Seller non-performance policy finally clarified
August 31, 2007
Nearly three months after the policy began to be implemented, eBay have finally revealed more details of their seller non-performance policy. Before we get into the details, let me say that this is absolutely not good enough. Message boards,… Read more
Bid up on bid history
August 31, 2007
The new bid history page is now live on the site and I think it’s great! Why it’s taken eBay so long to realise that if buyers are looking at the bid history it’s because they’re interested in the item I don’t know. Making certain a buyer… Read more
RIP eBay.com.cn
August 31, 2007
Yesterday marked a new begining for eBay in China. Eachnet was launched and eBay have announced that eBay.com.cn will be closed down at some point in September. China has been a failed territory for eBay from day one, and PayPal hasn’t fared any… Read more
Airbus A380 tickets now selling on eBay
August 31, 2007
Back in July we told you it was coming, and now the auctions are live. If you want to be first to fly on the Airbus A380 it’ll cost you a whopping £10,000 for a suite although bidding on economy seats are starting from just £2.00. Don’t expect… Read more
Pokemom sells cards for $142
August 30, 2007
A frustrated mother sold a pack of 44 Pokemon cards her kids snuck into her shopping trolley for US$142. Her auction began: I’m selling a bunch of Pokemon cards. Why? Because my kids sneaked them into my shopping cart while at the grocery store… Read more
Blair’s new My eBay
August 30, 2007
Back in June at eBay Live! in Boston, Sue and I were lucky enough to meet Blair Hamilton, the eBay product manager who’s been working on the new My eBay for the past year. Blair was infectiously enthusiastic about the work going on to improve the… Read more
RM scrap Sunday & Bank Holiday collections
August 29, 2007
If you’ve ever popped a parcel in a post box on Sunday as a favour for a desperate weekend buyer, you won’t be doing so much longer. Hellmail report that Postcomm, the postal services watchdog, have given Royal Mail permission to end Sunday and Bank… Read more
Skype’s missing link
August 29, 2007
eBay don’t exactly have a great record on cross-promoting their own products. eBay Live didn’t take Paypal when we booked our tickets, and it took months to set up IM notifications from eBay via Skype. Now it’s Skype’s turn to fall out with PayPal:… Read more
Month long cheap listing with gallery for eBay.com and ebay.ca
August 29, 2007
Philipp Justus has just announced a month long cheap listing promotion for eBay.com. The promotion is duplicated on eBay Canada and runs from August 29th to September 30th. The promotion which is based on the last eBay.com cheap listing day… Read more
eBay university is coming to Ireland
August 28, 2007
Two eBay University dates have been announced for eBay Ireland in September. The venue is the National College of Ireland in Dublin and the courses run in the evening. The Selling Basics course is to be held on the 4th September and is ideal for… Read more
Eddie pix a winner
August 28, 2007
Auctionpix have announced the launch of another product designed to make buying and selling on eBay easier. Slideshow creates a gallery from your auction and BIN items which can be used to cross-promote between your listings. It’s free to use if you… Read more
All white now: changes to search results, bid history pages
August 28, 2007
eBay UK have announced two upcoming changes to the site which should make things much easier for buyers. the old versionclick to embiggen Firstly, there are some cosmetic changes to the search results page: the alternating grey and white bars… Read more
Easy bid, speedy bid
August 28, 2007
eBay are testing a change which all sellers should appreciate. There have often been calls for auction extenders to allow time for buyers to raise their bid if they’re outbid at the last second. Now eBay are going to make that even less an… Read more
eBay home page gets a face lift
August 27, 2007
Last Christmas eBay.co.uk made a radical decision. Rather then revert to the old home page when the Christmas season was over they unveiled a completely new home page. The eBay.co.uk home page has set the standard for other eBay sites around the… Read more
Nice try…
August 27, 2007
Something amusing amongst the normal flood of Chinese “authentic designer gear” spam this morning: As ebays only aortorised serplier if your dont buy our products you will suffer suspensions from selling. You have to give them full marks for… Read more
eBay enrage high-end outlet store owners
August 25, 2007
The latest edition of the “Power Up” newsletter is causing more than a little controversy. (Power Up is the eBay.com equivalent of the PowerSeller News Letter). It carries an article on “Sourcing for Profitability” where it suggests “When… Read more
Not just an unlocked iPhone, more a piece of history
August 24, 2007
If you’re feeling like you have money to burn, or your lottery ticket came up tonight, you might like to bid on the first unlocked iPhone to be sold. At the moment, bidding is over $15,000, with six days yet to run on the auction. Billed as “the… Read more
Introducing PayPal’s new logo
August 24, 2007
PayPal is possibly one of the most recognisable brands on the Internet today with over 140 million account holders using their payment services. They’re in the process of updating their website to a blue/grey look and have now revealed they’re… Read more
Insight on ChannelAdvisor Insite
August 24, 2007
Bev and Andy Toogood are successful eBay PowerSellers trading as Little Sunflowers as well as running their own website and a retail outlet in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Yesterday Andy took time out to attend the ChannelAdvisor Insite conference in… Read more
How not to say sorry
August 24, 2007
Why do companies find it so hard to rectify mistakes, especially when they’ve caused their customers heartache? In the last few days there have been a couple of notable instances: Firstly Skype, yes we know it’s largely a free to use service but… Read more
Problem with item sold emails
August 23, 2007
If you’re not getting your item sold emails, you’re not alone: eBay report that there is a problem with item won/BINned emails and that they are working to correct it…. Read more
Cross-border trading policy stops French sellers selling in France
August 23, 2007
Yes, it’s true, it’s crazy, and it’s just happened to me. As most of you know, I live in France, though I’m English and my original selling account was registered in the UK. I re-registered it in France when I moved here (essentially, that just… Read more
E Bay
August 23, 2007
Today’s “It’s only a story because it involves eBay” prize goes to the Rocky Mountain News for their headline Drug suspect allegedly got ingredients through eBay. 29 year old Carl Dubois from Boulder, Colorado, was arrested last week for… Read more
Ozzie eBayers can win AU$10,000
August 23, 2007
Here’s a very nice promotion for Australian eBayers, offering the chance to win a $10,000 shopping spree courtesy of PayPal. Just register to play and buy four items on eBay Australia using PayPal before 23rd September, and you’ll be in the draw to… Read more
eBay UK slashes Gallery price for Media, Collectables
August 23, 2007
eBay UK have just announced that the price of Gallery in media categories will be reduced to 5p from 1st September to the end of this year. The offer relates to auction, auction with BIN and Buy It Now listings in the following categories: Books,… Read more
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