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eBay Expands Tailored Shopping to MP3, GPS, DVDs
As it announced it would last week, eBay has rolled out its new shopping experience in thr ...
Wednesday September 29, 2010
eBay's Expedited Shipping Confuses and Dismays
Quick - if I told you a package would be sent to you with Expedited shipping, how soon do you thin ...
Tuesday September 28, 2010
Twitter Snarks During Meg Whitman v Jerry Brown Gubernatorial Deb
The tweets were coming fast and furiously during tonight's debate between California gubernatorial c ...
Sunday September 26, 2010
Kindle or Paperbacks: How eBook Readers Affect Book Sales
Travel by plane, train, bus or subway, and you're bound to see someone reading on a Kindle or other ...
Wednesday September 22, 2010
How eBay's Dupes Policy Affects Sellers of Used Goods
eBay is no longer allowing sellers to list duplicate fixed-priced listings on it site as of October ...
Tuesday September 21, 2010
eBay Loses Key Exec: Marketplace Prez Lorrie Norrington
Lorrie Norrington, President of eBay Marketplaces, will be leaving the company for personal family r ...
eBay Changes Duplicate-Listing Policy
eBay announced a new policy change, straying from their promise to give sellers 60-days notice. Here ...
Bonanzle Changes Name and Buys Artisan Site 1000Markets
Online sellers are waking up to big news on Tuesday - the marketplace that attracted disgruntled eBa ...
Monday September 20, 2010
Follow Up: Good PR Doesn't Have to Break the Bank
I've received lots of comments and emails regarding my last blog post . Since this evidently touche ...
Friday September 17, 2010
Open Message to Alternative Marketplaces: Are You There?
One of the most common emails and comments on our blogs that we receive is "Why don't you focus less ...
Thursday September 16, 2010
What's Taking eBay So Long to Get Big Brands?
On Wednesday, eBay announced its new sales dream-team charged with targeting retailers and brands to ...
Tuesday September 14, 2010
Google Fires Engineer for Breach of Privacy Policies
Gawker reports that a Google engineer has been fired for allegedly taking advantage of his positio ...
Sunday September 12, 2010
eBay Seller Lawsuit-Ruling Threatens Resale of Books, Music
eBay seller Timothy Vernor opened a legal can of worms when he sued software maker Autodesk in 200 ...
Friday September 10, 2010
eBay Wins Craigslist Lawsuit? Not So Fast
If you've read news reports about the eBay v Craigslist lawsuit ruling issued yesterday, you'd come ...
What Sellers Get from eBay's Cooperation with Alibaba
eBay tried to turn a new page in its history with China today when CEO John Donahoe made a conciliat ...
Wednesday September 8, 2010
PayPal Readies for IRS 1099-K Reporting Requirements
PayPal is preparing for new IRS reporting requirements, and online sellers should prepare as well! ...
Google's Big News - Faster Search
Google launched Instant search at a big media event today. The feature provides updated search ...
Sunday September 5, 2010
eBay Sellers Weigh in on Whitman-Brown Governor Race
eBay CEO Meg Whitman retired from the corporate world in 2008 and soon after began the run for Gover ...
Friday September 3, 2010
eBay Favors Brands and Retailers in Search Results
The appeal of eBay in its early days was that anyone from stay-at-home parents to mom-and-pop shop ...
Thursday September 2, 2010
Does Being an eBay Seller Prepare You for Other Careers?
I've always held that to be a successful online seller, you must be equal parts web designer, photog ...
Wednesday September 1, 2010
TechCrunch Blows eBay Google Checkout Story
Four years after eBay banned sellers from offering Google Checkout, TechCrunch is unaware of the fac ...
AuctionBytes Poll: Meg Whitman versus Jerry Brown
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is running for governor of California. We wondered what online sellers t ...