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Previous Stories can be Found Here
http://forums.ebay.com.au/topic/Recent-Ebay-News/Ebay-And-The/600115548
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Alibaba.com and the rise of entrepreneurial China
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/alibaba/100096022-1-alibaba.com-rise-entrepreneurial-china.html
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Randy Smythe Talks eBay, Bonanzle & Buy.com's 3P Merchant Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i04/s01
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eBay Australia Sends MP3 Music Shoppers Offsite
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i04/s02
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eBay has unexpected, chilling effect on looting of antiquities, archaeologist finds
http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=4757
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Welcome BNWT to the Oz Round Table, I'm so glad you decided to take up the Invitation to join us, now that we are in the outlands it's hard to keep up with what's going on in the mother land, your reports were sorely missed, I think you will love this place, it feels like the RT of old but with great improvements, and the best thing is WE HAVE TOTAL CONTROL !, and you can say what you like WITH NO SLAPS! [ within reason ] have a great time...cheers Yib....
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Absolutely fantastic to see you here, BNWT, and to keep abreast of all that is happening with eBay in the media.
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great to see the media reports here,
thanks bnwt
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I was only thinking the other day i wish BNWT had a thread here, and now here it is!!!!
Welcome BNWT !!! and :thanks:
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eBay and PayPal Update User Agreements
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i05/s03
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eBay to close Burnaby facility; about 700 jobs lost
"We are working aggressively to deliver a better customer experience for eBay buyers and sellers," Chad O'Meara, vice president, Customer Service, eBay Marketplaces, said in a news release. "While it is a difficult decision to close our Vancouver facility, we believe that consolidating our North America customer service operations will help accelerate our efforts to continually exceed buyer and seller expectations."
http://www.vancouversun.com/eBay+close+facility+jobs+lost/1566447/story.html
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eBay announces policy and system changes
http://ecommerce-journal.com/news/15156_ebay_announces_policy_and_system_changes
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eBay and PayPal Update User Agreements
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i05/s03
bnwt....is there any indication that this is being implemented in Australia? If so, it is very interesting indeed.....National Consumer Protection laws have tightened around online User Agreements and soon all States in Australia will have Unfair Consumer Contract laws.
Also, the level of fraud uncovered last year, and the failure of ebay to verify its sellers, or mitigate fraud in any obvious way....may have also had something to do with these changes, if they apply to Australia. Police reports of online fraud originating from auctions sites like Ebay and the like, would have increased dramatically since going national in 2007. The law usually looks at causal factors and in my view, it comes back to anonymity of sellers, and ebay's refusal to protect consumers from them. If they are dodgy, they shouldn't be selling....end of story.
Ebay are taxing a lot of resources in this country with their conduct, and I for one, believe that they need to clean up their act and provide dispute resolution, customer service and insurance for buyers using other payment methods....at the end of the day, the fraud originates from dodgy sellers, not the payment method....if they won't verify sellers, then they should provide protection for buyers using payment methods other than Paypal......
Have they finally listened to consumers? Or is Australia left out of any changes that might install trust and safety back into the buying/selling relationship? At the moment, anyone using B/deposit on Ebay is a sitting duck, because ebay don't protect consumers equally.
Any wonder many have chosen not to purchase on ebay anymore?.....I know I've stopped buying altogether...won't join paypal, won't be told I have to. They are unsafe in my view...read their UA....can't wait to see the new one and whether it still reverses all liability back onto consumers, in total contradiction to the principles of the EFT code....and what was it they said? Paypal is equal to or better than the EFT Code? huh?
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Virtual Currencies Gain in Popularity
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc2009055_070595.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories
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eBay Australia Selling Inconvenient Music Downloads
Given all those extra hoops and the less-than-comprehensive selection, I can’t imagine why anyone would bother.
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/ebay-australia-selling-inconvenient-music-downloads/
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Bnwt :D ................................ :yess:
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I have downloaded some music, but in general it's a pointless exercise for me because:
a) I like having the whole album (a full opera, a full recital, etc.) and downloading albums is often not significantly cheaper than buying the album;
b) I like OWNING a real, legitimate CD. I can store it, admire the glossy CD brochure, read through the information (libretto, essays, etc.), download the CD to my iPod if I desire, play it on any medium I wish, and it's MINE;
c) I like owning the hard media rather than simply an audio file. Less risk of something going wrong and having to purchase it again for download. Okay, admittedly on SOME download sites, you can re-download the same tracks you've purchased as many times as you want... but what happens if the rights for that album as a download are suddenly removed? There you are, stuck...;
d) Many albums are not able to be downloaded in Australia - the rights limit download to the US or UK;
e) The range for classical music as downloads is incredibly stunted in comparison to what's available for pop and rock and virtually any other genre;
f) Australian internet speed is pathetic in comparison to most of the rest of the world. Downloading albums for us is significantly slower than it is for other countries. Europe in particular mocks our snail-like internet speed!
I only download albums if I can't buy them (out of print, unavailable, no other way) - or need them in a super-hurry and can't obtain the CD locally from a music shop. If it's not urgent, I simply order from one of several online sources.
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EBay Clarifies Buyer and Seller Protection Obligations
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3818976
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Gambler escapes jail for eBay fraud
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED06%20May%202009%2015%3A29%3A22%3A443
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EBay Goes to South Korea
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/ebay-goes-to-south-korea/
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eBay another channel for retailers
http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/world_retail_congress_report_ebay_another_channel_for_retailers_07-05-09/
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eBay Drops Insertion Fees On Cheap Auctions
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/05/ebay-drops-insertion-fees-on-cheap-auctions/
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EBay Will Continue to Allow Postings of Guided Trophy Hunts
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/05/ebay-will-continue-to-allow-postings-of-guided-trophy-hunts.html
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Jack Ma named one of the "TIME 100: The World's Most Influential People"
Ma's consumer-auction website, Taobao.com, did so well that in 2006, eBay shut down its own site in China.
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/alibaba/100098522-1-jack-ma-named-one-%2522time.html
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EBay May Sell More Luxury Goods Under Draft EU Rules
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=adN4hmSvLnj8&refer=news
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eBay Competitor Bonanzle Continues Big-Time Growth
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/05/08/ebay-competitor-bonanzle-continues-big-time-growth
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so interesting bnwt, thanks!
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Reading the comments on the bottom of the bonanzle report was interesting - it seems forums have problems, no matter where they are!
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The little 'punch the air' post a while back in this thread wasn't in reference to any particular media report, by the way (although all bnwt's posts are air-punch-worthy :10: ).
I was air-punching in happiness at Bnwt's arrival here in OZ RT :yess:
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Tales of the unexpected and eBay's effect on antiquity
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/may/10/ebay
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Man says he was scammed by eBay seller
http://blog.cleveland.com/suncourier/2009/05/independence_police_blotter_ma.html
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Spring cleaning can bring extra cash, extra calm to life
video presentation
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=115388&catid=339
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Wal-Mart Thief ‘Never Knew What He Was Getting†Detective Says
http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/05/09/news/051009bzdiamondheist.txt
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South Bay's I Sold It on eBay stores deal in variety
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_12322287
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Turn your clutter into cash by selling it on eBay
video presentation
http://www.khou.com/business/stories/khou090511_tnt_saving-cents-ebay.15ceafa5.html
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How to Migrate from eBay to Amazon, Craigslist & Your Own Website
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i11/s02
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eBay determined to invade media market and jostle Amazon
http://www.ozelwebtasarim.com/index.php/web-haberleri/8968-ebay-determined-to-invade-media-market-and-jostle-amazon
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EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellers
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4wjj5p148wYXBYcJOTgkQuGD_9AD984TKQO1
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eBay to Give Sellers 5 Free Auction Listings per Month
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/5/1242156153.html
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eBay Begins Exposing Sellers to New Item Pages
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i12/s01
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PayPal Move Over! A New Easier Alternative Is Here: Paymate
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/blogs/post/538-PayPal-Move-Over-A-New-Easier-Alternative-Is-Here-Paymate
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eBay fees rejig will still hit casual auctioneers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/12/ebay_auction_fee_change_may_12_2009/
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eBay shows dirty linen in public
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/05/ebay-shows-dirty-linen-in-public.html
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eBay's New Policy Instructs Buyers to Destroy Fakes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i13/s02
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Judge sides with eBay in L'Oreal fake goods case
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10239629-38.html
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Mini Respite For EBay
http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/13/ebay-loreal-victory-markets-equity-luxury.html
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Police enlist eBay in crime fight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/8047550.stm
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EBay Scammer Fesses Up
After swindling 1,107 customers, he was caught. The scam cost eBay $237,257. At a Sept. 9 sentencing, the man faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/05/crime_roundup_19.php
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eBay's Next Mistake
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/05/13/ebays-next-mistake.aspx
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Is eBay Winning the War Against Counterfeits?
http://www.luxist.com/2009/05/13/is-ebay-winning-the-war-against-counterfeits/
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eBay Sellers Say Free Auctions May Cost Them
.............sellers say the five free auctions eBay is giving them may actually cost them more in commission fees than the old pricing structure..........
gee !!! surprise surprise
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m05/i13/s01
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French court sets new hearing for L'Oreal, eBay
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/05/14/ap6421462.html
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'Compare at eBay' Integrates Google and Amazon Search Results
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i14/s01
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eBay, my way: Six steps to earning great sales (and feedback) on eBay
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/05/14/ebay-my-way-six-steps-to-earning-great-sales-and-feedback-on/
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The Investigator: when your account is suspended
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Feature/145121,the-investigator-when-your-account-is-suspended.aspx
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EBay exposed
A trawl of the web forums and conversations with vendors show that eBay isn't short of vocal critics. Constantly changing policies, fee hikes and gagging orders on sellers are just some of the accusations made by eBay's practitioners. And not many of them like being forced to employ eBay's own payment system, PayPal.[/b]
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/252951/ebay-exposed.html
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eBay Backs Down from 'Destroy Policy' on Fakes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i15/s01
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http://bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2009/05/17/Prosecuting_stalkers_made_easier_333085.html
Prosecuting stalkers made easier
Sunday, May 17, 2009 » 10:50pm
Stalking offences are being more successfully prosecuted with less involvement from victims since the introduction of new NSW laws, the state government says.
Stalking acts are a regular occurrence and serious enough to carry a penalty of up to five years in prison, NSW Attorney-General John Hatzistergos says.
Between March and September last year, some 326 people were charged with stalking.
