eBay is trying to find your missing sales

September 8, 2011

eBay have put out an announcement which is worth posting in full:We would like to let Sellers know that we are aware that some items that have been paid through PayPal are not being correctly updated as paid in My eBay and that old/purchased site… Read more

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

Turn your vinyl records into MP3s with USB Turntable

September 8, 2011

I’m loving today’s Daily Deal (which for once isn’t a hoodie or other garment of clothing). If you still have a collection of vinyl records then this USB Turntable is a must have item for you to bring your collection into the modern… Read more

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Demystifying Liquidation Suppliers: Can they boost your online sales?

September 8, 2011

Alice Delore is an education specialist for SaleHoo.com, an online community of over 95,000 online sellers and retailers. Their product range consists of an online selling course, ecommerce software and their flagship product, a wholesale… Read more

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

List iPods and MP3s free on eBay.com for 10 days

September 8, 2011

From the 8th to the 18th of September sellers on eBay.com can list iPods and MP3 players for free on eBay.com. This applies to fixed price listings only but you have to list your item against the eBay catalogue. The promotion applies to both… Read more

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ChannelAdvisor launch Amazon 360

September 7, 2011

ChannelAdvisor have today announced their Autumn Release featuring upgrades to their MarketPlaces and Comparison Shopping solutions. All of the features of the Autumn Release revolve around enhancing visibility into retailers’ e-commerce sales,… Read more

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Frooition eBay apps now available globally

September 7, 2011

The eBay App Centre was opened up to all sellers on eBay.com way back in March 2010, but we’re still waiting for eBay Apps to make their way to the UK. We did get one App – Listing Analytics, but none of the other Apps have been made available… Read more

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eBay appoints Devin Wenig, President of Global Marketplaces

September 7, 2011

eBay have just announced the new head of global marketplaces. Devin Wenig is now President global eBay Marketplaces, which includes eBay, eBay classifieds sites and StubHub. He will report directly to eBay President and CEO John Donahoe. This… Read more

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

80 Character titles now live on eBay

September 7, 2011

eBay have released the promised update giving you space to write better item titles. The previous limit of 55 characters for your eBay item titles has been increased to 80 characters. How to write effective item titlesMake sure your title… Read more

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eBay to delete My Messages over six months old

September 6, 2011

From next Monday (12th September) eBay will begin deleting messages older than six months from your eBay My Messages. They will also reduce the length of time that messages are stored from a year to just six months. The reasons for this is that… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 3 Comments 

7 Top Tips: Email Strategies to win an iPad 2

September 6, 2011

Yesterday, we announced that Tamebay had teamed up with iContact to give one of our readers the chance to win an iPad 2 just for sending an email. Full details of the competition and how to enter are available here. To improve your chances of… Read more

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Alibaba International Trade Guide features TameBay

September 5, 2011

Alibaba have a knowledge centre and today they have a feature for those wishing to start selling online to help them choose a marketplace. eBay and Amazon are the obvious choices – but which is best if you’re just starting out selling… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay.co.uk, Ecommerce, Marketplaces, video | 2 Comments 

Win an iPad 2 with TameBay and iContact

September 5, 2011

photo credit: Rego – d4u.huDo you want to win an Apple iPad 2? iContact, the email and social media marketing company for small businesses, have teamed up with TameBay to offer our readers the chance to win an Apple iPad 2 just for sending an… Read more

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eBay glitch locks sellers out of My eBay & SMP

September 4, 2011

In the middle of a free auction listing weekend for Private Sellers it looks like the eBay site has gone into meltdown. 100s of sellers are complaining that they can’t get into My eBay or Selling Manager. Even if you can get into eBay My Messages… Read more

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

Internet Retailing Conference 2011, London Oct 4th

September 3, 2011

The agenda and speaker line-up has been announced for the 6th annual Internet Retailing Conference 2011, taking place on 4th October at Novotel London West, Hammersmith. The day will commence with ‘The Big 3’ keynote featuring eBay, ASDA and… Read more

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eBay UK Catalogue Adoption Tool

September 3, 2011

If you’re selling in the electronics categories on eBay UK where you should now be listing against eBay’s catalogue then you should check out the Catalogue Adoption Tool. The will identify any listings that you have on eBay which eBay think… Read more

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Free listing on eBay UK 3rd – 4th September

September 2, 2011

This weekend private sellers can list up to 100 auctions at any start price greater than £1 for free on eBay UK. There are some of the normal restrictions – you have to use the Sell Your Item form or the eBay iPhone App to list your auctions and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay | 9 Comments 

PayPal marketing turns risque

September 2, 2011

Since the futuristic PayPal “Zombie Apocalypse” video PayPal community members have been busy making more spoof PayPal adverts. Today’s instalment “No pockets required” is slightly risque, but amply demonstrates the benefits of how we may use… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, video | 6 Comments 

Oxfam and PayPal reintroduce 100% giving for September

September 1, 2011

PayPal have teamed up with Oxfam for the second time this year re-introducing 100% giving for the month of September. This comes on the same day that Oxfam reveal that their supporters in England donated £100 million to Oxfam in the last… Read more

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Which bright spark banned the light bulb?

September 1, 2011

photo credit: Caveman Chuck CokerFrom today it has become illegal to import or manufacture traditional incandescent 60 watt lightbulbs within the EU. We are now to be forced to buy the so called energy saving light bulbs for which there are plenty… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, News, Soapbox | 33 Comments