eBay.com launch Fashion Outlet
September 19, 2011
eBay have at last launched a Fashion Outlet on eBay.com along the same lines as eBay UK’s Fashion Outlet. As per the UK it’s populated with Main Street (High Street for us in the UK) retailers with top fashion brands.”Outlets are the fastest-growing… Read more
Google Product Feed updates from 22nd September
September 19, 2011
If you have a product feed to Google Product Search then you need to make sure you comply with the changes coming into effect on Thursday 22nd September. Google will gradually begin enforcing the new requirements by removing items from Google… Read more
Royal Mail sell off UK’s largest delivery office
September 17, 2011
Royal Mail have announced that they have agreed to sell their central London Delivery Office in Rathbone Place, which serves W1, WC1 and WC2. The 2.3 acre site, just off the eastern end of Oxford Street, is being bought by Great Portland Estates… Read more
WikiLeaks aim to raise cash through eBay
September 17, 2011
Items donated by Julian Assange or the guests to his 40th birthday party on the 10th July 2011 (while under house arrest) are to be auctioned on eBay to raise cash for WikiLeaks, the group that he founded. A WikiLeaks statement on Twitter announced… Read more
UK and German goods displayed on eBay France
September 16, 2011
eBay are running a test to display items from eBay UK and eBay.de on eBay France. Items will only be displayed from UK and German eBay Top Rated Sellers and currently only a group of French buyers will see items from these two countries. The big… Read more
Free listing weekend for Private Sellers 17-18th Sept
September 16, 2011
There’s a free listing weekend for all private sellers on eBay UK this weekend. On the 17th and 18th September insertion fees will be waived for the first hundred auction style listings with a start price over £1.00 on the site. Business sellers… Read more
Create an email marketing campaign: Step 2 of 4
September 16, 2011
Earlier this month we announced our exclusive competition to win an iPad 2 in partnership with iContact, the email and social media marketing company for small and medium-sized businesses. Throughout September we’ll be running a four-step… Read more
eBay rankings inconsistent with DSRs
September 16, 2011
I’m guessing that there are very few sellers who have never had a low DSR score from a buyer. It’s a fact of trading on eBay (or any other platform) that sooner or later you’ll meet a customer who no matter how hard you try and how good your service… Read more
eSellerPro solution video
September 15, 2011
At the eSellerPro sales conference today they unveiled a new company video describing the services and solutions that they provide – the video says it… Read more
eSellerPro’s 1st customer sales conference
September 15, 2011
eSellerPro kicked off their first ever annual customer sales conference this morning. Keith Bird opened the conference with a frank discussion of the state of eSellerPro’s service beginning with an apology. Keith said sorry that customer service… Read more
eBay.com unveil new “When it’s on your mind” TV ads
September 15, 2011
eBay.com have just unveiled their first TV adverts for two years. They’re focussing on mobile shoppers purchasing new fixed price impulse buys with the tag line “When it’s on your mind, it’s on eBay”. Mobile shopping is on the up so targeting… Read more
Toy Collector marketplace opens for business
September 14, 2011
The Toy Collector, an online marketplace for collectable toys and models, officially opened for business this week. As a specialist site dedicated to toys it’s unique advantage is ToyPedia, an unparalleled wiki-based encyclopaedia that will… Read more
US DOJ issues subpoena in Craigslist vs eBay saga
September 14, 2011
The spat between eBay and Craigslist has been going on for years and has just taken another turn with reports that the Department of Justice in U.S district court in San Jose has issued a grand jury subpoena. The subpoena is asking for information… Read more
Daily Deal offered in error for just £1
September 14, 2011
Zavvi must have had a bit of a heart attack this morning when they realised that they had a Deal of the Day for some Pioneer Headphones that they meant to sell at £12.99 (a 74% discount from the RRP of £49.99) with a price displayed of just a… Read more
Notonthehighstreet.com hires for international expansion
September 13, 2011
People have been wishing for an eBay “killer” competitor for years and with the possible exception of Amazon (which isn’t really suited for used goods) there hasn’t ever been a serious contender in the UK. That’s still the case, but one site -… Read more
Harvey Nichols “Secret Tees” designer fashion auction
September 13, 2011
Harvey Nichols are running a set of designer T-Shirt auctions with a difference. Unlike most auctions on eBay the designers are being kept secret until the auctions end so buyers must choose their favourite tee, based purely upon the design they… Read more
ChannelGrabber update from Daniel Williams
September 13, 2011
Hello guys, I am Daniel Williams, the Managing Director at Channelgrabber. It has been just under 9 months since we were introduced on Tamebay and Chris has asked me to do a follow up on Channelgrabber and how far it has come in the last 9 months…. Read more
150 free auctions on eBay.com on 13th September
September 13, 2011
eBay.com are holding a one day listing promotion for up to 150 free auction listings for all sellers. The promotion applies to both sellers with and without an eBay stores subscription. The and applies to eBay.com, eBay.ca and eBaymotors.com…. Read more
“Star Wars: The Complete Saga” takes over eBay
September 12, 2011
If you’re a star wars fan (Scot Wingo @ ChannelAdvisor are you reading this) then you could be forgiven for loving the eBay home page today which has been taken over to promote “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” which is now available on Blu Ray. The… Read more
“My competitor left malicious low Feedback DSRs”
September 12, 2011
We always welcome guest posts from our readers and today tell the story of a reader who was subjected to feedback abuse from one of their competitors. Normally we don’t publish anonymous stories, but in this case we’ve chosen to withhold the… Read more
Best practice listing strategies Part 3: UPC EAN ISBN
September 11, 2011
In the first two parts of this series we looked at best practices for eBay Catalogue and eBay longer titles and Item Specifics. Today in the final part we look at how using product codes can help your sales. eBay have added a field into… Read more
Best practice listing strategies Part 2: Title & Item Specifics
September 10, 2011
Following on from “Best practise listing strategies Part 1: Catalogue” today we’ll look at best practises for titles and item specifics. Tomorrow we’ll look at “Best practice listing strategies Part 3: UPC EAN ISBN”. 80 character listing… Read more
Back for the Future Michael J. Fox Nike Mag Shoes
September 9, 2011
If you’re a Marty McFly Back to the Future fan then there are some Nike boots on eBay you won’t be able to resist. Nike have donated 1500 pairs of brand new Nike MAG shoes, based on an original movie prop used in Back to the Future Part II. Nike… Read more
Best practice listing strategies Part 1: Catalogue
September 9, 2011
There have been a number of changes recently to eBay all of which will affect the way that you list and describe your items. Catalogue, Mandatory Item Specifics, and Longer Listing Titles will all have an impact on how your items are found. eBay… Read more
Create an email marketing campaign: Step 1 of 4
September 9, 2011
On Monday we announced our exclusive Tamebay competition to win an Apple iPad 2 in partnership with iContact, the email marketing and social media marketing company for small and medium-sized businesses.. For those of you who are new to email… 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 10 hrs ago
- RT @customlogoshop: Got a business but wanting to look more professional? For just £50 you can re-brand your company! -... 11 hrs ago
- @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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