Archive for October, 2006
eBay begins testing “MapIt” prototype
It’s not very often that eBay announces a test of a prototype of a new feature. The Map It feature allows for a search that returns items based on the distance from the zip code on your account. This week we’re launching a small test we call the eBay Map It Prototype. This expands on [...]
Keep the taxman happy
Marsha Collier has a great article with plenty of advice and information on the different tax responsibilities of the online auction business owner. If you run a small business on eBay, eBid, uBid, or any of the other myriad auction sites, make this article a must read. [tags]taxes,ebay,ebid,ubid,small business,online auction[/tags]
SingleFeed: Shopping comparison site submissions
Online store owners have always had their work cut out for them in adding their items to shopping comparison sites like Froogle and Shopzilla. Now, SingleFeed gives them a new option. For a small monthly fee, SingleFeed makes if easy to add your items to Froogle and for a slightly higher monthly fee, you can [...]
Free listings for new eBay users
eBay announced late yesterday that new eBay users and eBay users that had not ever listed anything, will get 3 free listings and gallery upgrades between today and Saturday. Quite the deal. The average listing with gallery upgrade is about $0.65 at the least and could be a lot more if you’re listing an expensive [...]
How to promote your Auction store and listings
While many of the auctions sites have enough of their own publicity to bring in customers, you are still at the mercy of the customers’ searching and stumbling. In many cases, you are dependant on the customer stumbling onto your item and buying it. There are several ways for you to help the process along. [...]
Coupio Paypal coupons
A new service called Coupio(aff) could lead to increased sales and a higher repeat buyer % for some auction sellers. The service allows for discount coupons and is 100% compatible with Paypal. With Coupio, sellers are able to offer instant PayPal discount coupons to their customers. The system generates a random coupon code tailored to [...]
eBay Express gets updates
eBay’s new baby, Express, is getting a few new updates for the holiday season. Added functionality in the way of three new additions to the buyer experience should give a little bit more to the buyer experience and increase sales for those that are using the express to sell. Buyers can easily see what else [...]
TMX Elmo is Hot!
The TMX Elmo, or Tenth Anniversary Tickle Me Elmo, was released on September 19th and very quickly was sold out of retail outlets. Currently, there isn’t any word on exactly how long it will be before the supply is replenished in retail stores, but I would imagine that supplies will stay thin until a couple [...]
eBay to add Half.com listings to search results
After buying Half.com in 2000, eBay announced that they would be closing the site and adding the listings to eBay search results. Shortly thereafter, they changed their mind about closing the site and then about adding the listings into the eBay search results. Appearantly, they’ve had a change of heart. While they will not be [...]
Bid on Celebrity decorated pink rubber duckies for Charity
Munchkin Inc is running a month long set of charity auctions called Project Pink all this month in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. You can bid on Celebrity decorated and signed ducks. Some end tonight with more listed each week until the end of the month. eBay’s own Meg Whitman has one [...]
