Royal Mail strikes for w/c 14th September
September 14, 2009
Royal Mail and the CWU have announced further industrial action for this week. The main areas affected are Cambridgeshire on Monday, London and network drivers on Wednesday, and parts of Scotland on Friday. eBay UK have also made an announcement… Read more
eBay AdCommerce explained – 4.30pm 15th Sept
September 14, 2009
If like me you’ve struggled to make eBay AdCommerce work then the webinar eBay are hosting tomorrow (Tuesday, 15th September) at 4.30pm should be of interest. With overview of AdCommerce as well as optimisation tips and upcoming features. If you… Read more
Google Mail: A robust CRM system for eBay sellers
September 13, 2009
eBay My Messages have improved immensely over the last few years, especially with the ability to use an email client such as Outlook to receive and respond to them. However they still fall short of being a robust CRM (Customer Relationship… Read more
Expansion of ship to locations ready for launch
September 12, 2009
The ability to exclude specific countries that you’re willing to ship to should be released this month as the relevant calls will be added to the API 635 release due out next week, on the 16th September. This means TurboLister and third party… Read more
Skype shut down Extras program
September 12, 2009
Effective yesterday Skype shut down their Skype Extras programme. Skype Extras are add-ons developed to work with Skype by third party developers to add functionality not available in Skype itself. Many Skype Extras were games, but others… Read more
eBay UK category changes for week of 22/09/09
September 10, 2009
eBay have announced to take place in the last week of September. To summarise the changes: In Collectables > Militaria is disappearing into “Other” In Computing subcategories are being combined or renamed. A new and subcategories are… Read more
eBay’s Daily Deal from a seller’s perspective
September 10, 2009
There’s been a lot of interest around the Daily Deals lately, and today it’s the turn of DMS Sportsworld and to provide the products. DMS Sportsworld agreed to talk to TameBay about the process and benefits of supplying the Daily Deal from a… Read more
CWU to vote on national Royal Mail Strike
September 10, 2009
The Guardian has reported that the CWU are to vote on National Strike action for Royal Mail workers. The vote will start next Wednesday with the result announced at the end of the month. Sadly this if they strike it’s likely to come into effect… Read more
Free listings for private sellers this Sunday
September 10, 2009
There’s a (13th September) for auctions launched by private sellers. There are a few restrictions such as the motors category and of course business sellers aren’t eligible to participate. Any listing upgrade fees and final value fees will still… Read more
Sponsor a football match and advertise on Sky TV
September 9, 2009
A unique auction on eBay is offering the chance to get your brand on nationwide TV on Sky Sports. Up for grabs is at Home Park on Sunday 27th September. For your money you’ll not only get six perimeter advertising boards, but also the match… Read more
Your all new eBay User Agreement 09/09/2009
September 9, 2009
eBay have today issued a new with the main announced change allowing buyerse to resolve their problems on eBay through eBay Buyer Protection. In the past they would have used PayPal buyer protection but now eBay will act as an intermediary and may… Read more
London Bloggers MeetUp talk about eBay’s Daily Deals
September 9, 2009
In a quiet basement bar just outside Farringdon Tube station yesterday evening something strange was happening. A generally quiet bar was being deluged with over 100 bloggers all keen to meet eBay at the London Blogger’s MeetUp group. The bar was… Read more
Congratulations you bought this item – now return it
September 9, 2009
On viewing the item page of a recent purchase I was greeted with the message “Congratulations! You bought this item. View order details. Return this item.” Now I haven’t even received the product yet, and I know buyers have rights and one of… Read more
Skype – The company that can do no wrong
September 8, 2009
Whilst the whole world is talking about eBay flogging off most of Skype for $1.9bn and retaining a 35% share, it’s pretty much been missed that eBay are underwriting up to 50% of any court imposed monetary judgment for the alleged infringing of… Read more
How can a one page checkout be “so convoluted”?
September 8, 2009
The Times has taken eBay disposing of Skype as an opportunity to show how out of touch they are with the ins and outs of eBay buying and selling. They kick off with the complaint that eBay and PayPal “are semi-autonomous, making selling and… Read more
The high street is now selling on eBay Outlet
September 7, 2009
eBay has launched “”, similar to eBay Markenshops on the German Site. Designed to offer branded goods from top retailers selling directly on eBay all products will be top quality items with up to 70% off with fast delivery. It should come as no… Read more
“Last one” flagged in Watch Lists
September 7, 2009
Here’s a nice addition to the Watch List I just noticed: an orange tag telling me that a multiple item listing I’m watching only has one left. I’m not sure how new this feature is, but it seems like a good idea. Though it would be even better if… Read more
Royal Mail strikes – Week commencing 7th September 09
September 7, 2009
Royal Mail strikes this week will affect, Peterborough, Battersea, Earls Court, Chelmsford and Southend on Monday, Peterborough, Battersea, Earls Court, Chelmsford and Kings Lynn on Tuesday and most of London on Wednesday. Several local… Read more
Location abuse is far from dead on eBay
September 6, 2009
A friend has been trying to buy a new Nintendo DS Lite on eBay, and wanted it in a hurry as theirs has broken. After all just how can you live without a DS? Unfortunately location abuse is still rife on eBay. Selecting “UK only” as the location… Read more
Insite geared towards practical demonstrations
September 4, 2009
ChannelAdvisor Insite was interesting this year, not so much for the content but for the mix of attendees. Unsurprisingly in a recession many of the normal suspects were conspicuous by their absence, but the event was still sold out. From the number… Read more
Google Product Search close eBay sellers’ accounts
September 3, 2009
Google Base also known as Google Product Search, Google Shopping and Froogle, have announced that they’ll no longer be accepting individual product feeds from marketplace sellers. This will not only affect eBay sellers but also sellers on every… Read more
Most successful Deal of the Day to date
September 3, 2009
Today’s Deal of the Day for the for just £19.99 was the most successful offer to date on eBay UK. With a retail of £99.99 the offer proved just too good to miss, and whilst I was at ChannelAdvisor Insite today I saw just how irresistible it… Read more
How high street brands are changing eBay
September 1, 2009
In the last year eBay have been attracting many high street brands to the site, and with the daily deal are actively promoting some of them, which has led to some sellers accusing the site of abandoning the smaller independent seller. It’s often… Read more
[Updated] eBay to announce Skype sale today
September 1, 2009
The New York Times is reporting that eBay has concluded a deal to sell Skype. Sources close to the deal say it is to be announced later today. No price has yet been disclosed (nor is it likely to be, IMHO). The NYT was also told that eBay was… Read more
eBay double up on daily deals with 2 per day
September 1, 2009
eBay have doubled up on the daily deals and for the first time (at least the first I’ve noticed) are running two deals on the same day. The first really is a stunning offer – a basic with free postage and packing. If you’ve got children and want… Read more
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