eBay.com expands automatic UIDs for all sellers

March 11, 2010

automated unpaid item disputes will be available to all sellers by the end of this month. Sellers will be able to opt in to automatically open an unpaid item case if they have not received payment after a specified amount of time: the Unpaid Item… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 6 Comments 

eBay open up SM Apps to all sellers

March 10, 2010

eBay have just announced that Selling Manager Applications on eBay.com have been opened up to all sellers, and are no longer restricted to sellers scribed to Selling Manager or Selling Manager Pro. The apps cover everything from merchandising… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 6 Comments 

eBay, eBay, how does your Garden grow?

February 11, 2010

eBay has launched a new program to let users give feedback on site features as they are being worked on. The Garden lets users see proposed changes as a mock-up highlighting the new features, or opt in to use them on the live site. Likes,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 14 Comments 

eBay.com 2010 Spring Seller Update

January 26, 2010

The news is out and we now know what the changes for eBay.com will be for the next few months. For those of us in the UK there’s not too many clues as to what will happen in the UK as it appears eBay.com are playing catch up with many of the changes… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com | 18 Comments 

Customising an existing IE8 install for eBay

November 29, 2009

The point has been made that if you already have Internet Explorer 8 installed on your PC the IE8 for eBay install will fail. Don’t worry – you can still customise your existing install to get the same functionality in three easy steps: eBay… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

eBay and Microsoft team up with IE8 for eBay

November 28, 2009

A quarter of all TameBay readers are still using Internet Explorer 7 or even 6 as their Internet browser, and if that’s you it’s time you upgraded to IE8. Rather than downloading the standard version there’s a version specifically tailored for… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com | 11 Comments 

eBay.com remove shop modules from search results

November 9, 2009

eBay shop owners in the US are up in arms about what’s perceived as lower visibility for eBay.com stores. eBay are due to remove two Stores promotions from the search results page today – removing the “Get More Results module” at the bottom of… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 10 Comments 

Please don’t use eBay.com’s new sharing tool

October 30, 2009

eBay have just introduced new share features for listings on .com, but the best advice I can give you is just don’t. Don’t use them. Don’t click them. Don’t get social! I know what you’re thinking – why would eBay put them there if they don’t… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, Soapbox, eBay.com | 9 Comments 

eBay.com start accepting Bill Me Later

October 19, 2009

PayPal have just announced introduction of Bill Me Later as a payment option on eBay.com. There are no changes for sellers, and in fact sellers should never notice the difference from a standard PayPal payment. Buyers simply select Bill Me Later as… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, Site Changes, eBay.com | 5 Comments 

eBay.com ending GTC listings without returns, handling info

October 14, 2009

eBay.com are taking steps to enforce their recently-introduced policies that all listings must show returns information and handling time. Good Til Cancelled istings which do not display the required information will be ended, and placed back in… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 6 Comments 

eBay Inc. launches new corporate info site

October 10, 2009

eBay has launched yet another official site aiming to bring together all the corporate information on eBay Inc. eBayInc.com combines much of the information that was previously rather hidden on the eBay.com site, such as press releases, job openings… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Blogging, News, Site Changes, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

Giving Works drops minimum donation to a dollar

October 1, 2009

As of today, Giving Works has lowered its minimum donation to just $1. The eBay.com charity program previously required sellers to donate a minimum of $5 from a charity listing. The automatic collection of money raised has also been extended from… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

17 eBay Selling Manager Applications

August 24, 2009

It’s been a week since eBay launched Selling Manager Applications and 17 have now been made available. Every application is available with a free trial so you can try it out before you subscribe, but currently they’re only available to eBay.com… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com | 9 Comments 

eBay.com issues new user agreement

August 19, 2009

eBay.com has , effective 29th September for existing users (but immediately for newbies). The biggest changes relate to the new dispute resolution process. Sellers must now have a reimbursement method on file with eBay, and for transactions paid… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 11 Comments 

September category changes for eBay.co.uk and eBay.com

July 28, 2009

Is your category on the list? eBay.com has announced various changes to subcategories and item specifics which will roll out in the week commencing 22nd September. Lots of categories are affected, and a full list of changes can be found… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com | 2 Comments 

eBay.com announce changes for sellers

July 27, 2009

eBay.com has which are to be implemented later this year. The two biggest groups of changes affect the way seller quality is measured on the site, and the way search results are presented. There are also changes to the unpaid item process, email… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com | 65 Comments 

Marks out of 10 for feedback

May 20, 2009

eBay are testing more changes to feedback with new feedback flows to be presented to selected sellers customers over the next four to six weeks in the US. eBay Ink has some screen shots as well as an interview with Brian Burke, eBay Director of… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com | 48 Comments 

5 Free auctions for all eBay.com sellers

May 12, 2009

eBay.com have announced five free auctions every 30 days, for all sellers, starting in June this year. Insertion fees will be zero with a final value fee of 8.75% capped at a maximum of $20 (for the sixth and subsequent listings fees will be as… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 5 Comments 

Third-party checkouts changing, not banned

April 16, 2009

You may have read a blog post yesterday on AuctionBytes reporting that third party checkouts were to be banned on eBay from June. The post cited ProStores and Infopia as saying that their checkouts were to be discontinued, and named the source of… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 31 Comments 

eBay.com’s big announcement: what’s in it for sellers?

April 14, 2009

eBay.com made its first biannual announcement of 2009 today. This is part of the new strategy to limit disruption to sellers by making two big rafts of changes each year, rather than constant piecemeal adjustments to the platform. The changes are… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com | 17 Comments 

Project Echo Beta launches Selling Manager Service

April 1, 2009

Project Echo, the opening up of the eBay platform to enable third party providers to build applications into Selling Manager has gone into full public beta. Selling Manager Applications will become available on eBay.com for Selling Manager… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 41 Comments 

[CA Catalyst] eBay reveal more details on Adcommerce and Multi-Variation Listings

March 31, 2009

In an informal session today, eBay revealed more of their future plans for two new additions to the site. Firstly, Adcommerce: conversion data is coming! A trial release of an updated dashboard which includes sales information will roll out shortly… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com | 8 Comments 

eBay.com retires old search system

February 20, 2009

that their old-style search format will be retired in April. The new “finding” system offers users the ability to specify a range of criteria from payment method and item location, to specifics of colour, size and item condition. eBays say… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 5 Comments 

eBay.com introduces Amazon-style buy box

February 15, 2009

some changes to the product pages for items listed with pre-filled item information. The biggest change is… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 26 Comments 

More free pix for eBay.com collectibles’ sellers

February 12, 2009

for sellers in the Collectibles, Art, Antiques and Pottery & Glass categories. The first picture for all eBay listings is free, but as of February 18th, listings in these categories will get Picture Pack and Gallery Plus free, for all listing… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Paypal, Site Changes, eBay.com | 5 Comments