eBay call for better mobile broadband coverage

May 31, 2011

Ofcom is currently consulting on how best to sell licences for new superfast 4G mobile broadband network in the UK. In a submission to the regulator eBay has submitted data from Verdict Research showing much of the UK is still poorly served by… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 34 Comments 

Packing Partner update for Saturday 28th May

May 31, 2011

eBay have made some changes to SMP over the weekend, so if you use Packing Partner then you’ll need to download the latest updates from the Aimco website. The latest version includes the changes that eBay made on Saturday, and you’ll need to… Read more

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eBay bid on the wrong keyword for a year

May 29, 2011

It was back in August 2010 I first spotted that eBay were bidding on my eBay User ID as a keyword for pet supplies, and amazingly they still are. The trouble is (then as now) I don’t sell pet supplies, but if a reliable eBayer would like to… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Adwords, eBay, eBay.co.uk | 8 Comments 

Over 50% of online retailers use more than 5 channels

May 27, 2011

At the EU Catalyst conference in London, ChannelAdvisor surveyed a cross section of medium and large retailers and found that established channels are the primary focus for retailers, with new channels such as social commerce following closely… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Facebook, Marketplaces, News, Social Media | 8 Comments 

Meet the company: iContact

May 27, 2011

I’ve known John Hayes for many years and it was with some surprise I found out that he was joining iContact as their EMEA Business Development Executive. iContact is a US-based email marketing firm, and John’s role is to help them open their first… Read more

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Rakuten to open UK and DE site this year

May 26, 2011

Rakuten are reported in The Japan Times as intending to launch sites this year in the UK and Germany to directly compete with eBay and Amazon. Rakuten opened a retail site aimed at attracting UK buyers in September 2010. The site is translated… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 14 Comments 

Tips & Tricks: SMP Printing

May 26, 2011

We always like tips and tricks that make our daily eBaying life simpler, and today a reader has come up with a simple hack to make the new Selling Manager Pro behave a little more user friendly. If you usually print out the SMP sold products page… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 2 Comments 

Meet the company: Skuuudle

May 26, 2011

Andrew Senior is CEO of Total Commerce Management, who today launched a new pricing intelligence tool – Skuuudle. Prior to Skuuudle and TCM he built up and and sold a couple of businesses – an IT retail business that was followed by a IT… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 10 Comments 

Economic impact of Internet discussed at e-G8 Forum

May 26, 2011

John Donahoe participated in a high-profile panel discussion at the e-G8 Forum in Paris, along with other major Internet leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, Eric Schmidt of Google, and Jeffrey Bezos of Amazon. The first-of-its-kind event… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, Internet, video | 1 Comment 

Free subtitles in June for Top Rated Sellers only

May 25, 2011

eBay have announced a promotion only open to Top Rated Sellers on eBay UK. From the 1st to the 30th June 2011, you can include a free item subtitle on all listings (for auction-style or fixed price format listings on eBay.co.uk with any starting… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 15 Comments 

1st (and 6th) most popular UK retailer is Amazon

May 24, 2011

Amazon, Argos and Tesco are the three shopping sites most favoured by UK consumers according to the latest IMRG Experian Hitwise HOT 100 report. In fact Amazon are so popular they took 1st (amazon.co.uk) and 6th place (amazon.com) in the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 5 Comments 

Greater UK & US visibility on eBay Australia

May 24, 2011

photo credit: *_*From today eBay Australia are opening up number of listing categories on eBay.com.au to include relevant listings from eBay.com and eBay.co.uk in search results. This is being done in selected (but unspecified) categories where… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, eBay.com.au, Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

Bronze PowerSeller level renamed “Basic”

May 23, 2011

There’s been a quiet upgrade to the Seller Dashboard with the introduction of “Basic PowerSeller requirements” and “Advanced PowerSeller requirements”. In truth barring the Basic and Advanced designators the PowerSeller requirements have not… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 11 Comments 

See 3 years purchase history on eBay UK

May 23, 2011

Earlier this month eBay.com introduced the ability to see up to 3 years purchase history in My eBay. Now the feature has appeared on eBay UK. I’m still confused by the disparity between the buyer and seller history period on eBay. With Selling… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com | 5 Comments 

CWU ballot for strike action in London

May 23, 2011

The CWU have announced that postal workers in London have voted by four to one (79 per cent) in favour of strike action against plans to shut three mail centres and one delivery office in London. The Royal Mail point out the ballot was only… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 5 Comments 

VAT for 1kg Royal Mail parcels starts 1st August 2011

May 23, 2011

From the 31st January this year certain Royal Mail services attracted VAT for the first time. The services attracting VAT are International Airsure (to EU destinations), Special Delivery by 9am and Royal Mail Tracked. In addition if you access any… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 36 Comments 

Microsoft add PayPal payments to Xbox 360

May 23, 2011

As a part of a new Xbox 360 System Update, Microsoft are expanding their integration with PayPal to allow U.S. and international Xbox LIVE users to make purchases on their Xbox 360 consoles with their PayPal accounts. Once you’ve linked your… Read more

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Princess Beatrice hat auction cancelled and relisted

May 21, 2011

There’s been a slight blip in the auction for Princess Beatrice’s Royal Wedding Hat. For some reason the listing was ended with all bids cancelled at 16:50 today. The on a one day auction with a start price of £80,000 and finishing at 20:31… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 7 Comments 

Time to run removed from search results for fixed price eBay listings

May 21, 2011

eBay have removed the time a listing has left to run from fixed price listings on eBay UK. Previously in the search results page eBay displayed the time remaining on both fixed price listings and auctions but now the time is only shown for auctions…. Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 28 Comments 

Internationalisation of online marketplaces

May 21, 2011

“Internationalisation” was the new buzz word at ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst this year. Cross border trade is up according to everyone and the opportunity in the UK’s close neighbours in Europe is just too big to miss out on. 20% of all eBay… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.de, eBay.fr | 9 Comments 

The future of mobile shopping

May 19, 2011

At the ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst conference one of the best sessions was the last, where Google spent half an hour demonstrating their latest technology innovations. If you haven’t installed the Google Goggles app on your mobile then you… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, Internet, Mobile | 7 Comments 

Kindle books outsell print books on Amazon.com

May 19, 2011

Amazon announced today that they’ve started selling more Kindle books than printed books in North America. Since April 1, for every 100 print books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 105 Kindle books. This includes sales of hardcover and paperback… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 53 Comments 

eBay launch off site offers on Daily Deal emails

May 19, 2011

eBay are launching an additional item to the Daily and Weekly Deal emails in the form of an exclusive offer for email subscribers. The RAC are the first brand to advertise a deal and are offering instead of their normal £144.50. If you’re… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 10 Comments 

Free listing for private sellers on 21st – 22nd May

May 18, 2011

There’s yet another free listing weekend for eBay UK on the 21st – 22nd May for private sellers. The normal rules apply, no PowerSellers, no Business Sellers, no professional listings tools – you can only use the Quick Sell, Sell Your Item form… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay, eBay.co.uk | 5 Comments 

Checkout enhancements coming to eBay

May 18, 2011

eBay held a session based around the new eBay checkout experience at ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst today with updates on a number of developments. This will be of particular interest to sellers who currently use 3rd party checkout which is due to be… Read more

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