Free email marketing service from iContact
April 14, 2011
There’s on inescapable fact of selling online and that’s that there is a cost involved. There are fees to sell on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon, or have your own website there’s hosting, software and if you’re serious about your business… Read more
Doug McCallum eBay EU VP joins Ocado board
April 14, 2011
Doug McCallum, eBay’s European Senior Vice-President has just become an online grocer. He has been appointed a new non-executive director by Ocado with effect from 3 October 2011. Ocado, established in 2000, now deliver over 21,000 product lines… Read more
Terapeak get a new logo and new website
April 14, 2011
Terapeak, one of the most useful eBay related companies has just had their website made over and gotten themselves a new logo which I have to say is looking pretty slick. If you’ve never used Terapeak it’s an eBay research tool. Terapeak enables… Read more
Collect+ introduce £3.99 2kg jiffy bag service
April 13, 2011
Collect+ have just introduced a new jiffy bag service priced at £3.99 including VAT. The new Jiffy Bag service allows sellers to take a packet to their local corner shop and have it delivered within 3-5 working days to any address in mainland UK,… Read more
Webinar today on eBay Spring Changes
April 13, 2011
Later today ChannelAdvisor are running a webinar covering the Spring changes about to hit eBay.com and eBay UK. The webinar runs from 11am – 12pm EDT (4pm – 5pm in the UK) on Wednesday 13th April. At the ChannelAdvisor US Catalyst conference… Read more
eBay buy 93% stake in Turkish marketplace GittiGidiyor
April 12, 2011
eBay have announced agreement to acquire additional shares in GittiGidiyor, the leading online marketplace in Turkey. GittiGidiyor now sports a proud “In Partnership with eBay” logo. The deal follows eBay’s acquisition of a minority stake in… Read more
Product Bundle pilot now live on eBay UK
April 12, 2011
eBay have promised that they’ll be introducing a new cross promotion tool to the UK with a pilot program running in the Spring and if all goes according to schedule full roll out across the site in the summer. The pilot is now running with a small… Read more
eBay tell buyers they owe more than they bid
April 11, 2011
I received a rather irate email today from a customer asking “My offer was for £15 which you accepted. Why have you asked for £19.99?” Not too sure what I done wrong I double checked. Sure enough I had accepted an offer for £15.00. Had I added… Read more
Get a $5 coupon for “liking” AliExpress on Facebook
April 8, 2011
If you want to give AliExpress a try then there’s apparently a free $5 coupon when you spend $25 available. All you have to do to get a coupon is to “Like” the AliExpress Facebook page and then post a request for a coupon on their wall. There… Read more
ChannelGrabber adds ekmPowershop support
April 8, 2011
If you’re one of the 8,000 on-line retailers whose webshop is powered by ekmPowershop then ChannelGrabber have some interesting news for you. They have become the first multi-channel selling solution to integrate with ekmPowershop. ChannelGrabber… Read more
Relist Electronics and Photography with eBay Catalogue
April 8, 2011
From today if you list in certain electronics and photography categories you’ll be need to start using eBay Catalogue data to provide additional information about your item. Using eBay Catalogue has been mandatory in MP3 players and GPS systems… Read more
Spring DIY weekly deals on eBay
April 7, 2011
I have to admit I’ve been totally bored with the daily and weekly deals lately. I don’t need any more tech products or yet another hoodie, so it was actually a pleasure today to wake up to some Easter and Spring weekly deals from the Home and Garden… Read more
EU Consumer Rights Directive threatens your business
April 6, 2011
Thousands of eBay and Amazon sellers could be forced out of business if the proposed amendments to the Consumer Rights Directive are ratified by the European Union. The Directive which is currently being considered by the EU Parliament Internal… Read more
Amazon is ranked #1 by US consumers
April 6, 2011
Amazon is the most reputable company in the US as judged by their customers. A study by Reputation Institute in conjunction with with Forbes Media measured respondents’ trust, admiration, esteem and good feeling to form a single score which… Read more
Category and Item Specific Updates
April 5, 2011
If you trade in one of the categories affected by yesterday’s category update then you’ve probably got a busy day ahead of you updating your listings. The categories affected are: Books, Comics & Magazines, Clothes, Shoes & Accessories,… Read more
Three days of 25c auctions on eBay.com
April 5, 2011
Today is the start of three days of cheap listing for auctions on eBay.com and eBay.ca. For the 5th – 6th April auctions on eBay.com and eBay.ca, regardless of start price, will have insertion fees of 25c or less. This promotion is aimed at… Read more
eBay: Where sub-standard & economy is the norm
April 4, 2011
eBay have just announced an increase to the postage caps in line with the recent Royal Mail price increases, which came into effect on 4th April (or will come into effect in May for Royal Mail contract customers). eBay’s roll out for listings… Read more
Comparison: eBay vs Amazon seller fees
April 4, 2011
There’s been a lot of talk about eBay fees recently which are due to change from May this year for business sellers. Many have mentioned comparisons to Amazon seller fees so here is a break down by category of what you’ll be paying depending which… Read more
Free hat for PayPal Advantage members
April 1, 2011
If you’re based in the US and are a PayPal Advantage member then you qualify for a free PayPal Advantage hat. All you need do is to watch a short video reminding you to keep your PayPal account details up to date (your address, bank account… Read more
Google introduce Gmail Motion
April 1, 2011
Google have today unveiled their latest motion technology which comes to Gmail and they say will be released for Google Docs in the future. Using a webcam Gmail Motion gives an XBox Kinect type experience enabling you to open and close documents,… Read more
Free listing weekend on eBay UK
April 1, 2011
Once again it’s a free listing weekend for Private Sellers on eBay UK. You can list auctions at any start price for free, the only fees you’ll pay are for listing enhancements and final value fees when your item sells. As normal with recent free… Read more
Recent Forum Threads
- Best Multi Channel Email Answering Software
- Distance Selling Regulations (again)
- Safebuy - Be careful if you've cancelled
- AMAZON / JERSEY tried and failed
- please help buyer refusing to pay and wants to cancel.
- eBay email notifications
- Half term sales way down
- Promote your items on other pages (and vice versa) feature
- Multi Channel Sales & Stock Control Software (Order Manageme
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From Twitter
- eBay predicts 1 in four of us will by off TV by 2014. My brother already shops on eBay on his interactive TV http://t.co/jxq5YVlP 9 hrs ago
- RT @customlogoshop: Got a business but wanting to look more professional? For just £50 you can re-brand your company! -... 11 hrs ago
- @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
- RT @john_w_hayes: You can now judge my book by its cover, but still cannot read it until June 11 - #becomingtheexpert | http://t.co/s73xseMa 2 days ago
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