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Bulk Edit Problem vs. eBay Policy Compliance
eBay sellers must make changes to their listings in order to comply with policy changes. In a June ...
eBay-LVMH Fight 'Spins' Out of the Courtroom
The French court ruled, the lawyers paused, and the Public Relations staff took control in the batt ...
eBay's Embarrassing Voicemail Message on YouTube
Embarrassing is an understated way to describe a message from eBay left on one reporter's answer ...
eBay Picks Shoppers' Brains
Communispace has created a small online community of shoppers to help eBay better understand them ...
Sunday June 29, 2008
eBay's Latest Wave of Changes Keeps Sellers Submerged
Sellers who have felt inundated by eBay's round of radical changes announced on January 29, and ...
Saturday June 28, 2008
Should You Report eBay Deadbeats?
I've heard that ever since buyers figured out sellers can't leave them negative feedback rating ...
Thursday June 26, 2008
eBay Sellers Keep Buy.com in their Cross Hairs
I received a flurry of emails today regarding a Buy.com listing on eBay. The latest accusa ...
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Guide to eBay's New Finding (Search) Technology
eBay Australia has published a guide to eBay's new Finding platform. It explains what fa ...
RSVP by Friday to Attend ACCC eBay-PayPal Conference
The ACCC told interested parties they had until noon on Friday to RSVP to a conference being held o ...
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Creator of eBay's Pez Fable Starts Site for Telling Tales
Long-time eBay members will remember the name Mary Lou Song. She was eBay's first full-time emplo ...
eBay Holds Invitation-Only Limited Free-Listing Sale
eBay is apparently holding an invitation-only listing promotion as part of a test. Usually ...
Saturday June 21, 2008
Vendors Say eBay Will Limit Active Content on Item Pages
Vendors are saying eBay has plans to ban active content on View Item pages, and they seem unsure e ...
eBay Live Exhibit Hall Ends with a Whimper
While vendors told me the exhibit hall was busy this morning before the Town Hall meeting at 11, it ...
eBay Live Town Hall Meeting Live Blogging (Greg)
I got to the Town Hall session a few minutes late; the place was packed, and I got s ...
eBay Live Town Hall Meeting Live Blogging (Ina)
Jim "Griff" Griffith moderated the Town Hall meeting, which took place at the eBay Live conventio ...
A Couple of Random Thoughts from eBay Live
Late yesterday, I stopped in at the vendor area, and a couple of things occurred to me... 1. ...
Disconnect at eBay as It Moves toward Amazonification
There's a disconnect between what I'm hearing from eBay executives, and what I'm hearing from ...
Friday June 20, 2008
A Couple of Thoughts at the End of Day 2 of eBay Live
I'm afraid the Safe Payments session I went to was a big yawn. There were only about 20 people in ...
Live Blogging from the eBay Live Feedback Session
Disclaimer: This blog is going up as the session is in progress. There may be some ...
eBay Live Attendee Profiles
If you have been to eBay Live, you've seen people walking around with long "tails" attached to their ...
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We want to hear from people at the eBay Live convention - in your own words! Let us k ...
Thursday June 19, 2008
More eBay Changes Yet to Be Announced
An interview with Stephanie Tilenius and Jamie Iannone at eBay Live today revealed a few tidbits of ...
Quick Hits from Day One at eBay Live
Here are a couple more tidbits: 1. I stopped by a wholesaler at the back of the Sourc ...
Checking out the Sourcing Pavilion at eBay Live
I am interested in covering sourcing at eBay Live, and naturally, I wanted to check out the first e ...
Shipping & Feedback Issues Bubble up in Best Match Search Session
The questions about shipping and detailed seller ratings were flying at the Improving Your Visibil ...
New Diamond PowerSeller Tier Announced
Here is a quick core dump of what was covered at an 11am press conference held fo ...
eBay Announces Seller Incentives at eBay Live
eBay announced changes to its seller incentive program, and expanded buyer and seller protection p ...
Windy City not Blown Away by eBay Live
As a Chicago resident, I can tell you that while eBay Live might seem like a big deal to you and me, ...
First Time Attendee at eBay Live Hopes to Keep up with Changes
Anticipation was running so high for this year's eBay Live that a group of sellers stood by a big w ...
