AVCOSA is a trade association representing interests of antique, vintage sellers
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Tactics
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Green Campaign Committee
7 members
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Welcoming Committee
4 members
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Steering Committee
7 members
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Collectibles Associations
2 members
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Advanced Sellers
38 members
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Newbies
36 members
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Press Room
4 members
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News
17 members
Blog Posts
Thank you for the support - we will miss Jack, but friends' kind comments have helped
Posted by Diana on November 26, 2009 at 7:23am
Currently on eBay
Posted by Paco Alameda on November 23, 2009 at 3:06pm
Do you RSD to help your business and get more blog followers ?
Posted by Diana on November 23, 2009 at 10:27am
ShowBidz Offers Something NEW That ebay Doesn't Offer Its Members, a Retirement Plan with Medical & Dental Insurance.
Posted by Scott Christenson on November 23, 2009 at 10:23am
Hints to Survive in Small Business
Posted by Whitlow Unique Collectibles on November 21, 2009 at 11:12am
Sweet Treats from Hey Viv !
Posted by Hey Viv ! on November 20, 2009 at 12:58pm
Vintage Road Trips
Posted by AlleyKat's on November 13, 2009 at 12:20pm
Slag Glass Lamps
Posted by Jeffrey S. Forth on November 10, 2009 at 10:17pm
The Eyes Have It
Posted by AlleyKat's on November 2, 2009 at 6:54pm
Learn to make your own Squidoo lens - step-by-step
Posted by Diana on November 1, 2009 at 8:18am
To Market We Will Go....
Posted by AlleyKat's on October 29, 2009 at 7:03pm
I Put A Spell On You.....
Posted by AlleyKat's on October 24, 2009 at 8:27am
Pumpkin Palooza
Posted by AlleyKat's on October 21, 2009 at 8:18am
Makeup Monday gets a Fresh Start
Posted by AlleyKat's on October 19, 2009 at 8:35pm
Children Of The Dust by Clancy Carlile
Posted by mybookbarn on October 14, 2009 at 11:25am
Are you taking full advantage of Squidoo to get your name out there in cyberspace ?
Posted by Diana on October 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments
Vintage linens and clothes and toys - Oh my !
Posted by Diana on October 8, 2009 at 12:18pm
Ebay Stores on Facebook and MySpace
Posted by online seller on October 7, 2009 at 5:30am
Tyrolean Handbag Company: on No 555 of eigth's avenue in NYC
Posted by Dr. Joachim Wiegert on October 6, 2009 at 9:48am
Some of my favorite books
Posted by mybookbarn on October 6, 2009 at 8:15am
Welcome to AVCOSA
AVCOSA, the Antiques, Vintage & Collectibles Online Sellers Association, is the online resource of news and information for sellers of online antiques, vintage and collectibles (AVC) businesses.
Forum
Topic of the Week: Communicating with Past Customers 6 Replies
In my past marketing life, the "rule of thumb" was that it cost three times as many dollars to convert a new customer to purchase than it cost to re-sell to a past customer. No matter what the curr...
Tagged: antiques assn, e-mail marketing, selling antiques online, past customers, marketing
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Sales & Marketing. Last reply by Diana 18 minutes ago.
Wouldn't This Be Wonderful!
Consumers turn away from offerings at mall stores this holiday season to purchase antiques and other gifts of lasting value. by Frank Lee Fibbing In large numbers consumers have begun to snub mall...
Started by Holly Lane Antiques in Sales & Marketing 11 hours ago.
AVCOSA Member Web Site Directory 33 Replies
I had originally posted this as a blog but realized that if you wanted to respond to the post, a discussion would be more conducive... I'm in the process of adding an AVCOSA Member Web Site Direct...
Tagged: collectibles resource direc..., collectibles directory, vintage directory, antiques directory, antique directory
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in AVCOSA Announcements, Idea Submissions, News. Last reply by Cheri 1 day ago.
Free Informational Webinar: Maximize Selling on eBay and Your Web Site 7 Replies
I thought I would let everyone know of a free upcoming Webinar sponsored by Practical eCommerce called, "Maximize Selling on ebay and Your Web Site." You can get all details here. Here's the info ...
