The Normal Person’s Guide to Installing WordPress

August 31, 2008

because there are no dummies or complete idiots around here. :-) This post is for Lynne, and a lot of other people recently who’ve asked me how to install WordPress. I’ve assumed some basic knowledge of t’internet and web hosting here, including… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Blogging | 26 Comments 

Which eBay shop is best for you?

August 30, 2008

I’ve always believed that an eBay shop was worth more than the ability to use SIF listings, so the announcement that SIFs are to be retired in September is not going to convince me to close my shop. In view of the fee changes and possible… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Selling Tips, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 36 Comments 

Best offers not showing in My eBay

August 30, 2008

If you have best offers on your eBay listings currently they’re not showing in My eBay. Although you may be seeing “With Offers (0)” it’s possible you have outstanding offers waiting to be actioned. The only way to see best offers at the moment… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Glitches | 26 Comments 

Confusion available on new View Item page

August 29, 2008

A heads-up for eBay UK sellers about the new View Item page, which can now be viewed by clicking the link to “switch to the new version of this page” at the top of any of your own listings. There’s been a very small but significant change to the… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 15 Comments 

Two eBay sellers achieve one million feedback

August 29, 2008

It’s time eBay invented a new colour shooting star, because this month two sellers have reached one million positive feedback on eBay. On the 26th August everydaysource gained their millionth feedback, and hot on their heels on the 27th… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 70 Comments 

Extra verification for knife buyers on eBay UK

August 28, 2008

eBay are to introduce additional verification for buyers wishing to purchase knives on the site. From September buyers will have to place a credit card on file or enter their card details at the point of purchase. The card won’t be used for payment,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 13 Comments 

Vice President Meg Whitman?

August 28, 2008

Meg Whitman, former CEO and President of eBay Inc, is being tipped as a possible Vice Presidential running mate for Republican nominee John McCain. If chosen, she would be only the second woman to run on the ticket of either major party since… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under News | 9 Comments 

No more under-99p BINs on eBay UK

August 27, 2008

eBay UK have stated that after 24th September, it will no longer be possible to sell buy it now items for less than 99p on the site. In a post on the PowerSeller Board, Community Manager James stated that: Concerns around feedback manipulation… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 64 Comments 

Protogolf: An eBay business grows off eBay

August 26, 2008

Protogolf are one of the first to implement the new ChannelAdvisor StoreAdvisor Premium (SAP) website solution which launches today. Protogolf was founded in 2004 by Hunter Goodson when he was just 16 years old and launched on eBay. Since then… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Court case against eBay India halted

August 26, 2008

Way back when eBay India was Baazee.com a film was sold which is said to have been an obscene video of two students from Delhi. The case is still dogging Avinash Bajaj who sold Baazee.com to eBay in 2004 and is now the eBay.in CEO. The court has… Read more

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1 million bank records sold for £35 on eBay

August 26, 2008

A computer containing the bank records of a million people has been sold on eBay. It’s not clear how the computer came to be listed on the site, but the buyer from Oxford was astounded to find “names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, bank account… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 13 Comments 

eBay France announces new fee tariff

August 26, 2008

eBay France is the latest site to announce a new fee schedule designed to “make selling on eBay less risky”. They follow the general pattern seen last week in the UK, US and Germany, moving more of the emphasis from insertion fees to final value… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.fr | 1 Comment 

eBay Motors CLD: list parts and accessories for 25c

August 26, 2008

eBay.com Motors are offering insertion fees capped at 25c on parts’ and accessories’ listings from 26th to 30th August. Auction and BIN listings in the various parts’ categories and Apparel and Merchandise will qualify: actual vehicle listings will… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD | Comments Off 

Bulk Reviser adds support for multiple eBay IDs

August 25, 2008

Comsulting have released a new version of their Bulk Reviser software to enable editing auctions across multiple eBay user IDs. Bulk Reviser has already saved me hours of work on a couple of occasions and is one of the best tools for bulk editing… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 1 Comment 

Third party ads on eBay UK item pages

August 24, 2008

eBay are now putting adverts for third parties on “view item” pages: Adverts for Sky TV seem to have appeared on all listings on eBay UK in the Consumer Electronics category. I haven’t yet been able to find any others, though it’s a pretty… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 26 Comments 

eBay Italy half-price listings 25th to 27th August

August 24, 2008

eBay Italy are holding a half-price listing promotion from 25th to 27th August. Insertion fees for BINs and auctions are approximately 50% off the normal price: fees for the €0,99 and €9,99 tranches, which would have been 7½c and… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD | Comments Off 

eBay seller Luzern gets €2.5m investment

August 23, 2008

There’s money to be made in returned consumer electronics – Luzern, an eBay and Amazon seller based in Ireland has just received a €2.5 million investment from an Irish technology venture capital firm. The investment from Delta Partners… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 6 Comments 

eBay Germany re-introduces mutual feedback withdrawal

August 22, 2008

eBay Germany have re-introduced mutual feedback withdrawal in limited circumstances. Sellers can request buyers retract neutral or negative feedback within 30 days of the feedback being left. There are limits of two requests per month, and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 61 Comments 

Amazon requirements for toy selling at Christmas

August 22, 2008

Sellers who wish to sell in the Toys & Games category on Amazon over the Christmas period will need to meet the seller standards laid down in their Christmas Selling Guidelines. Amazon will stop accepting new sellers in the Toys & Games category… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | Comments Off 

The sales pitch that never happened

August 21, 2008

I spent today with the lovely people (and I mean it – they *are* lovely) people from ChannelAdvisor at their Insite conference in London. I don’t mind admitting that I was expecting this to be a rather dry pitch for CA’s services: in fact, it was a… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Events | 8 Comments 

Dulux are now accepting PayPal

August 21, 2008

PayPal have won another mainstream account – Dulux now accept PayPal for payments through their website. Anyone ordering paint samples can either spend the time entering their contact and payment details or simply click the PayPal button and the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 1 Comment 

More details from eBay UK on site changes

August 21, 2008

After yesterday’s eBay announcements, there are naturally a lot of questions to be asked by sellers, mainly concerning the actual implementation of eBay’s new plans. At Insite today, some eBay employees were around to answer our questions (great… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 8 Comments 

eBay Germany : returning stores to search

August 21, 2008

eBay Germany have announced fee changes for business sellers today, creating perhaps the most complicated fee schedule ever seen on any eBay site. The most important change is that Shop items will be converted into a new fixed price format,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 13 Comments 

PayPal improve echeque notifications

August 20, 2008

If you’ve been paid by PayPal echeque in the last couple of days, you’ve probably received a nice email from PayPal explaining that it’s going to take nine days to clear, and that you need to communicate with your buyer and let them know you won’t… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Paypal | 18 Comments 

eBay.com changes : we’re no longer only a venue

August 20, 2008

Rather late in the day on this side of the Atlantic, the US fee and other changes have been posted. eBay.com fee changes There is no change to auctions or SIF listings: unlike the UK, SIF remains. Insertion fees for BIN listings are 35c across… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 7 Comments 

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