Marketplace and FBA coming to Amazon Italy
May 18, 2011
Amazon have announced today at ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst that they will add a marketplace to Amazon Italy. Amazon.it was launched in November 2010 as the eighth country site, but today they revealed their intention to add third party products to… Read more
ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst Conference Day 1
May 18, 2011
ChannelAdvisor EU Catalyst has all been based around four themes this year – Mobile, Verticals, Social and Cross Border Trade. Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisorScot Wingo opened the conference with an over view of the ecommerce landscape, from… Read more
TameBay eBay Tools and Services Guide 2011
May 17, 2011
Today we have published our first book, the TameBay eBay Tools and Services Guide 2011. Over the years both Sue and I have used numerous tools to simplify the running our our eBay businesses to save time, money and simply to make eBay’s processes… Read more
Webinar: Learn how to make money on eBay with Terapeak
May 17, 2011
If you want to know more about your eBay business, or if you’re thinking of starting an eBay venture and aren’t sure if it’s going to be profitable, then Terapeak eBay research is an invaluable tool. Terapeak have now developed a training webinar to… Read more
eBay Motors for iPhone app released in the US
May 16, 2011
eBay.com have released the first “eBay Motors for iPhone” app which lets you easily browse and shop for the vehicles you want and the parts you need. The app uses Red Laser technology to allow you to scan the VIN numbers on your vehicles and the… Read more
Asda open gadget trade-in service
May 16, 2011
Asda are the latest company to try and persuade consumers to sell them their old consumer electronics instead of listing them on eBay. They’ve launched Asda Tech Trade where you can recycle your unwanted products for a small monetary… Read more
End your duplicate listings before eBay do it for you
May 16, 2011
It’s mid-May and sellers are no longer be allowed to have multiple listings for identical items. If you do still have duplicate listings expect them to start being ended from some time in the next few days. To enable you to check for duplicate… Read more
Amazon beats Tesco to top worldwide retailer 2011
May 16, 2011
According to the 2011 Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands rankings Apple has overtaken Google as the most valuable brand in the world. Facebook enters the BrandZ Top 100 for the first time into 35th place with a 246%… Read more
SMP auto emails retired, new auto emails to be sent
May 16, 2011
eBay announced in March that they would be updating the automatic emails sent to buyers when they complete a transaction. They have now announced the date that these changes will roll out. During the week commencing 23rd May to your buyers and… Read more
MissionFish £10,000 Online Business Grants for charities
May 16, 2011
MissionFish, (the company recently purchased by eBay which handles eBay for Charity payments), have just announced to charitable grants of up to £10,000 to support charities that want to set up online businesses and need additional funding to get… Read more
Daily Deal: BBQ plus Charcoal for £14.99
May 15, 2011
I’m a bit surprised at how few sales today’s eBay Daily Deal has attracted, just 32 sales so far for the Kingfisher Barbeque Set. I’ve complained a few times that Daily Deals are mainly comprised of clothing in general and hoodies in particular,… Read more
PayPal glitch prevents eBay payments
May 14, 2011
There is currently an issue with PayPal payments on eBay which is preventing buyers from paying for their purchases. eBay are aware of the problem and say that it’s affecting 25% of buyers with the message “Sorry, we could not complete your… Read more
UKTI and the FCO to help British companies compete globally
May 14, 2011
This week Business Secretary Vince Cable, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green launched a new cross-government focus on trade and investment to help the British economy grow. The aim is supporting… Read more
eBay gets final payday from Microsoft Skype purchase
May 14, 2011
In what may be the final chapter for Skype as far as eBay is concerned Microsoft have bought the company for $8.5 billion. Both Google and Facebook were reported to be in the running to buy Skype, as well as the intended initail public share… Read more
ChannelAdvisor Catalyst 17th – 18th May next week
May 13, 2011
I’m looking forward to ChannelAdvisor Catalyst conference next week on the 17th – 18th May in London. As well as the formal schedule I already have a ton of people I’m looking forward to seeing again or meeting for the first time, including many… Read more
Daily Deal: Kodak Mini Video Camcorder for £24.99
May 13, 2011
There aren’t many eBay Daily Deals that catch my attention, but today’s dinky little camcorder with a USB connection built in for downloading your videos has caught my eye. The is up for £24.99 and it’s also waterproof which is perfect for the… Read more
Princess Beatrice Royal Wedding Hat on eBay auction
May 12, 2011
Princess Beatrice’s Royal Wedding Hat which was designed by Philip Treacy is up for sale on eBay. Worn to the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton the hat has become a Facebook sensation attracting over 137,000 “likes”. Now the Princess… Read more
Requiring buyers to provide telephone numbers and physical addresses
May 12, 2011
Last night on RRB Radio – The River the Ranch and the Bay, there was an interesting snippet from eBay_Andy, an eBay Enterprise Account Manager and eBay Ink blogger. eBay have tested with a small amount of users the ability to require buyers to… Read more
Preview of the SMP layout upgrade
May 12, 2011
The interface changes to Selling Manager Pro (SMP) will roll out in the near future and is now being tested live with a small number of users on eBay UK to test their reaction to the new look and feel. If you’ve noticed any changes to the SMP layout… Read more
Is there a multi-channel solution for Apple Mac?
May 11, 2011
I was asked an interesting question today – as a retailer grows “What’s the best single system for generating invoices from eBay, Amazon and your own website?” Rather than process orders on three separate platforms the company are looking for a… Read more
Earn $25 for each friend you refer to Terapeak
May 10, 2011
Terapeak have launched a new Refer-a-Friend program and are offering $25 for every new customer you refer to them. They want you to introduce Terapeak to anyone you think would benefit from Terapeak – that’s pretty much anyone who sells on eBay or… Read more
3 years buying history now available on eBay
May 9, 2011
eBay have made some changes to the buying pages in My eBay on eBay.com. The most significant change is the ability to view up to three years buying history, all you need do is to click the new “Purchase History” on the left in My eBay and select… Read more
eBay enable tracking number entry for all carriers
May 9, 2011
eBay have upgraded the Tracking Number entry for sellers to enable them to specify tracking number for any carrier when despatching their parcels. You can now scan or type in your tracking number and manually type in the carrier instead of selecting… Read more
BMW Direct expand to sell parts on eBay
May 9, 2011
Back in March we wrote about BMW who had opened an eBay shop to sell car accessories and car care products. They have now expanded to offer a range of genuine BMW parts such filters, brake pads and discs offered from stock with free postage and… Read more
Unpaid item assistant and PayPal echeques
May 7, 2011
I don’t get many payments via PayPal echeques, which is a relief as they still take 5-7 working days to clear – in real terms that’s about 10 days as it will always include a weekend. However these days there’s an added problem as I have eBay’s… Read more
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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
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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
- 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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