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eBay Express in Search Results/Overstock Interview
Users are reporting that they are starting to see eBay Express listings at the bottom of search resu ...
John Battelle on Google Checkout
Search engine guru John Battelle blogged about Google Checkout on his blog on Monday. John wrote t ...
Wednesday November 22, 2006
eBay Auction-Management Alternatives
Mpire announced it would be discontinuing its eBay listing tools at the end of January (see AuctionB ...
Tuesday November 21, 2006
eBay to Make Gallery More Affordable?
Analyst Scott Devitt of Stifel Nicolaus met with eBay CFO Bob Swan this week. In Scott's research no ...
eBay Sellers and the IRS
I wrote today about a USA Today article on eBay and the IRS. An IRS advisory committee recommended ...
Monday November 20, 2006
PESA Controversy: Group of Top eBay Sellers Splint
If you've been following the PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance) controversy , ...
eBay Customer Service: People in Glass Houses,...
In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, eBay CEO Meg Whitman explains why it took so lo ...
Thursday November 16, 2006
eBay Seller Incentive Programs
The seller promotions eBay rolled out are getting some attention (see AuctionBytes Newsflash artic ...
Monday November 13, 2006
eBay Author Signing Books at National Press Club
Julia Wilkinson, an AuctionBytes contributing writer, will be signing copies of her two eBay book ...
Saturday November 11, 2006
Feedback on International eBay Traffic
As always, eBay sellers amaze me with their analytical thinking. People are buzzing about Lissa M ...
Friday November 10, 2006
A Locking Mailbox for Online Shoppers and eBayers
This is a great idea - a locking mailbox for eBay shoppers. I came across a press release for the ...
Tuesday November 7, 2006
eBay 10-cent Fixed Price Promo and Other News
eBay is holding a 10-cent fixed-price listing day on Wednesday. Does not apply to auctions ...
Monday November 6, 2006
Is Competitor Behind eBay Rumors?
The last paragraph in a post in today's VentureBeat blog made me think of the saying, "the e ...
Sunday November 5, 2006
eBay Buyers Lose in Phish Fight
eBay made a major concession to scammers last week when it announced its new "Safeguarding Member I ...
Thursday November 2, 2006
eBay China Rumor a Step Closer to Reality?
I blogged earlier today about a tipster who reported eBay is finalizing a sale to Tom.com of its Ch ...
eBay PayPal China Rumors Won't Die
Someone wrote me today from a hotmail account and said that someone told him/her that PayPal in Chi ...
Wednesday November 1, 2006
PayPal Explosion
After watching the video news report about the explosion at the PayPal building in San Jose, ...