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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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

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eBay.com extends 5c media listings to end of March

December 21, 2009

eBay.com has announced that it’s extending the promotional 5c insertion fee for sellers in media categories until the end of March 2010. The special offer is valid for fixed price listings in the Books, Music, Movies & DVDs and Video Games… Read more

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[Updated] Problems with eBay search and Stores access

November 21, 2009

If you’re having a problem getting into eBay UK tonight, you’re not alone. eBay has announced that it is working to resolve issues with a delay in search being displayed. It’s not so much slowness as stopped here; any search I run gets me no… Read more

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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

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eBay sales rise for the first time in a year

October 7, 2009

Good news for eBay – according to Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor, eBay sales have gone up for the first time in a year. Driven by increased fixed price listings, 3,000 sellers who ChannelAdvisor track have reversed a month on month decline with… Read more

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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

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eBay seller promotions for August and September

August 18, 2009

eBay are running a couple of promos for sellers for the rest of this month and next. Firstly, there’s a that sellers in the Music, Books, Video games and DVD, Film & TV categories can get 20% off their FVFs when they offer free domestic P&P…. Read more

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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

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eBay.com 5c insertion fees for using Product Details

June 1, 2009

Golf clubs and cameras and cell phones – oh my! for a range of items in specified categories when listed with pre-filled item information. The offer runs from 2nd to 15th June, and is valid for fixed price (“buy it now”) listings by sellers with… Read more

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15c Auctions on eBay.com, .ca 21st April 2009

April 21, 2009

for today, 21st April, only. To be eligible, sellers must either have 4.5 or higher on all four 12 month DSRs, or be newbies with no 12 month DSR score. eBay Motors Parts and Accessories are included in the sale, but there are a bunch of… Read more

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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

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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

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1st 3 listings free for new eBay.com sellers

February 13, 2009

From 14th – 23st February first time sellers on eBay.com can . As well as free insertion fees sellers can also add the Gallery Plus listing enhancement to their 3 free listings at no cost. Time to dust off that buying ID and list a few personal… Read more

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Updates on price change and payments policies

February 2, 2009

Today was the day that eBay UK were supposed to roll out the change to Best Match so that sellers could increase prices but not be penalised in Best Match for doing so. This was announced in the most recent Business Seller newsletter, but… 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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eBay.com extend promotions on media and free shipping til March

December 18, 2008

until 31st March 2009. Free shipping All sellers who offer free shipping will get free subtitle listing enhancement. PowerSellers who offer free shipping will get double FVF discounts. Sellers are reminded that listings with free shipping get a… Read more

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Half-price auction listings on eBay.com, .ca 10th December

December 10, 2008

are offering half-price insertion fees for 1, 3 and 5 day auctions for tomorrow, Wednesday 10th December. The promotion is open to sellers with 4.5 or more on all four 12-month DSR criteria, and new sellers who do not yet have DSR ratings. Some… Read more

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50% off eBay.com auction fees for high DSR sellers

November 24, 2008

For 24th – 25th November auction listing fees are being discounted by 50% for eBay.com and eBay.ca. However in order to take advantage of the savings all 4 seller DSR ratings must be 4.5 or above. New sellers who haven’t yet received 10 DSR scores… Read more

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eBay.com drops duplicate listings policy

November 21, 2008

eBay.com search results would no longer hide duplicate listings from the same seller, a process that’s become known as “de-duping”. Where an individual seller has more than one identical listing for sale, all instances will now show in search;… Read more

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eBay’s Christmas promotion pushes buyers to favoured merchants

November 14, 2008

eBays all over the world begin their Christmas marketing campaigns today. eBay UK put out an announcement this morning about theirs (though you read it here first) highlighting their message that eBay is on average 25% cheaper than the high… Read more

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Obama inauguration tickets banned on eBay

November 14, 2008

eBay have banned the sale of tickets to Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony on eBay itself and on their ticket subsidiary, StubHub. The company had been under pressure from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies after tickets… Read more

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eBay.com paperless payments policy goes live

October 27, 2008

A week later than expected, eBay.com’s paperless payments policy has finally gone live today; sellers may not offer cash, cheques or money orders as means of payment, but only one of the approved electronic methods: PayPal, credit or debit card… Read more

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eBay.com hides quantity available on multi-item listings

October 18, 2008

eBay.com have said they are to hide the quantity available on multiple item listings for more than ten items. Rather than saying “84 available”, the listing will now tell potential buyers “more than 10 available”. eBay say: both research and the… Read more

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eBay search broken – buyers offered off site ads

October 17, 2008

eBay’s search has been intermittently broken at times during today and totally broken for part of this evening. A seller contacted me this morning and their items were invisible on eBay UK. Logging into their account they could see items for sale… Read more

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