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Supergroup hires eBay trader in £500,000 deal

Francis — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:47:17 +0000

Supergroup has handed the leading trader of its products on eBay a £500,000 windfall to head the development of the fashion retailer’s online business.

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eBay Launches One Stop Shop For All Things Fashion

Francis — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:26:18 +0000

eBay recently launched FashionVault, a site that sells designer clothes and includes Gilt Groupe-like flash sales on designer items. Now, the company is launched eBay Fashion , a “new enhanced shopping destination for clothing, shoes and accessories on the world’s largest online marketplace.”

PayPal’s iPhone App Hits 1 Million Downloads In Under 3 Weeks

Francis — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:14:03 +0000

Ecommerce giant eBay has been reaching big milestones with its mobile apps, and apparently PayPal, its electronic payments subsidiary, is striking a chord with mobile users around the globe as well.

Source: TechCrunch 8 April 2010

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eBay launches new sellers apps for iPhone

Francis — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:13:46 +0000

eBay yesterday launched two iPhone selling apps, one for the eBay.com global marketplace and one for eBay’s new classifieds site, eBayClassifieds.com.

Both free apps are immediately available for downloads in Apple iTune App Store.

It was also announced that on April 3, eBay will take mobile commerce a step further, with a new version of the eBay app for iPad.

Other eBay apps, eBay Mobile and eBay Deals are also available. Click on the images below to get details.

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EBay tops new high as marketplace changes loom

Francis — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:23:36 +0000

EBay Inc. has long been trying to sell investors on the company’s efforts to revitalize its once powerful online marketplace business, but investors seem to just now be paying attention.

EBay has suffered market-share loss to rivals such as Amazon.com /quotes/comstock/15*!amzn/quotes/nls/amzn (AMZN 135.06, +0.33, +0.24%) , in part because of the latter’s use of fixed pricing that was more appealing to some buyers.

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PayPal stops payments to and from India

Francis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:56:11 +0000

Online shop eBay’s popular electronic payment system PayPal seems to have been blocking all personal transactions to and from India. Strangely, it has offered no justification for this decision.

In a perplexing move, popular electronic payment gateway PayPal Inc has suddenly started blocking personal transactions to and from India. PayPal was allowing business transactions till a few days ago, but now has also stopped it along with personal and gift payments.

This article from Moneylife.in 6 February 2010
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Amazon, Ebay Satisfy Online in the Holidays even as eBay Goes Mobile

Francis — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:26:15 +0000

Retailers that have been expanding electronic commerce may have done themselves a big favor this holiday season, improving customer service at a time when high-tech shopping became more attractive to consumers.

And it wasn’t just “traditional” e-commerce that made gains.

This article from Bnet.com 5 January 2010
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Online auctioneer set for Xmas rush

Francis — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:43:34 +0000

[picappgallerysingle id="3257266"]On-line auction house Ebay was expecting early bird shoppers to steal a march on the Christmas shopping rush by flocking to the website on Sunday.

Many internet retailers are expecting their busiest day of trading on Monday but Ebay was bracing itself for a surge of 5 million visitors on Sunday.

This article from Press Association 30 November 2009
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eBay Black Friday’s Sales Map

Francis — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:27:12 +0000

eBay has created a transaction map of the United States that spans the duration of Black Friday’s shopping activity on the site. The map is a visualization of U.S.-based buyer and seller transactions over that 24-hour period.

eBay and PayPal Now Offer Bill Me Later

Francis — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:40:05 +0000

If you’re shopping on eBay, Bill Me Later will be available as a payment option for both Buy It Now and approved auction purchases. This is according to the PayPal Blog.

Read full article at PayPal Blog

Amazon debuts mobile payment option

Francis — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:17:13 +0000

Amazon Payments LLC, an Amazon.com company, released a mobile payment system on October 5.

Amazon Mobile Payments Service lets the company’s merchants process transactions via mobile phone and allows consumers to check out using Amazon’s 1-Click.

This article from DMNews.com 7 October 2009
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EBay Monthly Sales Gain for First Time in a Year

Francis — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:54:48 +0000

Retailers on EBay.com Inc.’s site had sales gains in August and September, the first increases since at least July 2008, according to ChannelAdvisor Corp., which helps merchants sell on EBay, Amazon.com and other sites.

This article from Bloomberg.com 7 October 2009
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Postal strike hits online retailers

Francis — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:47:19 +0000

Internet giants Amazon and eBay have announced contingency measures after postal workers voted in favour of a national strike over jobs, pay and services in the coming weeks.

