Mother’s Day Gift Idea

Mother’s Day has been designated as the second Sunday in May since 1914.  It is a day set aside for the family to lavish mom with gifts, weekends out of town, going out to dinner all in her honor.  Flowers, cards and chocolate candies are among the most popular gifts given.

Just like dads get tired of ties, don’t you think mom gets tired of the same hum drum card, flowers and candies?  Why not give mom something she will cherish for the rest of her life?  Something that will remind her of you and the day she became a mother.  I’m talking about a beautiful Byers’ Choice Caroler called “Mother’s Day with Baby”.  This item is currently up for auction on Insider Auctions and can be delivered in time for Mother’s Day.  The mother comes dressed in green, pink or blue and seller will allow you to choose the color you desire.  

Visit Insider Auctions to place your bid and make Mother’s Day a little more memorable for “mom” this year.

Please let us hear from you about your special gift ideas.  

Clean Up and Earn Money

Spring is in the air and it is that time of year when our thoughts turn to spring cleaning. As we look around we see clutter in the kitchen cabinets, the bathroom cabinets, the closets, the basement and the garage. Where oh where did all this “stuff” come from?? I’m sure someone broke into our house while we were asleep and cluttered it up; we could never have done this. (That’s my story and I’m sticking to it)

I cleaned out my kitchen cabinets a few days ago and was amazed that I packed up 7 boxes full of items I had not used in years. Some items were brand new – take the pasta machine that I used one time. Remember the day when everyone had to have a pasta machine to create more nutritious meals ~ they make it look so easy on television. My husband was helping me carry the boxes to the basement (to deal with later) when he commented he was amazed the cabinets even stayed on the walls. As much as I wanted to get mad, I have to admit I was pretty impressed myself…who would ever imagine nails and glue could be that strong!

After you gather all the clutter into one spot, then you are faced with what to do with it. With gas prices and groceries sky rocketing most of us are looking for ways to bring in a little extra income. We’ve tried several approaches that ultimately led us to develop an auction web site. We tried having yard sales, and I don’t think I have ever worked so hard for so little money in my life!! We tried eBay but by the time we paid the listing fees and the final value fees, which we never understood, we made almost as much as we did having yard sales. I’m sure we are not the only ones who have had these experiences. Since I have been involved in web design for many years, we decided to try our hand at an online auction site where basic listings would be FREE. The site is called Insider Auctions and you can list everything for FREE. Optional features are available but the fees are very low. When the item sells, you pay a low flat rate final value fee of 2%. If the item doesn’t sell, simply relist it, again for FREE.

As you do your spring cleaning, make a digital picture of items you want to list on http://www.insiderauctions.com/. At the end of a hard working productive day, go to Insider Auctions and register to buy and sell. Once registered, click on Sell and the listing process is very user friendly and easy to use. If you have a lot of items you are interested in selling, open a store. Send me an email to let me know you read our blog and I’ll waive the cost of the store for the first month and it will be FREE. My email address is linda@insiderauctions.com.

Remove the clutter and make a profit! What have you got to lose??

Traveling the World

You know there is probably no one who loves to travel more than I do, but as gas prices continue to rise and the cost of living wages continue to decline, more and more of us find that we cannot afford the high prices that go along with travel.  Luckily for us, there are travel auctions online where we can bid on specific travel packages, starting with a minimum bid.  When placing a bid it is a good idea to go ahead and determine the maximum amount you are willing to bid in an attempt to win the auction.  This helps facilitate the process because most online auctions will bid for you until your maximum is reached.  Most online sites do require you to register prior to placing a bid. Since you can bid on as many items as you want, therefore, keep in mind if you bid on several travel packages at one time, you may win them all and will be required to pay for them all.  If you are not prepared to pay for more than one package at a time, it is a good idea to refrain from bidding on multiple trips.  Some individuals and/or companies will not let you back out of a winning bid.

In addition to travel packages, internet auctions are a great place to buy and sell airplane tickets, sports tickets of all kinds, cruise trips, exotic vacations, just to mention a few.  If you have items you want to sell to someone else, why not go to www.insiderauctions.com where you can list the item for Free?  Yes, I said Free.  A basic listing includes the Title, Description, Length of Auciton, Starting Bid, etc. and one Picture all Free.   This is all you need to list your tickets and I’m certain people looking for them would really appreciate the opportunity to bid on items they need.  If the item sells, you pay a low flat rate final value fee of 2%.

Check out the site http://www.insiderauctions.com/ and let me know what you think.  We are small and growing…get on board now by helping us get the word out.  Insider Auctions is Where you Sell and Save.