Free auction listings for private sellers this Sunday

November 12, 2009

On Sunday 15th November, private sellers will pay no insertion fees for auction listings on eBay UK and eBay Ireland, irrespective of starting price. Auction-with-BIN is included, BIN proper is not. Other fees apply, read the small print before you… Read more

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eBay UK and IE hold half-price Motors’ listing weekend

June 4, 2009

for the 6th and 7th June. Insertion fees for auction and BIN listings will be half the normal rate, so £4 or €4.50. Classified ads do not qualify for the promotion. All other fees apply as normal, and there is some other small print, so do… Read more

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eBay Ireland aren’t assisting with VAT changes either

November 28, 2008

Lest UK sellers think they were alone in being given no help from eBay with changes to the VAT rate, eBay Ireland have which is almost a cut and paste copy of the UK one. Irish VAT increases from 21% to 21.5% on Monday 1st December, and as is the… Read more

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Action plan for VAT changes to your eBay listings

November 28, 2008

Due to the large number of VAT registered sellers who will have to update their eBay listings manually this weekend I thought I’d share my work plan for updating VAT rates on live listings. To do todayUse TurboLister to bulk edit all auctions… Read more

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Feedback revision rolls out for eBay UK, Ireland, .com

October 13, 2008

eBay UK have announced that feedback revision will be rolled out on 20th October. eBay Ireland and eBay.com will also launch feedback revision on the same day. As already announced for eBay Australia, the new system will allow sellers to request… Read more

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Auction your car for free on eBay.ie Motors

October 3, 2008

For the entire month of October, eBay Ireland are offering free insertion fees for car auctions. The offer applies to the Cars subcategory of Cars, Parts & Vehicles, and to auction listings only. The basic auction insertion fee, normally… Read more

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eBay Ireland appoint new MD

September 20, 2008

eBay Ireland have announced the appointment of a new Managing Director. Gareth Davis joins eBay.ie from management consultants McKinsey & Co, New Jersey, where he worked as an Engagement Manager, leading a number of high profile business strategy… Read more

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eBay.ie introduce Best Match and DSRs in search

September 16, 2008

eBay Ireland have announced some changes today which they say are designed to make the site an easier and safer place to shop. Most of these reflect changes made on other eBay sites earlier in the year. DSRs under 4.3 disadvantaged in search The… Read more

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10c listing weekend for Irish sellers

September 15, 2008

For Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st Sept 2008 Irish sellers can list auctions and Buy it Now listings for just 10 cents. This promo is just days before the fee changes on the 25th, which will see multiple item Buy It Now listings available on… Read more

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Another reminder for UK and Irish business sellers

July 31, 2008

There’s that business sellers in the UK and Ireland need to register as such with eBay. The new Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 came into force in the UK on 26th May, under which it is a criminal offence to make false or… Read more

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eBay UK, IE update user agreement

July 13, 2008

. These are effective 13th August for existing members. User Agreement The two main changes are thatif your eBay seller fees are more than 180 days overdue, eBay may take them from your PayPal account, and sellers are explicitly made… Read more

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3 free listings for new Irish sellers

June 24, 2008

eBay Ireland are offering new sellers their . This includes both insertion fee and free gallery upgrade (which is free to all sellers on eBay UK and eBay.ie until 30th September this year. There are several exceptions, the promotion is intended to… Read more

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Ireland Motors’ classified fees increased

June 4, 2008

eBay Ireland the fee for Motors’ classified ads is to increase from €9 to €20. Classified ads last for 28 days. The new fees will be in effect from next Tuesday, 10th June, so we predict a busy weekend on the Irish Motors’ site…. Read more

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eBay Jobs isn’t working

May 19, 2008

Fancy a job working for eBay? No, me neither but even if we did, we’d be out of luck: eBay appear to have forgotten to renew the domain name for their site advertising jobs in their Dublin offices. Or perhaps it’s that eBay Jobs Ireland didn’t… Read more

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Is this the last eBay Live?

March 12, 2008

photo credit: pmoSkip McGrath is obviously hearing the same rumours I am, that this year’s eBay Live in Chicago may be the last. I hope it’s not true, but I wouldn’t be surprised: collecting pins, the clapping tunnel and dancing to Weird Al… Read more

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Recyle for a cycle on eBay Ireland

March 11, 2008

Kicking off on St Patricks Day, the greenest day in the Irish calendar, eBay Ireland are encouraging their users to go green and recyle with the chance to bag a bike (or just a bag). With the message that most households have some £3000… Read more

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Irish students to get degree in eBay

February 6, 2008

Second year degree students in Irelands Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) are to study eBay as part of their bachelor degree. The “Selling on eBay.ie” module is now part of the “business entrepreneurship” and the “business… Read more

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eBay.ie expand postage discount scheme

January 8, 2008

eBay.ie and An Post have just announced that the e-Parcel card scheme, which gives Irish sellers a discount on parcels up to 5kg has now been extended to cover packets up to 2kg as well. When the e-Parcel card was first introduced last August,… Read more

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eBay.ie education, ChannelAdvisor Catalyst 2008

December 17, 2007

As sellers start to wind down for a well deserved few days off at Christmas many will be putting plans into place for the next year. What better time to think about increasing your knowledge of eBay selling and ecommerce in general?eBay.ie… Read more

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eBay Ireland chief slams poor broadband availability

December 5, 2007

The managing director of eBay Ireland has warned that the country’s poor internet service is harming its ability to attract foreign companies to locate there. John McElligott said “I am embarrassed to tell my peers in other countries about… Read more

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Display eBay in your own time zone

November 23, 2007

I’m easily confused and anything that makes my life easier is a good thing. That’s why I like the myTimeZone Firefox add-on that displays times from eBay sites around the world in local time that makes sense to me. Normally if I visit eBay.com… Read more

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Disposable credit cards for ebay & PayPal

November 22, 2007

The Irish are making it easier to open eBay and PayPal accounts by accepting prepaid credit card style vouchers. 3V, the voucher issuer, say they will enable users to open PayPal accounts and buy and sell on eBay or indeed anywhere that accepts Visa… Read more

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eBay Ireland Christmas Pressie Picker

November 16, 2007

Stuck for what to buy your loved one for Christmas? Not any more you’re not – just head over to eBay Ireland where the Christmas Pressie Picker is up and running! Select the sex, age and relationship to the person you need to buy a gift for you… Read more

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eBay university is coming to Ireland

August 28, 2007

Two eBay University dates have been announced for eBay Ireland in September. The venue is the National College of Ireland in Dublin and the courses run in the evening. The Selling Basics course is to be held on the 4th September and is ideal for… Read more

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Open market closed to Irish sellers

August 22, 2007

When Chris and I went to eBay Live in June, we were lucky enough to get to talk to John McElligott, the MD of eBay Ireland. John spoke about eBay.ie being a young site in a country with a small population, and how exporting is a necessity for many… Read more

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