The law was changed in March 2008 to incorporate stalking by mobile phone, text messaging and stalking over the internet.
'The new Act expanded powers for police prosecutors to submit evidence around patterns of behaviour and has resulted in a spike in the number of guilty pleas entered, up from 70 to 88 per cent,' a spokesman for Mr Hatzistergos said in a statement.
'This has had the effect of reducing the number of victims who need to face offenders in court.'
Mr Hatzistergos said people had the right to go about their daily lives without fear of intimidation or harassment.
'These new laws have sent a clear message to would-be stalkers: stalking is a crime and offenders face serious penalties, including up to five years in prison,' Mr Hatzistergos said in a statement.
'By expanding the range of evidence that can be used in prosecutions, the government's new stalking offence has proven to be an effective weapon in convicting more offenders.'
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eBay ban for couple selling seeds
http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/4366426.eBay_ban_for_couple_selling_seeds/
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eBay con artist told to repay £100,000
Hartley recruited scammers in China to sell substandard memory sticks and MP3 players via 11 eBay accounts set up using fake and real names
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?eBay_con_artist_told_to_repay_%A3100,000&in_article_id=666559&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=
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Make Money Selling on eBay
video presentation
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/MakeMoney/story?id=7610788&page=1
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eBay Conducts Seller Satisfaction Survey
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i19/s01
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eBay UK Launches 'Fighting Fakes with eBay' Campaign
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i18/s01
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eBay sends out seller satisfaction survey - looks to woo back those who left
Having long been seen as a company only focused on the whims of buyers, the e-giant is making attempts to mend fences with merchants...................There are those who are skeptical of anything eBay does because of the negative and chaotic changes that have caused undue stress on sellers.
http://www.examiner.com/x-312-Auctions-and-Antiques-Examiner~y2009m5d19-eBay-sends-out-seller-satisfaction-survey--looks-to-woo-back-those-who-left
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eBay gunning for the wrong sellers
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/05/ebay-gunning-for-the-wrong-sellers.html
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Thanks for keeping the news coming BNWT, the latest RE: Guns is ridiculous, I wonder if Ebay is refunding those falling foul of the inept key word snag.
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US: Ebay calls for end to price fixing
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=53&articleType=ArticleView&articleId=5388
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eBay calls for solid front vs fake items
http://www.bitterwallet.com/ebay-calls-for-solid-front-vs-fake-items/11868
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Toddler accidentally buys $15,600 digger on auction site
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/toddler-accidentally-buys-15600-earth-mover-on-auction-site/2009/05/21/1242498849208.html
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More on eBay's Purchase Protection and Dispute Resolution Process
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i21/s01
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Police patrol eBay
http://www.bitterwallet.com/police-patrol-ebay/12052
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Marks out of 10 for feedback
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/05/marks-out-of-10-for-feedback.html
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eBay Tinkering with Feedback System
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/5/1242877674.html
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http://news.smh.com.au:80/breaking-news-technology/ebay-wins-court-fight-against-loreal-in-uk-20090522-bieg.html
EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK
May 22, 2009 - 10:50PM
A British court on Friday ruled that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's campaign against the online auction giant.
L'Oreal SA has taken eBay Inc. to court across Europe, suing in Britain, Germany, France, Belgium and Spain over the sale of fake fragrances and cosmetics on the site.
L'Oreal claims there is an increasing volume of counterfeit goods being sold on eBay. The online auctioneer said negotiations between the companies on the issue broke down because L'Oreal was being unreasonable.
Justice Richard David Arnold ruled in London's High Court that eBay Europe was not liable for trademark infringements committed by its users.
EBay said in a statement that the British ruling was "a victory for consumers and the thousands of entrepreneurs who sell legitimate goods on eBay every day."
A call placed with L'Oreal's London office seeking comment was not immediately returned.
Earlier this month, a French court ordered L'Oreal and eBay to settle their differences, giving them until May 25 to come up with a mediated settlement. Other cases elsewhere in Europe are still pending.
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PayPal reluctant to honour customer protection promise
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/may/22/dear-anna-paypal-customer-protection
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Ayrshire man set to take on eBay
http://www.irvineherald.co.uk/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/local-news-irvine/2009/05/22/ayrshire-man-set-to-take-on-ebay-75485-23665689/
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eBay Stores Glitch and eBay Listing Promotion
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/5/1243048117.html
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Check both sides of the coin
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/Check+both+sides+coin/1620968/story.html
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How Facebook, MySpace and YouTube Killed eBay
Most often, people blame eBay’s decay on factors like the weakening economy, the rise of Amazon, as well as eBay’s own inefficient search functionality. But the real and simple reason is eBay is no longer fun.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/23/how-facebook-myspace-and-youtube-killed-ebay/#comment-2763042
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Is eBay's Real Threat Amazon or Classifieds, or Both?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/139378-is-ebay-s-real-threat-amazon-or-classifieds-or-both
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N. Idaho man fails to sell 'Hand of God' rock
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_id_hand_of_god.html?source=mypi
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eBay conman Andrew Alden to pay back £1
http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4393919.eBay_conman_Andrew_Alden_to_pay_back___1/
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Parents on eBay as girl starved, court hears
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,27574,25538212-5006009,00.html
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Auctions Fade in eBay's Bid for Growth
This is a MUST READ article from the Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124329254255652425.html
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In Europe, EBay Gains in Fights Over Fakes
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124328774973652089.html
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I may have to start subscribing to the Wall Street Journal. I tried reading that article, BNWT...
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a link to the full WSJ article from bnwt post above (found it on Twitter)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124329254255652425.html
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That's a superb article. By contrasting the two sellers and what they can afford to do, and the type of items they're selling and the type of profit they need, and the way in which one seller isn't so badly affected if buyers pay late but the other is, the polar ends of eBay's strategy is shown.
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Auctions fade as eBay offers wholesale items at fixed prices
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25540581-36418,00.html?from=public_rss
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Customers are talking: commenters give PayPal a beating
http://blog.pennlive.com/shoptalkmarketing/2009/05/customers_are_talking_commente.html
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Why Isn't Paypal More Successful?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/139593-why-isn-t-paypal-more-successful
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L'Oreal and eBay agree to mediation in French legal dispute over counterfeit cosmetics
http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-eu-france-loreal-ebay,1,3601407.story
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Why Isn't Paypal More Successful?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/139593-why-isn-t-paypal-more-successful
I particularly like these comments...seems it's not only me who has read the user agreement, and hit the back button faster than speedy gonzales
Consumer comments:
Of course people are reluctant to allow a company this poorly run to have access to their bank accounts and credit card information.
There is also the probability that potential users actually are reading through the User Agreement and giving it a firm pass. Any venue that basically states that they may do anything they please for any reason they concoct with your funds and information is pretty scary.
PayPal has a long history of being user-unfriendly. You seem like a nice enough kid, Fred, so do yourself a favor and Google the search term "PayPal", and skim through the first 20 complaints and scandals that seem interesting to you.
The idea seems great, but from the bad experiences I've heard from some users first-hand, I've decided up until now not to use their service
The last comment in particular I can totally relate to....until I stop seeing horror stories on the net, and Paypal sign the EFT Code, and walk the way they talk, then I'm unlikely to 'give em a go'. Such a shame, Ebay decided to hold 'Choice' of Payment systems ransom....they'd be doing well now, if they'd stayed the hell out of the buyer/seller relationship, and concentrated on getting rid of shonkly sellers. ho hum......thick as two short planks.
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EBay Revises User Agreement
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3822136
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Can eBay rebrand itself as the Web's Wal-Mart ?
http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/26/can-ebay-rebrand-itself-as-the-webs-wal-mart/
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How Facebook, MySpace and YouTube Killed eBay
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/23/how-facebook-myspace-and-youtube-killed-ebay/
As usual I love reading the replies :)
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Times too tough to shop guilt-free? Do it on the sly
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE54R0VH20090528
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Sweetwater couple uses PayPal to scam florist
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=88973&catid=2
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eBay Sellers Squeezed with Auctiva's Move from Free to Fee
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m05/i28/s01
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PayPal: I was given the boot over fake Uggs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/may/30/paypal-ebay-ugg-boots
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Medic criticises eBay drug sales
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8073962.stm
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Duchess of eBay: Camilla does her shopping on auction site
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1189834/Duchess-eBay-Camilla-does-shopping-auction-site.html
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'Ancient' relics on eBay? Most are modern fakes
http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-tc-nw-ebay-fakes-0529-0530.artmay30,0,6148830.story
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When antiquities began sprouting on eBay shortly after the auction site's founding in 1995, Stanish says, archaeologists were "terrified, absolutely terrified," that demand for ancient loot would explode, sending diggers swarming over unguarded ruins.
Instead, Stanish says, contemporary inhabitants of ancient lands soon learned that many online antiquities shoppers were, shall we say, a tad lacking in connoisseurship. Why should local diggers break their backs and risk arrest when they could stay home and make a cottage industry out of copying, with less or more verisimilitude, what their ancestors had wrought?
Stanish published his ideas in an essay in the May/June issue of Archaeology magazine, titled "Forging Ahead, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love eBay." At first, he says, archaeologists' fears were borne out. As late as 2000, Internet sites offered "a 50-50 split" between "obvious junk and the kinds of things you have to hold in your hand and have an expert look at it, and weigh it, and smell it, and feel it, and all the things you do to authenticate these pieces. Now, 95 percent of the stuff you're looking at on eBay is not real."
