eBay Life4Less launch new blog
November 30, 2009
eBay_life4less is eBay’s official twitter account which tweets all of the best Daily Deals along with a host of other titbits of interest to eBay buyers. Now what started as a microblogging on Twitter has blossomed into a full blown blog at… Read more
eBay fined a further €1.7m by French in LVMH case
November 30, 2009
The French Commercial Courts have fined eBay €1.7 million Euros (about $2.55 million) for failing to comply with a 2008 injunction to block French eBay users from buying or selling LVMH Group perfumes and cosmetics on any eBay website. eBay say… Read more
Off site ads appearing on view item pages
November 29, 2009
Off site adverts are back on the view item pages, thankfully only at the bottom well below the item description instead of at the top of the page. It’s something that’s bound to hit a raw spot with sellers though – the page they they have “paid… Read more
Customising an existing IE8 install for eBay
November 29, 2009
The point has been made that if you already have Internet Explorer 8 installed on your PC the IE8 for eBay install will fail. Don’t worry – you can still customise your existing install to get the same functionality in three easy steps: eBay… Read more
eBay UK sales 5x higher than eBay.com
November 28, 2009
eBay are expecting the next two Sundays to be the busiest online days for Christmas present buying. They’re expecting 5 million visitors on 29th Nov and 6th Dec, with sales expected to peak at 14 gifts sold per second – that’s a million Christmas… Read more
eBay and Microsoft team up with IE8 for eBay
November 28, 2009
A quarter of all TameBay readers are still using Internet Explorer 7 or even 6 as their Internet browser, and if that’s you it’s time you upgraded to IE8. Rather than downloading the standard version there’s a version specifically tailored for… Read more
More postal strikes threat to Christmas post
November 28, 2009
You thought it was all over? It isn’t any more. The head of the postal workers’ union has written to members saying that unless Royal Mail give in to more of his demands, the union “will have no alternative other than to return to strike action… Read more
A bottle of perfume could end cross border EU trade
November 27, 2009
eBay and LVMH are due a hearing in the French Commercial Courts on Monday as to whether eBay has complied with a 2008 injunction to block sales of genuine bottles of perfume made by Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain. At stake is a fine of… Read more
Best Match Secrets: Webinar replay
November 27, 2009
If you missed yesterday’s eBay / ChannelAdvisor webinar on Best Match the recording is available online to review. The Q&A after the official content is well worth listening too as there’s information on the likes of how best to work with Best… Read more
Gumtree host their 50,000,000th ad!
November 27, 2009
Gumtree have just had the 50 millionth ad placed on their site. At 10.31 this morning “Dan” from Manchester placed an ad in “Manchester Work Wanted”. He’s got a van and is looking for warehouse work or driving so if you’re looking for some help in… Read more
Gumtree sign up to Get Safe Online
November 26, 2009
Gumtree have joined forces with a host of high profile companies including the government, SOCA, and PayPal as a sponsor of Get Safe Online. Gumtree Head of Trust and Safety, Katie Kitiri said they are “committed to collaborating across the… Read more
ebay Australia: Free listings and new buyer emails
November 26, 2009
Good news if you’re Australian, you’ve got two days (26th – 27th November) to . There are the normal restrictions with a few categories like motors not qualifying and of course the duplicate listing policy remains in force. The promotion is only… Read more
Search Outage Credits appearing on eBay invoices
November 25, 2009
It has to be said eBay have moved pretty fast to recompense sellers for the search outage of last weekend. Fee credits for affected listings are already starting to appear in sellers accounts. Whilst the search outage was a best a pain and at… Read more
eBay add tracking feature for selected carriers
November 25, 2009
eBay have enabled tracking numbers in Selling Manager Pro (SMP)which is great news for both buyers and sellers. Hopefully it’ll cut down on the “where’s my item” questions as buyers are able to track the item themselves. There’s a new button in SMP… Read more
