Friday, December 16

2011 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

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Well the holiday rush has arrived. I have compiled the shipping deadlines by company for your convenience.

USPS:

International Mail: December 9th
International Express Mail: December 15th
First Class:  December 20th

Priority:  December 21st
Express Mail: December 22nd

For a detailed shipping chart including Military address shipping deadlines click here.



UPS:

Standard: check at UPS.com
3 Day: December 20th
2nd Day Air: December 22nd
Next Day Air:
December 23rd
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UPS said people can ship items by air as late as Dec. 23 for delivery on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. For more information click here.

Fedex:

Ground: December 16th

Home Delivery: December 19th 
Express Saver: December 20th
2 Day: December 22nd
Overnight: December 23rd

First Overnight & Priority Overnight: December 23rd
Same Day: December 25th

Dec. 16 is the last day to guarantee delivery before Christmas through FedEx Ground. Dec. 23 is the last day to ship by way of the company's Express service. For more information click here.


Saturday, June 18

Niche Market Finder

Image representing eBay as depicted in CrunchBaseImage via CrunchBaseOne of eBay's new tools that can really help you find the best products to sell on eBay is the Niche Market Finder. According to eBay you should visit the Niche Market Finder:
Visit Niche Market Finder to uncover little known and most wanted items on eBay

Identify new products you could sell
Find out about hidden treasures in your garage
Discover interesting products and good deals
I did a quick search using horse as my keyword and left all the other options alone. The Niche Market Finder was able to give me a listing of related products that have sold recently on eBay. The information provided is:
Timer Period:2 wks average
Max Price$22.1
Average Price$22.1
Demand (#users)125
Quantity Available1
Quantity Sold1
Conversion Ratio100%

There is also a picture of the item listed as well. Overall a very useful tool. Thank you eBay.