.Net: How to improve your eBay store by Mark Buckingham

January 31, 2012

The March 2012 edition of .net magazine is out and the headline story is how to “Improve your eBay Store today!” written by eBay education specialist, SEO specialist and eBay business consultant Mark Buckingham of Netseek. Within the article Mark… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, Featured | 15 Comments 

10% Discount vouchers for dormant eBay buyers

January 30, 2012

TameBay have been a little lax on the spending front recently, at least that’s not quite true, both Dan and I have been busily spending money on eBay but on our personal eBay accounts. Our TameBay eBay account hasn’t been used for buying for a… Read more

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

New eBay International Selling Policy

January 30, 2012

eBay are asking all International sellers to agree to a new International Selling Policy when selling overseas. This is because selling policies vary between sites and they particularly draw attention to the fact that buyer protection policies vary… Read more

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

Feedback DSRs replaced with drop down options

January 30, 2012

It’s always interesting to log into eBay and find that they’ve been tinkering with feedback and today is no exception. Gone is my ability to leave star ratings for Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs) which have been replaced with drop downs to select… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 29 Comments 

81% of US consumers refuse to pay sales tax

January 29, 2012

It’s that time of year that if you haven’t already your income tax bill is due to be paid. I’m sure not many of us like paying tax. I suspect that quite a few of us would avoid paying tax if we could. Now a survey of South Carolina residents in the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, News | 14 Comments 

Daily Mail digs the dirt on Amazon Price Parity

January 29, 2012

The Daily Mail has commented on Amazon’s Price Parity policy, claiming that it’s detrimental to consumers and that consumer protection lawyers are calling for an investigation. Sadly the Daily Mail has it the wrong way around – the article… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 9 Comments 

How safe is PayPal?

January 28, 2012

David Brackin is an occasional guest writer on Tamebay and is a Director of Stuff U Sell, the UK’s leading eBay Trading Assistant.  He has sold over £5m of goods on eBay for other people. The Guardian today reports on the potential pitfalls… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, Paypal | 19 Comments 

eBay employees to sell on eBay for 1st time

January 27, 2012

I didn’t know whether to chuckle or cry at the latest post on the eBay Ink Blog announcing a new “Bring it. Sell it. Ship it.” program to encourage eBay employees in San Jose to sell on eBay. It strikes me as bizaare that they’re not all selling on… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 33 Comments 

Amazon FBA will now deliver your EU multi-channel orders

January 26, 2012

Amazon are a company who constantly look for new ways to help their sellers grow and reach new customers. They’ve now announced the extension of their international fulfilment service adding the ability to deliver non-Amazon orders to your customers… Read more

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Management buyout at Stockshifters surplus auctions

January 26, 2012

Stockshifters, the liquidations, clearance stock and surplus auction company have just had a management buy out and the Stockshifters platform will now be operated by a new company Recoverex Ltd, which has been created and backed by the E-trader… Read more

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ChannelAdvisor add support for Amazon Canada

January 26, 2012

ChannelAdvisor have expanded to include support for Amazon Canada through their marketplaces solution. If you use ChannelAdvisor as your multi-channel management platform you can now list in the Home & Garden, Home Improvement & Tools, Software,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Ecommerce, Marketplaces | Leave a Comment 

ekmPowershop.com partners with fulfilment firm SixWorks

January 25, 2012

Ecommerce platform provider ekmPowershop.com has partnered with fulfilment company SixWorks, it was announced this week. Six provides an order fulfilment service allowing for hands-off selling. This latest integration with ekmPowershop.com not… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce, News | 1 Comment 

TameBay site changes: Comments and site features

January 24, 2012

AuctionBytes, (now known as EcommerceBytes but still referred to by many as AuctionBytes) have just announced a new comments policy. In order to comment on the site you’ll now need to register with AB Verify to confirm your email address and have a… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Meta | 17 Comments 

Late 2010-2011 Income Tax returns will result in fines

January 23, 2012

For anyone who has to complete a personal income tax return for the year 2010-2011 you’ve got exactly a week left to submit it or you’ll be facing a fine of at least £100. Up until this year HMRC have always imposed a fixed penalty of £100 for… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 3 Comments 

Lifetime sales and seller protection on eBay.com dashboard

January 21, 2012

There are a couple of new features on the eBay.com Seller Dashboard that don’t appear on eBay UK. All you need do to access them is log into eBay.com with your UK credentials and then navigate to the Seller Dashboard. Your Lifetime… Read more

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

Seamus Whittingham appointed as ChannelAdvisor EMEA MD

January 20, 2012

ChannelAdvisor have announced the appointment of Seamus Whittingham as the new Managing Director for EMEA, who was formerly at formerly of ATG and GSI. This is an impressive background as ATG are a large ecommerce software company acquired by… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 3 Comments 

Free private seller listing weekend on eBay UK

January 20, 2012

eBay are holding a free listing weekend on Saturday and Sunday 21st – 22nd January for private sellers. Any item listed with a start price of more than £1 on auction-style format will have free insertion fees. Any listings with a start price… Read more

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

eBay Q4 Earnings Call: How eBay has changed

January 19, 2012

eBay have once again beaten expectations on their earnings with their Q4 Investor Call reporting revenue of $3.38billion, above predicted $3.32billion and up 35% from a year ago. Q1 which will be reported in April isn’t looking so rosy though with… Read more

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

eBay start to test new postage label printing

January 19, 2012

eBay are testing a new version of eBay Postage, from this week when printing postage labels some users will begin printing the labels on eBay rather than being passed through to PayPal. eBay say that sellers will be able to print and pay for… Read more

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Terapeak 9.0 unveiled with new look and new features

January 19, 2012

Terapeak have unveiled “Terapeak 9″ the latest version of their eBay marketplace research software along with a brand new look and feel to the website. They’ve reinvented Terapeak to be easier to use, faster to navigate, and provide users with more… Read more

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

Sell your products on eBay, Amazon and Facebook using Actinic Online

January 19, 2012

Did you know that with Actinic Online you can easily manage your online orders from one central location whether orders are received from your website or through a marketplace? Actinic will be holding a webinar and live product demonstration on… Read more

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6 Minutes with John Donahoe (video)

January 17, 2012

eBay’s official blogger RBH has posted a video interview with eBay Inc CEO John Donahoe that I think many of you will find of interest. Let us know your response to his… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay | 17 Comments 

One Hour Translation for your eBay listings

January 16, 2012

Cross border trade is one of the hottest topics around at the moment, and simply by adding international shipping options to your English language listing is enough to get customers from overseas buying from you. Now however a new service offered… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News | 11 Comments 

Actinic Online launch free Mobile Store for merchants

January 13, 2012

If you have an Actinic Online ecommerce solution then there’s great news for you. To take advantage of the burgeoning growth on smartphones and mobile shopping they’ve just released a new Mobile Store feature. The Mobile Store lets Actinic Online… Read more

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When is an eBay Top Rated Seller not a Top Rated Seller?

January 13, 2012

The answer is when they are in fact a newbie. Steve Wilson of LocalBargainFinder.com spotted this one and we have verified its accuracy. In that advertising spot undeneath the Seller Information Box, eBay have been promoting Top Rated Sellers…. Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under eBay, News | 20 Comments