EU may allow manufacturers to insist on B&M

February 4, 2010

Amazon Europe VP Greg Greeley has spoken out against European Union proposals which could allow manufacturers to insist they’ll only supply retailers with a “bricks and mortar” physical outlet. The EU is consulting with member states on the proposed… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Featured, Internet, News | 11 Comments 

PayPal reserves, holds : policy changes explained

December 21, 2009

We’ve heard from a number of sellers recently that PayPal seem to be stepping up the number of rolling reserves and 21 day holds they’re putting on accounts at the moment. There’s been some conflicting information going about – not least from PayPal… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Internet, Paypal, Selling Tips | 30 Comments 

Who needs bubble wrap…

May 23, 2009

It’s a tempation familiar to many eBay sellers: your buyer just doesn’t want to pay postage and packing, and for a fleeting moment, you want to slap a stamp on the item itself, and stick it in the post box. Now one Swedish artist (who, as far as I… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD, Glitches, Internet, News | 8 Comments 

eBay, Facebook and statistics.

August 7, 2008

As every avid viewer of Yes Prime Minister remembers: “statistics can be used to prove anything. Even the truth.” And whilst the headline from Hitwise (respected ‘internet numbers’ people) is accurate, “Facebook overtakes eBay to become third most… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce, Featured, Internet | 2 Comments 

eBay.ebay? Yes, says ICANN

June 26, 2008

A major shakeup in the way that domain names are created has been approved by the organisation which oversees the system of web addresses. ICANN today approved a new way of creating domain names, which will see traditional suffixes like .com, .net… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce, Internet | 1 Comment