eBay sued for $3.8 bn over patent infringement
July 14, 2010
eBay is being sued for $3.8 billion over six alleged breaches of a software company’s patents. XPRT Ventures claims that eBay “unfairly stole the idea and method of payment used in eBay’s PayPal and similar electronic payment systems … during… Read more
eBay UK seller release has astonishingly good news (kinda)
July 14, 2010
Following yesterday’s US announcement, eBay UK has just released its list of changes for sellers coming this September. Here’s a summary of — excuse me a moment — WOO HOO WE’RE GETTING A SHOPPING CART!!!! Well, almost. It’s a test. But this,… Read more
Royal Mail extend opening hours for parcel collections
July 14, 2010
Following a trial of 100 delivery offices in May, Royal Mail are to extend opening hours at another 250 locations with 350 joining the program later in the year. The offices will remain open until 8pm on Wednesday evenings and 2pm on… Read more
eBay.com Seller Update: Amazon style “Value Box”
July 13, 2010
eBay.com have published the third and final seller update for the year which includes some enhancements to My Messages, Shipping and updated selling tools. eBay Value Box In time for the run up to Christmas eBay are promising US Top Rated… Read more
Free listings with iPhone selling app
July 12, 2010
The iPhone selling app is now available in the UK and Germany and what’s more for casual sellers it’s free to list auctions with the iPhone app from the 12th to 29th July. For UK sellers the iPhone app makes it really quick and easy to list CDs… Read more
eBay and Microsoft partner for cloud computing
July 12, 2010
eBay and Microsoft have announced that eBay is to be one of the first customers of Microsoft’s new Windows Azure platform appliance for cloud computing. Basically, this should allow eBay to scale more effectively and use technology more flexibly,… Read more
@earlybird cashes in to earn for Twitter
July 11, 2010
Despite a $1.1 billion valuation, social networking site Twitter has yet to feature any obvious monetisation. This is about to change. Twitter has announced a new account of its own, @earlybird, which will feature “special time-bound deals,… Read more
Is Shoply a solution for smaller eBay sellers?
July 11, 2010
I’ve spoken to a few people recently who’ve had something like this to say: “I’m a tiny eBay merchant. I can’t keep up with the requirements of TRS and Best Match, never mind meet the criteria I need to win on eBay these days. It’s no fun… Read more
Adwords ads show multiple physical locations
July 10, 2010
If your business has a physical presence as well as being on the net, here’s a neat trick from Google: location extensions allow you to add your business’s address to an Adwords ad, and those close to the user will be show in map form. Until now,… Read more
eBay Android app available internationally
July 10, 2010
eBay’s app for Android is now available for free download for UK, Australian and Canadian customers. Android users can download the eBay app by searching “eBay” from the Android Market on their handsets. Features include: voice search utilising… Read more
Amazon.com suggests what you could be selling
July 10, 2010
If you’ve ever wished you could find a product that buyers want but no one else is selling, wish no more – so long as you’re an Amazon.com seller. Amazon has launched Suggested Products which lists products which Amazon.com shoppers have viewed… Read more
Royal Mail tips for selling overseas
July 10, 2010
Royal Mail have just launched a new microsite – Royal Mail International Business, aimed at helping businesses sell internationally, either from or to the UK. They highlight on main reasons for expanding a UK business internationally – The relative… Read more
The “brick in a box” scam
July 9, 2010
It’s not often that you get a buyer who is an out and out fraudster, but that’s just what’s happened to a friend Alistair who runs one of the biggest car accessory outfits trading on eBay – . His warehouse is just a couple of units down from me so… Read more
Amazon expand into food and groceries
July 9, 2010
Amazon have launched an online grocery store in the UK, it’s still in beta but is stocked with everything from Beer, to Sausages and crisps. Products purchased from Amazon Grocery will benefit from the same shipping options (including free… Read more
Entering tracking numbers into eBay
July 8, 2010
I woke up to two emails this morning and it’s given me a bit of a buzz that eBay have got a relatively new site feature very nearly perfect. The first email read: Dear Sir/Madam Can you please confirm this item has been despatched? Thanking you… Read more
How can eBay & PayPal stop sellers being scammed?
July 7, 2010
This isn’t an unusual situation, but yet again a casual seller has been scammed. Having sold a brand new Apple iPad on eBay and been paid via PayPal it’s no surprise that after the buyer collected it turned out that it was a hijacked eBay/PayPal… Read more
Analyst calls for eBay fulfillment service
July 7, 2010
RBC Capital analyst Stephen Ju has called for eBay to launch a fulfillment program similar to Amazon FBA saying that it would benefit both buyers and sellers alike. It’s not a new idea and eBay surveyed sellers about a fulfillment service as far… Read more
eBay UK GPS and MP3 sellers, an offer for you
July 5, 2010
Alright, bear with me, here’s the deal… Between Monday 5th July and Saturday 31st July 2010 sellers listing in the GPS Systems and MP3 player categories (unless it’s the MP3 Player Accessories or Vehicle Parts and Accessories… Read more
Shill bidder sentenced: £5k fine & 250hrs community service
July 5, 2010
An eBay seller, believed to be the first to be convicted of shill bidding, has been fined £5000.00 and sentenced to 250 hours unpaid community service work. It appears he got off reasonably lightly as he was found guilty of ten offences, each of… Read more
10 reasons to buy your own business name in Adwords
July 4, 2010
This week, I’ve been playing with Google Adwords, and wondering about whether we (the company I work for) should pay for our own name in the PPC ads. “Why would we bother when we’re already top of the natural search results?” is the obvious answer,… Read more
Google setting up Facebook competitor?
July 3, 2010
Rumours that Google is about to have another go at social media have been confirmed as true by a former Facebook CTO. The story began last week with a Tweet from Digg founder Kevin Rose, which read “huge rumor: Google to launch facebook competitor… Read more
“Online drives recovery” for UK retailers, says PayPal
July 3, 2010
British internet shoppers will increase the amount they spend online by 36% over the next two years, and will drive the recovery for the UK’s retail sector, according to a new report sponsored by PayPal. Bricks-and-mortar store sales are… Read more
Google “abused dominant position” by turning off Adwords account
July 3, 2010
A French court has ruled that Google “abused its dominant market position” when it closed an advertiser’s Adwords account, reports the FT. Navx is a Paris-based provider of mobile information on speed camera location and petrol prices for motorists;… Read more
eBay terminate AdCommerce for eBay.com
July 2, 2010
eBay are shutting down AdCommerce in the US saying that sponsored ads from sellers simply aren’t working as well as highlighting in Best Match search results the most relevant listings from sellers who offer the best prices and… Read more
Free listings all weekend if you donate to charity
July 2, 2010
eBay are holding a free listing weekend for auctions from private sellers to encourage donations to charity. If you sign up to donate a percentage of the final selling price to charity they’ll waive insertion fees regardless of the start price of… Read more
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- eBay predicts 1 in four of us will by off TV by 2014. My brother already shops on eBay on his interactive TV http://t.co/jxq5YVlP 9 hrs ago
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- @ebay_uk @eBayFashion_UK I like the new swatch matching too, although some have said colours on a screen differ to real life so a challenge in reply to ebay_uk 12 hrs ago
- @ebay_uk Augmented Reality combined with Image Recognition, but probably hardest to achieve will probably have most impact for sales in reply to ebay_uk 12 hrs ago
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