Professional product photos with Bling! It
November 30, 2007
Ever wondered how some sellers get fantastic product shots on professional looking backgrounds? Well the answer is photo editing software and a new product, Bling! It, aims to make it simple. Not only is Bling! It ideal for producing product shots… Read more
Funds from UK cheques guaranteed
November 30, 2007
Sellers today can breathe a collective sigh of relief when receiving payment by cheque. From today any cheque will clear six days after it’s paid into a bank account and on the seventh day it can no longer bounce. Previously cheques never really… Read more
eBay UK in meltdown on CLD
November 29, 2007
Well, it’s a cheap listing day and eBay UK has ground to a halt. I can’t get anything to upload from Turbo Lister: every listing gives me the error message “internal error to the application”. It’s only eBay UK, every other site appears to be… Read more
Skype and Best Offer win a sale
November 29, 2007
For the first time today a potential buyer Skyped me from an eBay listing. They had some additional questions to ask that weren’t covered in the auction description and simply clicked the Skype call button on the listing. I wasn’t expecting the… Read more
Buy a TV show on eBay
November 29, 2007
You can buy anything on eBay, even an entire television series of late night comedy. Producers of the Scott Conner Show are auctioning the syndication and distribution rights to their entire 2008 run – that’s 240 episodes – on eBay. Billed as “the… Read more
Ecstasy oil eBay buyer pleads guilty
November 29, 2007
An Australian man bought enough sassafras oil to make 1900 ecstasy tablets on eBay, an Adelaide court has heard. Wayne Peter Bahnisch bought the oil from a Canadian eBay seller: it has a number of legitimate uses, and Bahnisch claimed he wanted to… Read more
Charity auction goes down the drain
November 29, 2007
Ever wondered what happens when you empty the bath or flush the loo? Well now you can find out, Oxfam are auctioning a “London Sewer Exploration” for six intrepid explorers. Described as “A smelly, dingy and dark labyrinth” or a “Fascinating… Read more
PayPal giveth and PayPal taketh away
November 28, 2007
You wouldn’t think it possible, but PayPal almost got me excited! Yes I know payment services are a little dull, but they’ve introduced a fantastic feature in the US and it appeared in my PayPal account so of course I subscribed immediately. Sadly… Read more
Springsteen promoter “takes precautions” against eBayers
November 28, 2007
The promotor of Bruce Springsteen’s May 2008 gigs in Dublin has promised to try to keep tickets for concert-going fans and out of the hands of eBay sellers. Tickets will be limited to two per purchaser, and will be sold through town centre outlets… Read more
eBay help page search is broken
November 27, 2007
eBay , if you use the search function to find help topics it returns an error page. To be honest although they’re working to fix the problem it’s no great loss. ebay’s help search is, to be frank, not that good. If you’re trying to find a help… Read more
Comic sold £100k of stolen books on eBay
November 27, 2007
A stand-up comedian stole books from his day job in a publisher’s warehouse, in order to sell them on eBay. Gary Little worked as a forklist truck driver in HarperCollins’ Glasgow warehouse. The books he stole included valuable limited editions; as… Read more
eBay France lures sellers back
November 27, 2007
eBay France is running a sellers’ promotion from 30th November to 3rd December. Those who have never sold on the site before are offered three free* listings: this particular promotion isn’t new, it’s been run over and over again on eBay.fr this… Read more
Postal workers accept pay deal
November 27, 2007
The CWU has announced that the pay and modernisation deal offered by Royal Mail has been accepted by its members. This should see the end of the recent round of industrial action by postal workers in the UK. 64% of members voted, and of those, 64%… Read more
eBay dispute console gets revamped
November 26, 2007
The “Dispute Console” where buyers and sellers can manage communicate with their trading partners in a formal setting has had a makeover. Now it matches the look and feel of other eBay consoles such as “My Messages”. The Dispute Console is now… Read more
Christmas cheap listing day this Thursday
November 26, 2007
Just in time for auctions ending at the begining of December comes a cheap listing day. Just 10p for items listed that accept PayPal as a payment method. To make the most of eBay’s Christmas promotions to buyers it’s worth considering shipping… Read more
Shoot! eBay’s got a new darn policy
November 25, 2007
If you’ve ever posted on eBay’s chat boards about your sales on Big River or Ratbaz, used the Powerseller Board’s favourite “donkey” or even told someone to piff oss, you may not be able to do so much longer. The Americans are cracking down on such… Read more
Ghost town sold on eBay for $3m
November 25, 2007
A Texas ghost town has been sold for US$3million on eBay. Albert, a town 62 miles outside San Antonio, was sold by estate agent Bobby Cave, its current owner, as he said he was ready to move on to his next project. Included in the sale are an… Read more
Display eBay in your own time zone
November 23, 2007
I’m easily confused and anything that makes my life easier is a good thing. That’s why I like the myTimeZone Firefox add-on that displays times from eBay sites around the world in local time that makes sense to me. Normally if I visit eBay.com… Read more
Bid for a White Christmas on eBay
November 23, 2007
For the second year in a row Sno!zone are auctioning a real white Christmas for one lucky bidder. On Christmas Eve they’ll receive a delivery of ten tonnes of snow to be professionally spread around their house and garden. Of course it wouldn’t be… Read more
Now they’re putting ads on listings!
November 23, 2007
The more cynical amongst us have been expecting this for a while, but now it’s here: eBay are putting ads on listings. Under a section entitled “Helpful information” and then “eBay recommended services”, an animated banner pushing PayPal has… Read more
Disposable credit cards for ebay & PayPal
November 22, 2007
The Irish are making it easier to open eBay and PayPal accounts by accepting prepaid credit card style vouchers. 3V, the voucher issuer, say they will enable users to open PayPal accounts and buy and sell on eBay or indeed anywhere that accepts Visa… Read more
Illegal botox parties sold on eBay
November 22, 2007
Consumer magazine Which? says it has found an ex-nurse illegally selling botox parties on eBay. A researcher posing as a potential customer was told how the seller had injected drunken customers with the anti-wrinkle treatment. The researcher was… Read more
More changes to eBay UK search results
November 22, 2007
eBay UK are making yet more changes to search functions on the site. Users in Antiques, Crafts and Dolls and Bears will see search results based not only on title and description, but on the category itself, item specifics, misspellings and common… Read more
Skype cancel your 0207 SkypeIn numbers
November 21, 2007
Skype users who have paid for London based 0207 SkypeIn numbers have been given a months notice that their phone numbers will be terminated. Users are faced with choosing a new number from an 0208 or 0203 range as Skype hands back the 0207 numbers… Read more
Signpost auctions raise Uni money
November 21, 2007
Exeter University have found a novel way to raise some money: they’re selling off old campus signs on eBay. Signs for halls of residence and university departments are being sold in aid of the university foundation, which supports scholarships,… Read more
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