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Microsoft seeking to get eBay in its corner
http://www.net4now.com/?p=3592
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Internet purchase go sour? You have to sue in seller's home state, Arizona court rules
http://www.azstarnet.com/business/295081
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Wall St. Journal interviews AuctionWally and Jack Sheng about eBay
In the opinion of many sellers, when the new eBay team came in to put a spit shine on the eGiant, they threw the baby out with the bathwater.
http://www.examiner.com/x-312-Auctions-and-Antiques-Examiner~y2009m5d31-Wall-St-Journal-interviews-AuctionWally-and-Jack-Sheng-about-eBay
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Ideas on What to Sell on eBay
http://elitestv.com/pub/2009/06/ideas-on-what-to-sell-on-ebay
Setting up your eBay Store
http://elitestv.com/pub/2009/06/setting-up-your-ebay-store
Selling Internationally on eBay
http://elitestv.com/pub/2009/06/selling-internationally-on-ebay
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Is eBay Turning the Corner?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/6/1244038831.html
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EBay Listing Tips and Seller Promotions
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3823236
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eBay Is Turning Itself Around
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/03/AR2009060303871.html
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eBay UK Bans E-cigarettes, Launches 'Manufacturer Vouchers' Policy
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m06/i03/s02
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Desperate mortgage advisor on eBay
http://www.brokernews.com.au/news/desperate-mortgage-advisor-on-ebay/35485
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"Ebay told you that change is a good thing, but what they're really saying is that something that you didn't want to happen just happened." --
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eBay arms smugglers jailed over fighter jet plot
http://timesonline.typepad.com/law/2009/06/three-arms-smugglers-who-bought-spare-parts-for-f-14-tomcat-fighter-jets-on-ebay-intending-to-sell-them-on-to-iran-have-been.html
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Ebay calls on brands to stamp out fakes
http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/48d87793b73e48b0a83cd93a285956fa/Ebay-calls-on-brands-to-stamp-out-fakes.html
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PayPal a bright spot in eBay's s limping lineup
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/04/BU7P17OND3.DTL&type=tech
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Woman hopes eBay auction will land her a new job
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Woman-hopes-eBay-auction-will-land-her-a-new-job/sgHe4NwtOE6g3Oks2zUH-g.cspx
video presentation
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eBay Retires Picture Manager Photo-Hosting Service
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m06/abu0240/s02
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Stay Smart Online
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http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/
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Yahoo Makes It Easier to Use eBay, PayPal from Anywhere
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m06/i08/s03
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PayPal Explains Holds on eBay Sellers' Accounts
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/6/1244478314.html
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Judge in racial slur storm for telling fraudster he 'gypped' eBay customers in online scam
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191643/Judge-racial-slur-storm-telling-fraudster-gypped-eBay-customers-online-scam.html
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PayPal Holds Affect eBay and Off-eBay Transactions
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m06/i09/s01
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Online fraud at highest level ever
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/5480764/Online-fraud-at-highest-level-ever.html
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eBay Challenges Sellers to Use Only eBay
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/06/09/ebay-challenges-sellers-to-use-only-ebay
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eBay addicts hand over their tips for savvy internet trading
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/style-and-shopping-in-wales/2009/06/09/ebay-addicts-hand-over-their-tips-for-savvy-internet-trading-91466-23822602/
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Ebay warns users about poor passwords
http://www.net4now.com/?p=2938
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Where would we be without our bnwt to keep us up to date !!.... great work dude !...
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Surveillance Pat on the back mode enabled
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EBay CEO Sees 'Stability' in Consumer Market
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124474402522707047.html
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THOUSANDS of eBay users were conned out of £500,000 in the online site's biggest fraud.
One buyer, Chris Trickett from Halifax, paid £135 for two Take That tickets. He said: "I am annoyed that eBay gave this guy powerseller status. That is why he got away with scamming so many people.
"It's been a nightmare."
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2475681/500000-ticket-con-on-eBay.html
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Ebay conman told to pay cash back
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/8094921.stm
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He said: "I am annoyed that eBay gave this guy powerseller status.
I'm not surprised...all the biggest scams last year in Oz were powersellers, all displaying Ebay's Powerseller guarantee of being above reproach....cornerstones of the community and all that garbage. No doubt all breaching Paypal buyer protection terms and absolutely nobody monitoring their conduct.....Ebay is an absent landlord....no wonder this keeps repeating itself around the world.
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eBay inches ahead of Amazon.com as most visited retail site, Nielsen says
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=30775
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eBay CEO John Donahoe Wants Costco Bargain Hunters
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/6/1244776889.html
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Is John Donahoe Finally Turning eBay Around?
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/13/is-john-donahoe-finally-turning-ebay-around/
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Midland man admits to eBay fraud
http://www.oaoa.com/news/finkle-32479-ebay-release.html
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Worcester Park fake Nike eBay seller narrowly escapes jail sentence
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/4432413.Fake_Nike_eBay_seller_narrowly_escapes_jail_sentence/
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EBay Waives Some Listing Fees, But Changes Commission Fees
In an apparent bid to attract new sellers, troubled e-commerce giant eBay Inc. (EBAY) said Tuesday it will waive some listing fees for people who want to auction goods on the company's marketplaces platform.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090616-715278.html
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A Big Change for eBay Sellers: Variation Style Listings
http://seekingalpha.com/article/143514-a-big-change-for-ebay-sellers-variation-style-listings
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3 charged in theft of cookware at plant
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090617/NEWS02/906170331/-1/NEWS04
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eBay woos large retailers, promising more innovation to come
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=30832
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Citigroup: eBay Still Has Plenty to Prove
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/17/citigroup-ebay-still-has-plenty-to-prove/
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Retail Stores Still Trying To Blame eBay For Shoplifting
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090617/1636535269.shtml
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Why PayPal Wants to Know Where Everybody Lives
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/why-paypal-wants-to-know-where-everybody-lives/
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bnwt...glad you found the place again!!...
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U.K. Man Auctions Dad's Ashes on eBay as Revenge
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,527422,00.html
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EBay enthusiast shaken by online fraud, tardy response from bank
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/653920
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Amid economic downturn, businesses moving stuff on eBay
video presentation
http://www.woai.com/business/story/Amid-economic-downturn-businesses-moving-stuff-on/c8JBv1oR4ECgSX5NvMCbcw.cspx
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eBay pulls pin on ashes auction
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/06/21/90785_gold-coast-top-story.html
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http://ozsoapbox.com/personal/the-internet/is-ebay-ripping-you-off-australian-auction-alternatives/
Is eBay ripping you off? Australian auction alternatives
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Bruce Schneier on eBay fraud
http://blogs.computerworld.com/schneier_on_ebay_fraud
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If you can read German, this is interesting...
eBay gewärt Einblick (http://www.ecin.de/news/2009/06/22/13302/?rcol) (which means in context eBay grants access)
It starts off by saying, "For the first time figures about turnover of German Powersellers were presented by the on-line auctioneers. These figures are of considerable interest with regard to the sales volume for German eCommerce."
The most important bit is "The most popular product categories with highest commercial volume for this period were "vehicles" followed by "vehicle parts", "clothing and accessories", "sport" as well as "business and industry". Around 1/7 or 435 million euros of the total commercial volume of the professional sellers on eBay comes from export. The largest amount of customers by far are from Austria; other important export countries are the USA, Italy, France and the Netherlands. With about 159,000 commercial traders, eBay.de is by far the biggest eBay site for commercial sellers in Europe. In addition, the average turnover per German Powerseller is apparently higher than per Powerseller in Great Britain, France or Italy."
(Translation mine.)
German sellers are doing very well in contrast to other sellers - at least when it comes to commercial sellers.
By the way - I'm not sure if everyone's aware of this, but in Germany an eBay seller is obliged to state whether he's a hobby seller or a commercial seller. No hiding behind "just selling for fun" unless it's true, because the Tax Office will know!
A related point: you might notice that the lack of mandatory PayPal on the German eBay apparently does nothing to negatively affect sales of German powersellers, many MANY of whom offer only bank transfer as a payment method.
From my experience, poor sellers will learn and have learned to find ways to continue to be poor sellers to the detriment of buyers, irrespective of the payment method. And good sellers will always be good sellers, irrespective of the payment method. I believe it helps buyers, though, to be able to use a method in which they have confidence. From contacts in Germany, the bad feeling against PayPal is quite high, and the trust in bank transfers is very high indeed.
This seems to contrast quite a lot with UK sellers and US sellers, where there are very different perceptions in the smoothness and reliability of bank transfers (esp. in the US).
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10 RAREST THINGS SOLD ON EBAY (http://www.eldigital.com.mx/html/32060_0_1_0_C.html"")
Perth, Australia: a guy selling his life. (Remember this?) His offer included his house, his car, his work and his friends.
The USA: Someone put up his soul for sale... The listing was removed, of course. Will the devil have managed to make his offer?
The USA: things belonging to Michael Jackson used as evidence in the 2003 investigation, up for sale with a reservation price of 1 million dollars.
Germany: a man's partner put up his son for auction, with 1 euro starting price. Woops! - Investigated for baby trafficking!
Virginia, the USA: two sisters discovered inside their cornflakes cereal a single cornflake shaped like the State of Illinois. It sold for about 1,000 dollars.
... and so on.
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I would have bid for the USA blokes soul if I'd known it was listed.
ubbrd AKA Belzeebub likes collecting souls. In fact, that's my job.
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Cash-strapped households sending their belongings to auction block
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/06/22/2009-06-22_cashstrapped_households_sending_their_belongings_to_auction_block.html
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eBay DevCon Gives Peek at What's to Come
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/6/1245676125.html
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Tron Guy Forced To Sell Plane On EBay Due To Poor Economy (http://"http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/06/tron-guy-forced-to-sell-plane-on-ebay-due-to-crap-economy/")
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eBay pulls pin on ashes auction
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/06/21/90785_gold-coast-top-story.html
Man continues ashes auction, despite eBay ban
listed at 1GBP, no bids so far!
http://www.cqout.com/item.asp?id=5028406
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Web Merchants Often Fail To Close Deal - PayPal Study
People shopping online are likely to bail out on planned purchases before making the final click to submit their orders, often because they are surprised by high shipping costs and other fees, according to a new survey out Tuesday.
(posters thoughts) ... with that in mind why is that PayPal insists eBay sellers use Registered Post to ensure "seller protection" ??
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090623-711726.html
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Online shoppers cite high shipping costs as top reason for abandoning carts
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=30897
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Online shoppers cite high shipping costs as top reason for abandoning carts
;D I often do that, only because some sites will not give a shipping quote until you have finished checkout. At least on eBay, postage prices are listed upfront, or are known after emailing the seller.
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Interesting... I actually stopped mid-transaction today with a French film just as I was about to hit the Confirmation button on Amazon.fr, because of the cost of shipping with that one DVD. For the first time in a long time, I found the DVD I wanted on eBay.fr with lower total cost, from a seller whose feedback reflected good service, so I bought it on eBay today.
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Item purchased on ebay
Item cost USD $24
Postage USD $41
Actual postage paid USD $6.60
From time of sale to delivery 32 days
No more US buying for this cat :(
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Interesting... I actually stopped mid-transaction today with a French film just as I was about to hit the Confirmation button on Amazon.fr, because of the cost of shipping with that one DVD. For the first time in a long time, I found the DVD I wanted on eBay.fr with lower total cost, from a seller whose feedback reflected good service, so I bought it on eBay today.
