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Liquidity on Bet2Give

January 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Prediction Markets, Usability

I’ve been on Bet2Give pretty much since they’ve opened their doors to trading this fall. While I hate their use of the term “mashup” to describe it, I love the idea. Essentially, any earnings you make betting in the Bet2Give prediction market must be donated to charity. And it’s a neat way to skirt US [...]

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Lessons Learned From Selling Books on Amazon

November 7th, 2007 · 33 Comments · Other Markets

I am now a hardened seller of books on Amazon. After watching the books pile up on the bedroom floor it finally dawned on me that I could sell them on Amazon, make a little extra cash, and clean up my bedroom at the same time. A good plan … right? Well … er … [...]

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