TameBay Morsels 02/07/09

July 2, 2009

eBay Australia has partnered with seekingservice.com.au to provide access to business services on the site. The service allows you to find local businesses and compare quotes by posting a one-off or ongoing project which businesses can bid… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under News, eBay.com.au | Comments Off 

eBay Australia change the way User IDs are displayed

January 29, 2009

eBay Australia will from the 3rd February. Instead of displaying “Bidder1, Bidder2″ it will change to randomised aliases consisting of two random characters from the member’s User ID such as “a***b, c***d” etc. The change is said to be because… Read more

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

My eBay classic retired, new My eBay rolled out

January 20, 2009

Be prepared for a bit of a shock next time you log into eBay, it’s been announced around the world (although not in the UK) that My eBay Beta is about to become the default for all users. Today the old or “classic” version is set to be retired for… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.ca, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, eBay.com.au | 29 Comments 

eBay say “complementary” offsite ads are success

November 7, 2008

eBay have announced that the off site adverts on Australian listings have been a success and are expanding to the Sport, Electronics, Computers, Toys, Motors and Home categories over the next few weeks. eBay have had a rough ride in Australia… Read more

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

eBay Australia finally gets Best Offer

October 24, 2008

Several months after the rest of the world, eBay Australia is adding Best Offer functionality to the site. Best Offer allows potential buyers of fixed price listings to make an offer below the BIN price to the seller. Sellers can set prices at which… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com.au | 3 Comments 

eBay Australia launches feedback revision

October 1, 2008

eBay Australia have announced the launch of feedback revision: from 13th October, buyers will be able to edit the feedback rating, comment or Detailed Seller Ratings they left for a seller. Sellers will need to initiate the process by requesting… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com.au | 30 Comments 

eBay Australia bring back ads on view item page

September 26, 2008

eBay Australia have announced today that they will continue with their controversial third party adverts on view item pages. Earlier this week, ads beneath the bid box were removed after complaints by eBay members to the advertiser, digital… Read more

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

Third party ads removed from eBay Oz after member complaints

September 23, 2008

Late yesterday, Australian eBayers began to notice third party ads appearing on their auction listings. A graphic and text link advert for Foxtel digital television was shown directly underneath the “your maximum bid” box on listings in some media… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes, eBay.com.au | 9 Comments 

eBay Australia introduce anonymous emailing

August 6, 2008

eBay Australia announce today that they are removing email addresses from eBay messages where the two parties have not recently transacted with each other. Messages sent through Ask Seller a Question, Reply to Question and Contact eBay Member links… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com.au | 4 Comments 

eBay Australia backs down on PayPal

July 3, 2008

eBay Australia have by sellers on the site, though offering PayPal will remain compulsory: eBay will continue to allow all existing payment methods on eBay.com.au. We have decided to withdraw the notification to stop any further confusion and… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com.au | 4 Comments 

PayPal only: eBay vow to fight ACCC draft ruling

June 13, 2008

eBay Australia have issued a challenging the ACCC draft notice and vowing to fight on. They have delayed implementation of the PayPal only policy until 15th July, it was scheduled to go live on the 17th June. The increase in Buyer Protection… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, eBay.com.au | 8 Comments 

PayPal only: Australia says no (for now)

June 12, 2008

The ACCC have requested that eBay delay implementation of the PayPal only policy scheduled to start on June 17th. In a draft notice issued today the ACCC proposed revoking immunity for eBay’s PayPal only policy on the grounds that it will reduce… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, Paypal, eBay.com.au | 8 Comments 

Aussie PayPal promo as ACCC about to rule

June 7, 2008

in the run up to the ACCC ruling and the site migrating to PayPal only for payments. Every purchase made on eBay.com.au gets the buyer automatic entry into a draw for 4 x $10,000 and 10 x $1,000 credited to the winners PayPal account. The… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Paypal, eBay.com.au | 8 Comments 

PayPal Australia clarifies policy on multiple purchases

May 19, 2008

A little bit of good news for Australian sellers from PayPal today: the . Paragraph 4.2.4 now reads “The Seller Protection Policy will not apply to a transaction if you combine eBay items purchased through separate PayPal payments into a single… Read more

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

eBay Aus wakes up to new feedback

May 13, 2008

Australians are getting to grips with the new recalculated feedback and inability for sellers to leave non-positive feedback. As can be expected though not everyone is happy. One buyer laments “”, asking “Does that mean that sellers will be able… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured, eBay.com.au | 47 Comments