The companies are looking to avoid disruption to deliveries caused by the possible Royal Mail strike in the run-up to Christmas.

Amazon said it had been in talks with other carriers “to ensure that we can continue to deliver the high standards that our customers expect from us”.

This article from The Press Association 8 October 2009
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EBay to test eBay Bucks shopping rewards program

Francis — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:51:10 +0000

Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site.

On Wednesday, eBay Inc. launched a “beta” test version of eBay Bucks, a program that lets participants earn a 2 percent reward on certain items they buy through the site and pay for using eBay’s online payment service, PayPal. Rewards come quarterly as gift certificates, which can be used to buy other items through eBay within 30 days.

eBay Bucks video tutorial page
eBay Bucks FAQ
This article from Fosters.com 25 April 2009
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eBay power sellers: Amazon is kicking eBay’s tail

Francis — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:14:50 +0000

Three eBay power sellers are painting a mixed picture at best for the auction site and note that the recession and Amazon are thumping the company.

These eBay users say sales were down 12 percent to 20 percent from a year ago. Saxton, who resells refilled ink cartridges, said sales were up 15 percent.

This article from ZDNet.com 6 April 2009
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eBay king shifts £2m accessories

Francis — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:32:43 +0000

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UK eBay trader BMC Digital sees export sales rocket on weak pound, as online auction house declares mobile phones the most exported UK product

A mobile phone accessories dealer selling entirely through eBay claims to have seen a “substantial” increase in international sales thanks to the weak pound.

This article from MobileNews.com 25 March 2009
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eBay takes back the crown from Amazon in retail web traffic, Nielsen says

Francis — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:12:43 +0000

Google garnered the most online traffic as usual last month, Nielsen Online says. But in the to and fro between Amazon and eBay for unique visitors, there was a change of pace. EBay sites beat out Amazon with 63.06 million visitors,

This article from InternetRetailer 17 March 2009
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Jo-Ann attracts fans, while eBay loses some, Nielsen Online says

Francis — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:28:30 +0000

Jo-Ann.com attracted 53% more traffic in December compared to a year earlier, Nielsen Online says. But the winner in traffic to home and garden shopping destinations was Home Depot, despite traffic dropping 5%. Meanwhile, although eBay Home was, as usual, a top traffic contender, its traffic fell a hefty 48%.

This article from Internet Retailer 30 January 2009
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Amazon undercuts eBay sellers on season’s most popular consumer items

Francis — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:46:45 +0000

Research by price comparison website jiffyprice.com (www.jiffyprice.com) shows that for the most popular items purchased online by shoppers, Amazon is undercutting eBay “buy-it-now” prices by an average of 22% and by as much as 60%.

This article from eCommWire 10 January 2009
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BillMeLater; Just Not on Amazon

Francis — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:00:19 +0000

Here’s an example of a story coming full circle: Amazon invests in BillMeLater, BillMeLater is added as a payment option on Amazon, eBay buys BillMeLater, and today, Amazon pulls the plug on BillMeLater. The service, which lets shoppers buy stuff online without a credit card, will no longer be offered as a payment option by Amazon in the New Year.

This article from Mashable 31 December 2008
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Browse eBay or Amazon Visually

Francis — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:36:46 +0000

PicClick is a web tool that lets you browse eBay or Amazon by images rather than lists of descriptions.

You are presented with two tabs, each for eBay and Amazon and you choose which category you want to browse. You are presnted with a page of images with short descriptions. A slider bar at the top allows you to increase or decrease the size of the all the images on the page.

Amazon announces its best ever Holiday Season

Francis — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:07:29 +0000

In a press release 26 December, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, announced the 2008 holiday season finished as its best ever, with over 6.3 million items ordered worldwide on the peak day, Dec. 15, which is a record-breaking 72.9 items per second.

There was no mention of revenue figures. The rest of the press release reveals the top selling itmes of different categories.

Full press release is here.

In a switch, Amazon tops eBay

Francis — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:16:55 +0000

Is Amazon creeping ahead of eBay?

The latest batch of numbers from internet research firm Nielsen Online reveals an interesting data point. In Nov. 2008, Amazon pulled ahead of eBay in terms of unique monthly visitors — the first time that’s happened since Dec. 2007.

This article from TechFlash 17 December 2008
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December sees 9% increase in online spending

Francis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:01:09 +0000

Online spending for the first 35 days of the holiday season stayed flat with last year, but picked up 9 percent in the first five days of December, according to online research firm ComScore.

