How to use BayEstimator for Best Match
April 23, 2008
Best Match takes into account many factors, but this article looks purely at how the “BayEstimate” value of keywords are calculated. For those that haven’t noticed the BayEstimate tool has been reinstated, but with varying size dots to represent… Read more
14 day returns : bulk editing your listings
April 23, 2008
regarding eBay’s new 14 days returns policy, to which sellers must adhere after the 1st May. She outlines two possible methods of “bulk editing” your listings: 1) download all your live listings into Turbo Lister, bulk-update the returns… Read more
Thank you Scot
April 23, 2008
A couple of weeks ago we put out a plea for a US supplier who could obtain a couple of Flip Video cameras for Sue and myself. Evan of PeSA offered to help out but in the end Scot Wingo of ChannelAdvisor made things easy and offered to bring a couple… Read more
Are you boycotting eBay on May 1st?
April 23, 2008
Sellers are threatening to boycott eBay because of fee rises and rule changes which they say favour big business and will dismantle the site’s give-and-take “community†element. … A worldwide one-day boycott of eBay … is being… Read more
An American road tests the Skypephone
April 23, 2008
Billy Purser of ChannelAdvisor was absolutely amazed at my 3 Skypephone when I showed it to him at the Catalyst US conference. It appears that there is nothing like it in the US, and in fact my distinct impression is that Skype usage is not nearly… Read more
eBay sues Craigslist which it part owns
April 23, 2008
eBay are reportedly suing Craigslist, the online classified listings site which it owns almost a third of. eBay acquired the share in Craigslist in 2004, but have never taken an active role in managing the company, although they have developed… Read more
PayPal buyer protection to increase
April 22, 2008
Carl-Olav Scheible of PayPal had some interesting comments regarding buyer protection, at Catalyst today. When asked if PayPal in the UK would be increasing buyer protection cover upwards from the current £500 maximum he explained that the… Read more
Google Product: 10x increase predicted
April 22, 2008
One of the main themes running through the Catalyst conference is Google Product Search. Scot Wingo introduced the subject when talking about developments in the US. Comparison shopping attracts more buyers in the UK than almost any other… Read more
.com Markdown Manager adds free shipping feature
April 22, 2008
eBay.com have announced a great new addition to their version of Markdown Manager: . Sellers will have the ability to add a free shipping sale, with distinctive icon, to any of their listings, either individually or in bulk. Free shipping can be… Read more
eBay.com 10c insertion fees for PowerSellers today
April 22, 2008
eBay.com are holding a today (22nd April) for PowerSellers only. Auction and Buy It Now listings in both regular and media categories will be charged 10c insertion fees. All other normal fees apply, and eBay Motors and some business and industrial… Read more
Get people away from your site as fast as possible
April 22, 2008
Robert Swerling, Head of Commerce Partnerships at Google gave an outstanding presentation at Catalyst this morning with four principles of successful online retailing. 1) VelocityGive customers what they want as quickly as possibly. Customers… Read more
Red Letter Days and branding
April 22, 2008
Today at the Catalyst Conference Bill Alexander, Managing Director of Red Letter Days spoke on the importance of brand. When Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones bought Red Letter days in 2005 it was in administration with £17million of outstanding… Read more
Is this why we’re getting free listings?
