ChannelAdvisor UK Catalyst speaker line up
March 18, 2011
There’s still a couple of months to book a place for the EU ChannelAdvisor Catalyst conference which takes place in London on the 17th–18th May 2011. Already though the speaker line up is looking to make a very interesting conference. The usual… Read more
Free listing at any start price for Private Sellers
March 18, 2011
There’s another free listing weekend for Private Sellers on the 19th and 20th March. Private sellers already get 100 free 99p start auction listings per month, but this weekend they can list at any start price for free. As with other recent… Read more
ChannelAdvisor launch Inventory Driven Paid Search Feature
March 17, 2011
ChannelAdvisor have been in the paid search business for many years and have been working on an idea of how to help retailers better manage paid search, especially in connection with inventory. Essentially for paid search (which to most people… Read more
Wet suit on eBay gets over 200,000 page views
March 16, 2011
When you advertise a “” on eBay you can pretty much guarantee that surfers around the world are going to be reading your listing. Pointing out that “when you’re sat having a post-surf pint in the pub you smell awful and girls don’t like boys that… Read more
Product Bundles coming to eBay UK this Spring
March 16, 2011
There’s a new feature coming to eBay this Spring, announced in the Seller Update but largely missed due to the focus on fee changes. As well as the Shopping Basket rolling out across the whole site this summer look out for Product Bundles appearing… Read more
How will the fee changes affect your business?
March 16, 2011
I’ve been talking to a number of sellers today. Some are pretty pleased with the eBay fee changes, some sanguine, and others who are facing steep rises are upset to say the least. One seller I spoke to, Alistair of , added up in his head that… Read more
Which level eBay shop should you subscribe to?
March 16, 2011
With the change in eBay fixed price insertion fees it’s time to review which level eBay Shop you should subscribe to. Under the old price structure it didn’t make financial sense to have an eBay shop until you had more than 75 listings. A featured… Read more
eBay UK Seller Release: Hefty fee cuts for some, increases for others
March 16, 2011
eBay UK have just published the first seller update of 2011 and it’s a mixed bag with hefty fee cuts of as much as 50% for some sellers and fee increases for others. Anchor shops see free insertion fees for fixed price listings and eBay have also… Read more
How to avoid eBay.com fees on shipping charges
March 15, 2011
There’s an interesting wrinkle in the change on eBay.com where fees will be charged on free shipping. Lets suppose you offer a One-Day shipping service, a slower domestic service and International Shipping options. eBay’s change says that in this… Read more
The end of Auctions, PowerSellers and Fee Avoidance?
March 15, 2011
So we’ve seen the fee changes for eBay.com but will they please buyers and who are the winners and losers? I’m hearing words like “we’ve listened to our sellers”, “sharing in seller’s success” and “convenience orientated buyers like immediate… Read more
eBay.com Spring Seller Update – Fees & Payment Holds
March 15, 2011
eBay.com have announced the details of the 2011 Spring Seller Update and the changes that sellers will be looking at most closely are fees. It should be noted that these changes apply to eBay.com and when changes for eBay UK are announced they are… Read more
eBay.com Auction and Fixed Price Fee Schedule
March 15, 2011
From the 19th April 2011 Auction Fees will change on eBay.com for sellers who don’t have an eBay store and from the 6th July auction fees for store subscribers and fixed price fees for all sellers will change. There will be two auction fee… Read more
How Multi-Variation prices are displayed in search results
March 15, 2011
Multi-Variation listings are used by many sellers (and recommended by eBay) as the best way to display products on eBay when they are available in a selection of sizes and colours. They are also often used by sellers in various categories for… Read more
Get a new new celebrity Twitter best friend for Comic Relief
March 14, 2011
It’s almost Comic Relief Red Nose day again, and this year there’s a first being held on a set of special eBay auctions – The chance for , retweet you on Twitter and personally mention you on Twitter. There are over 100 auctions which end this… Read more
Amazon & Google sued over search result auto-complete
March 14, 2011
MasterObjects, a company that offers solutions to provide immediate search results and suggestions to web users based on the search strings they type, has sued Google and Amazon for infringing their auto-complete search patent. Very simply when you… Read more
Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal via Amazon
March 13, 2011
In response to the magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan, Amazon is working with the Red Cross to help collect funds to assist the victims. On each Amazon country site there is a link to the Red Cross website where donations can be made by… Read more
PayPal $7.5 settlement with LML Payment Systems
March 12, 2011
LML Payment Systems has settled litigation with PayPal and agreed terms of a Settlement and License Agreement to the tune of $7.5m. In 2008 LML complained that PayPal along with other institutions were infringing their patents for electronic cheque… Read more
eBay iPad Instant Sale offers up 800%
March 10, 2011
eBay have just announced that offers on eBay Instant Sale for the old iPad are up almost 800% in the run up to the launch of the iPad 2. Since the launch of eBay Instant Sale there have been 38,000 quote to buy iPads, but 22,000 of those quotes have… Read more
SNAFU: eBay tracking number glitch affects Internet Explorer
March 10, 2011
There appears to be a problem entering tracking numbers for shipments into eBay today. The tracking form loads, but it is blank with no sales records displayed for tracking numbers to be entered. The issue appears to be restricted to Internet… Read more
Should you offer PayPal on your website?
March 9, 2011
There’s recently been some discussion on TameBay as to whether merchants should offer PayPal on their websites. The main choices available to online retailers are: Credit/Debit card through a merchant account, PayPal, Nochex and Google… Read more
BMW launch accessories shop on eBay
March 9, 2011
BMW are the latest big name brand to set up shop on eBay. The is selling genuine parts direct from BMW ranging from alloy wheels to DVD systems and roof racks. The BMW Direct eBay shop carries the full BMW branding with an attractive flash… Read more
Domino’s Pizza now accept PayPal in the UK
March 8, 2011
eBay sellers need never go hungry at lunch time again – now anyone with a few pennies in their PayPal account can instantly order Domino’s Pizza for delivery in the UK and pay with PayPal. Pizza by PayPal was first introduced in Israel, and now… Read more
Adverts to be introduced in Skype
March 7, 2011
Skype have decided to start displaying adverts initially just on the home tab of Skype, but with a likelihood of testing ads in other areas in the future. They say that advertising done in the right way will allow them to invest for the future… Read more
myHermes and Collect+ added to eBay options
March 7, 2011
eBay have changed the postage options available to sellers to include myHermes and Collect+ as delivery choices. Both companies are now available as “Economy” options in both the Sell Your Item form and in TurboLister. Sadly eBay still haven’t… Read more
Is this the beginning of the end of free Gumtree?
March 5, 2011
eBay-owned classified site Gumtree has been a great way to advertise on the internet for free. But – maybe – not for much longer. One of the largest sections on Gumtree in the UK is the property for rent section, and that’s just introduced fees…. Read more
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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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