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Amazon to attend Small Business 2.0

Small Business 2.0, an event for small businesses and online retailers who want to get more from the web in London on October 11th, has recently revealed that Amazon will be joining eBay, Microsoft, BT, Royal Mail and many others and presenting to… Read more

MI6 terrorist records sold on eBay

The Sun reports that a camera containing MI6 intelligence records has been sold on eBay. A man from Hemel Hempstead bought the Nikon Coolpix for just £17, only to discover its memory held pictures of rocket launchers and missiles believed to be… Read more

Reduce ASQs with eBay seller FAQs

Did you know you can answer ASQs before they even hit your in-box? eBay sellers can create their own list of Frequently Asked Questions which are displayed to buyers when they click the “email the seller” link on your listings. Sellers can add up… Read more

Recent sales and auction/bin mix

Recent SalesMultiple item listings with recent sales are working, and working well. I’ve watched one of my own listings with no listing enhancements (bar gallery) climb the search results pages. A search for KVM returns around 900 listing spread… Read more

eBay Elsewhere : links for 28th September 2008

Steve Lindhorst from GenuineSeller.com writes a superb post analysing a recent speech from John Donahoe. An excellent, excellent post from The Brews News: if you haven’t already read this one, please do. Scot Wingo spots some eBay/Google… Read more

What eBay needs to do

Wow, that got some response, didn’t it? Thanks to everyone who left a comment on yesterday’s post, and in particular to Scott and Henrietta who responded on their own blogs. In response to comments made by a couple of people, I want to emphasise… Read more

New P&P requirements in place from 30th Oct. 2008

The latest update email from eBay UK includes a message at the bottom regarding postage charges. Changes to our Excessive Postage & Packaging Charges Policy will come into effect on 30th October 2008. Excessive shipping costs are cited as a… Read more

Dear eBay, may I please get on with selling now?

So we made it to 25th September. For the second time in a year, sellers are making major changes to the way they do business on eBay, revising listings one by one, struggling to find information on how eBay’s latest round of changes will impact… Read more

Facebook remove users with suspected fake names

Facebook users suspected of using fake names are being kicked off the site, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. The paper cites Elmo Keep – yes, it’s her real name – who was banned without warning from Facebook, until she sent in official proof of… Read more

Extra verification for non-knife buyers on eBay UK

At the end of August eBay announced they would introduce additional verification procedures for buyers wishing to purchase knives on eBay. From September buyers need to place a credit card on file or enter their card details at the point of… Read more

The credit crunch and eBay selling

Hardly a day goes by without a news story covering the credit crunch, but what difference will it make for sellers on eBay? BuyersBuyers are likely to hold off purchases of luxury goods, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be spending. There will… Read more

eBay release new mobile site and iPhone app in EU

eBay are working on all things mobile this week with the release of a new version of the eBay Mobile site and the iPhone app for Europe.   eBay Mobile is the version of the site that you’ll see when browsing on your phone or PDA. Although… Read more

eBay Australia bring back ads on view item page

eBay Australia have announced today that they will continue with their controversial third party adverts on view item pages. Earlier this week, ads beneath the bid box were removed after complaints by eBay members to the advertiser, digital… Read more

TurboLister SIF – 30 day BIN update procedure

The new version of TurboLister is now available for download but there is an extra step to ensure it gets the complete download: * Open Turbo Lister * Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+R * When a TL dialogue box appears click OK * Check for… Read more

Where are your auctions today?

eBay have rolled out major changes to the site over night with the end of SIF and introduction of the new 30 day BIN listing format. The big question is how will it affect your listings and in particular for the categories you trade in which… Read more

eBay Spain advantage Spanish listings in search results

eBay Spain have announced that they are to boost the position of Spanish sellers’ listings in search results. The translated announcement is: Dear Member: We have changed the way we are presenting items in search results, giving greater weight to… Read more

eBay.com to launch revamped keyword ad program

eBay have announced today the launch of a pay-per-click keyword ad program to be known as ‘eBay AdCommerce’. Initially the program will be run as a Beta test for selected sellers on eBay.com and eBay.de, but it’s anticipated AdCommerce will be… Read more

Best Match: what’s in, what’s out

Earlier this week, eBay answered some members’ questions about Best Match and related search issues. There isn’t much we don’t already know, but it’s nice to have it all in one place (even if the eBay rep. turned up half an hour late for a one hour… Read more

Links Policy: eBay’s own goal

With all the brouhaha regarding off site links both in the UK and the US you might expect eBay to be a pretty safe place to trade. Buyers shouldn’t be directed to sellers own websites but that’s not the case when it’s eBay themselves. A new… Read more

eBay UK launches Enhanced Member Reporting

We’re hearing from several eBay members of invitations being sent out by eBay UK to join a new programme, Enhanced Member Reporting, which will allow selected trusted eBayers to more easily report listings which breach eBay policies. Reports… Read more

Third party ads removed from eBay Oz after member complaints

Late yesterday, Australian eBayers began to notice third party ads appearing on their auction listings. A graphic and text link advert for Foxtel digital television was shown directly underneath the “your maximum bid” box on listings in some media… Read more

eBay.ca 5c auction CLD 23rd September

eBay Canada are holding a cheap listing day on 23rd September. Insertion fees for auctions only are reduced to 5c, so long as you’re a Canadian-resident seller, and you specify shipping prices. Media items, which have their own fee tariff, are also… Read more

eBay Australia rolls out anonymous messaging

eBay Australia has announced the roll-out of anonymised emails between eBay members. Pre-sale ASQs will no longer show the sender’s email address, but will instead be sent with a temporary eBay-based email address. Recipients will be able to replay… Read more

eBay / ChannelAdvisor webinar oversubscribed

Although held on possibly the busiest day of the week for eBay sellers the ChannelAdvisor hosted eBay webinar was oversubscribed. ChannelAdvisor will be making a recording available within the next few days. If you were unable to get logged or… Read more

French postal strike 23rd September

French unions representing postal workers have called a one day strike for tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd September. They are protesting against planned changes by La Poste which they say will mean the privatisation of the postal service and could lead to… Read more

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