eBay Germany Motors’ fee changes

March 1, 2010

As of 30th March, eBay Germany Motors prices are changing. The good news is that picture pack will be free; the slightly less cheery news is that FVFs, reserve price fees and buy it now fees are all increasing. Check out the full details in… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 6 Comments 

eBay.de’s compulsory PayPal policy under investigation

February 27, 2010

eBay is under investigation in Germany to test whether its new rule requiring new sellers to accept payments by PayPal online breaks competition law. As of Thursday, German sellers with fewer than 50 feedbacks are required to offer PayPal as a… 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] eBay UK & Germany reduce FVFs for free shipping

April 6, 2009

Another push for free shipping today from eBays UK and Germany: until 30th June, there’s a 20% reduction in FVFs for items offering free shipping in clothing, DVDs and some technology categories. The offer applies to all listing formats except… Read more

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eBay Germany re-introduces mutual feedback withdrawal

August 22, 2008

eBay Germany have re-introduced mutual feedback withdrawal in limited circumstances. Sellers can request buyers retract neutral or negative feedback within 30 days of the feedback being left. There are limits of two requests per month, and… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 61 Comments 

eBay Germany : returning stores to search

August 21, 2008

eBay Germany have announced fee changes for business sellers today, creating perhaps the most complicated fee schedule ever seen on any eBay site. The most important change is that Shop items will be converted into a new fixed price format,… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 13 Comments 

UK, US, Germany make major announcements today

August 20, 2008

eBay will be making major announcements today regarding the US, UK and German sites. We expect to hear of fee changes, as well as changes to seller requirements, payment policies and Shops’ structures. Stay tuned – we’ll bring you updates as soon as… Read more

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eBay Germany 1c listing promotion extended

August 13, 2008

eBay Germany have announced that their long-running promotion of 1c insertion fees with free Gallery has been extended until 24th September. The promotion is valid for sellers offering PayPal as a payment method, in the categories: Audio &… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD | 4 Comments 

eBay Germany require specified shipping

July 3, 2008

From this week, sellers on eBay Germany are required to specify at least one domestic shipping service. eBay say that 95% of sellers already do so, but that the remaining 5% will no longer be able to list without specifying at least one shipping… Read more

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German sellers must specify postage

June 17, 2008

Another one to file under “expect this to roll globally any time now”: from 1st July, of their listings, and will not be able to simply list postage costs within the item description. This is a sensible move and frankly should have been made… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 5 Comments 

eBay Germany boss doesn’t trust PayPal

June 5, 2008

German news weekly Der Spiegel reports today that the one-time head of PayPal Germany doesn’t trust PayPal payments for his own eBay sales. Frerk-Malte Feller was in charge of PayPal’s German arm until February, when he became head of auctions for… Read more

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eBay Germany introduce maximum shipping prices

May 29, 2008

eBay Germany are in 34 categories. Ranging between €5,00 and €8,00, a range of items are included in the new policy, from computer accessories, memory sticks and MP3 players, to silver-plated jewellery, some watches, and pearls. The… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.de | 21 Comments 

eBay Germany slashes insertion fees to 1c

May 28, 2008

a massive cut in insertion fees for business sellers in certain categories over the next two and a half months. From 29th May to 16th August, sellers in electronics and books categories will pay just 1c insertion fees for Buy It Now listings… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD | 4 Comments 

Baby for sale – “It was only a joke”

May 24, 2008

“It was only a joke” is the excuse of a 23 year old German woman, when her 8 month old baby was taken into care after she offered him for sale on eBay. With a starting price of just €1.00, the listing read “Baby — collection only. Offer my… Read more

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eBay Germany highlights free shipping

May 14, 2008

the launch of a new icon to highlight items offering free shipping. Germany’s is also now offering the possibility to lauch “free shipping sales” in Shops. The same changes were made on .com last month, so sellers on other countries’ sites… Read more

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

eBay UK identity verification now live

April 21, 2008

photo credit: fazen eBay UK have announced that measures to track which computers sellers list from to help prevent account takeovers . At some yet-to-be specified point later this year, the computer being used to list will be checked against… Read more

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eBay Germany allows phishers free rein

March 13, 2008

photo credit: ToastyKenThis week Auctionbytes were given a live demonstration on how phishers can capture eBay user names and passwords. Falle-Internet.de explained that viewing an auction containing certain code could capture your personal… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Featured | 2 Comments 

eBay Germany announce fee changes

February 12, 2008

eBay Germany have finally announced their fee changes effective from 20th February. These are some of the most complex changes any eBay site has undergone, so I’m summarising here; if you want to see the full details, this is where they… Read more

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German sellers must wait for fee change info

February 1, 2008

As the shockwaves from changes to fees on eBay.com and eBay.co.uk are still reverberating through the community, spare a thought for sellers on eBay.de. Though they know fee changes are coming, and that they will be implemented from 20th February,… Read more

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eBay.de limit CLD to private sellers

January 10, 2008

Like many other eBay sites in the weeks after Christmas, eBay Germany are holding a price promotion this weekend. Insertion fees are free for auctions starting at €1,00 – but there’s a catch. Only private sellers are eligible to take part…. Read more

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Fees halved, free gallery and site makeover for eBay Germany

September 5, 2007

eBay Germany has had a makeover, and it’s not just cosmetic changes on the eBay.de home page. They’ve announced the new “My eBay” will be live from October. Easy Lister has been introduced to allow casual sellers to create listings within three… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Uncategorized | 4 Comments