Skype version 5 integrates Facebook

October 15, 2010

If you use Skype and Facebook then you’ll love the latest update. Skype have added Facebook functionality allowing you to see your Facebook news feed in Skype, send updates to Skype and of course to make calls to your Facebook contacts directly from… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, News | 3 Comments 

eBay give £10,000 to Cancer Reseach, Dogs Trust & NSPCC

October 15, 2010

eBay for Charity have announced the winners of eBay grants worth £10,000. The charities were chosen by the eBay community based on which charities were favourited the most by eBay users in September. The winners of the grants are: 1st prize:… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay | 4 Comments 

eBay opens local sites in Finland, Hungary, Portual

October 14, 2010

eBay has announced today that it’s opening local sites in three new countries: Finland, Hungary and Portugal. It says that this will offer local language sites to an additional 25 million people. Buyers will be “directed to” (I think that means,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay | 7 Comments 

Government announces plans for Royal Mail sell-off

October 13, 2010

The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has announced plans for the sell-off of Royal Mail today. Perhaps of most concern to many TameBay readers: the government has said it will “safeguard the future of the universal postal service at uniform prices… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 11 Comments 

eBay to launch new mobile site for smart phones

October 13, 2010

eBay are to launch a new mobile version of the site specifically aimed at smart phone users who don’t use eBay Apps. Initially it’ll only be available for eBay.com on the iPhone, followed by Android and then global roll out to start in 2011. One… Read more

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

eBay UK promotes buyer protection just about everywhere

October 13, 2010

If you haven’t been through the eBay UK signin screen this morning, you may not have seen the huge great creative promoting buyer protection, so here’s a screen shot for you. It’s not just on the signin screen either: there’s a banner across the… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Customer Service, eBay, eBay.co.uk, Featured | 28 Comments 

eBay.com runs 25c promotion for video games

October 12, 2010

eBay.com have yet another listing promotion, this time for video games. From 12th October to December 31st you can list video games on eBay.com for a 25c insertion fee when selling on auction style listings. This promotion will only affect the… Read more

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Streetwise: Multi-parcel deliveries made easy

October 12, 2010

I’ve been talking to Streetwise Couriers about one of their services which is pretty unique and I didn’t know existed – the ability to send multiple parcels as a consignment at a single price. Streetwise give the ability to send a single or… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 9 Comments 

10 ways to increase your average order size

October 11, 2010

We all want to sell more. There are two ways to do it: get more customers, or sell more to the ones we’ve got. For most of us, the latter option is much, much easier: traffic costs, one way or another, so whether you’re paying eBay or Google or just… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Marketing, Selling Tips, Web Design | 21 Comments 

Asda to sell second-hand video games

October 11, 2010

Supermarket chain Asda has announced today that it is to begin selling second-hand video games in-store. The service, called “Buy, Play, Trade”, has been trialled in 5 locations, and has been so successful that it’s now to be rolled out to 235 of… Read more

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Amazon extend free shipping across Europe

October 11, 2010

Amazon.co.uk have announced the extension of free delivery to 17 EU countries including Italy, Greece, Norway, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden, San Marino, Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal and Finland. If the order is for more than £25 and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 1 Comment 

British Airways to accept PayPal from early 2011

October 11, 2010

PayPal have announced a major win in the UK, with British Airways to start accepting PayPal in early 2011 for online flight payments. John Mornement, Head of Selling and Distribution at British Airways said “We are pleased to offer more choice to… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 6 Comments 

Rumour: PayPal coming to Android Market

October 10, 2010

Rumour has it that PayPal payments may be coming to Google’s Android market soon. An announcement is expected during the PayPal Developers’ Conference in San Francisco later this month. Currently, the Android Market requires shoppers either to… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Mobile, Paypal | 1 Comment 

Update to 5* DSRs for free P&P policy on eBay UK

October 9, 2010

eBay UK has announced an update to their policy giving sellers automatic 5 stars for P&P when postage is free. The policy holds for items paid for with PayPal, but , “since eBay cannot ensure that there were no Postage & Packaging fees ultimately… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 19 Comments 

eBay.com 1c fixed price promo in tech categories

October 9, 2010

From today (9th October) until the 15th October sellers on eBay.com can list fixed price items in some tech categories for a 1c insertion fee. Categories included in the promotion are: Electronics; Computers & Networking; Cameras & Photo; Cell… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay.com | 2 Comments 

Firefox 4 to add Bing as search option

October 7, 2010

Microsoft have achieved a boost for the Bing search engine, as it’ll be included as a option in the next release of Mozilla’s Firefox browser. Google will retain the number 1 slot as the default search engine on installation of Firefox 4, Bing… Read more

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Free auction listings on eBay UK: 9th & 10th October

October 7, 2010

It’s eBay UK’s turn for a free listing day for private sellers again, this time on 9th and 10th October. Any item listed by a private seller on auction regardless of start price will have the insertion fees waived. Once again not only are… Read more

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

TurboLister crashes caused by C++ update not installed

October 7, 2010

I’m one of those remarkable people who have never had a problem with TurboLister – well that was until this week when it decided to repeatedly crash. There was no logical explanation why it continued to work perfectly on all other computers, the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay | 2 Comments 

10c Auctions for all eBay.com sellers

October 5, 2010

eBay.com have yet another cheap listing deal, and this time it’s open to all sellers regardless whether they have an eBay store or not. For three days from 5th to 7th October you can list auctions on eBay.com for just 10c regardless of start… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay.com | 3 Comments 

Josh Silverman leaves Skype, Tony Bates new CEO

October 4, 2010

Josh Silverman is leaving Skype to be replaced by Tony Bates as Skype’s new CEO. Tony will be leaving his position as Senior Vice President at Cisco and is expected to join Skype by the end of October. In the mean time Skype’s Chief Financial and… Read more

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“We’ve got you covered” Message from John Donahoe

October 4, 2010

eBay.com are launching the holiday shopping season by majoring on Buyer Protection in what will be a month long campaign, aimed at building buyer trust and increasing purchases on eBay. Even the entire eBay.com home page has been given over to a… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

eBay launches new way to buy fashion on eBay

October 4, 2010

In a move which is sure to please sellers in clothes, shoes and accessories eBay have updated the fashion section of the site. Gone from the main tabs in eBay is the Fashion Outlet which is now a sub-tab of the new “Fashion” button. Clicking… Read more

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