Please don’t use eBay.com’s new sharing tool
October 30, 2009
eBay have just introduced new share features for listings on .com, but the best advice I can give you is just don’t. Don’t use them. Don’t click them. Don’t get social! I know what you’re thinking – why would eBay put them there if they don’t… Read more
Further postal strikes announced for 6th-9th November
October 30, 2009
The BBC reports that two new dates in the ongoing postal strike have been announced. Friday 6th and Monday 9th November will see all-out strikes, in contrast to recent action where different parts of Royal Mail have walked out for 24 hours at a time… Read more
eBay UK marked as phishing site for some users
October 30, 2009
If you had difficulty accessing eBay yesterday it might just have been because you or your ISP uses OpenDNS. A sub-domain of eBay UK from their database was mistaken as an eBay phishing site so eBay was blocked with users unable to bid and informed… Read more
Royal Mail Special Delivery unaffected by strikes
October 30, 2009
During last weeks strikes we noted that Royal Mail were suspending delivery guarantees for their premium services – Royal Mail Special Delivery and Royal Mail tracked. Following last week’s performance in delivering Special Delivery and Royal… Read more
Top Rated Seller badge now in search results
October 30, 2009
As announced tonight the Top Rated Seller (TRS) badge is now appearing on all listings from top sellers in search results on eBay UK and Ireland. Previously it had only been shown to a percentage of buyers in tests. For the first time it’s… Read more
CWU : “We will be upping the dispute”
October 29, 2009
The leader of the CWU has said that postal strikes could escalate into a longer stoppage. On the first day of a three day national strike, Billy Hayes has said that there is “every prospect” industrial action will be increased: We will be upping… Read more
Are you posting during Royal Mail / CWU strikes?
October 29, 2009
Despite further talks between Royal Mail and the CWU they’ve failed to reach agreement and as you’re probably already aware, the country is facing a further three days of strike action affecting postal services across the UK. On TameBay we’ve… Read more
Would you mind awfully paying for your eBay purchase?
October 28, 2009
Today we have our first look at the text of eBay’s new automatic unpaid item reminders. These are now sent out automatically by eBay four days after a BIN or the end of an auction, for any listing that has not been marked paid for (either via PayPal… Read more
Would you list more on eBay if fees were lowered?
October 28, 2009
Auctionbytes has some interesting screenshots of a survey eBay is currently running, asking members if they would list more if fees were lower. Respondents were asked to consider selling items of values between $25 and $1000 on eBay, and to assess… Read more
eBay France pushes classified ads above paid-for listings
October 28, 2009
If you’re listing on eBay France and have seen your sales drop like a stone recently, this may be the reason: eBay France are now promoting their free “petites annonces” (classified ads) above paid-for auction and BIN listings. For some time… Read more
PayPal offer faster withdrawal for £5.00 a go
October 28, 2009
If you’re in a hurry to get your funds from PayPal they’re willing to charge you a fiver to get the funds to you within one or two working days. I’m not sure who would be desperate enough to need funds when the typical transfer time has already… Read more
Outright.com – Free automatic eBay bookkeeping
October 28, 2009
Outright.com, one of the original Selling Manager Applications, have today expanded their free accounting software offering making it available to all eBay users. You no longer have to be subscribed to eBay.com SM apps but can simply sign up on… Read more
Terapeak Keywords now available free in SM Apps
October 27, 2009
Terapeak have just released Terapeak Keywords, a new Selling Manager Application available for Selling Manager users. When researching a product title for an eBay listing it can help you optimise your listing title for maximum exposure in search… Read more
5c charity listings on eBay.com until November 15th
October 27, 2009
If you’re thinking of raising money for your favourite charity by listing on eBay.com, you’ve now got an extra incentive to do so. Between October 27th and November 15th, items listed with the eBay Giving Works program will incur insertion fees of… Read more
“Jump Start your ProStore” giveaway
October 27, 2009
Sorry, everyone else, but this one’s just for our US readers: Prostores, eBay’s solution for “off-eBay” ecommerce sites are running a competition to giveaway three Jump Start packages which are designed to help you get your ProStore up and… Read more
Using the Ad Wizard to create AdCommerce ads
October 26, 2009
If you missed the latest AdCommerce webinar it’s now available to review on the AdCommerce website. The webinar covered the new Adcommerce ad creation wizard, editing campaigns and ads, and the new reporting tools. I’m impressed with the ease… Read more
eBay France sellers protest compulsory PayPal policy
October 24, 2009
Sellers on eBay France are up in arms about a policy change which forces them to offer PayPal as a method of payment on every auction and fixed price listing on the site. eBay France’s published accepted payments policy says that sellers with… Read more
Retailers and brands are gifted PowerSeller status
October 23, 2009
There have been many rumours that certain high street brands get fast tracked status on eBay, and it’s certainly true that Diamond PowerSellers not only get the PowerSeller logo (which is no longer displayed to buyers) but eBay will also negotiate… Read more
eBay’s message to buyers “It’s business as usual”
October 23, 2009
There’s been much talk about the CWU industrial action Royal Mail are suffering but eBay are doing their utmost both to support sellers and also to keep buyers buying. As well as the more visible on site messaging and negotiating deals with… Read more
CWU announce another 3 day postal strike
October 22, 2009
The Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) has announced another three days’ worth of strikes, to begin next Thursday, 29th October. The announcement comes as the union begins national strike action for today and tomorrow, action condemned as “reckless… Read more
eBay reduce time to resolve unpaid items to 8 days
October 22, 2009
The is now live on eBay enabling sellers to re-list items within 8 days if they’re not paid for promptly. Previously a seller had to wait 7 days before they could even open an unpaid item resolution (remember when they were called “disputes”?), now… Read more
eBay have now suspended Despatch Time DSR
October 22, 2009
eBay have announced that as promised the until further notice due to Royal Mail strike action. The rating will be reinstated at some point in the future once the industrial action is over, but eBay will give advance notice of when that will… Read more
eBay Q309 earnings call “cautiously optimistic”
October 22, 2009
“These are strong results from a strong company which is getting stronger,” said John Donahoe, eBay’s CEO, at the beginning of tonight’s Q3 earnings call, adding that the company is “executing well” the three year strategy that plans to have them… Read more
Last ditch talks between Royal Mail and CWU fail
October 21, 2009
The CWU have just held a press conference confirming that Royal Mail workers would go on strike this Thursday and Friday and also promising to announce further strike dates in the near future. Dave Ward who was leading negotiations with Royal… Read more
Top Rated Seller: 2nd evaluation day
October 20, 2009
Today’s the day that sellers learn if they’ve made the second cut for Top Rated Seller status on eBay. Each month on the 20th all sellers are re-assessed and if you log into your Seller Dashboard today you’ll find out if you’ve been promoted or… Read more
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