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Details on eBay Seller Non Performance
This week, eBay revealed in its Blog the details of how it judges a seller's non-performance in en ...
Wednesday August 29, 2007
eBay Exec Sabbatical Speculation
There's been speculation about senior eBay execs who were out in July on sabbatical. eBay gives empl ...
Tuesday August 28, 2007
AuctionBytes Editor on eBay Radio
Griff had me on the eBay Radio show today to talk about the Seller Non-Performance policy and en ...
Monday August 27, 2007
Pleas for Answers on eBay Seller Non Performance
I'm getting pleas from sellers whose accounts have been restricted or suspended by eBay for violatin ...
eBay's Best Match to Promote Natural Evolution?
Another Wall Street Analyst gives eBay kudos for its Best Match sort of search results that brings b ...
Sunday August 26, 2007
Rob Chesnut No Longer Heads eBay T&S?
An AuctionBytes reader just wrote, "On eBay Radio Griff just mentioned that Rob Chestnut is no lo ...
Friday August 24, 2007
eBay Makes Shill Bidding Easier to Detect
In January, eBay's Trust & Safety department took away some transparency when it came to resea ...
eBay Bans Blogger from Selling
eBay has prevented a blogger who writes frequently about eBay from selling in her home country. Su ...
Thursday August 23, 2007
Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp
Note: Tom Shaughnessy is guest-blogging for the AuctionBytes Blog. Last weekend, I atten ...
Tuesday August 21, 2007
eBay Sellers in Thailand: Check PayPal Exchange Rates
I received a voice mail message yesterday from a seller based in Thailand. He said that PayPal ...
Wednesday August 15, 2007
eBay's Listing Promotion Disappoints
What does eBay do when Wall Street analysts complain about a decline in the number of listings? Hold ...
Tuesday August 14, 2007
Question from Reader: PayPal's Affiliate Program
While I'm familiar with eBay's affiliate program, I wasn't really aware that PayPal had an affiliate ...
Monday August 13, 2007
eBay Shill Bidder Coming to the Big Screen?
One can only image the reaction at eBay headquarters 2 years ago when they read that Ken Walton was ...
Thursday August 9, 2007
eBay's Politically Well Connected Meg Whitman
eBay CEO Meg Whitman appeared in Republican videos for George W. Bush's reelection campaign in 2004 ...
Wednesday August 8, 2007
Retailers Banning eBay Sellers - Your Experiences
AuctionBytes ran a piece on Tuesday about Pottery Barn Outlet stores banning eBay sellers from ...
Tuesday August 7, 2007
Analyst Believes Best Match Will Rejuvenate eBay
Sunday's editorial in AuctionBytes-Update discussed some of the changes coming to the eBay site in ...
Saturday August 4, 2007
AuctionBytes Surveys Readers on Challenges of eBay Selling
We conducted a survey last month that asked sellers questions about the challenges they face selling ...
Friday August 3, 2007
Amazon's New Payment Service Will Spark Innovation
Amazon.com announced an online payment system enabler that looks to be the basis for some great in ...