Countess you maybe able to help me here, I am trying to sell a dvd at the moment which I dont know anything about and its not selling and I have been a bit slack with this one and havent even detailed a story line ... do you know anything about it , by the title it sounds as if it might be your type of movie and I am wondering if I should just keep it and watch it myself if its any good rather than re list .. its called " VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA " do you know of it and if so is it a girly thing or do you think I may find it ok
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PayPal UK titsup
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/24/paypal_uk_down/
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Boomerangs – Easy returns goes live on eBay
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/06/boomerangs-easy-returns-goes-live-on-ebay.html
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The "I've changed my mind" option on the new Ebay returns policy is a little disturbing....
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L’Oréal to appeal eBay ruling
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/06/loreal-to-appeal-ebay-ruling.html
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Does the Recession Mean Better eBay Deals ?
Mathieu Bourgie pointed out that part of eBay’s current problems stem from policies the company has been following for the past few years. eBay has been hiking fees and sellers have been forced to use PayPal. “eBay easily eats up 10% to 15% of your closing prices,” Bourgie said. “That made a lot of sellers quit eBay, simply because it was no longer profitable. Fewer sellers mean less competition. That, and higher fees, result in higher prices for items, making eBay less attractive to buyers.” Sellers and buyers alike abandoned eBay for competitors as prices rose.
http://www.mainstreet.com/article/smart-spending/bargains/deals/does-recession-mean-better-ebay-deals
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L'Oreal Appeals Paris High Court Ruling On eBay Case
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090624-709830.html
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Disparaging eBay comment sparks lawsuit
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/25/disparaging-ebay-comment-sparks-lawsuit/
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eBay buyers fleeced by teenage internet girl
Ms Eason, from Crescent Head in NSW, said eBay was no longer replying to her emailed complaints about the issue.
She believes the online auction site is not prepared to protect buyers from bogus sellers hiding behind fake identities.
She wants eBay or the girl to compensate victims of the fraud.
Online auction and selling site eBay is unable to explain how the girl managed to defraud users of up to $44,000.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,27574,25694782-3102,00.html
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Is an annoying eBay security policy a scammers delight?
http://www.examiner.com/x-312-Auctions-and-Antiques-Examiner~y2009m6d26-The-most-annoying-eBay-security-policy-is-also-used-by-selling-websites
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eBay buyers fleeced by teenage internet girl
Ms Eason, from Crescent Head in NSW, said eBay was no longer replying to her emailed complaints about the issue.
She believes the online auction site is not prepared to protect buyers from bogus sellers hiding behind fake identities.
She wants eBay or the girl to compensate victims of the fraud.
Online auction and selling site eBay is unable to explain how the girl managed to defraud users of up to $44,000.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,27574,25694782-3102,00.html
Yep this doesn't surprise me...I may contact the newspaper involved and tell them about this site, so that other defrauded individuals know there's somewhere to find out info when they are defrauded....Note the same bulldust from Daniel the fraud voyeur? Loves the company line this boy. Might also contact Choice mag and refresh their memory on a precedental study called Going, going gone.....foretold this fraud in 2006, and which was also provided to the ABC...I notice they didn't miss out on quoting that piece of empirical fact. ID VERIFICATION...WHEN WILL THEY LEARN?
Mr Feiler said a system of providing 100 points of identification for registration as demanded by some sites would not stop online fraud.
"The best way to eliminate problems is to monitor activity," he said.
"Normally we can spot when there is trouble and we can shut it down and often we alert the police because we know what is normal activity."
He said buyers should always use Paypal because they were protected from fraud for up to $20,000.
Christopher Zinn, from consumer group Choice, said
it was in online retailers' best interests to protect their consumers.
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She said, "I can't tell you exactly why eBay took the listing down, that would jepordize the integrity of our trust and safety policies".
Quotation of the week, this one. They cannot tell this poor seller what he's doing that's "wrong". Philip K. Dick once wrote about "Pre-crime" in the short story Minority Report. It is based, of course, on Orwell's concept of "thoughtcrime" (or "crimethink") from 1984. It has echoes that resonate with this whole concept of being unable to tell a seller what T&S policy is being breached just in listing an item.
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Mr Feiler said a system of providing 100 points of identification for registration as demanded by some sites would not stop online fraud.
yes this true BUT it would certainly greatly reduce fraud
from my observation eBay have no interest in spending money or resources on stopping fraud when they can sit back with their head in the sand and hope it slips under the radar
and as for Mr. Failer's comment that 'monitoring' these situations is best, how many examples can you think of when people on these boards have discovered fraud happening and trumpeted it's occurrence to eBay and they do nothing
I believe the only time they monitor fraud is well and truly after the horse has bolted and then they try and use it to sing the praises of their shonky payment system paypal
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Spring Hill woman who listed herself on eBay lands a job
But the burst of fame was short-lived. EBay deleted her profile on June 10, saying that policy prohibits a person from selling his or her services.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/workinglife/article1013777.ece
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Are Empty Wine Bottles on eBay Being Used for Counterfeiting?
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/are-empty-wine-bottles-on-ebay-being-used-for-counterfeiting/
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Fear of debt and fraud change the way online shoppers pay
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=30955
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£4,000 hairdressing haul sold on eBay in Burnley scam
http://www.burnleyexpress.net/burnleynews/4000-hairdressing-haul-sold-on.5410164.jp
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eBay UK Extends Seller Promotion for Shop Owners
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m06/i29/s04
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She said, "I can't tell you exactly why eBay took the listing down, that would jepordize the integrity of our trust and safety policies".
Quotation of the week, this one. They cannot tell this poor seller what he's doing that's "wrong". Philip K. Dick once wrote about "Pre-crime" in the short story Minority Report. It is based, of course, on Orwell's concept of "thoughtcrime" (or "crimethink") from 1984. It has echoes that resonate with this whole concept of being unable to tell a seller what T&S policy is being breached just in listing an item.
this is one policy I always found to be extremely bizzarre-
imagine this, you have an argument with a spouse/partner-
Me: You have upset me greatly..
You: But what have I done?
Me: I can't tell you...
You: Why?
Me: because it would invade your privacy and mine.
You: but..it involves us directly, you and I.. no one else..so how does it invade our privacy if it is affecting us directly?
Me: I'm sorry I cannot say..but I want a divorce based on this occurance.
You: but if I don't know what caused the problem how can i rectify it?
Me: *silence*
You: scratches head....
How ridiculous to be sanctioned in some form or other then told.. sorry you did a bad bad thing however we refuse to tell you what it was so you can avoid it in the future...feel free to try and work out exactly what it was you did wrong, in any event you'll probably be way off base.
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Facebook Is Going After PayPal, Google Checkout
http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-hires-up-prepares-to-crush-paypal-google-checkout-2009-6
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The "Top 20" Best Selling Ebay Items In Todays Economy?
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=98308
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Local thrift shop turns to eBay
http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=319442
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eBay warns buyers off $1 million Obama 'Kenyan birth certificate'
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102624 (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=102624)
"Obama's place of birth, however, is only one of several possible avenues for determining whether or not heis a "natural born citizen" under the U.S. Constitution and eligible to serve as president.
WND has reported on dozens of legal challenges to Obama's status as a "natural born citizen." The Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, states, "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President."
Some of the lawsuits question whether he was actually born in Hawaii, as he insists. If he was born out of the country, Obama's American mother, the suits contend, was too young at the time of his birth to confer American citizenship to her son under the law at the time.
Other challenges have focused on Obama's citizenship through his father, a Kenyan subject to the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom at the time of his birth, thus making him a dual citizen. The cases contend the framers of the Constitution excluded dual citizens from qualifying as natural born.
Complicating the situation is Obama's decision to spend sums estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to avoid releasing a state birth certificate that would put to rest all of the questions."
Makes you wonder .....
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New face on the site...Welcome caadlad52 ..........
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Allegation made of eBay fraud
http://www.chestertontribune.com/PoliceFireEmergency/allegation_made_of_ebay_fraud.htm
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Allegation made of eBay fraud
http://www.chestertontribune.com/PoliceFireEmergency/allegation_made_of_ebay_fraud.htm
Soooo what happened to if we provide legitimate tracking as proof of postage??????
Now ebay just refunds irrespective?? AND the police state Ebay's policy is binding Tough luck, the sooner Ebay are called to task on these dishonest practices the better.
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I agree Lisa......No doubt, in the US, there would be a similar entity to the BFSO....Because they have a similar prudential licensing authority for non bank entities.
ALL AUSSIE SELLERS SHOULD REALISE that they are Consumers of Paypal, and as such.....YOU DO HAVE RIGHTS. Don't let anybody try to tell you otherwise.
Neither Paypal, nor Ebay make the rules irrespective of their 'Unfair Consumer Contracts'.....In this scenario, in Oz...the seller would need to lodge a BFSO complaint against Paypal's discriminative policy, and more than likely Paypal would be told to review their decision and refund the seller, given that they can prove the item was delivered.
The more complaints received by BFSO about this policy, the more likely that it will be reported to ASIC as a systemic issue. Only then will Paypal be roped into line......but if people don't make complaints, believing all the paypal apologist rubbish, then Paypal will keep sailing along calling all the shots.....sheesh.
If you have been caught out the same way in this chargeback fraud, then get writing....it costs nothing for consumers to lodge a BFSO complaint but it costs Paypal around $1500.00 each time BFSO investigate, or so I'm told.
If they get hundreds of complaints, it might impress upon them the need for REAL dispute resolution and REAL customer services, OR ....they can keep paying the BFSO to do the job for them. JMO.
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EBay's Auction Business Stabilizing, Analysts Say
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090706-714508.html
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PayPal to open up payments platform
http://www.cbronline.com/news/paypal_to_open_up_payments_platform_070709
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eBay's Ready to Party Like It's 1999
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/07/07/ebays-ready-to-party-like-its-1999.aspx
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Paso woman looking on eBay to replace stolen goods instead finds her stolen goods
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/breaking_news/story/776295.html
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eBay UK Asks Members to Sign Fair Trade Petition
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i07/s03
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The petition calls on the European Commission to amend EU competition law to stop what eBay UK calls unfair trade practices. Members must be logged in to the site in order to sign the petition.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Pot...Kettle....Black..... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
So Ebay want Fair Trade Practices eh? But they don 't want to offer Fair Trade practices to their sellers though do they? mmmhhhhh!!!
