Personalised custom eBay ads displayed off eBay

May 6, 2011

When browsing YouTube yesterday I noticed that they were not only serving up eBay related adverts, but that the adverts related to the type of products I sell on eBay. In particular they were offering a laptop docking station which is typical of the… Read more

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

Free auctions for Private Sellers this weekend on eBay UK

May 6, 2011

This weekend is a free listing bonanza for Private Sellers on eBay UK. For the 7th and 8th May Private Sellers will have £0.00 insertion fees on Auction format listings with any starting price. The promotion isn’t open to Business Sellers or… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay | 6 Comments 

PayPal X Developer Challenge for Android

May 5, 2011

If you’re a developer then you have just ten days left to enter the PayPal Android App competition which carries a first prize of $25,000 to be deposited in your PayPal account. The competition is to create an original Android App which has… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal | 2 Comments 

Webinar: How to get started with Amazon Product Ads

May 5, 2011

ChannelAdvisor have announced a joint webinar with Amazon that will discuss the benefits of Amazon Product Ads, that is taking place on 12th May. This is a great opportunity to gain a better understanding of how online retailers can leverage Amazon… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 1 Comment 

Update Aimco Packing Partner for eBay SMP changes

May 5, 2011

eBay have announced an overhaul of Selling Manager Pro at some point in the near future which will change it’s look and appearance. If you use Packing Partner from Aimco you’ll want to download the latest version and upgrade as they’ve updated the… Read more

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eBay Multi-Variation listing video tutorial

May 5, 2011

eBay have released an updated tutorial video on how Multi-Variation Listings work. Dave Forrest, of the eBay EU Seller Experience team, walks though how they appear to buyers on the site and demonstrates how to create a Multi-Variation Listing using… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, Selling Tips, video | 3 Comments 

Voting for electoral reform vs new eBay fees

May 4, 2011

Tomorrow the country goes to vote to decide on whether to accept a new electoral system so it’s ironic that that’s the day that the new eBay fees will come into effect. Whilst many people have strong views on whether to keep the first past the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, News | 49 Comments 

Alibaba survey customers on their buying experience

May 3, 2011

I had an interesting phone call this morning from Alibaba. Having used AliExpress a couple of times recently it appears that they are surveying new customers on their experience and expectations for trading on AliExpress. They wanted to know… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 1 Comment 

Unpaid items disappear into eBay black hole

May 3, 2011

Having done a full stock check about six months ago my colleague John who trades on eBay as is rather annoyed to find that he’s got a number of items on the shelf which aren’t listed on eBay. Having tracked down the offending items it appears that… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Selling Tips | 24 Comments 

Back to work eBay UK site changes check list

May 3, 2011

It’s back to work after a period with as many Bank Holidays as the annual Christmas and New Year work interruption, but this time sellers have a whole new eBay to become accustomed to. Once you’ve caught up with the long weekend packing and posting… Read more

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

eBay buy MissionFish eBay for Charity administrators

May 3, 2011

eBay have just acquired MissionFish, the charity which administers collection of funds for items sold through eBay for Charity (known as eBay Giving Works in the US). MissionFish has been acquired from the Points of Light Institute and initially… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 10 Comments