Tagged: antiques assoc, antiques assn, selling antiques online, free, ebay
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Member Education. Last reply by Julie Law, Orallo Nov 22.
Where to Find You Online: Roll Call 13 Replies
With all of the new social media tools to communicate with one another, I thought it might be helpful to start a "roll call" or list of public contact information for our members. Sometimes we oper...
Tagged: antique, antiques, selling antiques online, roll call, myspace
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Personal Site Promotion. Last reply by Country Joe Nov 20.
Bill Me Later? Cit in trouble. but.... strange paypal results. please see 6 Replies
Hi, just as I was wrapping the night up... long one. tested a few new websites I'm working one.. paypal button check... Ok, hit the buy now button and it takes me to paypal page. my page looks like...
Started by Vince Jelenic in Member Education. Last reply by Vince Jelenic Nov 18.
Topic of the Week: "Show and Sell" Marketing Tools and Tactics 12 Replies
The Web is a very visual environment and many successful sellers have been using innovative tools and tactics to demonstrate their products and ultimately increase their sales. I think of Auctionwa...
Tagged: online antiques assn, online antiques assoc, selling with video, avcosa, auctionwally
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Sales & Marketing. Last reply by Tammy Kahn Fennell Nov 18.
Topic of the Week: Making the Case for Your Own Web Site 22 Replies
Throughout AVCOSA's history, one of the resurfacing discussions has been the value of having your own Web site versus relying on multi-vendor marketplaces like Ruby Lane, eBay, Tias, etc. - the arg...
Tagged: avcosa, website, Web site, selling antiques online, collectables
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Business Basics. Last reply by CarriersCozyCottage Nov 17.
TweetBrand, DeskTweet and a new application!
Hi all, Julie asked me to post about this... How many of you use twitter? I have a few really exciting ways to use twitter more effectively that my business partner and I have been developing. T...
Tagged: tweet, facebook, marketing, tweetdeck, desktweet
Started by Tammy Kahn Fennell in Sales & Marketing Nov 16.
Google Holiday Webmaster Webinar This Friday, 11/13 1 Reply
I wanted to post a "heads-up" to anyone within the group who may have an interest in participating in Google's Holiday Webmaster Webinar to be held this Friday at 10 a.m. PST. Here's all the specif...
Tagged: antiques, avcosa, antique, selling antiques online, webmaster
Started by Julie Law, Orallo in Member Education. Last reply by Julie Law, Orallo Nov 16.
Photos
Dolly Madison China Head Doll circa 1860 - 1870
by Jeffrey S. Forth Added November 10, 2009 at 10:29pm 1 Comment
Mancioli Majolica made for Tiffany Soup Tureen
by Jeffrey S. Forth Added November 10, 2009 at 10:27pm 1 Comment
Metal Overlay Slag Glass Lamp
by Jeffrey S. Forth Added November 10, 2009 at 10:20pm 1 Comment
Pennsylvania Antiques
by MaggieDressler Added October 28, 2009 at 12:14pm
Grandma's Stores
by MaggieDressler Added October 28, 2009 at 11:49am
Holiday House
by MaggieDressler Added October 26, 2009 at 11:00pm 1 Comment
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Use Google Shopping To Find More Antiques (aka Google Base / Google Product)
AVCOSA wants to promote the concept of doing your antiques shopping through Google, not just through eBay.
It has a few names, but whether you call it Google Products, Google Base, or Google Shopping, it's the way to find more of the vintage treasures you want.
Google Base indexes the items that are listed all over the web - everyone from Ecrater and Bonanzle, to Tias, and Rubylane, as well as eBay and 100's more sites -- AND it includes lots of individual seller's shop websites, too.
So you will see more of the items that you are searching for, all in one search results list. You don't have to go to each individual site and enter your search terms over and over.
Once is enough. And you will find items from sites you didn't know existed, hadn't thought to include in your daily quest, or just didn't want to hassle with clicking on.
So, next time you are looking for antiques, that special item for your collection, the perfect gift for a vintage fan -- just be sure to go to Google.com, click on their SHOPPING link, and you'll be seeing more desirable Vintage goodies at one time.
For sellers, your success at selling antiques and collectibles doesn't depend as much on which site you use, as long as your listings get indexed by Google. Simply make sure that ALL of your listings get uploaded to Google BASE.
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