Wednesday June 18, 2008
PayPal Question, Ideas, and eBay Live
A question came from a reader about PayPal's new terms going into effect in July: "As I understand i ...
More Seller Requirements Outlined in eBay Devcon Session
In her article, Julia Wilkinson covers some of the changes coming up for eBay sellers over the n ...
Mr. Electric 'Shocked' by No-Neg Policy
Richard Zehnpfennig drove 6 hours from Michigan to attend eBay Live in Chicago and paid extra to get ...
Grannie Annie Says eBay Will Figure It Out
Ann Timbreza is in Chicago for her third eBay Live conference. Each time she comes to the show, s ...
Tuesday June 17, 2008
eBay DevCon in the Home of 'Da Bears'
About 700 developers showed up to learn more about eBay's platform roadmap at the eBay Developers Co ...
Monday June 16, 2008
eBay Live 2008 Extracurricular Events Roundup
The parties and events outside of the main eBay Live conference are starting to percolate, as g ...
eBay Hearts Facebook, Rolls out Open Platform
A rumor we reported on yesterday about eBay's open-platform plans exploded this morning o ...
Sunday June 15, 2008
Progress Report on eBay Feedback Services
I wrote about RepXchange in May, it's a service that lets eBay sellers share th ...
Finding Yourself in eBay's New About Me Policy
For sellers with their own presence on the web, eBay's recent announcement that sellers ...
Saturday June 14, 2008
Let's Talk Storefronts
Online storefronts come in many flavors. Some businesses simply use an online site as "brochure-w ...
Thursday June 12, 2008
eBay Sellers Scrutinize Buy.com Listings
Participants in an eBay Discussion Board are buzzing about Buy.com's listings on eBay. The ...
Australia Says No to eBay's PayPal-Only Policy
The Australian government told eBay it could not implement its PayPal-only policy in Australia ...
Wednesday June 11, 2008
Google - eBay PayPal War Heats Up
While eBay fends off Google, which opposes eBay's PayPal-only policy in Australia (see latest ...
Tuesday June 10, 2008
Internet Retailer Conference Draws Serious Sellers
I'm at the Internet Retailer conference in Chicago, and things are hopping on the show floor. Small ...
Monday June 9, 2008
IMA Educates Buyers on eBay's New Feedback
The Internet Merchants Association (IMA) has launched a website "designed to provide eBay ...
PayPal's Independence Day
Aaron Baar of Online Media Daily profiles PayPal's first Chief Marketing Officer Barry H ...
Friday June 6, 2008
Amazon.com Website Is Down
The Amazon.com website went down on Friday, though other international sites are up, including ...
New Number for eBay Phone Support
Some members report getting an email yesterday from eBay with a new phone number for customer sup ...
Thursday June 5, 2008
The AuctionBytes Complaint Department
I've received a number of emails from people reporting problems they've been having with eBay and ...
eBay Germany Exec Scrutinized over Ticket Auction
The Managing Director of eBay Germany, Frerk-Malte Feller listed some tickets on the site, bu ...
Latest PayPal Killer Could Be from Microsoft
Every June for the past few years, Google rumors and controversy dominated conversation at eBay ...
Wednesday June 4, 2008
And Now For Something Completely Different...
As you can imagine, I receive a lot of email from sellers sharing their opinion about eBay's chang ...
Tuesday June 3, 2008
eBay Auctions Doomed According to BusinessWeek
Oh, the horror! A BusinessWeek article published on Tuesday predicts a gloomy future for ...
Seth Godin's Squidoo-eBay 10 Day Challenge
Seth Godin's Squidoo service is running a challenge to eBay sellers. Create one Squidoo lens a ...
Jumbuck Buys eBay Australia Rival OZtion
Jumbuck Entertainment , an Australian provider of mobile services, has acquired OZtion , the ...
Monday June 2, 2008
Glitch Strikes eBay Australia Home Page
eBay Australia's Home Page has been replaced with simply a list of categories, and welcomes a use ...
Sunday June 1, 2008
Sopranos Meets eBay in Feedback Extortion Scheme
I received a flurry of email from readers on Saturday evening about two different cases of feed ...