Online Marketing for Fun & Profit
Have you noticed, Ebay doesn't love collectibles sellers any more? I talk about it more on my "Ebay Refugees" page, but collectibles sellers have been having a hard time on Ebay.
Get off Ebay without going broke is going to require effective advertising that drives traffic to your new venue(s). Direct ads on our collectibles sites will do this. We build content sites that are ranked by the search engines and which attract targeted visitors with an interest in collectibles.
Shown below are many of these sites. Some are will established, others we are still working on. Look through them and see if one or more probably attract prospective customers.
Amish Hex SignsAmishHexSigns.com are colorful wall plaques made for sale to tourists. The same signs can also be found on Amish quilts. At one point we lived in a house with dark wood beams and nailing the plaques to the beams brightened … MORE>>> |
Antique BrassAntiqueBrass.net Lamps 222 |
Antique ChristmasAntiqueChristmas.com is a domain I first registered in 2002. I have tested a variety of content there and one year did well income wise with an affiliate link to a Christmas shop. I had gotten indications that most of the visitors were … MORE>>> |
Antique Coffee Grinders MillsAntiqueCoffeeGrinders.info plus AntiqueCoffeeMills.com cover both terms commonly used to search for these items. They will make good websites for the Ebay partner network because they sell frequently at auction. Exact match |
Antique CopperAntiqueCopper.info This subject has a lot of natural interest as well as a natural tie to Roycrofters & the Craftsman Era. Exact search Antique copper 720 Ebay 5,500 |
Antique DishesAntique-Dishes.org I have always been surprised at how cheap antique dishes can be purchased. I think many, many people got a set of “good” dishes for their wedding, and seldom or never used them. When their household is split up the dishes come onto the … MORE>>> |
Antique DollsAntiqueDoll.info will be a website about old dolls. This is a very popular item to collect and the range of materials and values is huge. Ebay is a happy hunting ground for doll collectors and will be used to research the … MORE>>> |
Antique Engagement Ringantiqueengagementring.us is a mini site built to benefit from the vintage ring sales market on Ebay. There are several hundred of these at any one time so they are quite popular. The site is monetized by linking to the auctions. ... MORE>>> |
Antique LightingAntique-Lighting.org I have an early 1900’s lighting fixture book that would look good published on this site. Exact match |
Antique ScrimshawAntiqueScrimshaw.info Scrimshaw is the popular search term with 8,000 exact matches. Antique scrimshaw is second with 480. However there are also 480 Ebay auctions ofr antique scrimshaw too, so it is a popular item. Anything like this which is related to ivory has some potential … MORE>>> |
Antique TeapotAntiqueTeapot.info Tea has been a popular beverage for thousands of years so teapots have been around that long too. Since tea is popular in many cultures there are many different styles of teapot available. Exact matches |
Antique VasesAntique-Vases.info Antique vases are common on Ebay. You can probably find any style or design you want. |
Antique WoodAntiqueWood.info Although this phrase is rather non-specific, it turns out to be a good search term for finding interesting old wood things on Ebay. Wood has always been a popular raw material and could be turned into all sorts of interesting and useful items with … MORE>>> |
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Bakelite AntiquesBakeliteAntiques.com would be a great website for an Ebay seller with a lot of these products. There are more than 4,000 individual auctions for Bakelite items at any one time, so there is clearly a huge demand for them. There is also some serious problem with … MORE>>> |
Bobbin LaceBobbin-Lace.com is a website for bobbin lace collectors. There was a period of time when lace was all handmade. Thousands of people earned their living making fancy lace by hand. Bobbin lace was one kind of product. The business was popular … MORE>>> |
Butter DishesButterDishes.info Butter, or these days margarine, has always been served with meals. In the days before air conditioning it would melt so the butter dish needed to prevent it from running out of the dish. Butter may stay out for some time, so when not … MORE>>> |
Candy DishCandyDish.info Hard candy displayed in a fancy dish is popular at Christmas and other times. This makes a candy dish a nice gift for a hostess and means there are many antique candy dishes available now. Ebay has 4,500 available at any one time. Their distribution … MORE>>> |
Cast IronCast-Iron.us There are lots of cast iron antiques and it is still popular for many products. I had already built the site on the dot US domain when I got Cast-Iron.info. At that point in time I thought the dot info … MORE>>> |
DDR ZeitDDRZeit.com is the term our German (East) exchange student used a lot in his conversations. Life after the wall came down was NOT the same as before, and not all the changes were perceived as a good thing. From the standpoint of … MORE>>> |
Eclectic AtticEclectic-Attic.com is a placeholder site that shows a few auction listings. It’s obvious use is for an antiques dealer who buys and sells a variety of items and doesn’t really specialize. I registered the domain after it expired but it still … MORE>>> |
Erzgebirge, Germany CollectiblesOriginal-Erzgebirge.com is one of our “listings” sites where we display, discuss and sell our collection of wooden figures and handcrafts from Germany’s Ezgebirge region. We also have OriginalErzgebirge.com pointing to that site. We are still loading pictures and images … MORE>>> |
Estate JewelryEstate-Jewelry.biz is a site for featuring Ebay auctions of Estate Jewelry. Exact match |
ExperticExpertic.biz This site features folk art from East Germany (DDR) before the wall came down. |
German NutcrackersGermanNutcrackers.info Nutcracker figures and nutcrackers have been made in Germany for several hundred years. It was even recognized by a USA stamp featuring a variety of German nutcrackers at Christmas 2008. We have collected some of these and will publish pictures and descriptions on this nutcracker … MORE>>> |
HatpinHatpins.us This website currently displays Ebay auctions for hatpins. |
Head VasesHeadVases.com These very popular collectibles come in thousands of shapes and styles, from hundreds of manufacturers. Exact match Head vases 1,300 Ebay 682 |
InkwellsInkwells.info Inkwells are a very popular collectible and some of them bring a lot of money on Ebay. Exact match |
Japanese IvoryJapaneseIvory.com Netsuke figures are the most famous Japanese ivory product. These sometimes naughty figures sell well on Ebay. Exact match |
Canine (K9) CollectiblesK9Collectibles.com Dog collectibles are very popular on Ebay. |
Lace HankiesLaceHankies.com Kleenix has replaced the hanky and even fancy ones with handmade lace sell for almost nothing on Ebay. Times have changed. |
Old or Antique BadgesOldBadges.com Police, Fire, Scouts, and many other groups and organizations have been creating and issuing badges for a long time. There are collectors for all of them. Exact match Antique badges 140 |
Pine Needle basketsPineNeedleBaskets.com is a site which will have pictures and descriptions of various examples of this folk art craft. Exact matches Pine needle baskets 1,000 |
Rare PatchesRarePatches.com will make a great site for a patch collector. Never heard of them? Ebay has more than 30,000 listed just in the “Collectibles” category! This collectibles domain will work really well for a patch collector who wants to display his own collection and perhaps buy, ... MORE>>> |
SchwiboggenSchwiboggen.com will be a site for display and sale of German Schwiboggen. These are stylized silhouettes made from wood or metal which are placed in the window at Christmas time. They are back lit with a candle or light and make a pretty display. They are … MORE>>> |
Souvenir SpoonsSouvenir-Spoons.com These made a nice, inexpensive collectible. My mother had a spoon rack on the kitchen wall that she enjoyed a lot. Google says there are only 590 exact match searches, but there are 1,800 eBay auctions. Obviously buyers and sellers don’t bother searching, ... MORE>>> |
World of AntiquesWorldOfAntiques.org This would make a good “hub” site that would have short descriptions about a wide range of antiques with links to them. It might also make a good antiques directory. |