In Australia, our Fair Trade Practices were ignored, challenged and then accused, just for protecting FAIR competition in the EFT marketplace, and small traders/consumers. Anyone who followed the rebellion closely will recall that Ebay accused ACCC of placing consumers at risk when they denied Ebay the right to impose Paypal Only on a few million small business traders & consumers.....and of course, this would have excluded all other payment methods? In fact, they were found to be in breach of Fair Trade Practices in this Country and forced to withdraw their notification or face prosecution?.....*shakes head at the hypocrisy of it all*
Meanwhile, small traders on Ebay are being tossed from pillar to post with no rights, no negotiation powers, ever increasing fees, and an ever decreasing profit margin?....and absolutely no bargaining power with a monster monopoly.
How about a petition to force Ebay to abide by Fair Trade Practices for small businesses selling on Ebay, and give them a fair shake of the sauce bottle ??? Whether here, UK, US, wherever......just simply abide by the laws of whatever country they are a non tax paying guest in?????.
They seem to be able to bend over backwards for large powersellers, with lower fees, easing of all the rules, actual phone access and account managers, their own private forums, and god knows what else....... but the little guy? well....to hell with him right? Why offer Fairness to small businesses when they can get away with muscling them out of the marketplace by removing any hope of competing with the big guys? It's almost a bit like small business genocide....and they have the gall to argue unfair trade practices? LMAO
At least they've learned one thing from the rebellion.....Consumer power is greater than greedy monopoly power. So why not use the same consumers Ebay denies any level of fairness or profit margin, to head up a petition to save Ebay's profit margin? Bizarre......
If they try the same thing on here.....Fight for your own profit margins and form a petition to force Ebay to abide by TPA and stop dominating hundreds of thousands of small businesses. For gods sake don't get behind them on the basis of fair trade practices...it would be downright hypocritical unless they're offering you the same level of fairness.
5,4,3,2,1............... 8)
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Designer fakes 'rivalled top stores'
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1125174_designer_fakes_rivalled_top_stores
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eBay calls for laws to ban companies' 'bully boy' trading restrictions
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5780283/eBay-calls-for-laws-to-ban-companies-bully-boy-trading-restrictions.html
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Three Facebook Apps for EBay Sellers
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3828781
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Holy Wheeled Wonders, Batman
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/07/09/holy-wheeled-wonders-batman-1960s-batcycle-sold-on-ebay/
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eBay Traffic Down in April and May
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i09/s01
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eBay International Shipping Issues (Australia, UK)
eBay Australia said it has recently increased the maximum limit for flat-rate domestic postage and handling costs by approximately 4 percent, it said, to reflect Australia Post's recent increase in postage costs. The postage and handling limits apply only to a small number of categories on eBay.com.au.
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Its hardly surprising that the eBay traffic flow has diminished ,
where there used to be direct roads to using eBay they have managed to instal cul-de-sacs , roundabouts and roadblocks !!!
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Australia: first market for PayPal developer program rollout after US
http://www.thepaypers.com/news/online-payments/australia-first-market-for-paypal-developer-program-rollout-after-us/738846-3
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EBay’s Traffic Drops Amid Identity Crisis
It has been a year and a half since Meg Whitman said she would hand the chief executive’s office at eBay to John Donahoe, and at least by some measures, the company continues to lose traction with both buyers and sellers.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/ebays-traffic-drops-amid-identity-crisis/?hpw
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GM's eBay play
http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/autos/gm_ebay/?postversion=2009071017
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Net sleuth calls eBay on carpet over shill bidding
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/10/ebay_and_shill_bidding/
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Is it all over for eBay? - Auction site traffic drops massively
http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/07/11/is-it-all-over-for-ebay-auction-site-traffic-drops-massively/
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EBay Denies Partnership With G.M.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/technology/internet/11ebay.html
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Irish eBay subsidiary files €9.7m loss
http://www.examiner.ie/sport/irish-ebay-subsidiary-files-97m-loss-96123.html
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Disturbing news... Thanks, BNWT, for keeping us all informed about these things.
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Is eBay in Trouble?
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/07/10/is-ebay-in-trouble
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Woman accused of online auction scam
Reichard told troopers he agreed to pay the woman through PayPal, an online payment service, the complaint said. Watson allegedly withdrew the funds for the television from her PayPal account and then closed the account, along with her eBay account, State Police said.
Reichard told police he never received his television set and was never refunded the $1,600, according to the complaint.
http://www.dailymail.com/policebrfs/200907120354
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Yahoo Japan, eBay teaming up in online auctions
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/yahoo-japan-ebay-teaming-up-in-online-auctions/article801598/
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Gmail Labs Now Certifying Emails From eBay And PayPal
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/gmail_labs_now_1.html;jsessionid=YME54JRTVZGYMQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN
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RIP eBay Live
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1247519813.html
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Locals say they were victims of eBay scam
http://www.siftingsherald.com/news/x931230153/Locals-say-they-were-victims-of-eBay-scam
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IT workers sold stolen laptops on Ebay
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/it-workers-sold-stolen-laptops-on-ebay-14403248.html
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BNWT, I wish we knew more about the case of the Charleston woman. Did Reichard file a complaint with PayPal before 45 days were up? Did he in fact succeed in negotiating a better price with the woman and did he thus purchase off-eBay? He should still have been protected by Paypal of course, in the event of non-receipt of goods, but he might not have lodged his complaint within the 45-day period which would give PayPal an out.
It's good that the woman is being prosecuted, but I hope that poor guy gets back his money.
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16-year-old boy bought a Sony Playstation 2 for $194 and got $90,000 as bonus
A 16-year-old British boy who bought a Sony Playstation 2 for $194 on eBay got more then game console when he opened the package. There was a whole heap of euros -- €65,400 ($90,000) to be precise -- stacked neatly inside.
The boy's parents alerted police when the parcel arrived. Police are holding the money while the matter is investigated. But, if the money remains unclaimed the family could potentially apply for it to be returned to them.
A spokesman for eBay said: "We know that eBay is a great place to pick up a bargain, although in this case, we agree that the contents of the parcel were somewhat unusual and we will assist with any inquiries the police may wish to make."
God... Why can't I find sellers like that????
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Phoney bidding 'rampant' on eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/phoney-bidding-rampant-on-ebay-20090714-djsr.html (http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/phoney-bidding-rampant-on-ebay-20090714-djsr.html)
An in-depth investigation by an Australian retiree has revealed that fake bids are "running rampant" on eBay, forcing users to pay inflated prices for items on the auction site.
Philip Cohen, 69, from Brighton-Le-Sands in Sydney, found several instances of shill bidding - where phoney eBay accounts are used to bid up the price of items on the auction site to inflate the final price paid by buyers.
He places the blame squarely on eBay, saying that its anti-shill security systems are flawed or non-existent. He says that shill bidding has been encouraged by a new policy from eBay to hide from other users the usernames of people bidding on items.
Cohen's 8000-word analysis was published on eBay's message board and the AuctionBytes website, but it has been inexplicably deleted from the former.
"eBay should not be allowed to knowingly facilitate the defrauding of the `buying' users of its service by those unscrupulous shill-bidding `selling' users nor conceal such crime after the event - which, in my humble opinion, is presently, effectively the case," Cohen wrote.
When buying an item on an eBay auction, a user enters the maximum amount he or she is willing to pay and, if another buyer bids on that item, the first user's bid is automatically increased in small increments up to the maximum amount he or she has entered.
With shill bidding, unscrupulous sellers typically register new eBay accounts and bid on their own items to push bids higher and higher towards buyers' maximum price. If the shill bidder accidentally bids too much and wins the item, the seller is able to remove that final bid to reinstate the previously highest bidder as the winner.
Cohen, who is predominantly an eBay buyer, discovered this practice on several eBay auctions. In two of them, an Australian shill bidder was able to bump up the price of Australian oil paintings by $156 and $153.50, respectively, without the winning bidder even realising.
It was obvious to Cohen that the bids were from a shill bidder because that eBay account had made 190 bids on 41 items in the preceding 30 days, all from just a single seller.
"If there's a proactive system it's just ludicrous to say that they're not picking it up," Cohen said in a phone interview.
In his article he writes: "eBay simply has no incentive to remove fraudsters ... because these many fraudsters contribute to eBay's revenues and, if users don't notice any such untoward activity, then eBay does nothing."
In response to the instances of shill bidding raised in Cohen's piece, eBay took action against - but did not ban - the particular sellers involved but did not make any changes to make it harder for shill bidders in future. It says it has tools in place to detect shill bids automatically but refuses to go into further detail.
Cohen said eBay should reinstate its policy of disclosing the usernames of all buyers bidding on an item and run checks on users' IP addresses to determine whether two different accounts are in fact being used from the same computer.
It should also proactively check bidding patterns to determine if any accounts are bidding an inordinate amount on items from a single seller, and make it more difficult to retract bids.
Cohen quotes Jarrod Trevathan, a computer scientist with James Cook University, who suggests eBay publish a "shill score" out of 10 that rates bidders based on factors such as how many auctions they have participated in, the number of times they have won, how quick they are to bid and what stage in the auction they submit most of their bids.
"Most suspect shill bidding incidents are only investigated when a complaint is made by a legitimate bidder who feels that something is not right," Trevathan is quoted as saying.
eBay Australia spokesman Daniel Feiler said bidding users' account names were hidden to avoid another type of nasty eBay scheme, whereby people who did not win an auction are contacted - often by scammers - with offers to buy the item or something similar from another seller outside eBay.
He noted that shill bidding was becoming less of a problem as half of the items listed on the site were now sold for a fixed price as opposed to the auction format.
"We've had systems for [detecting] shill bidding since eBay's earliest days," Feiler said.
"This person has found a couple of isolated incidents ... there's over 100 million listings on eBay at any one time, so there's bound to be a handful that are problematic, but in the scheme of things it's very, very small."
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eBay makes changes to fees
Online marketplace eBay says its Australian website is experiencing a similar downwards trend in sales as its other sites worldwide and has cut fees to bolster its local listings.
http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-business/ebay-makes-changes-to-fees-20090715-dk9s.html
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eBay Australia shifts focus from auctions to fixed price selling
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/sales/20090715-ebay-australia-shift-focus-from-auctions-to-fixed-price-selling.html
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eBay makes changes to fees
Online marketplace eBay says its Australian website is experiencing a similar downwards trend in sales as its other sites worldwide and has cut fees to bolster its local listings.
http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-business/ebay-makes-changes-to-fees-20090715-dk9s.html
"Ms Sharkey cited data from Forrester Research, which forecast Australian online spending to grow from $17.9 billion in 2008 to $27.2 billion by 2012."
