Glitch doubles international DSR count
September 19, 2010
Richard from MagnumOpus warns us of a potentially disastrous glitch he’s seen with DSRs and transaction counts left by international buyers. It appears that these figures have both been doubled in the DSR reports. Richard writes: As a real… Read more
Royal Mail revamps website & eBay Postage Estimator
September 19, 2010
Royal Mail have revamped their website, and I’m largely in favour of the changes. As with the previous iteration you need to decide whether you’re a personal or business customer before you can access site features, but it’s now a lot easier to find… Read more
Should your website be cheaper than eBay & Amazon?
September 18, 2010
I’m always amazed at the number of sellers who complain about eBay competitors undercutting them on prices, and yet do the same on their own website. It’s not unusual to see a seller bemoaning their luck that someone is offering lower prices than… Read more
“Add to list” now live on eBay UK listings
September 16, 2010
eBay lists have gone live on listings with the appearance of the now familiar purple speech bubble to make sure you don’t miss the change. Now instead of click to simply “watch” an item, you can add it to a choice of preset “Watch”, “Wish”, “Gift”… Read more
ECMOD 2010 – Register to attend and win bonus conference ticket
September 16, 2010
ECMOD was the UK’s very first event specifically for catalogue & mail order businesses. It launched 20 years ago with the aim of encouraging business owners and entrepreneurs to share information to help grow their profits. 20 years on and ECMOD… Read more
eBay UK tests new home page design
September 16, 2010
eBay UK has just announced a test on a new homepage design, visible for “a small percentage of members”. I’m not seeing anything different: are you? If so, please grab us a screenshot and mail to sue@tamebay.com. There’s a lovely link to your eBay… Read more
Bing overtakes Yahoo! as No.2 US search engine
September 15, 2010
Bing has over taken Yahoo! as the second most used search engine in the US, although trailing behind Google. According to Neilsen, in August Google’s US search share was 65.1% with Microsoft MSN/Live/Bing at 13.9% edging just in front of Yahoo! at… Read more
Microsoft launch Internet Explorer 9 beta
September 15, 2010
If you’ve got a Windows 7 PC or laptop and are feeling brave then Internet Explorer 9 is available in Beta to download this evening. Launched with a fanfare from cult band the Gorrilaz, IE9 promises faster browsing, better tab management, a… Read more
eBay.com announce new business development team
September 15, 2010
eBay have announced the formation of a new business development team to be led by Michael Jones (MJ) formerly of ChannelAdvisor. MJ becomes Vice President, North American business development for eBay, and brings a wealth of experience in helping… Read more
PayPal hires Leonard Shen as new compliance officer
September 15, 2010
PayPal have hired a new Compliance Officer, who’s role will be to ensure PayPal complies with regulatory requirements in the countries that they operate. Leonard Shen comes to PayPal from American Express where he worked as chief compliance and… Read more
eBay wins back Craigslist holding
September 12, 2010
A judge in Delaware has restored eBay’s 28.4% share holding in online classifieds site Craigslist. eBay general counsel, Michael R. Jacobson, said: “We are very pleased that the Court gave eBay what it sought from the lawsuit. eBay brought this suit… Read more
eBay concedes China to Alibaba
September 12, 2010
It seems the long-running war between Chinese wholesale marketplace Alibaba and eBay may finally be over: eBay’s CEO John Donahoe has said “We’ve, in essence, exited the domestic market.” Instead of aiming to compete in China, eBay will “look for… Read more
Etsy sales up 7.1% in August
September 12, 2010
Etsy have released their stats for August, and they make cheering reading: * $25.5 million of goods sold, up 7.1% on July. * That represents 1,404,248 items sold for the month, up 7.2% on July. * 2,117,388 new items were listed in the… Read more
Dan Wilson’s 10 top tips to save time & money on eBay
September 12, 2010
Our friend Dan Wilson has been busy making video tutorials and the first is on seller efficiency with a selection of tips for sellers with the aim of making their operations more profitable. If you’re an experienced seller you’ve… Read more
Royal Mail privatisation to go ahead
September 11, 2010
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the government is to go ahead with the privatisation of Royal Mail. He said: “Royal Mail is facing a combination of potentially lethal challenges – falling mail volumes, low investment, not enough… Read more
£1/2million frozen in Minecraft PayPal account
September 11, 2010
If you’ve ever had a little problem with PayPal account limitations spare a thought for Markus Persson. His only fault was to create a game called Minecraft, which is so new it’s still only in Alpha, and not even made it to a Beta release. That’s… Read more
Free auctions for private sellers this weekend
September 9, 2010
Time to break out the private IDs again: there’s a free listing weekend for private sellers coming. On 11th and 12th September, private sellers can list auctions with any start price for free. Only items listed through one of the SYI forms are… Read more
Rakuten launch website aimed at UK buyers
September 9, 2010
If you’re looking for a new place to shop then check out Rakuten, they’re now shipping to the UK. It’s no real surprise that they’re flexing their muscles and trying to attract business from the west. They’ve already bought Buy.com and… Read more
PayPal’s Michael Barrett joins NCSA board
September 9, 2010
PayPal’s Chief Information Security Officer, Michael Barrett has added to his responsibilities and joined the US National Cyber Security Alliance Board (NCSA). The NCSA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate Internet users on how… Read more
Advertising Standards to cover merchants’ own websites
September 7, 2010
The Advertising Standards Authority has announced that its online remit is to be extended. From 1st March 2011, the ASA will cover marketing on companies own websites and on non-paid-for sites like Twitter and Facebook. Currently, it only covers… Read more
Some surprising numbers about emailing your customers
September 7, 2010
How often is too often? Many of us worry about emailing our customers too frequently: will they think it’s spam? But maybe we’re worrying unnecessarily. For about a year now (in fact, since I started), I’ve been sending out a monthly email… Read more
Community update delayed, Groups content lost
September 7, 2010
eBay have delayed the restructure of the community hub (new discussion boards, videos, social media integration and updated answer center and groups) for two weeks due to technical difficulties. For those who were mourning the loss of their… Read more
Simple green shipping with the eBay Box
September 6, 2010
100,000 reuseable, recyclable boxes are eBay’s latest foray into environmental friendliness. The eBay Box is the star prize winner from the Innovation Expo eBay holds each year, which gives employees the chance to put forward concepts and prototypes… Read more
Automatic 5 star rating for free post items paid with PayPal
September 6, 2010
From today any items offering free postage that are paid with PayPal will automatically be awarded a five star rating for the P&P option. Items must be paid for with PayPal so that eBay are certain that no postage was paid. It’s worth remembering… Read more
eBay fine in LVMH case slashed by €33million
September 3, 2010
photo credit: Gavin GilmoureBay have just had the fine payable to Louis Vuitton reduced from €38.6million to just €5.6 million by the French appeals court. The original fine was set by the Paris commercial court based on claims by LVMH that… Read more
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