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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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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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

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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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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

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Meet the company: 3Dsellers.com

November 24, 2011

Hi there TameBay readers, my name is Alex Flom and I’m the CEO of 3Dsellers.com. A few facts about our Company3Dsellers was established in June 2010 with the objective of developing applications that improve the online shopping experienceAvi… Read more

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Fijit Friends are selling higher than retail on eBay

November 24, 2011

It’s the time of year when there’s always some “Must Have” toy which is short on stock, but currently there don’t seem to be many in short supply this year. However our friends at Terapeak have come up with an opportunity for UK sellers. Fijit… Read more

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20% off fees for free expedited shipping on eBay.com

November 23, 2011

If you sell on eBay.com then you can qualify for 20% off your final value fees until Christmas. The only caveat is that you have to offer a free, expedited shipping service or a free, one-day shipping service option with 1-day handling. If you… Read more

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eBay market research training from Terapeak

November 22, 2011

If you want to know how to use eBay market research to become more profitable through the use of eBay listing data, focusing on margins, seller research, and listing optimization then the Terapeak webinars which start today are perfect for… Read more

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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

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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

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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

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eBay Facebook shareable wishlists now live

October 28, 2011

eBay have added their latest social media feature in the form of Wish Lists which can be shared on Facebook or via email. If you’ve got items you want for a particular event such as Christmas, a wedding or your birthday you can even swap to a themed… Read more

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Saying Goodbye to eBay Chat Rooms and Neigborhoods

October 15, 2011

eBay are about to close the eBay.com Chat Rooms and Neighborhoods sections of the eBay community. The eBay Cafe was one of the very first eBay Chat Rooms established and goes way back to the late 90′s when eBay was in it’s infancy and as you can… Read more

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eBay remove all images from completed listings

October 12, 2011

eBay have made a change on eBay.com as to how ended items are displayed to users. Rather than displaying (or having a link to) the full original description they’re displaying a cut down header with only a thumbnail of the original gallery… Read more

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Doug McCallum SVP EU moves to Senior Advisor to John Donahoe

October 5, 2011

Doug McCallum, Senior Vice President and General Manager of eBay Marketplaces Europe, is moving to a new role as Senior Advisor to eBay Inc.’s President and CEO, John Donahoe. Doug’s new role will be threefold – including Enterprise Partner… Read more

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Talking to Miriam Lahage, Global Head eBay Fashion

October 4, 2011

I sat down with Miriam Lahage, Global Head of eBay Fashion, today at the Internet Retailing Conference to talk about how eBay is embracing the world of fashion and how the site has changed over the past few years. I’ve heard many a criticism (and… Read more

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eBay.com launch Fashion Outlet

September 19, 2011

eBay have at last launched a Fashion Outlet on eBay.com along the same lines as eBay UK’s Fashion Outlet. As per the UK it’s populated with Main Street (High Street for us in the UK) retailers with top fashion brands.”Outlets are the fastest-growing… Read more

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eBay.com unveil new “When it’s on your mind” TV ads

September 15, 2011

eBay.com have just unveiled their first TV adverts for two years. They’re focussing on mobile shoppers purchasing new fixed price impulse buys with the tag line “When it’s on your mind, it’s on eBay”. Mobile shopping is on the up so targeting… Read more

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US DOJ issues subpoena in Craigslist vs eBay saga

September 14, 2011

The spat between eBay and Craigslist has been going on for years and has just taken another turn with reports that the Department of Justice in U.S district court in San Jose has issued a grand jury subpoena. The subpoena is asking for information… Read more

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150 free auctions on eBay.com on 13th September

September 13, 2011

eBay.com are holding a one day listing promotion for up to 150 free auction listings for all sellers. The promotion applies to both sellers with and without an eBay stores subscription. The and applies to eBay.com, eBay.ca and eBaymotors.com…. Read more

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Back for the Future Michael J. Fox Nike Mag Shoes

September 9, 2011

If you’re a Marty McFly Back to the Future fan then there are some Nike boots on eBay you won’t be able to resist. Nike have donated 1500 pairs of brand new Nike MAG shoes, based on an original movie prop used in Back to the Future Part II. Nike… Read more

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List iPods and MP3s free on eBay.com for 10 days

September 8, 2011

From the 8th to the 18th of September sellers on eBay.com can list iPods and MP3 players for free on eBay.com. This applies to fixed price listings only but you have to list your item against the eBay catalogue. The promotion applies to both… Read more

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eBay appoints Devin Wenig, President of Global Marketplaces

September 7, 2011

eBay have just announced the new head of global marketplaces. Devin Wenig is now President global eBay Marketplaces, which includes eBay, eBay classifieds sites and StubHub. He will report directly to eBay President and CEO John Donahoe. This… Read more

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