Yeh but Ebay aint gonna see much of that, it's competitors like Amazon and the others are going to clean up until [ if ] Ebay find's sanity again !!!!!!!!
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Ms Sharkey is full of the proverbial lol
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Trade Me trading ahead as eBay trails
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/2598116/Trade-Me-trading-ahead-as-eBay-trails
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eBay Australia Announces New Pricing, End of Store Inventory Format
The site said sellers who list in Auction or don't own an eBay Store should know there are no changes to the standard pricing.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i15/s01
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eBay scam
video presentation ..... Australia Today Show
http://today.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=838042
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Tiffany v. eBay Appeal Grabs Second Circuit Spotlight
http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/07/tiffany-v-ebay-appeal-grabs-second-circuit-spotlight.html
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An eBay Item-Page Redesign Could Affect Use of Templates
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1247777825.html
eBay Considers More Changes to View Item Page
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i16/s00
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Counterfeit coins removed from eBay
http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/07/16/10151766-sun.html
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Competition among online shops intensifies
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/business/0,39044229,62056117,00.htm
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eBay UK listings updates
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-uk-listings-updates.html
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EBay Expected To See 2Q Earnings Fall
"Despite a very strong brand name and what should be a reasonably recession-resistant consumer value proposition, eBay appears to be getting squeezed at the top end by Amazon and by other direct online retailers and at the lower end by Craigslist," Mark Mahaney of Citigroup wrote in a note to clients on July 8.
That said, several analysts believe the company's business has begun to stabilize in the second quarter, though it will take more time to see if the many changes made to the core marketplace business will bear fruit.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090717-711719.html
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Making a profit through an online business
http://www.bangkokpost.com/life/family/20352/making-a-profit-through-an-online-business
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EBay Woos Entrepreneurs With Cash
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124786018054059603.html
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eBay fraudster jailed once more
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8156754.stm
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In response to the instances of shill bidding raised in Cohen's piece, eBay took action against - but did not ban - the particular sellers involved but did not make any changes to make it harder for shill bidders in future. It says it has tools in place to detect shill bids automatically but refuses to go into further detail.
Yeah, cuz maybe ebay is lying again??? Cuz they really DON'T have the "tools"?
ebay is a tool.
And it's broken.....
>:(
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eBay Eyeing Seller Responsibilities Policy for September
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1247938302.html
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Google Finds Missing eBay Items
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1248011312.html
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Fraudster in £7,800 eBay con
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/07/19/fraudster-in-7-800-ebay-con-115875-21530839/
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Google Voice: Trouble Calling for Skype?
Google's push into the Web phone-calling market is likely to cut into sales by Internet phone companies such as eBay's (EBAY) Skype
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2009/tc20090717_582966.htm
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eBay Earnings, Major Policy Changes Ahead
Chief among the expected announcements is a plan to replace eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY) PowerSelling branding with a "top-rated" icon, though the PowerSeller program would continue for a year or so to be used as the criteria for rewarding sellers with fee discounts and search exposure, according to a source who has been briefed on the changes.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3830816/eBay+Earnings+Major+Policy+Changes+Ahead.htm
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eBay to Change Its PowerSeller Program and Discounts
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1248058245.html
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EBay: Back To Basics
........... eBay's online marketplaces are shrinking. Over the last year, growth rates swung from 19% in the first quarter to a negative 16% in the latest one. That's likely indicative of a maturing auction business, says Jeffries analyst Youssef Squali, but could also indicate that the 10-year-old online auction business is entering a permanent decline.
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100139662-1-ebay%253A-back-basics.html
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EBay: Bloody But Stabilizing
http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/20/ebay-earnings-ecommerce-technology-internet-ebay.html
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PayPal: Australians ready to spend big online
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/311869/paypal_australians_ready_spend_big_online
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eBay Looks to Speed up Deadbeat-Bidder Claims Process
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1248205454.html
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Online sales finally start to slow. . .
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/businesscomment/Rachel-Parkin-Online-sales-finally.5476530.jp
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The Real Reason eBay Is Stuck
EBay is run by smart people who don't use eBay and spend hours debating the data about how other people use eBay," says a former strategist who left a few months ago. "That is the problem. You can't solve your way into the future."
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/tech%2523brands/100139659-1-real-reason-ebay-stuck.html
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Every move eBay au has made is to protect shill bidding and making them harder to detect.
Why, because we can't have staff ending up in court again, and when you outsource the job, you need to protect them as well, lest they squeal when caught.
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PayPal targets charities, schools for more bucks
Having failed in last year's attempt to become a compulsory payment mechanism for eBay, PayPal is eyeing off a new source of potential cash: charities and schools.
http://apcmag.com/Content.aspx?id=4170
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Steven Madden Sues EBay Over Alleged Counterfeit Watches
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090721-717502.html
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So Over It: EBay Eats Itself
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10548300/2/so-over-it-ebay-eats-itself.html
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Searching for Upside on eBay
Whereas Amazon appears to have weathered the worst of the economic storm, eBay has taken a pounding.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10549742/1/searching-for-upside-on-ebay.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN
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EBay's Profit Drops 29% Despite Strength in PayPal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124829493305873355.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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Falling sales dent eBay profits
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8164091.stm
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Sydney postie accused of mail theft
http://www.smh.com.au/national/sydney-postie-accused-of-mail-theft-20090723-du6c.html
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A Map of Every PayPal Payment Made in the World
http://mashable.com/2009/07/23/paypal-platform-impact/
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eBay CEO John Donahoe Shares Thoughts on Q2 Results
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1248360654.html
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eBay buys millions of search keywords, CEO Donahoe says
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/24/ebay-buys-millions-of-search-keywords-ceo-donahoe-says/
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Don’t give up on eBay yet
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/07/23/ebay-ceo-explains-recent-show-of-faith/
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eBay Working to Restore Trust in Service
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350723,00.asp
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Amazon Misses on Weak Sales
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3831501/Amazon+Misses+on+Weak+Sales.htm
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I took your advice but PayPal won't budge
Your problem has now made me look more deeply into PayPal which proudly claims it is "a safer, simpler way to send money online". I'm not so sure and I have waded through its lengthy terms and conditions.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/25/paypal-refund-problem
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Lakeville "Ebay Scammer" Returns on Craig's List
video presentation
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1048516.shtml?cat=206
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Profits fall at eBay as recession hits online
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/5890431/Profits-fall-at-eBay-as-recession-hits-online.html
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Why are police looking into eBay transaction?
http://bgdailynews.com/articles/2009/07/23/opinion/letters/letter1.txt
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Ebay Changes to Help Large Merchants Sell New Products
Ebay will tweak its search algorithm to favor new products, allow sellers to include more and bigger photos in their listings for free, and do away with features that sellers have used to dress up their listings, two people familiar with the e-commerce giant's plans said.
The company will also limit communications between buyers and sellers, a step designed to ease the burden for volume-sellers, they said.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124848769796180885.html
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eBay trader admits selling counterfeit goods bought from Wellesbourne market
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/eBay-trader-admits-selling-counterfeit.5486974.jp
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eBay’s Frail Recovery Shows How Far It’s Fallen
http://gigaom.com/2009/07/25/ebays-frail-recovery-shows-how-far-its-fallen/
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eBay Sellers Should Brace for Monday's Major Announcement
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m07/abu0243/s02
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EBay Waives Fees, But Is It A Good Deal?
http://www.courant.com/business/custom/consumer/hc-faqebay-suncon0726.artjul26,0,2522810.story
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PayPal plots offline expansion
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7aa2fae-79fb-11de-b86f-00144feabdc0.html
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EBay Plans Revisions In Listings
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124864819719082209.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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PayPal launches global channel program in Australia
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/312489/paypal_launches_global_channel_program_australia
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Ebay aims to reinvent itself by luring bigger sellers
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fe892310-7a44-11de-b86f-00144feabdc0.html
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eBay.com announce changes for sellers
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-com-announce-changes-for-sellers.html
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eBay.com announce changes for sellers
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-com-announce-changes-for-sellers.html
No more additional insurance
Sellers will no longer be able to specify an additional optional or compulsory insurance fee for their listings.
So if that is the case, do the sellers just have to absorb the cost? Secondly does this mean that providing proof as a seller to Paypal/Ebay financially lies soley with the seller thus we pay to ensure we can prove to them an item was sent by stealth rather than being able to show the buyers openly?
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EBay's Changes to Help Large Merchants
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124872143088984585.html
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EBay to highlight top sellers to galvanize retail
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/27/AR2009072701529.html
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eBay will give top discounts to small retailers—if they offer good service
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=31265
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EBay Debuts New Math, Opens Hood On Search
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/07/27/ebay-debuts-new-math-opens-hood-on-search/
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PowerSeller revolt looms as eBay CEO Donahoe tinkers with business model
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/07/27/powerseller-revolt-looms-as-ebay-ceo-donahoe-tinkers-with-busine/
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99p wedding dress 'looks like a million dollars'
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?99p_wedding_dress_looks_like_a_million_dollars&in_article_id=709439&in_page_id=34
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eBay CEO interview
video presentation
http://www.youtube.com/v/O2mSHsCl7Rs&hl=en&fs=1&
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10 years of eBay in the UK
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2009/07/28/10-years-of-ebay-in-the-uk-86908-21553400/
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Free P&P for more eBay UK sellers
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/07/free-pp-for-more-ebay-uk-sellers.html
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EU To Adjust Rules Governing Online Sales
However, in a blow to eBay Inc. (EBAY), which has argued that it should be possible to solely sell goods online, the commission said it is reasonable to demand that a distributor should have a "brick and mortar" shop before being able to sell on the Internet.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090728-713721.html
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eBay to reward top sellers
http://www.etailtoday.com.au/Articles/tabid/54/Latest/174/Ebay-to-reward-top-sellers.aspx
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Whittington man's hair-brained scheme to make money on eBay
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/07/29/88621_news.html
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Judge Orders eBay Case to California
http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=7064
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Mail thieves
http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/5760813/money/mail-thieves
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Auction website eBay celebrates 10 years
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Auction_website_eBay_celebrates_10__years&in_article_id=711733&in_page_id=34
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A closer look at eBay’s new resolution process
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/07/a-closer-look-at-ebays-new-resolution-process.html
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Newchurch man jailed for £38k eBay scam
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4514840.Newchurch_man_jailed_for___38k_eBay_scam/
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eBay Answers Questions about Policy and Feedback Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i30/s01
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eBay Explores Shipping Insurance Plan for Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/7/1248976445.html
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Shock threat to shut Skype
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-20090731-e3qe.html
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"Sellers were concerned that the some changes would actually irritate buyers and negatively impact sellers' DSRs, particularly the reminders that eBay plans to send buyers if they haven't paid within a certain amount of time after making a purchase."
