While I was doing the research for this article I found a heading in a story that baldly stated, “All big corporations lie. If they don’t, they’d go out of business.” Poor grammar aside, I find this statement absurdly depressing. I may be on my own, but I think if customers pay you good money […] Read More »

Have you ever wondered just how to ensure that your eBay auctions attract a great deal of interest? Perhaps you can take a look at these five auctions that went viral and get some tips on how to write yours! 2005 Renault Clio Dynamique 16V Blue This Renault Clio scored a magnificent 470,000 hits in […] Read More »

I’ve become obsessed with perfection. Perfectly obsessed about things that are a perfect 10. Perfection is entirely subjective though, isn’t it? Here’s my list. 10. The most perfect woman In a poll published in The Daily Mail at the beginning of 2015, Kate Moss, Beyonce and Scarlett Johansson were all voted into the top 10 […] Read More »

Another weekend has disappeared in a puff of smoke. I failed miserably to list some things on eBay that I wanted to, although I did go online to buy myself a new raincoat after mine fell apart during a ‘light shower’ (it was practically ripped from my body by the violence of the rain). This […] Read More »

Toys ‘R’ Us, the shop of many a 90s child’s dreams recently filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Canada. The emotional outpouring has been intense, but does it necessarily spell the end for the company? These days you often read about companies just like Toys ‘R’ Us going bust. With such a competitive […] Read More »

When Marty McFly visited us recently, he dropped off a magnificent load of original 1980s stock that time forgot – Ghetto Blasters with detachable speakers. Seriously awesome vintage (see them here) and still in the original boxes! They came from an old warehouse where the distribution had gone bankrupt in 1987. The warehouse was then […] Read More »

I nearly had heart failure the other day when the security software I use on my laptop suggested that my password was one that hackers regularly try out when they infiltrate people’s accounts. I changed it immediately of course, and then the next time I logged in had completely forgotten what I had changed it […] Read More »

I was reading a really interesting article in The Guardian this morning about workplace productivity and why people waste too much time in the office. I think there’s a simple answer to that – because they can! The one thing about running your own business that make my heart sing is the fact that I’m […] Read More »

The mischievous markups and profit margins… At Wholesale Clearance it has been something we have mostly managed to avoid, but as sellers of wholesale goods, we often scoff when we see the extortionate prices of the same goods sold in other shops. We decided that we wanted to delve a little deeper into this world […] Read More »

There is no end to the amount of fantastic stock we hold at Wholesale Clearance UK, as you well know. To be fair, some of it may seem more desirable than the rest. This week, the item that’s causing most excitement – for me at least – is this lot. Because I’m ridiculously generous, I’m […] Read More »