eBay have a hunch they know what you want
November 21, 2011
eBay have just acquired Hunch, an online platform that provides recommendations based upon user’s individual tastes. Hunch lets you share what you like and get recommendations based on your taste and connect with people similar to you. Hunch… Read more
PayPal report problems with Royal Mail label printing
November 21, 2011
According to PayPal’s official Twitter feed, there are currently problems related to printing Royal Mail postage labels on PayPal. PayPal said on Twitter this afternoon: “We are actively working with Royal Mail to have this issue resolved. Any… Read more
eBay block US sellers for not providing their Tax ID
November 21, 2011
Sellers in the United States are reporting that they are being blocked from selling on eBay because that have failed to provide PayPal with their tax ID. According to Ecommercebytes, under the terms of a new federal law stateside, online payment… Read more
Doctor Who Children in Need costume auction tops £50k
November 21, 2011
Tips for maximising your Christmas sales
November 21, 2011
It’s just a week until people get their final pay cheque before Christmas and the busiest selling time of the year gets into full swing, but are you making the most of your opportunities to capitalise on holiday sales? Stamps.com survey findings… Read more
We have a winner: iContact iPad competition
November 20, 2011
Jonny Day from Discount Home Store is now the proud owner of a shiny new Apple iPad 2.0 courtesy of iContact, the email marketing and social media marketing company for small and medium sized businesses. Jonny’s winning entry in our email… Read more
21st November: 1 cent listings on eBay.com
November 20, 2011
Just six days after eBay.com gave all their sellers 5000 auctions for free you can now list anything that didn’t sell on the 21st November for just 1 cent. Now the limit on the 5000 auctions of 1, 3 or 5 day listings makes sense – every seller… Read more
PayPal launch Facebook Send Money app
November 20, 2011
PayPal have launched a new “Send Money” feature on Facebook. They say that Facebook users can now send money to friends and family whether it’s for a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary, “with just a few clicks and a PayPal… Read more
How do you cope with Price Parity on Amazon?
November 20, 2011
We’ve been forwarded an interesting email along with a bit of confusion from an Amazon seller. They’ve had a “Policy Warning” from Amazon and the rap on the knuckles is due to their pricing. Amazon say that they “require that sellers who choose… Read more
Meet the Company – P4D | Parcels for Delivery
November 20, 2011
Stephen Abel found a way to save a lot of money shipping parcels and went on to find a solution to save himself time as well. In 2005 he founded P4D | Parcels for Delivery to share his ideas with others and on their sixth birthday this month, P4D is… Read more
Royal Mail swamped by Christmas postie applications
November 18, 2011
It’s surely a sign of the times. Royal Mail have been inundated with applications for the 18000 temp jobs hired annually to deal with the Christmas post. 110,000 applications have been received for the jobs – that’s more than six applicants per… Read more
Google Checkout scrapped – Users moved to Wallet
November 16, 2011
Google have taken the decision to scrap the Google Checkout program in favour of Google Wallet. Consumers will be directed to merge their Checkout account with their Google Wallet account. They can automatically transition their Checkout account… Read more
Go Global in Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 16, 2011
We’re half way through Global Entrepreneurship Week and in the UK the theme is very much “Go Global” with events led by Enterprise Nation in partnership with Alibaba. On Tuesday there was a full day conference and without exception every speaker… Read more
Making money on eBay for Dummies, Australian Edition
November 16, 2011
Nathan Huppatz, a fellow blogger from down under in Australia, has just published a book – “Making money on eBay for Dummies, Australian Edition”. I know just how good he’s feeling, I felt the same last year when I got my hands on the first copy… Read more
Freebies from The Wholesale Forums
November 16, 2011
If you liked the TameBay eBay Tools and Services Guide 2011 that you downloaded and want a paperback copy then head over the The Wholesale Forums as they’re giving five copies away for free. To snag a copy you’ll have to sign up to The Wholesale… Read more
Visa to launch PayPal rival V.me
November 16, 2011
Visa will be launching a “digital wallet” service called V.me in direct competition to PayPal early in 2012, according to industry sources. A beta was launched this week and the full service will roll out in the new year. The service is… Read more
Good news on search visibility – Fixes are happening
November 16, 2011
I’ve written many times lately about eBay search – Best Match, Catalogue, Auctions and Fixed price listings being hidden in search results – and none of it’s been good, so today for a change I’m happy to report that eBay appear to be fixing the… Read more
Bid on Rory Cellan-Jones’s gadget auctions for Children in Need
November 16, 2011
BBC Technology man Rory Cellan-Jones is flogging some of 2011′s most sought after gadgets on eBay for Children in Need…. Read more
eBay.com 5000 free auctions on 15th November
November 15, 2011
eBay.com are running another free listing day for auctions, this time for up to 5000 free listings! The only restrictions are that the listings must be for 1, 3 or 5 day listings, but seeing as you’re not paying for them the duration isn’t a huge… Read more
eBay’s part in Gaddafi’s Downfall
November 15, 2011
Abdul Gargani, who lives in Manchester, left Libya and and Gaddafi’s hateful regime in 1976. But when the Arab Spring started to take hold in north Africa earlier in the year, Gargani wanted to do something to help his homeland and overthrow the… Read more
BigCommerce gets $15m funding boost
November 14, 2011
Ecommerce solutions provider BigCommerce, formerly known as Interspire, has attracted a huge $15 million funding round from investors as it seeks to expand its current offerings that include web storefronts, SEO help, social media marketing and full… Read more
eBay launches Mobile Manifesto
November 14, 2011
eBay is calling on mobile companies, the European Union and the British Government to take steps to improve the mobile network so the full potential of the mobile commerce can be unleashed to boost the British economy in these times of austerity and… Read more
Webinar: Tracking Your Business Metrics
November 14, 2011
Page Mage along with eBay Radio, Outright, Stamps.com and Terapeak have got together to launch Top Rated Seller Webinars. The webinars are not just for Top Rated sellers but for sellers of all sizes who want to become Top Rated, and the next is to… Read more
Be a Social Media Commerce Early Bird with Twitter and Facebook
November 13, 2011
Lace Llanora is from The Wholesale Forums, the UK’s leading B2B networking community & advice forum for wholesalers, distributors, importers, dropshippers and retailers and today shares some social media tips and tricks to build your business. You… Read more
Buy old iPod on eBay, get new iPod from Apple
November 12, 2011
If you’ve got an old iPod Nano hidden away in the back of a cupboard there’s some good news for you. Apple have just announced the battery in the first generation iPod Nano could be about to explode if you carry on using it so they’re going to swap… Read more
Recent Forum Threads
- Best Multi Channel Email Answering Software
- Distance Selling Regulations (again)
- Safebuy - Be careful if you've cancelled
- AMAZON / JERSEY tried and failed
- please help buyer refusing to pay and wants to cancel.
- eBay email notifications
- Half term sales way down
- Promote your items on other pages (and vice versa) feature
- Multi Channel Sales & Stock Control Software (Order Manageme
- Idea Home show Tickets
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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