50% off eBay.com auction insertion fees today
November 25, 2009
eBay.com and eBay Canada are offering 50% off insertion fees for auctions starting today, 25th November, a saving of between 5c and $2 per listing depending on start price. A few categories – mainly the usual suspects: vehicles, some business and… Read more
Punished for a year for being a good seller
November 24, 2009
The third Top Rated Seller evaluation has just taken place but if you are a low volume seller there probably is no change – You are still being judged on your performance from up to a year ago. High volume sellers (over 400 items/quarter) are… Read more
eBay wipe feedback and fees for blackout auctions
November 23, 2009
We’ve been forwarded an email sent from eBay to one of the sellers affected by this weekend’s outage. Here’s the text of the mail: By now you may be aware that between 4:45pm GMT on Saturday, 21 November and 8:00am GMT on Sunday, 22 November eBay… Read more
eBay UK testing new feedback option
November 23, 2009
eBay UK have announced this afternoon that they’re running tests on new feedback options. Over the next 3 to 4 weeks, a “small percentage of buyers” will see a new feedback option, asking them to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 how likely they are to… Read more
10 Tips for maximising Christmas sales
November 23, 2009
If you want to take full advantage of Christmas sales then Thursday and Friday this week are the best days of the year to list auctions on eBay and the best time to launch them is between 1 and 2pm. That’s the prediction of Simon from ChannelAdvisor… Read more
How to make a profit from spam
November 22, 2009
I’ve finally figured out how to make money from spam. For those that know me you’ll know that spam is something I detest so don’t worry – I’ve not turned into a spammer, I just decided to bite back. A few days ago TameBay reader Whirly complained… Read more
[Updated] Problems with eBay search and Stores access
November 21, 2009
If you’re having a problem getting into eBay UK tonight, you’re not alone. eBay has announced that it is working to resolve issues with a delay in search being displayed. It’s not so much slowness as stopped here; any search I run gets me no… Read more
9 ways to say “ja” to overseas buyers
November 21, 2009
With eBay adding 180 million potential new buyers to the site, there’s really never been a better time to think about selling outside your home market. But if you’re not already selling abroad, the thought of foreign buyers might seem daunting:… Read more
eBay: “We swapped Skype for an IOU”
November 19, 2009
Skype has been set free and is no longer an eBay company. eBay have completed the sale of Skype for $1.9 billion and an “I Owe You” note for a further $125 million. In what’s been a dubious purchase under the tenure of Meg, Skype was billed as… Read more
Best Match Secrets: Webinar
November 19, 2009
Following the Best Match Secrets series on TameBay there’s going to be a webinar on November 26 at 3pm (GMT) on how to make Best Match work for you. Billed as “Making Best Match Work For You”, the webinar will be hosted by ChannelAdvisor and eBay… Read more
Maria says knickers to Children in Need
November 19, 2009
TameBay chum Maria Smith, aka The Knicker Mafia, aka Seduction Lingerie, is just one of many eBay sellers listing charity auctions in aid of today’s Children in Need event. She’s selling these fab burlesque frilly knickers which were hand-made… Read more
Recent Forum Threads
- The New Feedback
- Feedback: How do you post a follow-up to a reply to feedback
- Mobile app for Ebay Daily Deals - (Developed for the iPhone)
- Deal of the Day
- PayPal eCheques - where does the money go?
- PPI and paypal transaction reviews
- Shared banned list
- Trackable Delivery to the USA??
- Selling items using the freight option
- Web address in feedback?
From Twitter
- PayPal returns and fake goods - the Guardian investigates... http://is.gd/aODrX 1 day ago
- #Whitman "wows away" Latino voters http://is.gd/aOCVx #California #voteSantos 1 day ago
- RT @scotwingo: eBay Strategies Blog post - new seller tool ?!, Paypal/eBay split speculation, new twist on eBay Bucks http://bit.ly/9ZE1r0 1 day ago
- RT @ebayinkblog: The Garden is Growing http://bit.ly/aEvB6Y 2 days ago
- @cyberdees I'm just writing up that very story now :-D - fingers crossed for them. in reply to cyberdees 2 days ago
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