Stuart Turnbull's Blog

Skeleton Update!

stuart — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:06:35 +0000

In my last newsletter post I introduced a rather unusual but potentially lucrative niche “are there skeletons in your closet?” In the course of my eBay completed listings research I discovered that there is a very strong demand for human x-rays and I purchased an old medical textbook containing lots of images of x-rays of [...]

Are there skeletons in your closet? If you’re lucky!

stuart — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:05:13 +0000

I’d like to use this post to share an unusual and potentially lucrative eBay niche that I stumbled upon recently. I run a regular completed listings search on eBay in the art>prints category to identify popular print genres (I demonstrate the full search criteria that I use in my ebook Prints Make Profits) Over the [...]

Good Things ALWAYS Come in Three’s… Three GREAT eBay Lessons!

stuart — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:22:25 +0000

I ran several vintage print auctions last week and they provided some useful lessons that I’d like to pass on to you to help with your own auctions (most of these tips can be applied regardless of what you sell on eBay). . I was delighted to see a bidding war take place for one [...]

eBay Newsletter: Source Revealed!

stuart — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:48:09 +0000

A question I am often asked is: “Won’t the market become saturated if everybody starts selling prints?” Today I am going to put my money where my mouth is and prove to you that this isn’t an issue by revealing one of my own closely guarded vintage print sources. I have always kept this information [...]

Hold Onto Your Hat, It’s Gonna Be One Heck of a Ride!

stuart — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:36:28 +0000

The start of a new year is a great time to take stock and reflect on the year that’s just ended and focus on plans for the new year ahead. 2011 was a hugely positive year for me and my business and here are a few of the high points: May 1st - Myself and Deb [...]