More Royal Mail strikes announced

August 15, 2009

The Communication Workers’ Union has announced more industrial action for next week. London, East Anglia and the Coventry area seem to be the worst hit, but Royal Mail network drivers will again be striking, which may affect any cross-country… Read more

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Tips and tricks of launching an eBay business

August 14, 2009

I’ve just listened to a very interesting interview on Alex Bellinger’s SmallBizPod, a podcast, blog, news and community site for small businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs. Our very own Sue Bailey and our chum Dan Wilson joined Alex to discuss… Read more

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Passwords compromised for eBay developers

August 11, 2009

eBay have identified a possible security flaw and are requiring all developers update their passwords. This does not affect normal eBay users, just developers logging into https://developer.ebay.com/. The developer blog reports that eBay have… Read more

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TameBay discount for ChannelAdvisor Insite

August 10, 2009

If you’re intending to book for ChannelAdvisor Insite in London, Birmingham or Manchester we’ve manage to bag a discount for you. Enter the code ” Tamebay1″ when booking to receive a 10% discount. It’s now been confirmed that senior eBay execs… Read more

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eBay cap listings from overseas private sellers

August 8, 2009

From early next week overseas sellers listing on European eBay sites will face a cap on the number of live listings they can launch, if they’re not registered as a business seller. Previously private sellers would be forced to upgrade to a… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Featured | 30 Comments 

Suits you, sir!

August 8, 2009

I’m supposed to write something nice here, something about what an honour it is to work with him, how he’s one of the most eBay-savvy people I know, how it’s nice to have Royal Mail recognise that and how you should head on over to their site and… Read more

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BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur

August 8, 2009

Are you a budding entrepreneur? The chances are if you sell on eBay that you are, in which case why not enter the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur competition. With a judging panel including Peter Jones of Dragon’s Den fame, and Claire… Read more

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eBay tutorial: How to set up Multi Variation Listings

August 7, 2009

eBay have released a video tutorial demonstrating how to create a Multi-Variation Listing (MVL) on eBay. The product manager for MVL Anshu Goel who features in the video has also offered to answer any questions you have regarding MVLs. There are… Read more

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Google Export Adviser launches

August 6, 2009

Google has quietly launched Google Export Adviser which aims to help your business overcome the major barriers to exporting with useful tools, practical insights and relevant… Read more

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ChannelAdvisor Insite 2009 dates announced

August 6, 2009

ChannelAdvisor have announced three dates for their annual Insite events, which this year kicks off in London on the 3rd September. They’ll also visit Birmingham on the 10th and Manchester on the 17th September. Insite has always been the “must… Read more

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CWU escalate Royal Mail strikes

August 6, 2009

The Communication Workers’ Union has announced today that further industrial action against Royal Mail will take place this Friday, Saturday and Monday (7th – 10th August). Workers in London, Birmingham, Coventry, Edinburgh and other areas will each… Read more

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Apple building “PayPal killer”?

August 5, 2009

photo credit: William HookSilicon Alley Insider is reporting “Wall Street gossips” saying that Apple are considering extending iTunes so that it can be used on third-party sites as a payment service. iPhone users can already use iTunes to… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, News | 11 Comments 

PayPal crashed for 40 minutes this evening

August 3, 2009

If you’re wondering why you’ve not received many payments through PayPal this evening it’s because they had a major glitch. For about 40 minutes this evening users couldn’t send and receive money, the site is now back up and fully running for most… Read more

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Two chances to find how the eBay changes affect you

August 3, 2009

eBay are going to start testing the Top Seller icon to a small number of users on eBay.com over the next few weeks. That’s bound to raise some interesting questions as well as revealing who the first Top Sellers will be. It will give a chance (for… Read more

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eBay India offers half-price listing upgrades

August 3, 2009

While eBay UK and eBay.com are busy dumping many listing upgrades, eBay India is holding a half-price sale on bold, border and subtitle for the next two weeks. From 3rd to 14th August, the listing features will be at 50% off their normal price; all… Read more

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Is Skype shutting down?

August 3, 2009

This weekend’s press contained numerous stories suggesting with varying levels of panic that eBay was about to close Skype down. The problem is the dispute between Skype and Joltid, the company which licenses the software on which Skype runs…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 8 Comments