eBay block US sellers for not providing their Tax ID

November 21, 2011

Sellers in the United States are reporting that they are being blocked from selling on eBay because that have failed to provide PayPal with their tax ID. According to Ecommercebytes, under the terms of a new federal law stateside, online payment… Read more

Written by Dan Wilson · Filed Under Amazon, eBay | 4 Comments 

21st November: 1 cent listings on eBay.com

November 20, 2011

Just six days after eBay.com gave all their sellers 5000 auctions for free you can now list anything that didn’t sell on the 21st November for just 1 cent. Now the limit on the 5000 auctions of 1, 3 or 5 day listings makes sense – every seller… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

eBay.com 5000 free auctions on 15th November

November 15, 2011

eBay.com are running another free listing day for auctions, this time for up to 5000 free listings! The only restrictions are that the listings must be for 1, 3 or 5 day listings, but seeing as you’re not paying for them the duration isn’t a huge… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under CLD, eBay, eBay.com | 14 Comments 

eBay remove all images from completed listings

October 12, 2011

eBay have made a change on eBay.com as to how ended items are displayed to users. Rather than displaying (or having a link to) the full original description they’re displaying a cut down header with only a thumbnail of the original gallery… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, Featured | 7 Comments 

eBay.com launch Fashion Outlet

September 19, 2011

eBay have at last launched a Fashion Outlet on eBay.com along the same lines as eBay UK’s Fashion Outlet. As per the UK it’s populated with Main Street (High Street for us in the UK) retailers with top fashion brands.”Outlets are the fastest-growing… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com, Featured, News | 3 Comments 

eBay.com unveil new “When it’s on your mind” TV ads

September 15, 2011

eBay.com have just unveiled their first TV adverts for two years. They’re focussing on mobile shoppers purchasing new fixed price impulse buys with the tag line “When it’s on your mind, it’s on eBay”. Mobile shopping is on the up so targeting… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

Adding products to eBay.com catalogue data

August 25, 2011

It was only two days ago that I asked the question “Would you like the ability to edit catalogue information or to add new entries to the catalogue data?” It now appears that on eBay.com in one category – GPS Systems, you can add new products to… Read more

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

Search ideas from eBay: eBuzz

August 25, 2011

eBay eBuzz (also called “Buzz of the Day!) uses similar technology to eBaySaurus that we looked at yesterday. eBuzz is offering a mile high view of eBay with the option to dig deeper. You can Learn more about the eBay eco-system with just a few… Read more

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Search ideas from eBay: eBaySaurus

August 24, 2011

eBaySaurus is a cutting edge tool from eBay offering a new view of search terms and a new way to discover related items to topics of interest. eBaySaurus is a semantic network giving an insight into the search terms and vocabulary of the eBay… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 4 Comments 

Search ideas from eBay: Discover

August 23, 2011

Discover eBay’s most interesting inventory, and get personalized recommendations. eBay Discover is another search tool, similar to Niche Markets, that offers buyers a serendipitous way to explore eBay’s amazing infinity of long tail inventory…. Read more

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Search ideas from eBay: Niche Markets

August 22, 2011

There’s been many a complaint of late that eBay are focussing on fixed price items to the detriment of finding the idiosyncratic thing that you didn’t even know you were looking for. That’s why David Brackin said yesterday that he’s “disappointed to… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 7 Comments 

Greater UK & DE visibility on eBay Italy

June 24, 2011

From this week eBay are testing great visibility for UK and German sellers on eBay Italy. Your listings may be shown on eBay Italy if you are a top rated seller, have defined Italy as a country you ship to and your listings are being searched for by… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, eBay.com.au, eBay.de, eBay.it | 8 Comments 

Greater UK & US visibility on eBay Australia

May 24, 2011

photo credit: *_*From today eBay Australia are opening up number of listing categories on eBay.com.au to include relevant listings from eBay.com and eBay.co.uk in search results. This is being done in selected (but unspecified) categories where… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.co.uk, eBay.com, eBay.com.au, Selling Tips | 4 Comments 

eBay Motors for iPhone app released in the US

May 16, 2011

eBay.com have released the first “eBay Motors for iPhone” app which lets you easily browse and shop for the vehicles you want and the parts you need. The app uses Red Laser technology to allow you to scan the VIN numbers on your vehicles and the… Read more

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eBay.com add retailers with Milo local search

March 31, 2011

eBay.com has added a new feature which allows shoppers to check products available at local retailers through eBay search. This is the first Milo integration which now gives access to millions of products from approximately 50,000 stores across all… Read more

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eBay.com Spring Seller Update – Fees & Payment Holds

March 15, 2011

eBay.com have announced the details of the 2011 Spring Seller Update and the changes that sellers will be looking at most closely are fees. It should be noted that these changes apply to eBay.com and when changes for eBay UK are announced they are… Read more

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

eBay.com Auction and Fixed Price Fee Schedule

March 15, 2011

From the 19th April 2011 Auction Fees will change on eBay.com for sellers who don’t have an eBay store and from the 6th July auction fees for store subscribers and fixed price fees for all sellers will change. There will be two auction fee… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 7 Comments 

uShip powers eBay.com Motors deliveries

February 8, 2011

eBay.com Motors have just added a new shipping partner. Now if you purchase a vehicle on eBay Motors you can choose to have is shipped to you via uShip. In Q4 2010, 74 percent of vehicles sold on eBay Motors were interstate transactions, where… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

eBay.com get new advertising agency

January 28, 2011

eBay.com has engaged a new company, Triad Retail Media, to sell and manage all on-site display advertising. This agreement will cover all advertising on eBay and eBay Motors in the US with the aim to give a more tailored package for advertisers and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 12 Comments 

25¢ auction insertion fee 7th-10th December

December 7, 2010

There’s yet another listing promotion on eBay.com, this time for for auctions of 1, 3 or 5 day durations. This time the promotion is available to ALL sellers on eBay.com (not just those without a stores subscription as recent promotions have… Read more

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Free Buy It Now upgrade for non-store eBay.com sellers

December 4, 2010

If you sell on eBay.com and don’t have an eBay store subscription then you’ve already got 100 free auction listings every month up until January 7th. eBay have just made it even better – for auctions listed between 4th and 13th December you can now… Read more

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eBay.com DealFinder comparison shopping feature

December 2, 2010

eBay.com have announced a new buying feature called , which is a product comparison site highlighting the savings available compared to other ecommerce venues. In truth it’s more of a total revamp of the old Dealfinder feature which aimed to find… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay, eBay.com | 11 Comments 

New discount coupon codes for eBay.com

November 30, 2010

Hot on the heels of what’s traditionally the two busiest days of the year for on line shopping in the US – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – eBay.com are looking to keep the buyers spending with a raft of for 25 selected sellers. Discounts vary… Read more

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Another auction listing promotion for eBay.com

November 30, 2010

There’s yet another cheap listing promotion for eBay.com and eBay Canada, list auctions for 25c between November 30th and December 2nd. Unlike recent listing promotions in the States this one is open to those who have an eBay Stores subscription… Read more

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Ford open licensed merchandise shop on eBay Motors

November 5, 2010

There’s an auction on eBay that caught my eye for a Ford Mustang converted into a Pool Table. The aim of the auction is to promote the launch of Ford’s new , which although it’s currently eBay.com based the intention is to open up further eBay shops… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under eBay.com | 1 Comment