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FEB 25, 2026
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eBay User Search: Find Any Member & Check Availability
eBay removed its Find a Member tool, but there are still several ways to search for any eBay username. Here's how to find existing users and check if a name is available.
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Grailed Selling Fees Explained: What You Actually Pay
Grailed's commission is 6% under $120 and 9% from $120, plus payment processing. Here's what you keep on real sale prices, and the $120 cliff worth knowing about.
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How to Check If a Poshmark Username Is Available
Poshmark has no public username search, but every username maps to a closet URL. Here's how to read that URL as an availability check, and which rules Poshmark actually documents.
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Mercari Selling Fees Explained: What You Actually Pay
Mercari charges one 10% selling fee, but what it applies to and what else comes out of a sale surprises new sellers. Here is the full breakdown.
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Why Your eBay Listings Get No Views: A Checklist
A listing with no views is either not being shown or not being clicked, and the fix is different for each. Here is how to tell which, and what eBay itself says affects search.
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Use Claude to Check Usernames and Compare Reselling Fees
A free MCP server gives your AI assistant two real tools, a username availability checker for 12 reselling platforms and a fee comparison for 7.
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Scams Targeting New Online Sellers (and How to Spot Them)
Most seller scams follow the same few patterns: move the chat off the platform, overpay, or rush you to ship. Here is what eBay, Poshmark, Mercari, the FTC, and the FBI actually say about each.
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Shipping Lightweight Items: Costs by Platform
A 4 oz t-shirt and a 4 lb jacket cost the Poshmark buyer the same $6.49 label. Here is what buyers and sellers pay to ship light items on every major platform, with worked numbers.
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Etsy Selling Fees Explained: What You Actually Pay
Etsy's fees look small until shipping, sales tax, and Offsite Ads enter the math. Here's every fee a US seller pays, what each one is charged on, and a worked $50 example.
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How to Check If a Grailed Username Is Available
Grailed has no public username search. Here's the fastest way to check if a name is taken anyway, plus what Grailed actually documents about its username rules.
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How Resellers File Taxes: The 1099-K Guide
A 1099-K threshold that keeps changing has left a lot of resellers confused about what they actually owe. Here's the current rule, and why it barely matters either way.
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How to Sell on Chairish: A Vintage Furniture Seller's Guide
Chairish has the highest commission of any platform in this series, but it's also where interior designers actually shop. Here's the real math.
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How to Sell on Ruby Lane: Antiques & Collectibles Guide
Ruby Lane isn't trying to be eBay. It's a curated marketplace for serious antiques and collectibles buyers — here's what it takes to get in and what it costs.
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