Ask Dan: What percentage of my listings should sell?
December 30, 2007
Whirly asked: At what level would you deem an ebay business to be failing or in need of change or successful in terms of sold and unsold items, for example: Ended listings in last 60 days: Sold : 10; Unsold : 40 Based on your experience, is there… Read more
How to cope with spam email
December 30, 2007
It’s the only quiet time of the year for me on eBay, sales are still coming in but there’s now no courier collections until Wednesday next week so no need to go into the office. With some spare time I’ve decided it’s time to tackle some of the… Read more
Recycle your unwanted presents
December 29, 2007
Unsurprisingly eBay are wasting no opportunities to encourage recipients of unwanted presents to sell them on eBay. With the tag line that “eBay’s perfect for any gift that’s not perfect for you” today’s the ideal day to list those weird and… Read more
Top of the eBay Shops 2007
December 29, 2007
The and related items were the biggest success story on eBay UK this year, with 644,874 consoles, accessories and games sold. Also hot in the technology stakes was the , with 40,389 sold since the phone’s November release. Amongst celebrity… Read more
Sister wrapped
December 27, 2007
I guess the papers are short of stories in the week between Christmas and New Year, because the “unwanted Christmas presents sold on eBay” story has been everywhere. “Auction off your dud presents” advises the Telegraph, before rehashing Dan… Read more
It’s a White Christmas!
December 25, 2007
Children at Martin House Hospice woke this morning ankle deep in snow! Chris Hopkins the managing director of Hopkins Catering Equipment Limited had arranged a surprise Christmas treat for local children’s hospice Martin House. He bid for and… Read more
Happy Christmas from TameBay
December 25, 2007
MPs urge action on eBay ticket sales
December 24, 2007
A report by MPs on internet ticket sales has called for eBay to prove that its ticket sellers are genuine fans with one or two spares, and not touts. A report to be published next month by Culture, Media and Sport select committee will accuse eBay… Read more
Buyers eye: The last Christmas present
December 24, 2007
In typical eBay buyer style I’ve been sitting wondering where possibly (even including Nintendo DS and the Wii) the must have Christmas present this year had got to. Of course I’m pretty good with the post as I know the problems, so every single… Read more
Hammond’s jet dragster selling on eBay
December 24, 2007
The that almost killed Richard Hammond is up for sale on eBay. The car is the current each way land speed record holder at 301 miles per hour. This is a 30 foot monster that could never be described as “road worthy”, but after Hammond got his… Read more
Markdown Manager double discounts
December 22, 2007
Markdown manager has a bug in it! I don’t know what triggers it, but occasionally items are ending and instead of reverting to the original listing price they’re remaining at the marked down price even though they’re no longer showing that the price… Read more
In good company
December 21, 2007
If you’re still wondering what to buy the person who has everything, you could do a lot worse than . Buck and Follocks (GB) Ltd, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Buck and Follocks plc, is up for sale: everything, all shares, directorships and… Read more
Business sellers should be business registered
December 21, 2007
There are currently three types of eBay accounts, those registered as Businesses, those registered as Private Sellers, and those who have accounts predating Business registration which are neither. From next year eBay have stated on the… Read more
More listings go PayPal only
December 21, 2007
that from mid-January, all one-day listings and all listings in some categories, will allow only PayPal as a method of payment. The affected categories are: Computing > Software Consumer Electronics > MP3 Players Wholesale & Job Lots > Mobile &… Read more
Won’t you Skype my sleigh tonight?
December 21, 2007
Prize for the cutest ever use of Skype goes to Santa 1to1 who, for a mere £7.20, will phone your child – or better still, you can have a webcam call for £12. “Based on the information you provide in your online booking, Santa will talk about… Read more
Minding my own business
December 21, 2007
Two things happened to me yesterday. The first was a survey from eBay asking what I think about my account manager. Maria is possibly the nicest of all the very nice people I’ve met at eBay: she’s also super-efficient, and I’m lucky to have her as… Read more
News in briefs
December 21, 2007
Just a quickie for those following the eBay/Tiffany fight: Eric Goldman has posted highlights from the post-trial briefs from both companies. Top jaw-droppers: Tiffany sent nearly 135,000 take-down notices to eBay in 2006, and eBay receives five… Read more
Exploding eBay parcel injures postmistress
December 20, 2007
A parcel containing a car airbag exploded at a Devon post office yesterday. The sub-postmistress at Clyst St Mary was taken to hospital with minor cuts and shock, but is believed not to be seriously injured. Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers… Read more
Royal Mail announce 2008 pricing
December 20, 2007
Royal Mail have just announced their new prices for 2008/2009, which is not likely to be good news for anyone. First and second class letters go up to 36p and 27p respectively; Recorded Delivery will be 74p and Special Delivery will start from… Read more
The listings that just wouldn’t die
December 20, 2007
Have you ever looked at your eBay shop and thought ‘I wonder how that listing got there?’ It’s happened to me a few times: I’ve thought I’ve ended something, or thought I’d sold out of it, and yet there it is in my shop, still for sale. And I assume… Read more
Court rules in favour of eBay
December 20, 2007
eBay have successfully defended a patent infringement suit against Netcraft. The case asserted PayPal infringed Netcraft’s “Internet Billing Method” however the case was dismissed as Netcraft’s patents concern Internet Access provision and as eBay… Read more
Google Checkout’s UK traffic passes PayPal’s
December 19, 2007
Google Checkout has seen more traffic this December than PayPal has, according to a director of web traffic measuring firm Hitwise. PayPal’s traffic was way ahead of Checkout’s for October and November, but it has fallen back to just slightly lower… Read more
Changes to eBay UK affiliates program
December 19, 2007
eBay UK affiliates will no longer be paid for leads generated from paid search traffic from Google, Yahoo or MSN. The change will be implemented from 1st February 2008, and applies to any paid search on the named networks with an eBay.co.uk landing… Read more
eBay UK announce post-Xmas CLD
December 19, 2007
eBay UK have . Perfect for reselling any unwanted Christmas presents, insertion fees for auction and buy it now items will be reduced to 10p. There are, as usual, several exclusions, so do read the small print before you list: multiple item… Read more
Buy the stars on eBay
December 19, 2007
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