Another reminder for UK and Irish business sellers

July 31, 2008

There’s that business sellers in the UK and Ireland need to register as such with eBay. The new Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 came into force in the UK on 26th May, under which it is a criminal offence to make false or… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 2 Comments 

Donate to your favourite charity with eBay Giving Works

July 31, 2008

There’s a great new feature from eBay Giving Works, the US equivalent of eBay for Charity. You can use the new Donate Now tab from your favourite charity’s page on GW to donate directly to them. It’s a nice touch which makes the charity pages feel… Read more

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Random Item Specifics appear in ASQ

July 30, 2008

A rather strange glitch today, brought to us by my competitor chum . On replying to an question from a prospective buyer this afternoon, she got the following: The men’s flip flops aren’t anything she sells, and are certainly nothing to do… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Glitches | 4 Comments 

PayPal refuse risk leaving no buyer protection

July 30, 2008

When attempting to make a payment via PayPal earlier today, this message appeared stating the seller can’t currently accept payments through PayPal. I’m guessing that either their account isn’t fully verified, or PayPal have put them on hold due… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 11 Comments 

Amazon launch 3 payment services

July 29, 2008

Amazon have today launched Amazon Payments to enable sellers to accept payments from buyers using their Amazon log on credentials. Amazon Flexible Payments actually launched in limited beta back in August 2007 and Amazon have rolled this in with… Read more

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More third-party advertising coming to eBay

July 29, 2008

If you think there’s too much third-party advertising on eBay now, just wait: things are only going to get worse. New Media Age reports that eBay have launched “an international business division” to sell targetted campaigns across eBay’s collection… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 17 Comments 

Soccer Aid ticket sales restricted on eBay UK

July 29, 2008

that sales of tickets to Soccer Aid will be restricted. Sellers donate at least 20% of the sale price to UNICEF UK through eBay for Charity. In addition, one and three day listings will not be permitted. Soccer Aid at Wembley on September 7th… Read more

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Will the Skype dance come to a club near you?

July 29, 2008

Most people know how to type an emoticon without even thinking about it. They’ve become so ingrained in our lives from IM to email and even on mobile SMS text messages that :-) is pretty much universally understood. In recent times… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, News | 17 Comments 

50% off Featured Plus! on eBay.com

July 29, 2008

eBay are running a three day listing enhancement for auctions and BIN listings. The promotion runs on 29th – 31st July and appears to be open to all sellers regardless of your location. It’s worth remembering that with Featured Plus your listing… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD | 3 Comments 

Find your best match on eBay.com

July 28, 2008

I heard Stephen Fry tell this story, so it must be true: when Louis Daguerre invented photography, one of the first things he did to celebrate was to persuade a local barmaid to pose for some topless photos. The association between photography and… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured | 5 Comments 

Royal Mail add postcode verification for recorded delivery

July 28, 2008

eBay sellers sending recorded delivery items will find the process has changed when they visit the Post Office today. As part of Royal Mail’s initiative to introduce better tracking to their services, Recorded Delivery items will undergo post code… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, News | 17 Comments 

Resolution center and dispute console updates

July 27, 2008

eBay have updated the INR (item not received) process which has in recent times been moved from eBay to the PayPal site. It’s worth remembering that nowadays buyers have little or no buyer protection unless they pay via PayPal. The main changes… Read more

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Software industry threatens to sue eBay over counterfeits

July 26, 2008

After the designers, the perfume makers and the jewellers, the software industry may become the next group to sue eBay over sales of counterfeit merchandise. Keith Kupferschmid is senior vice president for intellectual property policy and… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 2 Comments 

Fly now, pay later with PayPal

July 26, 2008

US airline Northwest are to allow customers to buy their tickets now and pay later, through PayPal’s Pay Later financing service. Passengers can defer payment for up to 90 days, giving them “even more flexibility when paying for their next trip on… Read more

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eBay Belgium offers half-price insertion fees 27th & 28th July

July 26, 2008

eBay Belgium for Sunday 27th and Monday 28th July 2008. Auctions and BIN listings are included, though SIF and classified ads are not. All other normal fees apply. Anyone listing in the lowest two fee tranches (€0,01-1,99 and… Read more

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“I sold my life to a non-paying bidder”

July 25, 2008

The buyer of an Australian man’s entire life on eBay is an NPB, reports The Telegraph. Ian Usher put everything, from his house to his job, up for auction. Having been auction-wrecked the listing ended about AU$100k short of the price Mr Usher had… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Is someone eavesdropping on your Skype calls?

July 25, 2008

photo credit: Joe HowellJust how secure is a Skype call? It’s often thought that a phone call is pretty secure and an encrypted IP phone call almost impossible to listen in on. Not any longer though, the Austrian government have revealed that it is… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 13 Comments 

Replying to ‘Message from buyer’ on SMP invoices

July 25, 2008

Last week messages from buyers entered at checkout started to appear in SMP as highlighted notes. Now you have the ability to quickly respond with a note which is added to the SMP invoice. When you click into the SMP Sales record to read the note… Read more

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Changes to item specifics for eBay.com media, jewelry categories

July 25, 2008

If you list on eBay.com in the media or jewelry categories, are coming next month (on a date yet to be specified). For media categories Books, DVDs & Movies, Music and Video Games, the current “new” and “used” item specifics are being replaced… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 11 Comments 

Amazon, Etsy, eBay and the eCommerce Land Grab

July 25, 2008

With much doom and gloom pervading comment about eBay, it’s easy to forget that ecommerce is still a frontier. The IMRG forecasts year on year ecommerce growth (in Britain, Europe, America and Asia) all the way to 2012. And even the very real threat… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Featured, Marketing | 22 Comments 

Hairdresser guilty of eBay scam

July 24, 2008

The Daily Record reports that a bald hairdresser made £63,000 selling hair straighteners he stole from his employer. Between December 2004 and September 2006, the 37 year old Midlothian man used two accounts on eBay to sell GHD straighteners and… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 7 Comments 

Software pirate jailed and $200k cash seized

July 24, 2008

SIIA, The Software & Information Industry Association has notched up another victory in the fight against counterfeiting with a successful prosecution of a software pirate (link opens in PDF). The sentence handed down is 4 years jail, 3 years… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 1 Comment 

eBay issue discount coupons for tech categories

July 24, 2008

In the tail end of the 1p listing promotion for technology products eBay are offering discount to selected buyers up until the 30th July. If you’ve been sent a voucher it will be in your email and should also appear in your eBay My… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Amazon increase international sales 47%

July 24, 2008

Amazon reported their 2008 Q2 results last night confirming that sales are accelerating with what looks set to be a record breaking Christmas selling season. Amazon sales are growing faster Internationally (47%) than North America (35%) and it’s… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 3 Comments 

eBay Australia cheap listing days for Computers

July 24, 2008

eBay Australia are for the Computers category. From 26th to 29th July 2008, sellers can save 25% on insertion fees and 25% on FVFs. The offer is valid for Australian resident sellers listing in the Computers category of eBay.com.au only, and… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD | 3 Comments