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eBay Conducts Survey on Seller Problems and Feedback
There has been an uptick in the number of surveys eBay has been conducting recently, with eB ...
Tuesday May 25, 2010
eBay Search - Is It Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
An eBay user wrote me recently about a problem he noticed when conducting a search for a common Cano ...
Friday May 21, 2010
eBay Blogger Reveals Corporate Priorities
eBay's corporate blogger Richard Brewer Hay tweeted this afternoon, "Just saw this sign at the t ...
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Sellers - What Is Your Experience with eBay Turnaround
Just a few years ago, Wall Street analysts told eBay it needed to make major improvements to the mar ...
Monday May 17, 2010
Analysts Generally Patient with eBay Turnaround
There are plenty of people who are worried that the best years of eBay are behind it, despite a prom ...
Friday May 14, 2010
Is Juvenile Behavior Becoming the Norm on eBay?
Earlier this week, I published a letter from a reader about a case in which they had received a lo ...
Thursday May 13, 2010
eBay Pulls Back on Bing Cashback Program
eBay has pulled back on its participation in the Bing Cashback program . eBay was shy about getting ...
Why Did eBay Australia Back Down on PayPal Policy?
In 2008, the ACCC regulatory agency said eBay Australia's requirement that PayPal be among the ...
Tuesday May 11, 2010
To Be or Not to Be,...an Etsy or eBay Store Owner
Between 2004 and 2006, small sellers on eBay were excited about the ability to set up a storefront r ...
Sunday May 9, 2010
eBay Surveys Buyers and Asks, Are You Shopping on Amazon?
An eBay survey conducted this month on online shopping behavior revealed its concern over rivals, pa ...
Wednesday May 5, 2010
AuctionBytes to Begin Highlighting Multi-Channel Sellers
Limiting your sales to one venue, it seems, is becoming passe. While many merchants may have cut the ...