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Boy Scout Uniforms a Six-Figure Business on eBay?
The new head of eBay's Developers Program wrote an interesting post about an opportunity for selle ...
Sunday August 29, 2010
Online Sellers: Beware the Shrinking Postage Label
Online sellers live and die by shipping, and the ability to print postage labels online has been a r ...
Thursday August 26, 2010
eBay Gives Free-Shipping Five Stars with New DSR Policy
eBay confirmed it is now automatically giving sellers five stars on the shipping cost DSR when the ...
Selling on Facebook with Help from Some Friends
Facebook recently launched a Friends Tab on the Facebook Marketplace, the application that allow ...
Tuesday August 24, 2010
Alibaba Acquires eBay Solutions Provider Auctiva
Alibaba will acquire eBay solutions provider Auctiva , the company just announced. Alibaba had acqu ...
eBay to Change Stance on Shipping DSRs?
An eBay buyer said they came across a new feature when attempting to leave feedback for Top Rated ...
eBay to Prominently Display Estimated Delivery Times on Listings
eBay will begin prominently displaying four new shipping terms on all listings on eBay.com. Beginnin ...
eBay Still Ambivalent about Third-Party Checkout Ban
eBay UK announced this morning it was banning third-party checkout - you must click directl ...
Monday August 23, 2010
New PayPal Refund and Chargeback Fees Take Effect
As we reported back in June, PayPal announced new fees for refunds and chargebacks that have now gon ...
Friday August 20, 2010
eBay Sellers - Should you Paint Your Stores Green?
A recent story in the Boston Globe resonated with me - maybe because I've lived in New England muc ...
Thursday August 19, 2010
Is Smaller Better in Your Online Business?
"Grow or Die" is a commonly heard mantra in business. While some people believe that constant growth ...
Tuesday August 17, 2010
Guest Post: Confessions of an eBay TSAM
I worked at eBay for 6 1/2 years. I came to work there knowing next to nothing about eBay, but after ...
eBay Launches Fashion Vault 'In Crowd' Membership Club
Taking a cue from fashion membership sites like Gilt.com and RueLaLa, eBay has launched a membership ...
eBay Motors Tests Personalized Shopping Experience
eBay CEO John Donahoe said recently the company was planning to roll out a vertical shopping experie ...
Monday August 16, 2010
Would Fulfillment Service Make Sense for eBay?
After hearing that eBay surveyed sellers about their interest in using a fulfillment service, I re ...
Sunday August 15, 2010
eBay May Offer Outsourced Fulfillment Service to Sellers
eBay is surveying sellers on whether they would be interested in using a fulfillment service called ...
Thursday August 12, 2010
Will Standardized Shipping Display Help or Hurt eBay DSRs?
eBay Germany will begin displaying one of three shipping services to give buyers an indication of ...
Tuesday August 10, 2010
Indicted Affiliate Blasts eBay in Blog-Post Defense
eBay filed a lawsuit against three affiliates in 2008, and in June, federal prosecutors charg ...
Monday August 9, 2010
eBay May Change the Way Shipping Info Is Presented
eBay is testing a new View Item page that places all information on a single-page, rather than havin ...
Thursday August 5, 2010
Amazon Asks Shoppers, Who Has the Lowest Prices?
Amazon.com wants its brand to be associated with low prices, and now it is soliciting shoppers to ...
Monday August 2, 2010
PayPal Mulls Expanded Seller Protection for a Price
PayPal is conducting a survey to determine how much sellers would be willing to pay for a new se ...
Sunday August 1, 2010
eBay Publishes Item Delivery Date in Feedback Flow
According to eBay Seller Advocate Jim ("Griff") Griffith, eBay is now alerting buyers to deliver ...