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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How to sell your Christmas presents on eBay (without offending your family and friends)

December 26, 2009

♫♪This Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, it was sold on eBay… ♫♪ Running out of real stories in the days before Christmas, the press has been full of advice on how to sell your Christmas presents on… Read more

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If you’re not a TRS here’s how to qualify in a month

December 4, 2009

Many sellers are struggling to meet the Top Rated Seller (TRS) criteria due to low volume sales combined with DSRs received prior to the progammes announcement. After careful consideration and reviewing the 12 month rating period (Links to… Read more

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eBay UK sales 5x higher than eBay.com

November 28, 2009

eBay are expecting the next two Sundays to be the busiest online days for Christmas present buying. They’re expecting 5 million visitors on 29th Nov and 6th Dec, with sales expected to peak at 14 gifts sold per second – that’s a million Christmas… Read more

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A bottle of perfume could end cross border EU trade

November 27, 2009

eBay and LVMH are due a hearing in the French Commercial Courts on Monday as to whether eBay has complied with a 2008 injunction to block sales of genuine bottles of perfume made by Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain. At stake is a fine of… Read more

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How to survive the postal strike

October 8, 2009

There have been a few stories in the mainstream press in recent weeks about how the postal strike is harming small businesses, and eBay sellers in particular. While it’s good to get the word out that the strike is on, too much of this is going to… Read more

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Everything changes : eBay listings now editable

October 8, 2009

The eBay Developers’ Blog has confirmed that changes to allow sellers to edit just about any part of their listing, even after it’s had a sale, are now live. Price, description and postage costs can now be revised, as can just about any other… 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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Are your listings ready for June 15th?

June 8, 2009

photo credit: Jon_MarshallBack at the end of March, eBay UK made their announcement about what would be changing for eBay sellers this summer. The new rules and features launch on June 15th, so here’s our checklist: make sure your listings are… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, Selling Tips, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 43 Comments 

Consumers get spendy on the high street

May 12, 2009

In a surprise blip retail sales on the high street rose 4.6% in April, that’s up from a fall of 1.2% in March this year. Although attributed to Easter falling in April along with the sunny weather encouraging shoppers out onto the high street any… Read more

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eBay’s email changes cause confusion for sellers

May 4, 2009

It seems eBay have made some changes to their sold item emails in the last few days, which may cause some confusion to sellers. TameBay reader Kate from Cat’s Eye Designs forwarded me an example from one of her own sales: Sale price:… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under CLD, Glitches, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 28 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

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Why can’t eBay be more like Amazon?

April 27, 2009

This week saw both eBay and Amazon release their Q1 figures, with what’s becoming a sad norm: eBay underperforming, Amazon bucking ecommerce’s downward trend. Mark T. posted the obvious question in our comments: why? “Let me get what I want” So… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Ecommerce | 36 Comments 

eBay.com introduces Amazon-style buy box

February 15, 2009

some changes to the product pages for items listed with pre-filled item information. The biggest change is… Read more

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eBay UK to show more detailed DSRs

January 28, 2009

Some nice news for UK eBay sellers in… Read more

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Why I’ll still be selling on eBay in 2009

January 5, 2009

It’s a new year and the first day back to work for millions of workers in the UK. With much of the country looking at a fresh start it’s time to review my online selling options. Somewhat surprisingly with the maturity of the Internet they’re still… 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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Is the long tail a market worth pursuing?

December 22, 2008

You probably know what your best sellers are on eBay, they may be the same as your top sellers on Amazon and your own website too, but , suggested that there’s just as much (if not more) money to be made from rarer slow selling products. The… Read more

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eBay UK sellers must manually edit listings for VAT changes

November 26, 2008

about how the 1st December change in the VAT rate should be reflected by sellers on the site. That’s the good news: the bad news is, we’re on our own. eBay’s announcment says this: the VAT rate can be edited on listings without sales. listings… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Featured, News, Site Changes, eBay.co.uk | 92 Comments 

eBay Australia : is this a new partnership between eBay and sellers?

November 24, 2008

A few days ago, eBay Australia put out a document entitled “Planning for a stronger marketplace”. It’s the result of several months of consultation with their sellers following eBay.com.au’s embarrassing reversal of their PayPal-only policy back in… Read more

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Buy, Buy, Buy – £1000+ unexpected sales on eBay

November 18, 2008

Do you remember opening a new eBay ID? It’s a while since I’ve done so but some consultancy today reminded me just how exciting buying on eBay can be. A company is looking to set up their first shop on eBay and like everyone else have started out… Read more

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eBay Elsewhere : Links for 16th November 2008

November 16, 2008

A Denbighshire mother is changing her name to Pudsey Bear to raise money for Children in Need. 37 year old Ellen de Bont had put her name up for sale on eBay, saying that she would donate 80% of the money raised to charity. She made several… 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

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under Site Changes, eBay.com | 24 Comments 

eBay Elsewhere : links for 26th October 2008

October 26, 2008

WebProNews lists what it claims are the top ten frustrations for eBay sellers. I’m always suspicious of anything that claims to speak for “eBay sellers” as a group: we’re such a disparate bunch, frankly I don’t believe it’s possible for us to speak… Read more

Written by Sue Bailey · Filed Under News | 16 Comments 

7 Top tips to game Best Match with Recent Sales

October 5, 2008

Being at the top of eBay’s Best Match is a little akin to winning the blue Buy Box on Amazon, the listings at the top of eBay’s Best Match are starting to attract the lions share of the sales. Some experimentation over the last week has revealed… Read more

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