GeekDad Academy: The Internet Marketplace Entrepreneur Bundle
GeekDad Academy presents the Internet Marketplace Entrepreneur Bundle
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Tag: EBay
Hey Buddy, Wanna Buy Some Cheap Minis?
How can one start a miniatures collection without breaking the bank? One trick is to find old ‘Mage Knight’ lots on Ebay.
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Charity Auction: Autographed ‘Alien’ Egg
The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo is auctioning off a replica Alien egg autographed by Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn, Michael Beihn, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Mark Rolston, and Ricco Ross.
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eBay Simple Flow Makes Upgrading to Next-Gen Consoles a Cinch
Next-gen consoles are out, but resist the urge to trade in your old consoles. Consider selling them online instead, using eBay’s new Simple Flow.
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Buying Used Educational Products Can Be a Great Thing
Buying used educational materials can net you lower costs and some fantastic out of print finds.
Continue ReadingWindow Shopping Leads to Gift Ideas
Making collections on eBay is a great way to come up with ideas for your own wish list, and as a gift idea list for others.
Continue ReadingGotta Share ‘Em All: The Fun of eBay Collections, Comic Book Style
New eBay collections let everyone curate their wish lists and share them, too. Ours are especially geeky, but of course.
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Palomino Blackwing: An Iconic Pencil Revived and Reviewed
You can once again buy Blackwings, the pencils that Chuck Jones used to draw Bugs Bunny and other classic Looney Tunes characters. But instead of forking over $40 a pop on eBay, you can pick up a 12-pack on Amazon for $22.95, a considerably more affordable price. My mother-in-law is an artist, so when Palomino sent samples of the Blackwing and Blackwing 602 (a firmer pencil aimed at writers who — unlike me — are not surgically attached to a keyboard), I knew where to turn for testing.
Continue ReadingToys R Us CEO Compares Disney Infinity and Skylanders Swap Force
Having quizzed Activision Publishing’s CEO about Skylanders Swap Force, we had a chance to get an opinion from the other side of the retail fence. Jerry Storch is the CEO and Chairman of Toys R Us and knows a thing …
Continue ReadingBid in a Charity Animation Art Auction, This Weekend!
The lovely wife of our friend, GeekLife‘s Bob Boyle, has put together a charity art auction including names that will be familiar to many of you. Art from My Little Pony, PowerPuff Girls, Spongebob, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Ren and Stimpy, Dilbert, even Phineas and Ferb. And… Mo Willems! The auction opens in Los Angeles, […]
Continue ReadingBid in a Charity Animation Art Auction This Weekend!
The lovely wife of our friend, GeekLife’s Bob Boyle, has put together a charity art auction including names that will be familiar to many of you. Art from My Little Pony, PowerPuff Girls, Spongebob, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Ren and …
Continue ReadingBecause the Living Dead Will Not Suffer a Minivan
I was strolling through the mall parking lot a few days ago and happened across this alternative to the usual minivan. I took a closer look — it’s not every day you see a hearse that’s apparently being used for …
Continue ReadingFuturama Monopoly: Bite My Shiny Metal A@#
Monopoly. You either play it now and then (usually on a rainy day, at a cottage, or when the power’s gone out), or you hate it. Actually, there are people that love it too — at least they have a …
Continue ReadingTesting Sony’s Latest E-Readers: Premium Look, Premium Pricetag
It was nearly a year and a half ago that I had the opportunity to spend a few weeks with Sony’s Reader Pocket Edition and Reader Touch e-book readers. You can read the results here (relevant mostly if you’re interesting …
Continue ReadingWhere Have All the Geeky Lunch Boxes Gone?
As August draws to a close, school buses are back on the roads, blackboard rails have chalk dust in them again, and back-to-school shopping is pretty much wrapped up. But as we walked the aisles of notebooks, pencils and backpacks …
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