Checkout by Amazon now available for UK websites

March 31, 2011

UK webstore owners have a new payment option to offer to their customers. Checkout by Amazon has now launched in the UK. Retailers can sign up to offer shoppers payment with their Amazon log on credentials by signing up at Amazon Payments. There… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 13 Comments 

eBay.com add retailers with Milo local search

March 31, 2011

eBay.com has added a new feature which allows shoppers to check products available at local retailers through eBay search. This is the first Milo integration which now gives access to millions of products from approximately 50,000 stores across all… Read more

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Sourcing goods from Alibaba & AliExpress.com

March 31, 2011

I’m often asked by the occasional eBay seller and more often by journalists where eBay sellers go to get their stock. There are no real secrets, almost all eBay (and other sellers) get their stock from manufacturers direct, their appointed… Read more

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

eSellerPro unveil new website

March 31, 2011

eSellerPro, well known for providing a complete eCommerce ERP solution, have got themselves a new website and it’s a pretty and impressive update on their old site. Those that remember their old website will recall a rather dated site which hadn’t… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Web Design | 1 Comment 

eBay France announces fee changes

March 30, 2011

eBay France has published its new fee schedule today. Insertion fees for 30 day and valide jusqu’à annulation (GTC) listings have been abolished. Boutique subscriptions are all to be €19,95 per month, with only “Boutique Premium” now… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay.fr | 2 Comments 

TurboLister multiple edit errors fixed

March 30, 2011

The eBay tools team who look after TurboLister have fixed a glitch which has been a bug bear for years. When bulk editing stored listings in TurboLister (for example when VAT rates changed from 17.5% to 20% I wanted to change VAT on all my stored… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 3 Comments 

Amazon expand shipping options in Seller Central

March 29, 2011

Amazon have increased the number of carriers available for shipping in Seller Central. When you ship an Amazon order you can enter the Courier and shipping service along with the tracking number. The number of pre-set options has now increased to… Read more

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How will eBay UK’s postage caps change with RM price rises?

March 29, 2011

eBay sellers may be wondering how the Royal Mail price changes next week will affect what they’re allowed to charge for P&P. And the answer is? We still don’t know. Despite the fact that RM actually announced these price changes in December… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay.co.uk, News | 9 Comments 

eBay fix scanning glitch for bulk tracking form

March 29, 2011

For those that enter tracking numbers into eBay using a scanner there’s been a small but welcome change to the bulk tracking entry form. Previously if you could enter tracking numbers in bulk by typing them in, but if you scanned your tracking… Read more

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

eBay acquires GSI Commerce

March 28, 2011

eBay has just announced it is to acquire GSI Commerce, “a leading provider of ecommerce and interactive marketing services”. At US$2.4 billion, this is the company’s second-largest acquisition, surpassed only by its purchase of Skype for $2.8… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay | 7 Comments 

Will Etsy sellers heart Heartsy?

March 28, 2011

If you’re an Etsy seller, you’ll be interested to hear about Heartsy, best described as “Groupon for Etsy”. Each day, a featured seller offers a deep discount on store credit for their Etsy store (today’s is $34 credit for $13, saving 62%). Buyers… Read more

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eBay.com begins enforcing duplicate auctions policy

March 28, 2011

Auctionbytes has some interesting comments from an eBay rep on how the new eBay.com duplicate auctions policy is being enforced. Earlier this month, eBay.com made an addition to its to disallow duplicate auctions with low sell-through rates…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 13 Comments 

Should your website have product reviews?

March 27, 2011

When I set up my own ecommerce sites to run alongside my eBay Shops, one of the biggest reliefs was not having the daily, heart-stopping look at my feedback to see if any random customer had chanced to neg me overnight. It’s tempting to run with… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Customer Service, Ecommerce, Web Design | 13 Comments 

Nintendo 3DS at lowest £186.99 price on eBay

March 25, 2011

eBay have trumped the competition with the lowest online price for the Nintendo 3DS which was released today. They have the new , the cheapest console-only deal currently on the market and an 18% saving on the retail price of £229.99. The price… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay | 4 Comments 

2011 Royal Mail tariff: April/May price increases

March 24, 2011

Royal Mail have announced their price changes for this year. There are two different price changes, one tariff for stamps and franking (opens in .pdf) customers which comes into effect on the 4th April 2011 and another tariff for account customers… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, Selling Tips | 18 Comments 

Parcel2Go launch quick quote shipping tool

March 24, 2011

Parcel2Go have launched a new quick quote shipping tool for sellers to embed into their listings. It enables your buyer to get an accurate postage quote to anywhere in the world right from your listing. All you need do is to tap in your items… Read more

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UK Budget 2011 – The UK is “open for business”

March 23, 2011

“This is not a tax-raising Budget, nor can we afford a give-away” is what the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne said when introducing the UK Budget for 2011 this afternoon. As expected the Government are doing their best not to spend money… Read more

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Pizza by PayPal

March 22, 2011

I’ve tried to resist but it’s and managed to hold onto the funds in my PayPal account for over a month since Domino’s added the payment method to their website… but I’ve just given in. It’s just too easy and too tempting and “Two for Tuesday” at… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 9 Comments 

How the VAT rise impacted sales on eBay UK

March 22, 2011

In advance of the UK Budget announcement which the Chancellor will present tomorrow, eBay have just released some internal data on how the recent VAT changes affected consumer spending. Whilst January’s VAT rise had a profound impact on… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 8 Comments 

Misco expands ChannelAdvisor relationship with Paid Search

March 21, 2011

Misco, one of the leading tech suppliers in the UK has just expanded their relationship with ChannelAdvisor. For the past three years they have been a user of ChannelAdvisor’s Comparison Shopping solution, which optimises data feeds for every… Read more

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eBay UK Business seller vs Private seller fees

March 21, 2011

I’ve been asked by a number of sellers why they should continue to list high Average Selling Price (ASP) items on their eBay Business account, instead of using a Private seller account, once the fee changes come into effect in May this year. On… Read more

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HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus printer review

March 20, 2011

Those that know me will be aware of my preference for laser printers. Specifically HP LaserJet office printers, but laser printers nonetheless. There’s a good reason for this, a typical HP LaserJet (e.g. 4000, 4050, 4100 series) will do something… Read more

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

Social selling grows on eBay classified sites

March 20, 2011

According to a “Glocal Trade Study” by eBay, Global Classifieds business is growing faster than ever but there’s still plenty of potential for growth. There were a total of 221 million classifieds adverts posted across eBay’s online classifieds… Read more

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Comparison between the old & new eBay UK fees

March 18, 2011

There’s been a lot of talk over the last few days on how the fee changes will impact sellers. There’s also a fair amount of confusion out there as to what the impact will be. Quite frankly the was fiendishly complicated with many sellers not… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 46 Comments 

Pre-Order Nintendo 3DS on Amazon for £187.00

March 18, 2011

Amazon have slashed the price of the Nintendo 3DS which is due out on the 25th March in response to a price promotion by Morrisons. The retail price is £299.00 but Morrisons are offering in-store pre-ordering of the Nintendo 3DS at just £187.00… Read more

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