eBay still growing user numbers in the UK
More data on eBay; this time, UK figures show the site actually continuing to increase its UK audience in the past year. That’s in sharp contrast to the comparable Nielsen data for eBay in the US, which has seen unique user numbers drop 10% year on year, on average.
EBay launches service to assist large merchants
EBay quietly began offering a service Monday to help large merchants sell thousands of fixed-price products through eBay.
The new program, Large Merchant Services, is still in the beta stage, according to eBay. It “provides an efficient way to process large numbers of transactions within the eBay Trading Platform.” It also offers inventory management based on SKU numbers.
EBay, Alternative Site Holiday Resources for Sellers
This week eBay alternatives get ready for holiday shoppers, while HammerTap offers a free Webinar to help eBay sellers prepare for seasonal sales. Also in the news this week: WidgetBucks launches new Santa-themed widgets and eBay says a court order requires the company to hand over Canadian PowerSeller details to Revenue Canada this week.
phpAuction Releases XL Premium Version 4.0
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PhpAuction XL Premium just released version 4.0 of their software that lets multiple industries create niche auction sites to cater to different markets.
eBay AU Revises New Postage Limits
eBay have since made revisions to some of the amounts applicable in three categories:
- Books Fiction Literature AU $8
- Books Non-Fiction AU $8
- DVDs (selected categories) AU $10
Historic front pages are hot on eBay
Post-Election Day newspapers became a hot commodity Thursday on eBay — with at least one optimistic seller asking $1,200 for a copy of The Washington Post.
New eBay glitch results in funds being held in limbo
As if eBay didn’t have enough problems, now certain sellers are having funds held indefinitely by PayPal a the buyer pays through PayPal with an eCheck.











