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eBay Disputes IPS Claims of Tax Dodging
eBay made the IPS list of top corporate "tax-dodgers." A new report says eBay paid its CEO John Dona ...
Tuesday August 30, 2011
What Online Sellers Can Learn from Apple's Steve Jobs
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs demonstrated how much you can accomplish when you love what you do, even ...
Sunday August 28, 2011
Could USPS Launch Online Payments to Help Current Crisis?
Tensions are running high as the US Postal Service considers drastic measures to deal with its fin ...
Wednesday August 24, 2011
eBay Denies the End of Auctions
eBay denied it was ending the auction format in October after a report surfaced on its Seller Centra ...
Monday August 22, 2011
Are You Ready for the Holiday Shopping Season?
If you're not yet ready for the holiday shopping season, you're in trouble, according to a panel of ...
Friday August 19, 2011
Etsy to Open Site to Some Form of Advertising
Etsy sellers were abuzz over the possibility that the online marketplace will launch a seller ad pr ...
Thursday August 18, 2011
eBay Strikes Gold with Bullion Sweepstakes
eBay knows a PR opportunity when it sees one. As Brian Cohen wrote for us in April, gold is heat ...
Tuesday August 16, 2011
What Would Bad-Buyer Detection Look Like on eBay?
If you sell regularly on eBay, chances are you've encountered what's known as a "bad buyer." This is ...
Sunday August 14, 2011
How Will the Economy Affect Online Sales?
Several articles were published over the weekend about how a bad economy could affect sales growth. ...
Wednesday August 10, 2011
PayPal: It's Everywhere You Want to Be - Except Amazon
PayPal is making inroads among large online retailers with its merchant services offerings, but the ...
Friday August 5, 2011
Is There Life after eBay? Recent Columns Strikes a Chord
Bill Fagan and Mimi Kriele have something in common - they both built up big businesses on eBay, exp ...
Thursday August 4, 2011
eBay Rediscovers Collectibles Even as It Launches Outlet Stores
eBay revealed on Thursday it would launch fashion outlets on eBay.com for brands (see today's news s ...
Tuesday August 2, 2011
eBay Messaging on Fees Not Really that Simple
An alert reader from Europe pointed out an error in eBay Australia's notice about fee changes. eBay ...