I agree that these changes are potentially extremely annoying. I hope the sellers don't bear the brunt of the buyers' annoyance, since it's eBay implementing those changes.
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EBay: Auction Site? Or Discount Store?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/32218384
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eBay Exhibits Savvy 2009 Holiday Gift Trends in NYC
http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/ebay-exhibits-savvy-2009-holiday-gift-trends-in-nyc.html
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eBay tops health and wellness sales and Amazon wins in consumer electronics
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=31315
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eBay's Expands 'Great Savings Box' on Catalog Pages
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i31/s02
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Today Tonight Video - Ebay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAlM0E-zrhM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAlM0E-zrhM)
Paypal 2GB radio Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEF9YecwfKY&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEF9YecwfKY&feature=related)
lol @ "Anti paypal only are the vocal minority"
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eBay - the phenomenon that changed the point of sales
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/5951297/eBay---the-phenomenon-that-changed-the-point-of-sales.html
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Canton man sentenced for stealing, selling tools
http://www.pjstar.com/news_police/x418169663/Canton-man-sentenced-for-stealing-selling-tools
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Watch out eBay entrepreneurs: feds will begin auditing eBay sellers
http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/747225
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Stolen toy car for sale on eBay
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/08/01/stolen-toy-car-for-sale-on-ebay-55578-24288955/
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The real truth/The real statistics
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Seller-Central/The-Real-Truththe/510121559 (http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Seller-Central/The-Real-Truththe/510121559)
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Hi Tello,.....a very real observation by that OP...yes really !!!!
During and after the EBS, DDD, LI and CS frauds, we researched Powersellers also...and found EXACTLY the same thing....huge negs, offset by volume and constantly being argued on that basis, i.e. not many negs on volume of sale so it's no big deal.....bullshit....100's of negs are 100's of negs....any time of the day or night, and the smaller sellers we researched had very few negs by comparison......The informal research undertaken, looked at the Top 100 sellers in Australia, and the same scenario was true here, as it obviously is in the US....as follows:
I have been perusing the message boards tonight and stumbled on this thread
Link
It got me to thinking about something....
eBay has been courting these big "Mega Sellers" and making all these policy changes under the auspices of buyer trust and security.
However this situation is a prime example of the damage that some of these "Mega Sellers" are doing to the buying customers.
If you check the stats on any one of the "Big Guys" you will find that they have a large number of negative feedback which is offset by the shear volume of sales every month.
BUT what is the true result of this situation.
Out of hundreds of monthly sales these "Mega Sellers" are racking up the negs.
Now take the little guys that post here regularly and gather enough of them together to equal the volume of monthly sales that just one of the "Mega Sellers" has and then compare the negative feedbacks.
You will see that on a comparison basis just ONE of those "Mega Sellers" is doing far more damage to the eBay image of trust and safety than any dozen small guys put together.
So, tell me, who is TRULY providing the best quality of service and products?
The Volume sellers or the "Mom & Pops"?
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PayPal and Online Bingo sites
http://bingostreet.com/news-20090802/paypal-and-online-bingo-sites
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I did good posting at 312, huh????? ;D
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I did good posting at 312, huh????? ;D
Like Der !!! wouldn't have followed the link otherwise......lol... I luvs fun, but I havs me serious side ya know !!! Obviously you do too? (don't worry, I won't tell anyone OK?)
Had to agree with that OP's post because I have the stats to prove that it's the same here...What I can't understand is that it's blatant anti-competitive behaviour towards small businesses and misuse of market power to achieve it.....and yet....the whole world seems powerless to fight it? Oh come on now....are we that brainwashed into helplessness?....Think about that?...Millions of people Worldwide being treated like second class consumers and herded like sheep........fair enough Australia has a small population and no bill of rights and EVERYONE tries it on here.....but we STILL beat Ebay at their Paypal only Game........you guys have population and civil law on your side in the US...not so here. Isn't America the land of the free?...lol....then Bring it on....INDEPENDENCE DAY !!!!
Tello, would I get attacked if I posted on that thread? What are the US boards like? Killer sharks there too?
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I did good posting at 312, huh????? ;D
whether you did good or not is open to debate but was your posting a media report ??/
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Killer sharks there too? Yes. They are those who got me terminated from ALL the ebay boards world-wide.
....but was your posting a media report ??/ I am certain it was, and is.
C):-{= <" check it. "<<
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whoops wrong thread..... :slap: :injured:
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whether you did good or not is open to debate but was your posting a media report ??/
Hi bnwt...probably not a media report, but it should be.....what's wrong with the press in this country anyway? Tello, its something that does deserve it's own thread...."Why is Ebay being Anti-competitive world wide towards Small business?".....maybe the press will catch on sooner or later....???...lol
Hey Caadlad...wrong thread?...lol...is that a movie quote?..or didn't I get it yet?...lol
Sorry bnwt... :hijack:...back on track now....!!!
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Auction At Former Technicolor Plant
video presentation
http://www.wsiltv.com/p/videos.php?videoID=4544&newsID=7644&type=top&vidType=smMov
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Survey: What Do Sellers Think of eBay's Latest Round of Changes?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m07/i29/s01
The Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dCIOcxpctquWP_2f6WnULN_2bA_3d_3d
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Tello, its something that does deserve it's own thread....
Precisely! Far be it from me, to break the flow of the omnipotent bnwt......
(Aw jeeez...that rhymes. I may have to include that on the soundtrack of my Zombie Movie.......)
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AuctionBytes Conducts Survey on eBay's July Announcement
by: noneya
Tue Jul 28 19:31:16 2009
After completing the poll it looks like ebay will not be reinstating two way feedback or any other protections for sellers. It does look like a seller will no longer have to be the second coming in order to qualify for PS status, but that was not the reason I left ebay.
I left because of the New Buyer. The smash and grab rules that are strongly tilted in the buyers favor for any and all transactions paid for via paypal.
As paypal is the only form of payment allowed on Ebay I will not be returning as a seller. It's too abusive.
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So, it sux to be a seller. Where's the 'News' in that?
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http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2009/08/02/blushing-bride-buys-99p-wedding-dress-on-ebay-79310-24294474/
Does it make sense for someone to talk about their 99 pence wedding dress when in actual fact it cost 86 pounds (including postage & insurance)?
*shakes head*
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2704904.htm
New Store Features Benefit Both Buyers and Sellers on iOffer
Custom Categories, themes, buyer greeting, Google analytics, rating chart and rating map improves online shopping experience.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 2, 2009 -- More buyers are searching for better deals online, forcing sellers to find innovative ways to brighten their stores and attract more buyers. New customizable features allow iOffer sellers to uniquely tailor their storefront to offer a welcoming first impression and provide a comprehensive store overview to buyers.
With over 30,000 users online and over 15,000 open negotiations at any given time of the day, sellers are encouraged to remain logged into iOffer. Not only will this give them the opportunity to respond to an offer immediately, but online sellers can personalize an interactive greeting to welcome buyers on the item detail page.
After a warm introduction, buyers can make their way to the seller stores. Stores are customized with an overall theme chosen by the sellers, while items are organized into iOffer's main categories and custom categories. The option to create their own store categories allows sellers to advertise sales and group items into specific brands and models.
Seller stores are also integrated with Google Analytics. Visitor and keyword tracking, along with valuable data on each item helps sellers optimize their stores to gain more buyers and convert more sales.
To ensure buyer safety, a rating chart and rating map provides a visual summary of seller transactions and past rating history, giving buyers more confidence to make informed decisions.
Lastly, buyers can add stores to their favorites list, and subscribe to any store's RSS feed to automatically receive inventory updates. Buyers choose iOffer as their online marketplace of choice, an alternative to ebay, without the tedious wait time of an e-commerce auction or classified site. iOffer is the online shopping destination for electronics, fashion handbags, clothing, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods, fashion purses, and jewelry.
With multiple improvements and new store features, iOffer aims to empower its sellers to take an increased ownership of their stores, providing the best possible image and service to maximize daily sales.
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Precisely! Far be it from me, to break the flow of the omnipotent bnwt......
LMAO....bnwt...all powerful? I doubt it...but if it's true...bnwt...can you turn ebay back about 4 years ?.....????? See I told ya....no omnipotence happening on that front...we can dream though can't we?
don't worry bnwt......Tello just loves to transmigrate from thread to thread, and occasionally, he get's lost...otherwise,....just tell him to 'get lost'....he'll welcome the feedback...lol
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Hey! bnwt intimidated me...Ok? Not my Bad.
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Do I intimidate you too?....might explain a lot....lmao !!! If not, let me know and I'll try harder....lol :potstir: ;D
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Do I intimidate you too?....might explain a lot....lmao !!! If not, let me know and I'll try harder....lol
Well..YEAH! All you Aussies are alien to me. I'm the "Normal" one around here.
Deal with it.
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Do I intimidate you too?....might explain a lot....lmao !!! If not, let me know and I'll try harder....lol
Well..YEAH! All you Aussies are alien to me. I'm the "Normal" one around here.
Deal with it.
