Pay off your Christmas debt by selling your presents
December 31, 2010
In line with previous years it’s no surprise to see a rash of articles telling of people selling unwanted Christmas presents online, but this year it seem there have been more inappropriate gifts given and received than ever. Perhaps it’s due to… Read more
Stuff U Sell’s 7 Top Tips for choosing a Trading Assistant
December 29, 2010
There aren’t many eBay Trading Assistants in the world, but visiting David Brackin of in his 16,000 square foot warehouse today, shows that the Trading Assistant business model is still alive. Trading Assistants have traditionally been a… Read more
Tengelmann Group invest in Supreme Auction
December 27, 2010
In what may be the last significant acquisition of the year the Tengelmann Group announced today that it is strengthening its commitment to ecommerce by taking a share in Supreme NewMedia. Supreme NewMedia are best known for their Supreme Auction… Read more
Will you pass on the VAT increase to your customers?
December 27, 2010
There’s less than a week left until the VAT hike to 20 on the 4th January, and if you’ve not already decided how to handle it then it’s time to do so. eBay’s research has found that found that nearly a quarter (24%) of online businesses will… Read more
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2010
Skype CEO Tony Bates apologises for outage
December 23, 2010
Tony Bates, CEO of Skype, has gone on YouTube to apologies to users for the outage over the last few days and to explain what actions the company is taking to ensure the situation never happens again. Thanking users for their patience and… Read more
How to finish your Christmas shopping fast
December 23, 2010
There are only a few hours of shopping left until Christmas day, and if you’ve not yet bought that final gift then time is running out. It’s probably too late to purchase on eBay now, unless you have a very accomodating seller who can still ship… Read more
Skype offline through distributed network failure
December 22, 2010
Skype has been intermittantly unavailable for many users today and the online icon is currently a grey “Trying to connect” status for me. It didn’t take Skype long to notice that the number of online users was falling and when investigating found… Read more
Custom build your own Android app
December 21, 2010
Is there an app you’ve always wished someone would invent for your mobile phone? Well if so the time has come for a bit of Do-It-Yourself. Google have released the App Inventor for Android, which means with a bit of software downloaded to your PC… Read more
Should eBay and PayPal hand your sales data to the tax authorities?
December 21, 2010
There’s been much talk recently both in the UK and in the US regarding eBay, PayPal and the tax man. The big issue is should eBay and PayPal hand across sales data and seller’s details to the authorities to ensure that any taxes due are paid. In… Read more
eBay to acquire German Fashion Shopping Club brands4friends
December 20, 2010
eBay have announced today that they will acquire brands4friends, Germany’s Largest Online Fashion Shopping Club. The move is designed to strengthen eBay’s position as a leading online fashion destination in Europe which has been heavily promoted… Read more
Amazon advise shutting up shop if you can’t deliver
December 18, 2010
With more snow falling across the country today once again airports are closed and it’s likely that come Monday couriers and Royal Mail will be once again fighting to delivery parcels and letters on time. Amazon have issued advice to their… Read more
BBC report from inside PayPal’s hi-tech control room
December 18, 2010
Since PayPal and other tech companies ending their relationship with the Wikileaks website, and there have been many retaliatory hacking attempts by Wikileaks sympathisers. The most common attack is denial of service, where hackers attempt to… Read more
eBay acquire mobile tech company Critical Path Software
December 18, 2010
eBay have acquired Critical Path Software, a leading mobile application developer that has worked with eBay for more than two years to help deliver popular mobile apps for eBay platforms. The applications developed in collaboratation with… Read more
Snow delays deliveries in France as well as the UK
December 15, 2010
It’s not just the UK that is struggling from the aftermath of bad weather. With snow still on the ground in the North couriers are still struggling through the backlog of parcels and with more snow forecast delivery delays are likely to continue… Read more
How buyers view feedback DSRs
December 15, 2010
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Free auction listings for eBay Italy forever
December 15, 2010
Since May 2010 eBay Italy has had free listings for private sellers listing in the auction format for up to 100 listings per month. They have just announced that as of January 1st this will become a , although still with the limit of 100 items each… Read more
Children spend £64m without parents consent
December 15, 2010
If you’ve ever wondered where your unauthorised PayPal transaction claims come from it could be the £64m per year that children are spending online without their parents knowledge. According to the CPP one in seven online purchases made by… Read more
10 Festive selling tips from Amazon
December 15, 2010
Amazon have published a series of 10 top selling tips for sellers over the Christmas period. These tips are valid all year round, but especially so in this the busiest season of the retail year. You can see the full tips on the Amazon Seller Support… Read more
Buy now, pay after delivery with PayPal
December 15, 2010
PayPal have launched a new Top Buyer program in the US called PayPal Advantage, and one of the new features they’re testing is the ability to buy (both on and off eBay) and only pay when the goods are delivered. According to a post on the “Pay… Read more
Free advice on the VAT change from VAT expert
December 14, 2010
There’s only a couple of weeks until the 4th January when the UK VAT rate is due to change fro 17.5% to 20%. This is going to cause a number of complications for online sellers, as when completing your VAT return you’ll have to account for two… Read more
Sony Ericsson limited edition Dolce & Gabbana phone on eBay
December 13, 2010
If you’re still wondering what present to buy someone there’s still plenty of gifts available on eBay such as a . Best of all 100% of the price you pay is going to charity, in this case Leonard Cheshire Disability. From the same seller you could… Read more
Royal Mail put £20m into severe weather measures
December 13, 2010
In the aftermath of the snow which is rapidly disappearing across most of the country sellers are understandably concerned about eBay Detailed Seller Ratings and Amazon A-Z claims from missing parcels. As is usual with ecommerce there aren’t many… Read more
Amazon UK, DE, FR, IT, AT all taken offline
December 12, 2010
Amazon UK, France, Germany Austria and Italy were down for almost half an hour this evening from about 9.15pm GMT. It also appears to have affected other websites which run on the Amazon Cloud Computing Services. It’s not yet known if this was an… Read more
Heston Blumenthal Christmas Pudding on eBay
December 12, 2010
People are going mad for the with the whole orange baked into the middle. As a special sold in Waitrose supermarkets for just £13.99, the pudding has a whole candied orange in the centre. If you did buy one of these and are after some last… Read more
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