Amazon takes on eBay with PayPal rival
A new online service will allow retailers to offer customers one-click payment by selling via Amazon’s website.
Amazon has set out to take on eBay by unveiling an online payment service which will compete directly with PayPal.
Mystery over Ebay collapse
It could be months before police can unravel the spectacular collapse of one of the biggest Australian sellers on eBay, which left hundreds of users out of pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Amazon defies spending slump
The world’s largest Internet retailer announced Wednesday that its second-quarter profit more than doubled over the same period a year ago, blowing past analysts’ expectations while shrugging off a slumping domestic economy as overseas consumers gobbled up video game consoles and other electronics.
eBay Desktop 1 million downloads
eBay Desktop surpassed a significant milestone earlier last week with the 1,000,000th download since the launch in late February.
This was reported by the eBay Desktop Blog on July 16th.
Tough Times for eBay Entrepreneurs
A bad economy and competition from big e-tailers are challenging those who make a living via online marketplaces such as eBay, Craigslist, and Etsy
eBay to hold ‘counterfeit summit’ with Jimmy Choo and other British icons
Lawyers from eBay are to hold talks next week with representatives of the British luxury goods industry following a spate of counterfeiting cases which have cast doubt on the online auctioneer’s commitment to intellectual property (IP) protection.
New listing policies changes postponed
eBay have announced the delay the of new links policy to August. The postponement also includes the proposed Specified Shipping changes. This is made known via their General Announcements board at http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200807111503472.html
Ebay Members to Seek Recourse Through the Courts
“The group of ebay members which has guided a large number of us in recent weeks to make written submissions to the ACCC, petition and attend a conference, and write to Ministers, Senators, ASIC, the Banking Ombudsman, industry regulators and our banks, will now launch a further series of initiatives to bring ebay into line with decent trading practices. The first of these initiatives will be to seek remedies through the courts.”
They have released a media statement which is on the next page.
Internet Marketing and eBay
Internet marketing is also refereed to as eMarketing. It is simply marketing on the internet. The low cost of operating on the Internet, and the millions of people that can be reached in one day, has made the Internet one of the fastest growing markets today. It features all of the same goals and aspects of traditional brick and mortar marketing, but on a global scale. The internet marketing strategy consists of the following areas: online advertising, services, websites, market research, email marketing, and direct sales.
You should know that Internet Marketing consists of various business models. A business model can be broadly defined as a goal. The most popular form of internet marketing is ecommerce. This is basically you selling products directly to the consumer or business. There are an infinite number of Internet marketing business models that you can become involved in. One of the reasons why Internet marketing is becoming so popular is the large amount of information available. People log onto the Internet to learn about products and purchase them millions of times a day throughout the world. Another reason why Internet marketing is becoming popular is because it is so cost effective. You can get your name out on the Internet for a fraction of the price it would cost you to advertise in print or on TV and radio.
From music, banking, to flea markets, it’s hard to find an area that Internet marketing hasn’t had a profound impact on. Just consider how many people download music today rather than purchase CDs for example. Look at Banking, another industry that the Internet has affected. Banks are increasingly allowing their members to bank online by making deposits and paying bills, even balancing their checkbook.
Internet marketing has shaken the foundations of how commerce was usually operated. People no longer need to search out flea markets for great deals on rare merchandise. Instead, they can find whatever they’re looking for on the Internet, and at a discounted price to boot. Perhaps the website that has contributed the most to this phenomenon is eBay. eBay was on the cutting edge of online auction technology, and any other business that has tried to compete with them has failed. This is for the simple reason that when people are looking for a great deal or a rare item, they type in eBay. They don’t bother with some unknown site that hardly has anything.
Because eBay has had such a profound impact on the commerce market, most businesses must find a way to compete with the lower prices that eBay offers, or risk going out of business. Buyers will often first go to eBay to see what items are selling for before going to a department store or flea market. By doing this they can always make sure they are getting a good deal. As a result, the people who would have sold their items at a flea market in the past are now simply unloading their goods on eBay and saving time and effort.
Upset Seller at eBay Live 2008 Video
This seller shows his displeasure at eBay over recent policy changes.
The majority of sellers are upset or angry at eBay for not listening to their feedbacks (no pun intended), and many are calling for a prolong boycott or already moved to sell on other sites.
While some who have long been prepared can stop selling on eBay immediately, there are many who are unable to either of financial constraints or are not sure how to move to sell on other sites.
We will be having a series of articles to guide sellers how to start their own website or blogs as a first step for future growth and independence.
The policy changes have been made, maybe more to come. We made our voices heard, or at least we tried to but we still have to put food on the table. Let’s get together to share our thoughts and experiences so that we can go on selling.
We are working on starting a forum where sellers can come together and share their experiences and give tips to others. An active eBay will be good for everybody.
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