Amazon bucks trend : Q4 sales up 18%

January 29, 2009

Amazon have released their Q4 2008 figures today. Sales for the quarter were up 18% (to $6.7 billion) compared to the same quarter in 2007. Sales from Amazon’s international sites did even better, up 19%. Business was up across all segments of… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 32 Comments 

PayPal maintenance 7am Friday 30th Jan

January 29, 2009

PayPal will be undergoing maintenance for half an hour tomorrow (Friday) morning beginning at 7am. During the maintenance most PayPal website features will be unavailable, including the ability to send or receive payments. Friday mornings are… Read more

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eBay begin to enforce paperless payments policy

January 29, 2009

eBay.com have begun blocking listings which offer to accept paper payments. The new was introduced on 20th October 2008, but sellers were given a grace period up to 15th January 2009 to update their listings. eBay say they’ve started blocking… Read more

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Wallace and Gromit help Blue Peter raise funds

January 29, 2009

has designed a one off collectible plate as part of a collection being auctioned in aid of the current Blue Peter appeal. To mark their 50th anniversary Blue Peter has partnered with three charities, ContinYou, FCFCG and Save the Children to …. Read more

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eBay Australia change the way User IDs are displayed

January 29, 2009

eBay Australia will from the 3rd February. Instead of displaying “Bidder1, Bidder2″ it will change to randomised aliases consisting of two random characters from the member’s User ID such as “a***b, c***d” etc. The change is said to be because… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com.au | 6 Comments 

More ads in My eBay

January 28, 2009

Just a few days after eBay UK launched the new My eBay, users woke up to a huge new banner ad across the top of the screen this morning. Many users have complained that the flashing adverts are distracting, and slow their computers considerably when… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 17 Comments 

Amazon protect sellers from fulfillment negs

January 28, 2009

Just hours after the story breaks that eBay are gauging sellers interest in a fulfillment service, Amazon have announced that they’ll be protecting sellers from negative feedback caused by FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon). If a seller receives a… Read more

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eBay still one of best companies to work for

January 28, 2009

eBay is still one of the top 100 companies to work for, says Fortune magazine. Despite laying off 10% of their workforce last year, eBay is at number 83 in the list, down from number 68 in 2008. Why are they so good? “Departing workers got at least… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 3 Comments 

Bone items removed under eBay UK’s ivory policy

January 28, 2009

photo credit: wwarbyWhen eBay banned sales of ivory last December, most of us were pleased to see them finally taking a tough line with sellers who broke that law. But now it seems that eBay UK have extended the ban on ivory sales to cover items… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 12 Comments 

eBay UK to show more detailed DSRs

January 28, 2009

Some nice news for UK eBay sellers in… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 8 Comments 

Would you use Fulfillment by eBay?

January 28, 2009

eBay are surveying North American users to gauge interest in a fulfillment service. A seller would ship their inventory to a third party who would then pick and pack orders on their behalf. eBay is exploring the potential idea of offering… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, News | 35 Comments 

VeriSign secures UK PayPal accounts

January 26, 2009

VeriSign and PayPal have today announced the introduction of strong authentication passwords in the UK. They will be enabled either through the use of the PayPal security key or passwords delivered via SMS text message to users mobile… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 29 Comments 

eBay Elsewhere : links for 25th January 2009

January 25, 2009

Inevitably most of this week’s eBay news has centered around the earnings call: variations on a theme of “ohshit”. In the light of JD’s insistance that eBay has no stated goal to change its mix of sellers (conspiracy theorists, do your worst with… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 8 Comments 

25% off FVF for UK DVD sellers

January 23, 2009

From 27th January all DVD listings must offer at least one domestic postage service with free P&P. As , eBay are running a promotion giving . The promotion runs from 27th January until 31st March 2009. In order to qualify for the FVF discount the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD | 8 Comments 

ChannelAdvisor make a profit and reorg for future

January 23, 2009

ChannelAdvisor are reducing their global workforce by 19%, at the same time as announcing that they reached operating profitability in the fourth quarter of 2008. Since their last reorganisation in September, at which time they received their… Read more

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Earnings call : eBay’s income fell in Q4 2008

January 22, 2009

eBay’s earnings call for Q4 2008 tonight saw the company post its first ever decline in revenue. eBay CEO John Donahoe blamed this on an “almost unprecedented external environment”, where all ecommerce saw negative growth for the first time. Overall… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, News | 24 Comments 

Price changes no longer affect Best Match

January 21, 2009

photo credit: The ConsumeristeBay UK has said that from next month, changes in price will no longer affect the Best Match placement of Buy It Now items listed on the site. The change was announced in an email sent out from eBay/PayPal account… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 10 Comments 

My eBay classic retired, new My eBay rolled out

January 20, 2009

Be prepared for a bit of a shock next time you log into eBay, it’s been announced around the world (although not in the UK) that My eBay Beta is about to become the default for all users. Today the old or “classic” version is set to be retired for… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.ca, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, eBay.com.au | 29 Comments 

L’Oréal charity auctions on eBay

January 19, 2009

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Killzone 2 for the PS3 pre-release on eBay

January 17, 2009

If you’re an avid gamer and liked Killzone than you’re probably hyped about the release of Killzone 2 for the Playstation 3 which is due for release at the end of February. No need to wait that long though, some one has been a little naughty and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

How a bottle of wine can fill a restaurant

January 17, 2009

I went out with friends for a meal last night to a restaurant that I haven’t visited for months. It’s way out in the country and normally I’d expect no trouble in getting a table without a booking but that’s no longer the case. They’ve recognised… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 5 Comments 

Recommend a friend to vzaar to win a Nikon camera

January 16, 2009

Want to win a Nikon Digital Camera? The guys at vzaar have started a “Recommend a Friend” program and are are running a draw with a Nikon Coolpix camera as the prize. To be entered into a draw all you need to is to recommend a friend, business… Read more

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eBay charity donations up 20% in 2008

January 15, 2009

Last year eBay buyers and sellers helped raise over $36m for charity which is up almost 20% on the previous year. Despite (or maybe because of!) the tough economic times sellers are increasing their charity donations with almost 1.5 million people… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 7 Comments 

Clarification of duplicate listing policy

January 15, 2009

From 27th January eBay UK will begin to enforce the new Duplicate Listing Policy which limits sellers to a single fixed price listing and no more than 15 listings in total for each physical product that they stock. Many sellers have been asking… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Selling Tips, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 68 Comments 

eBay announces new eBay shop design

January 14, 2009

(or eBay stores as they’re known in the US). eBay shops haven’t changed significantly for many years and the face lift by brings the design more in line with the rest of eBay, which makes it less confusing to buyers when they land in an eBay… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com | 167 Comments 

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