This article from Chicago Sun Times 7 December 2008
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Online shoppers rush for Mega Monday bargains

Francis — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:56:39 +0000

After a weekend charging down cold, crowded high streets and skirmishing in strip-lit aisles with other people’s aunties, many have resolved to continue their Christmas shopping from the safety of their own homes.

This article from TimesOnline.co.uk 8 December 2008
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PriceGrabber.com(R) Releases 2008 Black Friday Online Shopping Statistics

Francis — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:14:19 +0000

PriceGrabber.com(R), a part of Experian, today revealed that economic conditions motivate value-driven consumers which lead to an 11 percent increase in traffic year-over-year on Black Friday. Data from PriceGrabber.com shows that online consumers are taking advantage of promotions on popular electronics including: LCD and Plasma TV’s, Blu-Ray Disc Players, Digital SLR Cameras, Laptops, and Video Game Consoles.

This article from MarketWatch 29 November 2008
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Black Friday Web sales jump

Francis — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:51:44 +0000

Online sales jumped on Black Friday as consumers searched for electronics such as the Wii video game console and Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch, according to eBay Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

This article from Reuters 29 November 2008
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eBay still growing user numbers in the UK

Francis — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:58:45 +0000

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.

This article from Guardian.co.uk 27 November 2008
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phpAuction Releases XL Premium Version 4.0

Francis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:30:32 +0000

Fancy starting your own online auction site?

PhpAuction XL Premium just released version 4.0 of their software that lets multiple industries create niche auction sites to cater to different markets.

Click here to read more.

PayPal broadens the availability of reduced fees for small online purchases

Francis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:44:03 +0000

Online payment service PayPal has made available to merchants a pricing structure that reduces fees on all purchases below $12. The micropayment pricing had previously been available on certain transactions since 2005, PayPal says.

This article from Internet retailer 30 October 2008
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PayPal Unwraps 2008 Holiday Promotions

Francis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:39:38 +0000

PayPal today announced great deals and special offers for cash-strapped online shoppers this holiday season. Customers can receive up to 20 percent cash back on purchases from major retailers, such as American Eagle Outfitters, eToys and Blockbuster, as well as free shipping from select PayPal merchants and great eBay deals for anyone paying with PayPal.

This article from Market Watch 1 November 2008
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New eBay Survey Reveals This Holiday Season’s Most Wanted and Least Wanted Gifts

Francis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:35:48 +0000

According to a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of eBay Inc. neckties are the gift people most dread this holiday season, with 24 percent of respondents ranking them as their least wanted holiday gift.

This article from Market Watch 29 October 2008
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PayPal accounts compromised over 16 months; No response from eBay

Francis — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:44:04 +0000

Online payment service PayPal has had an exploit on its hands for at least 16 months and counting, and seems to have no resolution for it. A tipster forwarded us screenshots of the fraud, which involves a dummy subscription service to PayPal’s sister company Skype, all part of the eBay corporate family. Using the fake Skype subscription, several small charges are made against a PayPal account, all in the same dollar amount.

This article from The Industry Standard 28 October 2008
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Improved Buyer and Seller Protection Now Available on eBay

Francis — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:48:10 +0000

Paypal announced new protection for buyers and sellers on eBay

PayPal Buyer Protection now covers the full purchase price and original shipping costs of your eBay.com purchases with no coverage limit.

PayPal Seller Protection protects all U.S. sellers (not just PowerSellers as was previously announced as Expanded Seller Protection earlier in the year). Seller Protection covers eligible transactions from buyers in any of the 190 markets where PayPal is accepted—also with no annual coverage limit and for no additional cost.

This article from Paypal Blog 27 October 2008
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List of 5,534 Hacked eBay Accounts Discovered

Francis — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:44:04 +0000

Christopher Boyd, Director of FaceTime Security Labs, a malware research firm, has found a list of hacked eBay logins. The list includes 121 pages and carries 5,534 eBay accounts, including usernames, passwords and mail address, as reported by ecommerceguide on October 15, 2008.

This article from SpamFighter 23 October 2008
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Welsh Staff ‘Crucial’ In Amazon Christmas Sales Drive

Francis — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:36:44 +0000

AMAZON workers in Wales are spearheading the company’s battle for the lucrative Christmas market.

The online retailer has announced that it is offering up to 90% of deliveries free of charge and its vast warehouse at Jersey Marine in Neath Port Talbot will soon have more than 1,000 full and part-time staff working flat out on Christmas orders.

This article from WalesOnline 18 October 2008
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eBay Backlash: 5 Sellers Who Ditched It

Francis — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 07:03:07 +0000

EBay’s planned fee and feedback changes have sellers threatening an exodus. Here are five sellers who already left before the current fracas, and how they’ve rebuilt their businesses elsewhere.

