2011: What sort of year has it been?

December 31, 2011

We’ve been a little quiet here on Tamebay the last few weeks, Chris and I have been enjoying a few days of peace after what has been a fairly tumultuous year. We’re sure you don’t mind. So, what sort of year has it been for you? Perhaps as you… Read more

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Bag “Make Serious Money on eBay UK” Amazon Kindle edition for £1.49

December 30, 2011

File this under shameless plugs, but David Brackin has just noticed that my book Make Serious Money on eBay UK is in the Amazon Kindle book sale for the princely sum of £1.49 Even more gratifying, is the fact my book is at number 652 in the… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay | 17 Comments 

Yodel have 1% failed deliveries this Christmas

December 23, 2011

My esteemed colleague Dan told me yesterday he was crossing his fingers for a mammoth last minute delivery from Amazon hopefully to be delivered today. I’ve not spoken to him yet to see if it arrived, but he’s got a one percent chance that it… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, News | 31 Comments 

Even more great deals in 2012!

December 23, 2011

I just received an email from eBay wishing me a pleasant, relaxing holiday and even more great deals in 2012. They’ve got to be having a laugh! Today’s deals are as dismal as those of the whole Christmas period – Soul Cal Men’s Check Shirts at… Read more

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

PayOffline service terminated as of 31st March 2012

December 23, 2011

PayOffline was launched in 2007 designed as an alternative way to pay in cash for shoppers who were scared to make online payments. Rather than entering your credit card details online you simply selected PayOffline at checkout and printed out a… Read more

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eBay acquire Billsafe for PayPal Germany

December 22, 2011

eBay have just bought PayPal a Christmas present! Having purchased a minority share in Billsafe in 2010 they’ve just acquired the rest of the company. Billsafe provide a service which German buyer love – the ability to purchase on invoice…. Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.de, Paypal | 6 Comments 

eBay wish you a Merry Christmas

December 21, 2011

Make of this what you will…. Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, video | 29 Comments 

What’s the worst packed item you’ve ever received?

December 21, 2011

I was (unusually!) watching BBC Breakfast today and they had a segment on ecommerce at Christmas – what happens if your parcel is late, do you have any rights with the retailer (Yes! You have the right to return but that’s it!), What happens if your… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 17 Comments 

eBay Australia buyers conned by duped sellers

December 21, 2011

A number of eBay Australia sellers have fallen victim for a drop ship scam. Recruited by classified ads to act as “agents” listing product on eBay collecting the funds and handing them over (less a cut for themselves) the products then never… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com.au | 2 Comments 

ChannelAdvisor Catalyst 2012 announced (Plus Coupon Code)

December 20, 2011

ChannelAdvisor have opened the bookings for the annual ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Conference 2012 which will be held in May in London. Book the 28th-29th of May in your diary and the venue will be the Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London. There aren’t… Read more

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Raising cross border trade issues with MEPs

December 19, 2011

Last month some eBay sellers participated in a number of meetings with UK MEPs as part of an “eBay seller fly-in” to Brussels. The fly-in was organized by eBay to help EU legislators understand the challenges faced by online sellers and the actions… Read more

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iWoCa business finance launching Jan 2012

December 18, 2011

The government has been encouraging the banks to make finance available for small businesses, but eBay contend that one in three small businesses have been unable to access finance since the recession began. That’s all about to change for eBay… Read more

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eBay’s most boring Christmas deals ever

December 18, 2011

I’ve written quite frequently about eBay’s Daily Deals of late, and haven’t been too impressed with their choice of Christmas Gift ideas. This weekend is the last few days in which you could order Christmas presents online so it seemed to me like… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 17 Comments 

Service review: ANYVAN.com

December 18, 2011

One of my bugbears on eBay are those listings for bulky items (and even not so bulky items) that say: “Buyer collect only” or the like. There really is no need to stipulate collection only, just about anything can be transported around the… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, News | 2 Comments 

Royal Mail last posting dates for Christmas 2011

December 16, 2011

Most of you will have these etched into your brains already, but if you want to know the Royal Mail last Christmas posting days, they are all on the previous link. We’ve missed plenty already. But if you pop something in the post on Monday or… Read more

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Meet the company: Lengow

December 16, 2011

Back in 2009 Jérémie Peiro and Mickael Froger realised that whilst the Internet was most decidedly multi-channel there were very few tools to help retailers efficiently sell their products on every channel available. Having both worked at… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 3 Comments 

Stubhub acquires Zvents and launches in UK

December 15, 2011

eBay’s ticket arm has quietly launched StubHub in the UK in Beta with no announcment, however they’re making a big splash about acquiring Zvents and not surprisingly. Up until now StubHub have had tickets for anything up to 30,000 events… Read more

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eSellerPro launch mobile website solution

December 14, 2011

eSellerPro have announced the launch of their new mShop, a product that allows retailers to create simplified mobile websites optimised specifically for customer shopping on their mobile phones. mShop can either be delivered as a stand-alone… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Mobile | 6 Comments 

Amazon granted a stalking patent

December 14, 2011

Amazon have just had their “stalking” patent granted in the US. Back in 2007 they submitted a patent for a mobile device to track your movements, predict based on where you’ve been where you’re likely to go next, and then send you adverts for shops,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Ecommerce, Marketing, Mobile | 5 Comments 

Linnworks Christmas contest – free to enter

December 14, 2011

Linnworks are giving away two Linnworks Anywhere Enterprise licences with a 12 Month FREE Subscription as well as five £50 Amazon gift vouchers in their Christmas competition. All you have to do to enter is “Like” the Linnworks Facebook page and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News, Selling Tips | 3 Comments 

Mary Portas High Street Review

December 13, 2011

Today’s the day that Mary Portas’ long awaited government commissioned review of the high street has been published. You can read The Portas Review in full on the Department for Business Innovation & Skills website. The purpose of The Portas… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News, Soapbox | 11 Comments 

Making money by sending eBay traffic – ePN Success

December 13, 2011

eBay, like many companies, run affiliate schemes by which they pay websites for sending them traffic. It’s cheap compared to many other methods such as paid search, because they generally only pay for traffic that converts to sales (although in… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Affiliates, Ecommerce | 3 Comments 

How persistant are you to get a new supplier?

December 13, 2011

I’ve heard of some suppliers being particularly difficult or even impossible to get accounts with, but today I was told a story of persistence which is pretty impressive. The retailer in question placed a weekly phone call to a particular… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

HP Refurb $99 TouchPad fire sale at 6pm CT tonight

December 11, 2011

At 6pm CT (midnight in the UK) HP will auction off much of their remaining stock of their TouchPad tablets. All the products in the fire sale will be refurbished, with a choice of both 16gb and 32gb versions. Currently the TouchPad tablets are… Read more

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

eBay survey business sellers on government policies

December 11, 2011

If you’re a business registered seller in the UK, France or Germany you may be one of the few thousand selected to be surveyed on business issues affecting you. eBay are conducting the survey through Freshminds and want to give sellers a voice to… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.de, eBay.fr | 21 Comments