Amazon promote Trade In service to buyers

April 23, 2012

Amazon UK have been promoting their Trade In service to buyers recently. It’s quite a neat service. Have you seen it? If you have previously bought an item on Amazon, you are invited to check out its valuation. It could be a book, DVD, CD or… Read more

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

Pinterest social media sharing buttons on Amazon & eBay

April 12, 2012

I’m starting to hear more and more about Pinterest and the new Social Media picture sharing site appears to be catching on fast. I’ve just this evening spotted that both eBay and Amazon have added Pinterest sharing buttons on all product… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, Social Media | 10 Comments 

Export Your Store to start selling on Amazon

April 11, 2012

If you’re an eBay seller and want to get your products onto Amazon then there’s a new service that might be worth taking a look at. Export Your Store have an eBay to Amazon export service and all you need to get going is an Amazon seller… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay | 13 Comments 

Am I prissy or is it ok to print “Fuck” in the papers?

April 7, 2012

I was a bit surprised this morning. Whilst catching up on the news from yesterday’s Bank Holiday I was browsing The Guardian reading about Amazon and how little tax they pay and there in print was the “F” word. Now I’m not particularly innocent,… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, News | 34 Comments 

Clearing Amazon (FBA) stock prior to incurring ‘Long Term Storage Fees’

April 5, 2012

Glenn is one of Tamebay’s regular commenters and has been contributing to the site for many years. Today he looks at Amazon FBA and the best policy for stock which will incur Amazon FBA “Long Term Storage Fees”. The problem – slow moving… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 7 Comments 

Eliminating Listing Challenges and Errors on Amazon

April 2, 2012

If you sell on Amazon then there’s a Webinar this Thursday at 4pm BST (11am Eastern Time) that you should attend. It’s hosted by ChannelAdvisor Amazon experts Senior Product Manager Jennifer Artabane and Senior Sales Engineer Tim Walker, who will… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Ecommerce, Events | 1 Comment 

Amazon allow off-site sales for Harry Potter

March 29, 2012

Amazon have (for as far as I know) allowed their customers to make off-site purchases for the first time. If you go to buy the Harry Potter eBooks you’ll be redirected to the Pottermore website to complete your purchase. Once you’ve made your… Read more

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HMRC e-Markets Disclosure Facility for undeclared tax

March 26, 2012

It’s old news that HMRC are targeting people selling on emarketplaces with undeclared income, but if that’s you or someone that you know it’s time to come clean and get your affairs in order. The HMRC e-Markets Disclosure Facility (e-MDF) gives you… Read more

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

Actinic Online adds Sage 50 Accounts 2012 integration

March 26, 2012

Actinic Online now seamlessly integrates with Sage 50 Accounts 2012. It’s a two way link as well – you can transfer orders from Actinic to Sage and create products in Sage to launch on your Actinic website. Actinic Online is already more than… Read more

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What can multi-channel software do for your business?

March 12, 2012

ChannelAdvisor have recently announced a massive 89% increase in sales for Moda in Pelle, a UK shoe and accessories retailer. Moda in Pelle have signed to use ChannelAdvisor’s Managed Marketplaces solution along with Frootion who designed their… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, eBay.co.uk | 4 Comments 

Do your customers want Checkout by Amazon?

March 8, 2012

Following the news that M&S have launched a new Webstore with Checkout by Amazon it’s worth taking a closer look at the solution. M&S have opted to exclusively accept payments via Amazon Checkout on their Outlet website so they obviously believe… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Paypal | 7 Comments 

M&S Outlet powered by Amazon Webstore

March 8, 2012

Marks & Spencer have launched a new M&S Outlet section on their website powered and with delivery by Amazon. Prior to its new online presence, M&S Outlet had previously only operated through its 50 stores across the UK – the new website… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Featured | 8 Comments 

Video guide: The state of online retail

March 6, 2012

Alice from Salehoo has produced a video “The State of Online Retail” which is well worth a watch. It’s an hour long so bookmark it ready to watch in your lunch break (OK I know no one in eCommerce gets a lunch hour, but it is worth setting aside an… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, Blogging, eBay, Facebook, Marketing, Marketplaces, Selling Tips, Social Media | Comments Off 

Tamebay Morsels 5/3/2012: SEO and Cetaceans

March 5, 2012

Here’s some of the stuff I’ve been reading lately with an eBay, ecomerce and Amazon bent. These links could be filed inder “quite interesting” but just don’t warrant a full post. Enterprise nation have been running a series of articles by… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, News | 3 Comments 

Amazon re-classify Channel Islands as UK Street address

February 29, 2012

Amazon have written to UK sellers to inform them that as of the 21st March they will have to deliver to UK off shore Islands at the same cost as to mainland UK. They specifically mention the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, as well as the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 56 Comments 

Tamebay interview on Marketing Donut

February 24, 2012

The Marketing Donut today published an interview with me on the merits of selling on eBay and Amazon. The article is probably not going to teach most Tamebay readers anything new, but for those of you that don’t know me personally it has an… Read more

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Amazon introduce 24/7 communication metric requirements

February 17, 2012

Amazon are stepping up efforts to ensure that retailers trading on the platform respond to buyers in a timely fashion. However it’s generating complaints from sellers that they’re being forced to work seven days a week. One seller told us… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon | 23 Comments 

Whitney Houston death boosts album sales on Amazon and eBay

February 12, 2012

Whitney Houston fans are expressing their grief at her death by snapping up her music on eBay and Amazon. No doubt there are a few sellers out there too who’s mourning is somewhat tempered by shifting a few albums in their back… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, Selling Tips | 8 Comments 

Download the Tamebay “eBay & Ecommerce Tools & Services Guide 2012″ today

February 6, 2012

We’re really pleased to say that Tamebay’s “eBay & Ecommerce Tools & Services Guide 2012″ is now available as a free PDF download. Last year, Tamebay put together a guide that brought together all the various tools and services out there… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, Ecommerce, Featured | 3 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 

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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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

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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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Last call for entry into the Tamebay 2012 eBay and Ecommerce Guide

January 10, 2012

Last year the Tamebay eBay Tools & Services Guide was a rip-roaring success and we hope that the 2012 guide will be even more popular with all the readers and ecommerce SMEs who want to build and develop their online trading businesses. To check out… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay, News | 8 Comments