April 21, 2008
At ChannelAdvisor Catalyst earlier today, eBay UK said that free insertion fees could be coming in the future. Reuters reports a drop of 9% in UK listings this week compared to the week before. It’s tempting to link these two reports together, but… Read more
eBay UK identity verification now live
April 21, 2008
photo credit: fazen eBay UK have announced that measures to track which computers sellers list from to help prevent account takeovers . At some yet-to-be specified point later this year, the computer being used to list will be checked against… Read more
‘Voluntary code’ to stop eBay ticket touts
April 21, 2008
The government today announced that it would crack down on touting of tickets for major sporting events by introducing a voluntary code of conduct for event organisers, promotors and ticket agents. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham said that his… Read more
Newsflash: eBay moving to free insertion fees
April 21, 2008
In a workshop at ChannelAdvisor Catalyst, Jody Ford from eBay has just announced that they are heading towards FREE insertion fees. They are working to offer great economics linked to sellers success and are working to reduce insertion fees…. Read more
Mark Lewis promises lower fees
April 21, 2008
Mark Lewis speaking at the ChannelAdvisor conference in London today gave an insight into eBay’s plans for 2008. He spoke of recent changes as having “A deal to strike” between eBay and sellers. In return for eBay bring confident buyers and… Read more
eBay.com buyers can win Disney vacations
April 21, 2008
eBay.com are offering and other Disney prizes, every time they buy on the site. Each month until the end of October, one lucky winner will receive a ‘Dream Come True Disney Vacation’. In addition, for up to two purchases every day, buyers will… Read more
eBay UK join anti-piracy campaign
April 21, 2008
that they’ve teamed up with the government’s Knock-Off Nigel campaign, with the launch of their own campaign. Content on the UK homepage and DVD-related pages will, for the next two weeks, direct eBay users to the campaign portal, which gives… Read more
Skype offer unlimited calling in UK, Europe
April 21, 2008
Skype have just launched three new packages which offer unlimited calling to landlines for UK and European customers. Unlimited Country @ £2.24 per month offers unlimited calls to landlines in one of the following countries: Austria; Belgium;… Read more
Church thief to sell stamp collection on eBay
April 20, 2008
The Telegraph reports that one of the UK’s leading stamp-collectors is to put his collection up for auction on eBay, to pay back thousands of pounds he stole from church funds. The accountant, who has been labelled one of the country’s top five… Read more
An affordable alternative to ADSL?
April 19, 2008
Next week I’ll be at the Catalyst conference and will take the opportunity to test a new product – 3 Mobile Broadband using a USB modem. For the last few months I’ve used the Skypephone for mobile Internet, so it’ll be interesting to see how the two… Read more
Town Hall highlights 17th April 2008
April 18, 2008
photo credit: ☻mrhappy☻eBay held their monthly Town Hall yesterday. The whole show is around 90 minutes long; if you don’t have time to listen to it all, here are some of the highlights. (The show generally deals with the .com site, so… Read more
PayPal to block unsafe old browsers
April 18, 2008
PayPal are to block old browsers in an attempt to improve security. In a white paper discussing anti-phishing measures, the company said, “The alarming fact is that there is a significant set of users who use very old and vulnerable browsers, such… Read more
eBay UK : “we’ll process FVF discounts manually”
April 18, 2008
There’s good news this afternoon for some sellers with DSR/FVF discount problems. Those who are incorrectly being told they are not PowerSellers and have received zero DSRs in the last 30 days should be getting their discounts after all. Pinkie… Read more
Recent Forum Threads
- Best Multi Channel Email Answering Software
- Distance Selling Regulations (again)
- Safebuy - Be careful if you've cancelled
- AMAZON / JERSEY tried and failed
- please help buyer refusing to pay and wants to cancel.
- eBay email notifications
- Half term sales way down
- Promote your items on other pages (and vice versa) feature
- Multi Channel Sales & Stock Control Software (Order Manageme
- Idea Home show Tickets
From Twitter
- eBay predicts 1 in four of us will by off TV by 2014. My brother already shops on eBay on his interactive TV http://t.co/jxq5YVlP 8 hrs ago
- RT @customlogoshop: Got a business but wanting to look more professional? For just £50 you can re-brand your company! -... 9 hrs ago
- @ebay_uk @eBayFashion_UK I like the new swatch matching too, although some have said colours on a screen differ to real life so a challenge in reply to ebay_uk 11 hrs ago
- @ebay_uk Augmented Reality combined with Image Recognition, but probably hardest to achieve will probably have most impact for sales in reply to ebay_uk 11 hrs ago
- RT @john_w_hayes: You can now judge my book by its cover, but still cannot read it until June 11 - #becomingtheexpert | http://t.co/s73xseMa 2 days ago
- More updates...
