eBay and Twitter to partner @anywhere

March 17, 2010

Twitter CEO Evan Williams announced yesterday that eBay will be amongst the first companies to partner with @anywhere, the micro-blogging site’s new platform. @anywhere will allow Twitter users to connect to their accounts via third party websites,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 2 Comments 

eBay and Alibaba in talks to bring PayPal to AliExpress?

March 13, 2010

eBay is in talks with Alibaba to get PayPal offered as a payment option on the new AliExpress wholesale marketplace, according to rumours appearing in the WSJ. The two companies have long been rivals, but an alliance could now make sense…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News, Paypal | 7 Comments 

20 reasons you should be at Small Business 2.0

January 11, 2010

It’s the best event for small businesses on the internet this year! It’s only a tenner. It’s January: a good time to take stock of what you’ve been doing, and look at what needs changing for the year ahead. There’ll be beer afterwards…. Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Events | 9 Comments 

eBay settles Skype lawsuits and lose another $137m

November 6, 2009

Skype, eBay, Joltid, Joost, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis have settled their differences and come to an agreement to secure the future of Skype and the underlying technology. Previously it was claimed that Skype was infringing IP rights on… Read more

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Would you mind awfully paying for your eBay purchase?

October 28, 2009

Today we have our first look at the text of eBay’s new automatic unpaid item reminders. These are now sent out automatically by eBay four days after a BIN or the end of an auction, for any listing that has not been marked paid for (either via PayPal… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 60 Comments 

eBay closes Vancouver customer service centre

May 6, 2009

eBay are to close their Vancouver customer service centre, with the loss of around 700 jobs. The move is intended to “consolidate” operations, and will see other CS centres in Salt Lake City and around the world expanded. eBay say it “expects to… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 5 Comments 

FAQs: How do I give a discount on an eBay invoice?

May 1, 2009

photo credit: PinkMooseLots of sellers seem to be asking on various eBay forums recently about how to give buyers discounts on their eBay invoices: it must be the credit crunch. So even though most experienced sellers know the answer to this one,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Selling Tips | 11 Comments 

eBay sells StumbleUpon back to founders

April 13, 2009

eBay and StumbleUpon have announced tonight that SU has been sold back to its original founders, Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith. The terms of the sale will not be disclosed. SU was bought by eBay in May 2007. An eBay statement says that: it has… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 6 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 

TameBay Morsels 29/03/09

March 29, 2009

Meg Whitman in BusinessWeek. It’s a rather lightweight discussion but it’s interesting enough esp re IP/VeRO and eBay’s internal biz culture. Quite interesting BBC piece on Google from Matt Frei. Detailed proposal for the Post Office to offer… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 5 Comments 

TameBay Morsels 27/03/09

March 27, 2009

eBay may come under pressure to flog PayPal, says Bloomberg. Teenager jailed for eBay fraud. Silly boy. 35 new PayPal jobs in Dublin. Highly skilled too, apparently. PayPal puff piece in the Daily Mirror. Do you deserve a… Read more

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TameBay Morsels 25/03/09

March 25, 2009

Scot Wingo looking at some of the more interesting insights sellers are getting from the DSR dashboard. Skype is going great guns, according to reports here and here. Comment and information on how eBay handles counterfeits. eBay bidders to… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 16 Comments 

eBay business sellers positive about 2009

March 23, 2009

An eBay survey reveals that vast majority of online traders are confident that 2009 will see growing, or at least steady, sales and nearly two-thirds are planning to expand their business this year. The Online Business Index, released in association… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 27 Comments 

TameBay Morsels 23/03/09

March 23, 2009

Those Prince Charles ‘love letters’ net £20k. Josh Russell writes about his negative experiences selling on eBay and offers some pointers to eBay. A PayPal perspective from a venture capitalist. Listen to ‘eBay & Beyond: Basics To… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 5 Comments 

TameBay Morsels 20/03/09

March 20, 2009

Brilliant piece from Business Week. Google: Beware the eBay curse. eBay CEO John Donahoe elected to the Intel board. Discount codes and vouchers are all the rage online, it seems. Here are some links, here and here. Interesting Mystery… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 3 Comments 

Another way to pay eBay: Adcommerce

March 19, 2009

eBay UK has announced  the launch of its new Adcommerce product which allows sellers to buy text links at the bottom of eBay search results using a bidding system mirroring Google’s Adwords. Clearly part of eBay’s aggressive attempts to… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Featured, Site Changes | 83 Comments 

TameBay Morsels 19/03/09

March 19, 2009

This sentence stood out: “The percentage of eBay’s visitors who shopped at Amazon jumped from 41% in February 2008 to 53% last month.” A perspective on Amazon from eConsultancy. eBay Starter guide from the Torygraph. Forbes report on the… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 4 Comments 

eBay US sellers get UK visibility for Less

March 19, 2009

eBay.com have announced a pricing promotion for sellers based in the US discounting the fee paid for international visibility. The announcement says, “the International Site Visibility listing upgrade gives your items greater exposure on the UK… Read more

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Guest Post: eBay and Tickets.

March 17, 2009

Jane aka DBL aka The eAuction Anorak has written this guest post for TameBay in response to a link regarding tickets that I posted last week: Concert tickets, eBay and the media hype is one thing that makes my blood boil on a regular basis. Every… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 18 Comments 

ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Latest

March 17, 2009

ChannelAdvisor have announced new sessions and speakers for their Catalyst event in London at the end of the March. Find out more on the Catalyst site. eBay, Google, Amazon and a host of others will be exhibiting and presenting and it looks like… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 7 Comments 

Tamebay Morsels 16/03/09

March 16, 2009

If you’re quick there’s still time for this Quickbooks discount. Observer piece on eBay fraud. Predictably predictable. Change the record. Auctionbytes on mooted PayPal loyalty scheme. More about the ‘1st eBay millionaire’. Good luck to the… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 6 Comments 

TameBay Morsels 15/03/09

March 15, 2009

eBay wants to sell Skype to Google. I’d say they’ll flog it to anyone if the price is right. The Motley Fool pulls no punches on eBay’s analysts day. Madoff memorabilia pulled from eBay. PayPal is getting serious about mobile. Google… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 24 Comments 

TameBay Morsels 13/03/09

March 13, 2009

They can’t spell John Donahoe’s name but the analyst comment is interesting enough. Alibaba seeks deal with eBay (and Google). Jack Ma is a force to be reckoned with and no mistake. Sellers make £5 a day on eBay. Speeding driver was… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 3 Comments 

eBay Analyst Day: Scot Wingo talks to Tamebay

March 12, 2009

Scot Wingo is the CEO of ChannelAdvisor and a veteran ‘eBay watcher’. He was ‘in the room’ for eBay’s presentations in San Jose yesterday. Happily, he’s agreed to answer some questions. (Don’t forget, you can meet Scot at the ChannelAdvisor Catalyst… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Featured, News | 7 Comments 

eBay Analyst Day 2009: Round-up

March 12, 2009

Yesterday, eBay held an Analyst Day for financial journalists and investment analysts. The purpose of an event like this is to impress the pundits, inspire confidence and encourage institutions and investors to buy eBay stock. What did I learn?… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Ecommerce | 4 Comments