Another eBay.com CLD on 16th March

March 16, 2010

Last week, Chris asked if the cheap listing day on 10th March would be the last one on eBay.com. Today, we have the answer: no. On March 16th, sellers listing auctions on eBay.com, eBay.ca and eBay Motors will save 50% on insertion fees… Read more

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Cold War spy bunker for sale on eBay UK

February 28, 2010

Looking for a country pad? Something unusual, maybe even historical? Are you, perhaps, a survivalist, or even a crazed Bond villain looking for a new base? Look no further, eBay has your solution. , complete with panoramic view over the… Read more

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Free listing days for private sellers on eBay France & Germany

February 16, 2010

eBay France and eBay Germany have both announced free listing days for private sellers for later this week following the eBay UK one we already know about. on 18th February. Private sellers will be charged no insertion fees for auction… Read more

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[Updated] Free listing for private seller auctions 18th & 19th February

February 15, 2010

On Thursday 18th and Friday 19th February, private sellers will be able to list auctions on eBay UK with no insertion fees. All other normal fees will still apply. ; the usual category exclusions apply, and sellers will need to list using the Sell… Read more

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Private seller free auction promo extended

January 29, 2010

eBay UK has announced this morning that its promotion for free auction listings for private sellers is being extended. Private sellers who list auctions starting at £4.99 or lower, in Media categories (Music; Books, Comics and Magazines; Video… Read more

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eBay France gives private sellers free auction listings

August 27, 2009

that from 9th September, private sellers will no longer pay insertion fees for auctions starting at €1 or less. At the same time, FVFs will be raised* to 7% of the final sale price, up to a maximum of €21. Some categories – basically,… Read more

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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

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Isn’t it about time buyers got some privacy?

May 6, 2009

eBay UK announced today that after the end of the auction as well as during it. Sellers will of course be able to see their winner, and the anonmymised bid history page giving limited details of buyer activity over the last 30 days will be visible… Read more

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50% off 1 & 3 day auctions on eBay.com

January 3, 2009

eBay.com are (between the 3rd and 31st). The discount applies regardless of start price and is also carried over to eBay Canada There are a few restrictions, sellers must have DSRs of 4.5 and above (or be new sellers yet to gain DSR ratings) and… Read more

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7 Top tips to game Best Match with Recent Sales

October 5, 2008

Being at the top of eBay’s Best Match is a little akin to winning the blue Buy Box on Amazon, the listings at the top of eBay’s Best Match are starting to attract the lions share of the sales. Some experimentation over the last week has revealed… Read more

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Where are your auctions today?

September 25, 2008

eBay have rolled out major changes to the site over night with the end of SIF and introduction of the new 30 day BIN listing format. The big question is how will it affect your listings and in particular for the categories you trade in which… Read more

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Best Match: what’s in, what’s out

September 24, 2008

Earlier this week, eBay answered some members’ questions about Best Match and related search issues. There isn’t much we don’t already know, but it’s nice to have it all in one place (even if the eBay rep. turned up half an hour late for a one hour… Read more

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$60k winning bid refused by seller

March 24, 2008

photo credit: buildscharacterWhen an eBayer, going by the online tag of dooma350, saw a brand new for sale on eBay at $60k no reserve he decided that although the colour wasn’t his first choice, that he “was willing to live with it at a 60K price… Read more

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Auction wrecker: “I hope they take me to court”

February 18, 2008

If one angry Manchester United fan has his way, an eBay seller will be taking him to court very shortly. Warrington man David Bonner bid £660,000 for one of the match programmes commemorating 50 years since the Munich air crash. Unsurprisingly,… Read more

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