Brightpearl online/offline multi-channel retail solution

February 10, 2012

There’s a new option available for retailers looking for a multi-channel solution to include eBay and Magento. This week Brightpearl unveiled additions to their solution adding eBay and Magento Support, businesses can now connect their eBay listings… Read more

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100 free listings for private sellers 11th-12th Feb

February 10, 2012

You asked for it, you got it! We’ve got yet another free listing day on eBay UK this weekend. OK, I’ll admit we didn’t quite get what the US got with their 50,000 free listing on Tuesday this week, the UK free listing day is for 0.2% of what the US… Read more

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eBay display NSE search results with no pricing

February 9, 2012

Something is not quite right with eBay’s New Shopping Experience (NSE). For some reason many of the search results displayed in product cards aren’t displaying any price information. For instance when browsing camcorders you’d expect all listings… Read more

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50,000 free auction listings with BIN on eBay.com

February 7, 2012

If you’re an eBay.com seller and don’t have an eBay store subscription than you’re going to be busy tomorrow – Tuesday 7th February 2012. eBay have just announced 50,000 free auction listings per seller and the Buy It Now option can be added to… Read more

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Which of your eBay DSRs can you control?

February 6, 2012

There’s been some lively discussion regarding eBay DSRs over the past few days here and here. The big question appears to be should we be rated on things outside of a seller’s control? There are four DSRs buyers rate us on on eBay, so lets take a… Read more

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eBay increase access to historical sale prices

February 6, 2012

eBay have increased the look back period for completed listings in certain categories from 15 days to as much as 60 days. This is largely in the collectables categories where it is much more useful to see past prices than in say iPads. The new… Read more

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

eBay to delete dormant accounts with 30 days notice

February 5, 2012

eBay are at last to do something that people have been asking for for years – free up some of the oldest eBay User Ids that haven’t been used for years. eBay have sent out emails to users with dormant accounts saying “We noticed that you haven’t… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.ch | 12 Comments 

.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

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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 | 27 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 | 15 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

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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

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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 

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 

UK and DE listings displayed on eBay.IT

January 12, 2012

eBay Italy has announced that from the 9th of January, in some categories, items from the UK and Germany will be displayed on the Italian site. This isn’t a surprise – eBay tested visibility from UK and German sellers to Italy six months ago, the… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.de, eBay.it | 10 Comments 

eBay sued for allowing automatic bidding

January 11, 2012

eBay have been sued in the US for allowing buyers make use of Automatic Bidding or Proxy bidding. Auctionbytes explains that when you make a bid on an eBay Auction-Style listing you can bid more than the minimum bid increment and eBay will… Read more

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What site changes should eBay make this year?

January 11, 2012

With the New Year well under way and Christmas already pretty much a distant memory for most people it’s getting towards the time of year for eBay to release the first seller update of 2012. Last year’s Spring Seller Update was released in… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk | 41 Comments