Category Archives: Insider

What a 20-Year eBay Seller Looks for Before Listing Any Product

Insider What a 20-Year eBay Seller Looks for Before Listing Any Product Most eBay sellers list first and think later. The listing goes live, impressions are low, conversion is zero, and two weeks in they’re adjusting the price hoping that’s the problem. It rarely is. Here’s the process that happens before a single listing goes […]

Why Amazon’s “Fulfilled by Amazon” Badge Doesn’t Mean What You Think

Amazon Guide Why Amazon’s “Fulfilled by Amazon” Badge Doesn’t Mean What You Think Most buyers see “Fulfilled by Amazon” and assume Amazon vouches for the product. It doesn’t. The badge tells you who ships the parcel — not who sourced it, not whether it’s genuine, and not who is responsible if something goes wrong. Here’s […]

Fake Samsung S Pen: 7 Signs You’re Holding a Counterfeit Right Now

Buyer Education Fake Samsung S Pen: 7 Signs You’re Holding a Counterfeit Right Now The counterfeit S Pen market has grown so sophisticated that even experienced buyers get fooled. Here’s what twenty years of sourcing from Shenzhen taught me — and what the listings won’t tell you. H Halil Ibrahim Tutuncu Managing Director, Maibo · […]

How eBay’s Cassini Search Algorithm Decides What You See First

eBay Guide How eBay’s Cassini Search Algorithm Decides What You See First The listing at the top of your eBay search results didn’t get there by accident — and it wasn’t just the cheapest option. Understanding how Cassini ranks results changes how you shop, and explains why the best product isn’t always the one eBay […]

How eBay Feedback Can Lie — And How to Read It Properly

eBay Guide How eBay Feedback Can Lie — And How to Read It Properly We’ve been selling on eBay since 2008. We’ve watched thousands of sellers build reputations, game the system, switch products, and disappear. The feedback score you see on a listing tells you far less than you think — and the parts that […]

What I Learned Buying Stock in Shenzhen for 15 Years

Industry Insider What I Learned Buying Stock in Shenzhen for 15 Years I moved to China in 2006. I spent the next fifteen years inside factories, at trade fairs, across negotiating tables. Here’s the unfiltered version of what that actually teaches you — about products, about quality, and about the gap between what things cost […]