Outlets, outlawed : what I’d do with eBay, part 1

January 15, 2010

Oops, they’ve done it again. New eBay Outlet store La Redoute has managed to rack up a less-than-impressive 5 neutrals and 10 negative feedbacks in a month of trading: at time of writing, that puts them on 97.7% overall, or 5.4% non-positive… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Soapbox | 48 Comments 

“Heavy Snowfall” Feedback message to remain for next few weeks

January 14, 2010

If you haven’t left feedback for a seller this week you may have missed the “” message eBay have placed at the top of the feedback page. It reads “Heavy snowfall across the UK means that some deliveries are currently experiencing significant delays…. Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 12 Comments 

Free listing for casual sellers on Sunday

January 13, 2010

There’s a , 17th January. This time however the rules are tighter than ever to prevent business sellers from getting in on the action. Firstly the free listing only applies to auctions, but also “professional tools, such as, Turbo Lister” are… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD | 13 Comments 

More snow, more late deliveries…

January 13, 2010

Another sprinkling of snow overnight is causing havoc on the roads again. The skip lorry that visits our industrial estate got stuck this morning and another had to come tow it out and the snow is also affecting deliveries across the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 10 Comments 

20 reasons you should be at Small Business 2.0

January 11, 2010

It’s the best event for small businesses on the internet this year! It’s only a tenner. It’s January: a good time to take stock of what you’ve been doing, and look at what needs changing for the year ahead. There’ll be beer afterwards…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Events | 9 Comments 

Conservatives want you to start a business from home

January 11, 2010

So you run an eBay business but you live in a council or housing association house. Your tenancy forbids you from running a business at home, or possibly even if you own your house the deeds forbid you from running a business from home. In the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 13 Comments 

Multi-Variation Listings quantity problems

January 10, 2010

We’ve heard over the last week or so that some sellers are having problems with quantities on multi-variation listings being higher than they ought to be. There’s now an announcement from eBay UK that which, when an item is edited, resets the… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Glitches | 10 Comments 

Fully pimped Westlife “Shane 2″ car for sale on eBay

January 9, 2010

If you’re into Westlife you’ve about 24 hours left to bag one of the most unique bits of Westlife memorabilia going – a . Back in December 2007 the car was presented back to the owner, Debbie from Grimsby, on the “The Westlife Show..live”…. Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 8 Comments 

eBay to give snow reminder for feedback

January 8, 2010

eBay have just announced they’ll be currently affecting the UK at the point of leaving feedback. They’re also advising sellers to inform buyers when their items are despatched (If you use Selling Manager Pro use automated despatch emails) and the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 11 Comments 

Top Rated Seller? Oh no you’re not!

January 8, 2010

Two days ago eBay sent out emails informing sellers that they had attained Top Rated Seller status. Today they’re sending apologies as the emails were sent in error. There’s bound to be a few confused sellers out there, but if you’re unsure if… Read more

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eBay UK Daily Deals are back for 2010

January 7, 2010

eBay Daily Deals relaunched this morning after taking a break for Christmas and the New Year. The break doesn’t appear to have dented buyers enthusiasm as they’ve already sold well over . The weekly deals are also back in place with a Fashion,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 9 Comments 

Working Lunch: Severe weather policy and Gumtree

January 6, 2010

Today’s BBC Working Lunch was well worth watching for small business owners. Topical as ever it covers work, the weather and absent employees, as well as Suchi Mukherjee, the Managing Director of Gumtree, who was guest of the day. For small… Read more

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eBay Partner Network close accounts using shortened URLs

January 6, 2010

If you’re using the eBay Partner Network (ePN) affiliate program to make money don’t use URL shortening services such as is.gd or tinyurl. If you do they’ll kick you off the program. My friend Barry just found this out to his cost and received an… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Affiliates | 10 Comments 

HDN acquires DHL domestic UK parcel business

January 5, 2010

HDN (Home Delivery Network) has announced that it’s to acquire DHL’s UK business to business and business to consumer parcel business. This will give a combined business of over £600 million delivering more than 180 million parcels per… Read more

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Snow affects UK postal deliveries and collections

January 5, 2010

photo credit: Aa?onAs snow once again covers much of the UK, delays to postal deliveries and collections are being announced. Royal Mail breaks down service information by region: areas currently listed as affected by the weather include… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News, Selling Tips | 16 Comments 

Gumtree pull out of dating

January 5, 2010

Gumtree have pulled the plug on dating and are removing all Gumtree dating sections from the site. Although some categories such as “Friends” and “Penpals” were fairly innocent, others such as “Casual Relationships” and “Desperately Seeking” were… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 9 Comments 

What happened to the post Xmas free listing day?

January 4, 2010

It’s the first year that I can ever recall eBay not having a free (or at least a cheap) listing day between Christmas and New Year. For every year for as long as I’ve been trading on eBay they’ve held a post Christmas promotion to encourage people… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, Featured | 8 Comments 

End all your good til cancelled listings

January 3, 2010

It’s almost the first Monday back at work and like many sellers I’ve been making some changes ready for the New Year. The lull between Christmas and New Year has been a great time for evaluating my business and getting organised for the future and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Selling Tips | 16 Comments