Breivik sourced chemicals and components on eBay

July 31, 2011

Following the massacre on the Island of Utoya in Norway a fortnight ago on the 22nd July, The Telegraph now reveals Anders Behring Breivik used eBay to source armaments. The Telegraph says he purchased with the User ID which he used to source… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 21 Comments 

6 tips to convert Facebook fans into sales

July 29, 2011

Helen Fang has been working in social media and e-commerce space for the past six years and is Vendio’s marketing manager. Vendio offers e-commerce software solutions including a free online store, free shopping cart software and the tools for… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Facebook, Social Media | 51 Comments 

Free listing weekend for private sellers

July 29, 2011

There’s yet another free listing weekend for private sellers on eBay UK for the end of July. On the 20th and 31st all sellers with the exception of business sellers and below standard sellers can list auctions for free. As per previous free… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD | 2 Comments 

ChannelAdvisor services tailored for eBay Fashion Outlet

July 28, 2011

ChannelAdvisor have announced two service packages for apparel retailers wishing to launch on eBay’s Fashion Outlet in time for the Christmas selling season. These services will launch retailers onto eBay Fashion Outlet with guidance, training and… Read more

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You & Yours on eBay fees: A good argument made badly

July 28, 2011

You & Yours hosted by Peter White is the BBC4 Consumer Affairs Radio Show and today saw eBay’s Patrick Munden discussing eBay fees, along with John Alexander, an eBay seller and Andrew Cave from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). John… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay.co.uk, Featured, News | 104 Comments 

Canada Post have cleared the mail backlog

July 25, 2011

There’s good news for both Canadian eBay sellers and for International sellers shipping to Canada. Following the industrial action there was a back log of parcels both within Canada Post, and with Royal Mail in the UK where there were delays to… Read more

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eBay hide “New” items in some searches

July 25, 2011

There’s a glitch on eBay Item Specifics which under certain circumstances is hiding all new products in eBay search. As the screen shots show there are brand new products returned in the search results, but if you’re using the eBay product finder in… Read more

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How to get your Item Specifics correct on eBay

July 25, 2011

What sort of collaris this? photo credit:maureen lunnDo you know how to list Item Specifics on eBay? If so would you describe the shirt collar shown here as “Collared”, a “Regular Collar” or a “Business-Regular Collar”? The answer is it depends… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 13 Comments 

Auto 5 stars for free P&P, but change it if you like

July 22, 2011

WHen leaving feedback today I spotted something I’d not seen before – an auto-completed DSR score. Most eBay users will be familiar with the greyed out automatic five stars for Free P&P, but it appears that eBay have a half way house for when they… Read more

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

Where has the bulk tracking entry form gone?

July 21, 2011

eBay have managed to make my life a pain today, the bulk tracking number entry form has disappeared from Selling Manager Pro and I’m having to manually open each record to add the tracking number one at a time. Perhaps it’s me and the bulk… Read more

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

PayPal fee changes for September 2011

July 21, 2011

PayPal are to revise their fees for the first time since they set up business in the UK eight years ago. These changes, which come into effect on the 7th September 2011, reflect the increased costs PayPal have incurred through expansion of their… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Paypal | 37 Comments 

Why laser printers are most cost effective than inkjet

July 20, 2011

I was talking to an eBay seller yesterday about printers and the cost benefits of laser printers over inkjet printers. This prompted me to take a look at the printer which I use daily to print out all my orders and has sat under my desk for the last… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 42 Comments 

Royal Mail: “We’re proud to deliver your mail”

July 19, 2011

There’s an awful lot of letters that drop onto my door mat which aren’t posted with the Royal Mail. Credit card bills, bank statements and utility bills all seem to be posted by one of Royal Mail’s competitors and overall almost half the letters… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 18 Comments 

Does L’Oreal EUJ ruling re-open French LVMH ban case?

July 19, 2011

A week ago there was a ruling by the European Court of Justice on the liability of companies operating internet marketplaces for trade mark infringements committed by users. The ruling says online market providers could be liable if they play an… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.fr, Featured, News | 2 Comments 

New Expedited Shipping Filter in Selling Manager

July 18, 2011

If you’re like me your first job on a Monday morning is print out your invoices for the weekend sales and start packing your orders. There’s now a new feature in Selling Manager to help you which highlights your most urgent orders. eBay have… Read more

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

PayPal and the Zombie Apocalypse

July 16, 2011

Thanks to Rob at PayPal for putting this our way – it’s a futuristic video made by a member of the PayPal community showing the Zombie Apocalypse. Whilst not all the payment methods in the video are currently available they may not be that far from… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, video | 2 Comments 

Free listing for private sellers on eBay UK this weekend

July 15, 2011

There’s another free auction listing weekend for private sellers coming up. On the 16th and 17th July private sellers can list for free on eBay UK. The normal rules apply, you must be a UK registered private seller who is not lowered in search…. Read more

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Kate Middleton’s VW Golf from St Andrews on eBay

July 15, 2011

It’s not often that a car owned by a senior member of the Royal family comes up for sale, but currently on eBay there’s the opportunity to buy a car driven by the future Queen of… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Terapeak sign deal to offer Yahoo! JAPAN research

July 15, 2011

Terapeak are known for eBay and PayPal research and have licenced data direct from eBay for many years. This enables them to give unparalleled insights to sellers through their research tools. Today Terapeak announced the first-ever data… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Marketplaces, News | 7 Comments 

PayPal demonstrate NFC Android widget

July 13, 2011

Just a week after announcing the acquisition of Zong giving PayPal access to over 250 mobile carrier around the world they’ve demonstrated their first NFC (Near Field Communications) solution for Android handsets. Money can now be transferred by… Read more

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eBay invest in fulfilment service Shipwire

July 13, 2011

There have been rumours of eBay opening a fulfilment business for a while with surveys of sellers fuelling the debate. Would you trust eBay to pick and pack your orders and would you get automatic DSRs if they did so? eBay fulfilment may have… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, eBay.com | 20 Comments 

Free eBay Category Feature Finder

July 13, 2011

With today’s announcement that there are more category and Item Specific changes to come, sellers need an easy way to find out which Item Specifics are mandatory in the categories they’re going to list in. This becomes especially important for… Read more

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Amazon open Europe Marketplaces Accounts

July 13, 2011

Amazon have just launched Amazon Europe Marketplaces Accounts, which allow you to manage your orders on all EU Marketplaces from just one Seller Account. With the new accounts you can manage Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr and Amazon.it and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Marketplaces | 1 Comment 

Is International Site Visibility listing enhancement worth buying?

July 13, 2011

photo credit: *_*In eBay’s latest Seller Update they’ve said that if you specify International postage to the US, Canada and Australia your listings may appear in the standard search results for that country. This will start from late… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, eBay.com.au, eBay.de, eBay.it | 9 Comments 

eBay UK Summer Seller Update Released

July 13, 2011

eBay have just released the latest Seller Update for the UK, and it’s all good news. Top of the list is stability and certainty for business sellers with a grace period for Top Rated Sellers and incentives to speedily resolve buyer protection cases…. Read more

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