eBay refiddles with auction fees
ebay is making more changes to its already profoundly confusing US pricing structure as a way to attract high volume sellers and appease those who auction only a few low-priced items.?
PayPal, eBay to Integrate Bill Me Later Into Sites
Almost a year after eBay purchased online billing company Bill Me Later, the company’s offerings will be integrated into eBay and PayPal in the coming weeks.
Bill Me Later will launch for a limited number of sellers and buyers on eBay and PayPal in the next few weeks, Sam Shrauger, PayPal’s vice president of global product strategy, wrote in a blog post.
eBay king shifts £2m accessories
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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.
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More people trying to sell prized collectibles in tough economy
“It seems like everyone’s trying to unload their old stuff and dig things out of the closet and garage, bring them in, and try and get any value they still hold,” says Hot Comics manager Bjorn Brosdahl.
Thanks to the economy, customers are coming in daily, offering to sell comics and other collectibles.
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
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.
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.
PayPal broadens the availability of reduced fees for small online purchases
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.
PayPal accounts compromised over 16 months; No response from eBay
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.
BidCal Will Help You Better Track eBay Deals in the Tough Economy
BidCal is an interesting new tool that has just been released by Calgoo Software, the company behind Calgoo, a very nice web calendaring solution that synchronizes all your calendars on all your devices, desktop and online and allows you to share calendars with your friends or family if they use a different calendaring solution.









