have to check this out as well as cartfly.com! thanks for the great share! and way to go w/another vid!

Lila30 said

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on 1/28/2009 I'll have to check this out!

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on 11/23/2008 Really cool I have been looking for other ways besides ebay, so bluejay thanks.

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on 8/6/2008 I have found CartFly.com to be an extremely simplified and free shopping cart, which you install on your MySpace page, FaceBook page, and several other social networking sites!

DUSTYMILLS said

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on 6/25/2008 I intend to check out this site right now....thanks very much.....

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