How to become a Gumtree Daily Deals supplier

November 27, 2011

This Christmas 70% of us will be tempted off the High Street and onto a Daily Deal site to make a purchase according to new research by Gumtree, who now offer Daily Deals. On average buyers will make £75.00 savings by bagging Daily Deal savings and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Classifieds, Ecommerce, Selling Tips | 2 Comments 

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

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Classifieds, eBay, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

Is this the beginning of the end of free Gumtree?

March 5, 2011

eBay-owned classified site Gumtree has been a great way to advertise on the internet for free. But – maybe – not for much longer. One of the largest sections on Gumtree in the UK is the property for rent section, and that’s just introduced fees…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Classifieds, eBay | 10 Comments 

Gumtree rolls out User Accounts

November 8, 2010

Gumtree have today rolled out Gumtree Accounts – You can now create an account on Gumtree and manage all of your existing, future ads in the one place. Previously each time you posted an advert on Gumtree you’d get a new Ad reference number and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Classifieds | 4 Comments 

Buying a car – the escrow scam

August 3, 2010

It’s not easy buying a car safely if you’re not familiar with the Internet. A friend of mine phoned me to ask how to do an escrow payment for a car he found on Piston Heads. It was a classic Internet sob story – “My wife divorced me, I’ve moved… Read more

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

Using Gumtree to sell local services

April 29, 2010

I’ve been talking about marketing online with a local garage, and he’s been amazed at how successful a few simple ideas have been. He already has a website (albeit not a great one, but he knows that and is planning to get it reworked) so I suggested… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Classifieds | 4 Comments 

eBay launches new iphone apps for sellers, Classifieds

March 30, 2010

eBay have launched two new free apps for the iphone today: one for selling on the main eBay.com site, and one for both buying and selling on the new eBay Classifieds site. They’re both looking pretty slick: check out the videos below for a demo…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Classifieds, eBay, Selling Tips | 6 Comments 

US classifieds site Kijiji.com rebrands as eBay Classifieds

March 30, 2010

eBay have renamed their US classified ads site Kijiji as eBay Classifieds: as of today, the kijiji.com domain name redirects to ebayclassifieds.com. Since its US launch in 2007, eBay have promoted Kijiji as a family-friendly alternative to… Read more

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