eBay Tips 2008: That’s all folks.
January 31, 2008
Thanks very much for giving me the chance to spout off every day for a month about eBay and ecommerce and the like. Thanks, especially, for the comments and conversations that have taken place. It has been fascinating to read the views… Read more
My new shop design : an update
January 31, 2008
Yesterday I received an email from Frooition regarding my new shop design. The anticipated start date for your work is the 7th of February. You can expect a design preview for you to review 4-5 business days later.Frooition are busy, which is good,… Read more
Tazbar seize the day
January 31, 2008
I’ve just received an email from Tazbar: they’re obviously keen to grab the business of any disaffected eBay sellers while they can: Search results are not affected by any form of hierarchy based on seller feedback. … Every seller can benefit from… Read more
MarkDown Manager error identified
January 31, 2008
Back in December we wrote about an apparent bug in MarkDown Manager that was double discounting items on sale. Today a cause has been identified which appears to be the likely culprit for many if not all instances of the discounted pricing. If an… Read more
HMRC self assessment website down
January 31, 2008
On the last day for submitting and paying tax returns for the 2006-2007 financial year the HMRC self assessment website has crashed! It simply displays a message “The Self Assessment on line system is temporarily unavailable to some customers. We… Read more
Television ChannelAdvisor
January 31, 2008
There are outbreaks of video happening all over the place, and now ChannelAdvisor UK have released their first video newsletter…. Read more
More on PayPal expanded Seller Protection
January 31, 2008
Firstly the best news of all – PayPal expanded Seller Protection will be FREE. Yes, cynical as I am when I first posted PayPal had stated that they’d “offer” expanded Seller Protection to PowerSellers in the UK, US, Canada Hong Kong first, by… Read more
eBay Tips 2008: Marketing Off-eBay
January 30, 2008
Whether or not you take any trading off-eBay, there is a potentially huge opportunity for you in taking some of your marketing away from eBay. 10% of the UK’s internet traffic settles on eBay. But 90% of it is buzzing elsewhere. You might be simply… Read more
VAT-reg sellers must include tax in listing prices
January 30, 2008
File this under “about time too”. Until now, VAT-registered sellers have been able to choose whether they included VAT in their prices, or added it on afterwards. No more. If you’re VAT registered, and therefore must charge VAT on the items you… Read more
eBay Netherlands cut Store FVFs
January 30, 2008
Having waded my way through the UK and US multi-page fee change notices yesterday, I have a certain amount of affection for the brevity of the Dutch today. In essence: eBay Netherlands has been and remains cheap in comparison with other eBay sites,… Read more
eBay Switzerland levels auction insertion fees
January 30, 2008
Because it’s not just about the UK and the US… eBay Switzerland yesterday announced changes to their pricing structure. From 20th February, insertion fees for all auctions, no matter what the start price, will be CHF0,10. For start prices of… Read more
Is JD worth $25million?
January 30, 2008
While eBay sellers spend the morning counting pennies to see if we’re better off or worse, Valleywag asks the question that really matters. Some quick numbers: • $900,000 annual salary • $1,125,000 “target annual incentive bonus”… Read more
PayPal to offer better seller protection
January 30, 2008
PayPal have stated in the near future sellers will be able to ship to any address confirmed or otherwise and qualify for seller protection. Unconfirmed addresses which in the past made seller protection invalid, would no longer exclude sellers from… Read more
eBay Tips 2008: Classifieds and Comparison Shopping
January 29, 2008
As I’ve written before in this series, there was a time when there was just eBay when it came to individuals selling online. But now the scene is more fragmented. Buyers are changing their habits and willing to buy using different formats and… Read more
eBay Express UK to close
January 29, 2008
Easy to miss amongst other higher-profile announcements today, and because it’s not actually linked from the main annoucements page, is the sad news of the demise of eBay Express. The writing on the wall for Express appeared during last week’s… Read more
Feedback changes in 2008
January 29, 2008
There are five key areas that feedback will be changing in the next few monthsRepeat feedback From February when a customer demonstrates they’re happy with your service by returning to purchase again from you it’ll be reflected in your feedback… Read more
eBay announce UK fee changes
January 29, 2008
Here you go, people – the UK details we’ve been waiting for. Business registration required for PowerSellers Firstly, the simple bit: as we expected, PowerSellers will be required to upgrade their accounts to business registration. It is a… Read more
Why eBay are making changes
January 29, 2008
eBay have today announced a raft of changes, which will affect every buyer and seller on the site. From fees to feedback to search, in a few months time the way we trade on eBay will feel very different from today. eBay have for ten years been… Read more
eBay UK introduce total price searching
January 29, 2008
eBay UK have just announced the introduction of two new search sort criteria: “Price + P&P: Lowest First†and “Price + P&P: Highest Firstâ€. These, as you might guess, sort listings by total price including postage. The… Read more
Feedback: some more thoughts
January 29, 2008
On the internet, reputation is everything. Buyers want to know that merchants are trustworthy, and merchants want to demonstrate their trustworthiness. If someone’s had bad service, it’s easy for them to disseminate their bad opinion to anyone who… Read more
eBay webcast details for tomorrow
January 28, 2008
Auctionbytes have details of the ecommerce forum webcast tomorrow, at which eBay are widely expected to be making some big announcements. (9am Eastern is 2pm GMT.) Many thanks to Ina for the heads-up…. Read more
eBay Tips 2008: Other Marketplaces and Channels
January 28, 2008
It’s totally right and natural for any eBay seller to want to find profits and growth in other marketplaces. However, it’s at that point that many draw a blank. There has been a tendency for new sites to seek to become the ‘eBay killer’ with a… Read more
eBay bidding “saves buyers billions”
January 28, 2008
A new study has shown that eBay buyers save billions buying on the site. The independent research by two statisticians from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business measures the difference between highest bids and actual… Read more
PayPal acquire FraudSciences
January 28, 2008
PayPal has acquired FraudSciences for just under $170,000,000 in cash, FraudSciences are a privately held Israeli company with expertise in online risk tools. Their technology differentiates between real and fraudulent transactions with supposed… Read more
UK based schuhstore top 100,000 feedback
January 28, 2008
Schuh, the well known high street brand for fashion footwear have just topped 100,000 feedback on eBay. From 1st February 2005, just under three years ago, when they opened their eBay ID, schuhstore have received over 194,000 unique feedbacks and… Read more
Recent Forum Threads
- The New Feedback
- Feedback: How do you post a follow-up to a reply to feedback
- Mobile app for Ebay Daily Deals - (Developed for the iPhone)
- Deal of the Day
- PayPal eCheques - where does the money go?
- PPI and paypal transaction reviews
- Shared banned list
- Trackable Delivery to the USA??
- Selling items using the freight option
- Web address in feedback?
From Twitter
- PayPal returns and fake goods - the Guardian investigates... http://is.gd/aODrX 1 day ago
- #Whitman "wows away" Latino voters http://is.gd/aOCVx #California #voteSantos 1 day ago
- RT @scotwingo: eBay Strategies Blog post - new seller tool ?!, Paypal/eBay split speculation, new twist on eBay Bucks http://bit.ly/9ZE1r0 2 days ago
- RT @ebayinkblog: The Garden is Growing http://bit.ly/aEvB6Y 2 days ago
- @cyberdees I'm just writing up that very story now :-D - fingers crossed for them. in reply to cyberdees 2 days ago
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