Mail services suspended in Canada
June 15, 2011
Industrial action by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers has been affecting various parts of Canada since early June. It has not been resolved and Canada Post has decided to cease all operations across the country with immediate effect. This… Read more
Webinar: Easy cost effective email marketing
June 15, 2011
iContact is holding a webinar at 5pm GMT this Thursday 16th June to show you how email marketing can help you reach your customer acquisition and retention goals. Email is a marketing channel which is growing at an incredible pace, having already… Read more
More tablet computers sold on eBay than desktops
June 15, 2011
Today’s the first time you can purchase the new Blackberry Playbook from UK high street retailers. Carphone Warehouse has an exclusive today in a handful of outlets including their concession in Selfridges, but from tomorrow it will be more widely… Read more
Free auction listings for private sellers 18th-19th June
June 15, 2011
There’s another free listing weekend for sellers on eBay UK this weekend, the 18th and 19th June. It’s open to private sellers who are not below standard on their DSRs and for auctions with any start price. Items will only be eligible for this… Read more
HMRC to target VAT defaulters on eBay
June 13, 2011
I’ve often heard complaints that some eBay traders appear to be operating above the VAT threshold without being VAT registered. Now it appears that HMRC suspect the same as they are planning a VAT initiative starting June/July 2011 to focus on… Read more
Buyers get awarded seller’s feedback star
June 13, 2011
There’s a rather strange bug on eBay which was first spotted by TameBay reader Dario of the London Magic Store. When viewing a closed listing the buyer’s feedback star takes on the attributes of the seller’s feedback star. In the image pictured… Read more
Could a statistical blip put you out of business?
June 12, 2011
There’s an interesting thread on the PowerSeller board (PowerSeller log in required) which TameBay reader Paul sent my way. It discusses what happens when an account is suspended and the affect on related accounts. The seller in question has decided… Read more
Warren Buffett lunch sells for $2.3m
June 12, 2011
Last year saw a record bid for an eBay for Charity item of $2.63 million. This was for the annual lunch with Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Warren Buffett. As a reknowned investor people have paid astronomical sums over the year for the privilege of dining… Read more
SportsDirect.com open eBay Outlet shop
June 9, 2011
TameBay reader Niyaz has spotted the latest high street brand to set up shop on eBay. have opened an eBay Outlet store and unlike many outlets their terms and conditions of trading appear to be pretty fair and are in accordance with the Distance… Read more
Promoting your business on Facebook
June 9, 2011
I’m finding Facebook a particularly interesting study for how businesses are using it to promote their businesses. Even Facebook themselves are reticent to promote the site as a place to transact. Most businesses appear to use Facebook for general… Read more
The beginning of the end for Google Checkout
June 7, 2011
Google checkout is of no interest. That’s not the opinion of ecommerce merchants who may or may not offer Google Checkout on their websites. Google checkout is of no interest according to Google themselves, who have closed the Google Checkout… Read more
Webinar: Google’s latest changes and strategies
June 7, 2011
Google continues to make massive changes to its e-commerce landscape. Recently, a significant algorithm change known as Google PANDA caused several shake-ups on search, especially for retailers and comparison shopping engines. Then in May 2011,… Read more
Rakuten expand in Brazil with majority stake in Ikeda
June 7, 2011
Rakuten have announced a 75% acquisition of Ikeda, a leading provider of e-commerce services to many of Brazil’s largest retailers. Ikeda’s SaaS (Software as a Service) platform enables customers to help develop tailored ecommerce solutions… Read more
eBay acquires all of Magento and launches X.Commerce
June 7, 2011
eBay have announced the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Magento, who they already held 49% of. Magento is a professional open-source ecommerce solution that offers retailers complete flexibility and control over the look, content, and… Read more
eBay Plus voucher program ended
June 7, 2011
eBay UK have announced the end of the eBay Plus promotion, where spending money on eBay earned you points which were converted into discount vouchers. eBay Plus will end on 30th June (so if you’re got purchases to make on eBay spend your money… Read more
3 days 25¢ auctions on eBay.com
June 7, 2011
There’s a three day listing promotion on eBay.com running from the 7th to 9th June. For three days auction insertion fees will be 25¢ regardless of start price. (This really means it’s cheaper to list items with a start price of $10.00 or… Read more
Why eBay DSRs should be retired as worthless
June 6, 2011
eBay introduced Detailed Seller Ratings in an attempt to differentiate between good sellers and bad sellers. eBay knew that Positive, Neutral and Negative feedback didn’t identify poorly performing sellers so initially eBay focussed on high DSRs in… Read more
Bulk email for sellers of custom made items
June 5, 2011
I’m hearing more and more complaints about eBay’s retirement of bulk emailing through Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro, particularly from sellers of custom made items. eBay have upgraded communications to buyers saying “We know you’re busy… Read more
PayPal dumps 1 million UK Alibaba users
June 3, 2011
Alibaba have just announced reaching the milestone of 1 million registered users in the UK. They give access to 61 million businesses in over 240 countries around the world. Alibaba are growing at around 27,000 new users per month in the UK and… Read more
Alibaba ban sale of DVD movies & Games
June 3, 2011
Alibaba have just banned the sale of optical discs with audio-visual content (Movies, games, TV programs, concerts) on their sites. The ban is due to so many optical discs being proved to infringe copyright. In conjunction with this ban, a review… Read more
Canada post disrupted with strikes in Winnipeg
June 3, 2011
If you sell to Canada then you need to be aware that Canada Post is suffering disruption from industrial action. Last night about 150 Canada Post workers downed tools in Winnipeg, chosen as the first city to strike because it was the first city… Read more
eBay add support for Google Chrome
June 2, 2011
eBay now officially support the Google Chrome browser, and have updated the list of recommended browsers compatible with eBay. It’s about time too as the previous list of supported browsers was “Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Mozilla… Read more
Win one of 10 iPad2 from PayPal
June 1, 2011
PayPal are giving away the chance to win an iPad2 in a draw for people who like them. To be in with a chance to win all you need do is visit the PayPal UK Facebook page and click the Like button and then confirm your contact details. If you want… Read more
Free auctions for private sellers 4th-5th June
June 1, 2011
There’s yet another free auction listing weekend for private sellers coming up. On the 4th and 5th June private sellers can list for free on eBay UK. The normal rules apply, you must be a UK registered private seller who are not lowered in… 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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