Royal Mail cuts compensation, introduces “Deliver to neighbour”

September 30, 2011

photo credit: Cristiano BettaRoyal Mail have today welcomed changes to their compensation policy and delivery terms and conditions. The changes have been approved by Postcomm and will affect many online retailers who use Royal Mail contract… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 19 Comments 

New eBay UK electronics microsite

September 30, 2011

Have you noticed the new “Electronics” tab at the top of eBay, alongside the Categories, Fashion and Daily Deals? Clicking into the Electronics tab takes you to a dedicated page promoting Mobile Phones, iPads Tablets and eReaders, Printers and… Read more

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Get ready for the iPhone 5 with sales of older models

September 30, 2011

It’s expected that the launch of the iPhone 5 is imminent (best guess is October 5th) and with it’s release of eBay predicts up to a 70% rise in sales of previous models like the iPhone 4. Last year saw a similar trend when the iPhone 4 went on… Read more

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

“Free” (means compulsory) Gallery Plus in Motors

September 30, 2011

There’s some bad news for eBay motors sellers who don’t take multiple images of a decent size. If you’re a private seller then eBay are about to remove the Gallery Plus fee of £2.00 per listings and add it to the insertion fee. This means the as a… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 4 Comments 

Free listing weekend for Private Sellers 1st-2nd Oct

September 30, 2011

There’s yet another free auction listing weekend for private sellers over what might be one of the hottest weekends of the year. On the 1st and 2nd October private sellers can list for free on eBay UK. You start price needs to be £1 or more and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay, eBay.co.uk | 1 Comment 

Create an email marketing campaign: Step 4 of 4

September 30, 2011

photo credit: Rego – d4u.huIf you have not already entered our win an iPad competition time is getting short. The closing date for entries is November 5th – so before you think about letting any fireworks off, light marketing’s equivalent of… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 1 Comment 

TNT Post launch UK packets and parcels service

September 29, 2011

TNT Post UK, the largest private sector postal operator in the UK, told us that they have launched a new packets and parcels delivery service following demand from e-retailers, for a reliable and cost effective service to satisfy their expanding… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 5 Comments 

House of Fraser eBay Outlet Flash Sale extra 20% off

September 29, 2011

House of Fraser on the eBay Fashion Outlet is holding a flash sale offering an extra 20% off on all fashion and homeware! Grab a massive saving on your favourite House of Fraser lines including Biba, Episode and Therapy, as well as designers in… Read more

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Bon Voyage: James Scott leaves ChannelAdvisor

September 29, 2011

This week sees TameBay friend James Scott leaving ChannelAdvisor to start a new adventure – James is emigrating to America with his family and we wish him every success along with our thanks for his help over the years. Speaking of his time at… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Introducing Locanto Classifieds

September 28, 2011

Klaus Gapp, serial founder of classified ads sites has agreed to tell TameBay about his latest venture, Locanto. Klaus previously founded and operated OpusForum.org, a local classifieds site for the German speaking market. OpusForum.org was… Read more

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eBay catalogue data says you’re ripping me off

September 27, 2011

Today I’ve found yet another stunning example of why I strongly recommend either not using eBay Catalogue data in your listings, or that if you do that you manually check each and every item you match against eBay’s Catalogue data one by one. In… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 16 Comments 

Glitch: eBay hosted pictures not being displayed

September 27, 2011

eBay are having problems with gallery pictures not being displayed. In some instances you can see the gallery picture but not on the listing. In other cases where you have multiple images in the eBay hosted pictures some but not all are being… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 6 Comments 

Royal Mail customer experience survey

September 26, 2011

Royal Mail would like feedback from people who have recently had contact with their sales and account team. They say that your feedback is very important and is key to helping Royal Mail better meet its customers’ needs. If you would like to help… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 37 Comments 

Amazon Spain launched at amazon.es

September 26, 2011

Amazon have quietly launched a new country site which as predicted is Amazon Spain. The arrival of Amazon to Spain will provide shoppers with vast selection, significant savings and great convenience of buying . The new site offers everyday low… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 2 Comments 

RSS eBay feedback monitoring

September 25, 2011

TameBay readers are always resourceful and one pointed me to a neat feedback tool this week. It’s basically a feedback tool to enable you to be notified by an RSS feed whenever someone leaves feedback for you.”One tool I have been using for the past… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Internet, Selling Tips | 13 Comments 

Ex eBay CEO Meg Whitman is new HP CEO

September 25, 2011

HP announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as the new HP President and CEO. Meg was of course eBay CEO prior to handing the reins over to John Donahoe. She also spent a small fortune of her personal money in a failed attempt… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Get an Amazon Webstore free for two years

September 23, 2011

Amazon have launched their brand-new Amazon Webstore site with a totally new look and a much clearer description of what they offer. In conjunction with this they have some cracking deals which could give you an Amazon Webstore totally free for up… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 10 Comments 

Friday 7th Oct. Drinks in memory of Sue Bailey

September 23, 2011

Sue’s SymposiumMany people have asked whether we will be having a get together to remember Sue, and bowing to popular demand we couldn’t really resist the opportunity to gather folks together for Sue’s Symposium.* We envisage a convivial… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, News | 18 Comments 

Create an email marketing campaign: Step 3 of 4

September 23, 2011

It’s time to get creative in our win an iPad competition in cooperation with iContact. If you have already followed steps one and two you should already have signed up to your free trail account and uploaded you list. Now it’s time to build… Read more

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eBay.de & eBay.at run inhouse payments pilot scheme

September 21, 2011

eBay are testing a new payment system in Germany and Austria. Rather than as currently happens the buyer paying the seller direct, under the pilot scheme buyers will actually pay eBay for their purchases on the site. With the Pilot once a… Read more

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

Rakuten buy UK e-commerce site Play.com

September 21, 2011

Rakuten have announced today that they plan to acquire a footing in the UK with a definitive agreement to acquire UK e-commerce site Play.com for approximately 25 million pounds sterling in cash. The acquisition represents a significant step in… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Featured, Marketplaces | 14 Comments 

Niche ecommerce marketplaces: Etsy still rocks.

September 21, 2011

If eBay is like a dependable spouse who puts dinner on the table and the rubbish out, then Amazon is the ever efficient colleague who gets things done with hyper-efficiency and alacrity. To continue this increasingly unsupportable simile, that means… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under News | 4 Comments 

Exclusive designer wool handbag collection on eBay

September 20, 2011

eBay Fashion have teamed up with Harvey Nichols and the Campaign For Wool to host a charity auction for an exclusively designed collection of luxury wool handbags. 100% of the final sale price of each handbag will support The Prince’s Countryside… Read more

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Royal Mail to employ 18,000 temps this Christmas

September 20, 2011

If you know of anyone looking for temporary work in the run up to Christmas then tell them to speak to Royal Mail. They have just announced that they’ll be taking on 18,000 temps (15,000 in England) to cope with the Christmas rush to augment their… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 12 Comments 

Introducing SaleHoo Online Stores

September 19, 2011

SaleHoo, who in 2005 launched their wholesale supplier directory, is now home to over 95,000 online retailers who enjoy the supplier directory, the busy forums and free educational resources. Now, after 18 months of planning and development and 6… Read more

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