The future of Ink

May 29, 2010

And continuing my series of posts nicking eBay Ink’s videos… here we have Melinda Jackson of RRBradio talking to Richard Brewer Hay about the future of eBay’s corporate blog. I’ve lost count of the number of posts I’ve started and never… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Events, News, video | 2 Comments 

eBay Ink’s RBH interviews John Donahoe

May 29, 2010

Richard Brewer Hay, the official eBay blogger, interviews John Donahoe, eBay’s President, during eBay OL in Dallas. I love that JD is making the effort to video the people he’s talking to, so that he can pass on their exact comments to the… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Events, Soapbox, video | 6 Comments 

Best Match is broken for the Bank Holiday

May 29, 2010

Welcome to a normal Bank Holiday weekend where eBay is broke! Best Match has disappeared and all listings appear to be ordered by time ending soonest, regardless whether the item is fixed price or auction. If you’re had recent sales or a boost… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Glitches | 9 Comments 

Is the iPad too expensive as a toy?

May 28, 2010

So did you rush out and buy an iPad today? I have to admit I’m no great MAC or iTunes lover so it’s the first product Apple have produced that I’m seriously tempted by. The trouble is I just can’t justify the cost, the WiFi version just doesn’t… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 31 Comments 

Don’t be tempted to post your eBay items at work

May 27, 2010

So you’re in a full time job and work in a post room, but you sell in your spare time on eBay – How tempting must it be to post all of your eBay sales at work and save on the postage costs? That’s apparently what’s happened in the US over a two year… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 7 Comments 

eBay.com: Free listing week for auctions

May 26, 2010

eBay.com are holding a one week free insertion fee promotion for auction style listings, but only if you don’t have an eBay store. It’s aimed at private sellers and runs from 26th May to 1st June. There’s a limit of 100 listings during the… Read more

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What’s happening at Google according to Stephanie Tilenius

May 26, 2010

Stephanie Tilenius was until recently head of global product and North America at eBay until she left to join Google. She spoke at the ChannelAdvisor US Catalyst conference on Google’s plans for ecommerce and James Scott, Managing Director of… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 6 Comments 

Book report: Working 5 to 9: How to Start a Successful Business in Your Spare Time (Emma Jones)

May 25, 2010

If you need a new career direction but can’t give up the day job, or need to earn a little extra cash, or wonder what to do now your eBay store isn’t quite as lucrative as you’d once hoped, then this is the book for you. At its heart, it lists… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce | 8 Comments 

Automatic unpaid item process in action

May 25, 2010

I had an interesting email today which read “Sorry for the delay in payment and thanks for closing the case”. It’s great that my buyer paid, but the only slight issue I have is that the case was opened and closed by eBay and not by me. The new… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

vzaar expand video beyond eBay

May 25, 2010

vzaar, the guys that made video on eBay easy have got a new CEO, Stephen McCluskey who previously was Managing Director at Vebra, the UK’s largest supplier of software and IT services to UK property professionals. He was also co-founder and Managing… Read more

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eBay to place adverts on Irish listings

May 24, 2010

In line with eBay’s Corporate Goals for 2010 which include “Build advertising business”, they’ve announced that a new ad placement will be introduced permanently to all active listings on eBay.ie within the next few days. If you spot the… Read more

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Never say never again

May 23, 2010

photo credit: DuchampSome time over the last few days, my PowerSeller badge vanished. I’ve had it for exactly a decade, although I must admit for the last few months, it’s been a statistical anomoly based on high sales early last year: I haven’t… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Meta | 30 Comments 

eBay’s corporate goals for 2010

May 22, 2010

eBay’s top goals for 2010 have been revealed in a tweet by their corporate blogger, Richard Brewer Hay. Having seen a poster in a stair well in San Jose he posted an image of it on yfrog. The goals are: 1) Increase eBay’s Net Promoter score by 10… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 23 Comments 

Buy a TV, get your money back if England win

May 21, 2010

One of Today’s Daily Deals could end up costing Toshiba a fair few pounds. Offered at half price it’s a 42″ LCD HD TV, and if England win the World Cup Toshiba will give you your money back! The TV,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 5 Comments 

Rakuten – Serious competition for eBay & Amazon

May 21, 2010

There’s been a lot of talk over the years whether there will ever be a serious competitor to eBay and Amazon and up until now the answer has pretty much been “No”. That’s just changed, Rakuten – a marketplace based in Japan, has just bought… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, News | 6 Comments 

List your car for free on eBay this Sunday

May 19, 2010

eBay are holding a free listing promotion in the Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles this Sunday, 23rd May. All auctions and Buy It Now listings (normally £8.00 insertion fee), and Classified ads (normally £14.00 insertion fee) will be free for the… Read more

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Webinar: Be Found, Stand Out & Sell More on Amazon

May 18, 2010

It’s hard to ignore Amazon these days, and I’m particularly impressed as I’ve been looking after another sellers business for a few days and the Amazon sales are just rolling in. It’s also a heck of a lot easier to ship items than on eBay (much… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 30 Comments 

Win an eBay Fashion Outlet goodie bag

May 17, 2010

Do you want to win an eBay Fashion Outlet goodie bag including bottle of Perrier Jouet Champagne and £40 in PayPal vouchers? If so head over to the eBay Life4less blog and tell them what your fashion essentials are. The winner will be picked… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Events | 4 Comments 

Updated item condition now available on relists

May 15, 2010

If you’re relisting items on eBay you will now be presented with the opportunity to select the new updated Item Condition options in certain categories. Rather than the simple “New” or “Used” options there are a host of new Item Specifics such as… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 4 Comments 

eBay UK: “we want buyers to leave more negs”

May 15, 2010

We’ve been hearing two, apparently related, things from eBay sellers for a week or two now – one, a sudden increase in negative and neutral feedback overall, and two, an increase in negative and neutral feedbacks with positive comments. More than… Read more

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

Other sellers’ items will be added to your auctions too

May 13, 2010

photo credit: x-ray delta oneIn March, eBay announced that they’d be adding cross-promotional advertising to fixed price listings on eBay UK. Today, they’ve announced that as of 17th May,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay, Soapbox | 6 Comments 

50% off International Site Visibility for UK sellers

May 13, 2010

photo credit: Pink Sherbet PhotographyeBay UK have just announced a price promotion on International Site Visibility upgrades. Between Saturday 15th May and Saturday 29th May 2010, the price of ISV will be reduced from 30p to 15p. The promotion… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD | 2 Comments 

VAT forecast to rise 2.5% to 20% in emergency budget

May 13, 2010

According to a BBC survey of 28 independent economists (who assist the Treasury with their forecasts) it’s very likely that we’ll see a hike in VAT taking it from the current 17.5% up to a 20% VAT rate before the end of the year. The new Tory/Lib… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 26 Comments 

Offering PayPal no longer compulsory on eBay Australia

May 13, 2010

eBay have backed down in Australia and will no longer require PayPal to be offered as a payment option on eBay listings. In the future it will be sufficient simply to offer one of three safe payment methods, with one option to sellers being to offer… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com.au, Featured | 8 Comments 

Postman “stole 76,000 items from mail”

May 12, 2010

If you’ve had parcels or letters go missing in the Northumberland area, we may just have discovered what happened to them. A postie pleaded guilty today to taking 76,000 items from the mail in the two years to September 2009. His flat became so full… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 9 Comments