This article from CNN Money
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WorldPay Merchants To Offer PayPal and RevolutionCard

Francis — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:22:04 +0000

WorldPay, a leading UK Payment Service Provider, and PayPal, one of the world’s leading online payment systems, today announced a partnership which allows WorldPay clients to offer PayPal as an additional payment method.

This article from Finextra 17 October 2008
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PayPal Brings Website Payments Pro Options To Canada

Francis — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:45:24 +0000

PayPal has launched the Website Payments Pro range of products in Canada. The initiative allows e-commerce merchants to offer shoppers the possibility of paying via their PayPal accounts, their credit cards, by phone, fax or mail.

This article from The Paypers 17 October 2008
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PayPal Glitch Freezes Sellers’ Cash For Weeks

Francis — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:19:15 +0000

A problem with some PayPal payments being held by the company was just a glitch, not a cunning plan to claw more money out of buyers.

Earlier this year PayPal introduced a scheme to flag certain transactions it regarded as suspicious. Payment for items where eBay determined the buyer might be dissatisfied would be held for 21 days, or until the seller received positive feedback from the buyer. Then the funds would be transferred.

This article from The Register 16 October 2008
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Payment Volume From PayPal’s Merchant Services Tops Volume Received From eBay Auctions In Q3 2008

Francis — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:29:25 +0000

In Q3 2008, the merchant-services part of PayPal’s transaction volume has exceeded the volume generated by eBay auctions for the first time.

This article from The Paypers 16 October 2008
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PayPal to refund shoppers defrauded on eBay

Francis — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:53:02 +0000

PayPal, the payment service used by 20 million online shoppers in Britain, has given in to consumer demands to offer full refunds to buyers defrauded on eBay.

This article from TimesOnline 4 October 2008
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Is the Bank Fallout Hurting EBay and PayPal Funds?

Francis — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:00:26 +0000

Let me preface this rant by asking – Have any of you have noticed changes to your Pay Pal account this week? I reached the point where I no longer have much interest in my DVD collection, and the dwindling economy was enough motivation for me to auction a few box sets on eBay,just for some extra cash.

This article from Marketing Shift 1 October 2008
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eBay power sellers change tack

Francis — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 05:06:10 +0000

WHILE some of eBay Australia’s early millionaire power sellers have moved from the traditional seven day auctions to ‘buy-it-now’, other eBay alumni have given up altogether.

DealsDirect, DinosaurDeals and iSold-it businesses are all examples of local e-tailers made good; others, such as shoe importer Kittenzcatua, are less enthusiastic, saying the system favours the top sellers over the little people.

This article from MySmallBusiness 17 September 2008
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Facebook overtakes eBay to become 3rd top UK website

Francis — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:01:07 +0000

Social Media phenomenon, Facebook, has become the third most visited site in the UK and is closing in on second placed Hotmail, the online email service owned by Microsoft. According to internet monitoring company, Hitwise, Facebook received 2.75% of UK internet traffic last month beating eBay at 2.46%. The top site is, obviously, Google.

This article from BigMouth Media 6 August 2008
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PayPal branches out from eBay’s money tree

Francis — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:49:58 +0000

PayPal President Scott Thompson said here at the RBC Capital Markets conference Wednesday that by year’s end, his company will derive more total payment volumes from its Merchant Services than from eBay buyers and sellers. Merchant Services is the name for the payment software PayPal provides to third-party sites like Starbucks, Delta Airlines, and American Outfitters.

This article from CNET News 6 August 2008
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E-shopping on surge; eBay India selling one product a min

Francis — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:45:55 +0000

Internet shopping seems to be catching up fast in the country with every minute one product being sold on the Indian website of the world’s largest online marketplace eBay.

This article from The Economic Times 3 August 2008
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Why PayPal Should Be Worried By Amazon’s New Checkout Service

Francis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:36:00 +0000

eBay’s PayPal payment service, which has been one of the bright spots for the online marketplace site, is about to get a wallop courtesy of E-tail giant Amazon.

Amazon has just launched two new payment services that strike at the heart of the PayPal business: Checkout and Simple Pay.

This article from ChannelWeb 30 July 2008
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Amazon.com buying Canadian used bookseller AbeBooks

Francis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:07:43 +0000

Amazon.com Inc. said it’s buying online bookseller AbeBooks for an undisclosed price.

This article from Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Amazon takes on eBay with PayPal rival

Francis — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:11:01 +0000

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.

This article from TimeOnline 30 June 2008
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