C):-{= <" THAT'S an award winner! who's handing out the awards? gettem over here...... "<<
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Lookout PayPal! Google Checkout's New Gadget is Incredibly Simple
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/google_checkouts_new_gadget_is_incredibly_simple.php
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Turn trash into cash
http://dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/08/02/Trash_cash.ART_ART_08-02-09_D1_06EKCAM.html?sid=101
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Skype May Be Axed If eBay Loses Court Case
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Technology/Skype-May-Not-Survive-Court-Row-With-Founders-Joltid-eBay-Admits-In-Documents-To-SEC/Article/200908115352785?lpos=Technology_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15352785_Skype_May_Not_Survive_Court_Row_With_Founders_Joltid%2C_eBay_Admits_In_Documents_To_SEC
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EBay's PayPal service suffers outage
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebays-paypal-service-suffers-outage-2009-08-03
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Secrets to finding clothing on eBay
http://www.examiner.com/x-18992-Orlando-College-Style-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Secrets-to-finding-clothing-on-ebay
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eBay Says Traffic and Sales to eBay Stores Are Normal
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i03/s01
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Having a Good eBay Store Design
http://www.bignews.biz/?id=808691&keys=Ecommerce-EcommerceWebsiteSolution-EcommerceSolutions-EcommerceWebsites
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eBay Sellers Rate July Announcement in AuctionBytes Survey
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i04/s01
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Some things to keep in mind about profit pitfalls and eBay sellers
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2009/08/04/life/doc4a74daa3af74d965667370.txt
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Ebay's top rated seller badge will be tested this week
http://www.examiner.com/x-3356-Miami-eBay-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Ebays-top-rated-seller-badge-will-be-tested-this-week
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Silicon Alley Insider: Apple May Compete Against PayPal
Over at Silicon Alley Insider, Nicholas Carlstrom is relishing the notion that Apple may go into competition with eBay’s PayPal payments service.
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/08/04/silicon-alley-insider-apple-may-compete-against-paypal/
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Latest eBay Changes Go Over Better With Sellers
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/08/04/latest-ebay-changes-go-over-better-with-sellers
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Apple Wants To Build A PayPal Killer, Say Wall Street Gossips
Maybe Apple sees PayPal for what is: an unwieldy clunker of a service that missed its chance
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-eyeing-paypals-business-say-wall-street-gossips-2009-8
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Survey Results Part 2 - eBay Policy Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i05/s01
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Outage Costs PayPal Users Up To $32 Million
http://www.businessinsider.com/outage-costs-paypal-users-at-least-7-million-2009-8
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St. Paul record collector's 25¢ disc fetches more than $10,000 on eBay
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13002065?nclick_check=1
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Survey Results Part 3 - Changes to eBay Search
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i06/s01
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Will eBay Let Other Sellers Use Your Photos?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/8/1249613186.html
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Survey Results Part 4 - eBay Changes to Buyer-Seller Relations
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i07/s01
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eBay responds to critics: Q&A with exec Todd Black
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/06/ebay-responds-to-critics-qanda-with-exec-todd-black/
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PayPal Adds Fees, Sneakily
http://www.pcworld.com/article/169843/paypal_adds_fees_sneakily.html
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eBay responds to critics: Q&A with exec Todd Black
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/06/ebay-responds-to-critics-qanda-with-exec-todd-black/
The comments below the article are interesting.
Also a HUGE thankyou to BNWT for keeping this thread regularly updated, well done and much appreciated.
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The changing face of eBay
Global sales at eBay from fixed-price transactions – up 19 per cent year on year – now comprise 51 per cent of total sales, having edged ahead of auction sales for the first time last month. It is a landmark that high street retailers ignore at their peril.
Many online shoppers often now want the instant gratification of a quick purchase and it's fair to say a number view the process of joining and monitoring an auction tiresome.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/the-changing-face-of-ebay-1769255.html
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You Don't Need Skype to See There's Lots of Action in eBay
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124977326127717149.html
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AuctionBytes Readers Rate eBay's SR2 Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m08/abu0244/s04
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How Consumers Shop Online
http://seekingalpha.com/article/154836-white-paper-how-consumers-shop-online
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EBay, GM set to start car-selling trial Tuesday
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-gm-set-to-start-carselling-trial-tuesday-20090810-ef5s.html
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I knew that was coming. I knew it.
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Nobody Look at the Paypal Secretly Adding New Fees
http://consumerist.com/5334161/nobody-look-at-the-paypal-secretly-adding-new-fees
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How eBay lost the China market
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100151761-1-how-ebay-lost-china-market.html
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An Online Market Flourishes in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/technology/start-ups/10taobao.html?hpw
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Australia’s Trading Post trades places
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=45356&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10#
Trading Post may cut print
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25907556-15306,00.html
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Antitrust Doc Alleges eBay Sought Alliances to Fend off Google
........................................and one year later, an anonymous filing with an Australia regulatory agency later found to be submitted by Google stated that eBay's purpose in going to a PayPal-only policy in Australia was "to substantially lessen competition in the Market for Online Payment Processing Services, by preventing or hindering competitors of PayPal from competing effectively against PayPal in that market.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i11/s01
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E-payment competition heats up
THE Reserve Bank's Payment Systems Board is threatening regulatory action to ensure greater choice in bill payment for internet shoppers.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25910078-15306,00.html
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Alibaba.com to go after eBay in the U.S.
http://www.digitaleastasia.com/2009/08/10/alibaba-com-to-go-after-ebay-in-the-u-s/
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eBay Rolling out Seller Tools in SM Apps
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/8/1249911883.html
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eBay makes changes to stay viable in economy
http://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyle/ebay-makes-changes-to-stay-viable-in-economy-244922.html
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I've been reading these reports with interest. Everything seems to be changing...
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Page Mage Lets Sellers Get Creative with eBay Listings
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3834256
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Watch Out, EBay! Here Comes Alibaba
http://adage.com/globalnews/article?article_id=138431
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Five convicted of huge eBay clothing scam
A MASSIVE online counterfeit clothing scam was cracked by trading standards officials after the ringleader sold a fake jacket to a representative from the real brand.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1131385_five_convicted_of_huge_ebay_clothing_scam
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eBay Australia Introduces Policy Updates
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m08/i11/s02
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eBay addict headed to prison
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090813/NEWS01/908140334/-1/frontpage/eBay+addict+headed+to+prison
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eBay announces new minimum standards for sellers
http://www.shoosmiths.co.uk/news/2538.asp
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North Wales eBay accused in court over fraud
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/08/13/ebay-accused-goes-on-trial-in-fraud-case-55578-24396411/
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Woman Blames eBay for Thwarting Baby Name Auction
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539311,00.html?test=latestnews
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At eBay, Showrooms Push Aside Yard Sales
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2009/tc20090811_577121.htm
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Skype may be axed
http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=362846
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Putting my make-up tips on YouTube made me a millionaire
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1206663/Putting-make-tips-YouTube-millionaire.html
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Does eBay have an obligation to regulate the market?
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/08/does-ebay-have-an-obligation-to-regulate-the-market.html
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Warning: eBay Search Results May Vary by Browser
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/8/1250429740.html
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It appears that sellers who are trying to optimize their listings for eBay's Best Match not only have to contend with a dearth of information about how to do so, they must also face the challenge of optimizing for different web browsers.
... eBay must be toying with the sellers. This is all a joke, and one day eBay will jump out of the box and say, "Tricked you!", surely...
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This is all a joke, and one day eBay will jump out of the box and say, "Tricked you!", surely...
Yep, around 1st of April, look for the announcement.
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Man auctions back on eBay
http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/08/17/no-backing-off-this-time/
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Hollywood EBay Treasure Hunt
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539581,00.html
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For one second, BNWT, I thought that meant "auctions of men" ("man auctions") were back on eBay. (I didn't think they'd ever been ON eBay!) But of course it's not that at all! A man is auctioning "his back" on eBay - or rather, "In a desperate attempt to clear the medical debts arising from his late wife's cancer treatment, Ash Mackinnon has set up an eBay auction that offers the highest-bidding company the chance to have their product or logo publicly tattooed on his back."
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EBay Gives Merchants Access to Selling Manager Applications
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/170328/ebay_gives_merchants_access_to_selling_manager_applications.html
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Internet thief bilks man out of $1,700
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090818/NEWS/908180328/1001
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eBay Keynotes at Online Retailer Conference in Australia
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i18/s01
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eBay Updates User Agreement to Cover Dispute Process
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/8/1250620643.html
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Small firms hit by rise in online crime
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business-in-wales/business-columnists/2009/08/19/small-firms-hit-by-rise-in-online-crime-91466-24474187/
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PayPal Doubles Fees, Forgets to Tell Customers
"We didn’t want to make a huge formal communication out of this pricing change, because we weren’t really adding any fees, and we were hoping it would be a more useful experience for people.” — Charlotte Hill, PayPal PR Manager
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/08/19/paypal-doubles-fee/
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Why PayPal Lost This Customer Over Credit Card Fees Policy
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22870
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eBay Buyers Can Pay with Credit Card without PayPal Account
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i19/s02
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Man Sold Stolen Goods on Ebay, at Flea Markets
(video presentation)
http://www.abc6.com/news/53718912.html
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eBay UK Runs Seller Promo Tied to Free Shipping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i19/s04
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Personal accounts are now charged a 2.9% fee + 30 cents to receive payments for “Goods” or “Services”, something that was previously free. No formal announcement about the change was made.
I just want to be sure everyone's aware of that.
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I see you got the Snipe Countessa.... :snipewin: :uthewoman: :uthewoman: :uthewoman:
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PayPal "hides" new fee; causes customer revolt
http://blogs.computerworld.com/14580/paypal_hides_new_fee_causes_customer_revolt_ebay
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As PayPal Goes Mainstream, So Do Its Blunders
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i20/s02
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College student tried to sell his future for $10,000 on eBay
http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/08/20/college-student-selling-his-future-for-10000-on-ebay/?cxntfid=blogs_get_schooled_blog
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Is eBay Phasing out 'Voices' Focus-Group Program?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i20/s01
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Personal accounts are now charged a 2.9% fee + 30 cents to receive payments for “Goods” or “Services”, something that was previously free. No formal announcement about the change was made.
I just want to be sure everyone's aware of that.
today I got a survey from paypal ....... there was one section where they asked me to describe my feelings about paypal ....... I mention the increase in fees without notification and added the quote "We didn’t want to make a huge formal communication out of this pricing change, because we weren’t really adding any fees, and we were hoping it would be a more useful experience for people.” — Charlotte Hill, PayPal PR Manager ... I said in reality paypal is just plain & simple EVIL
I grow to loathe that company just a little more each day
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GM Program With eBay Creates Buzz but Few Sales
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125081163201547973.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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Christmas shopping has started in earnest
http://www.tamebay.com/2009/08/christmas-shopping-has-started-in-earnest.html
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Deputy booked for selling office property on eBay
http://www.newsday.com/deputy-booked-for-selling-office-property-on-ebay-1.1386235
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Fraud suspect denies eBay conspiracy
http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/eastbourne-news/Fraud-suspect-denies-eBay-conspiracy.5576633.jp
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Increase eBay traffic by strategically naming store categories
http://www.examiner.com/x-18657-eBay-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Increase-eBay-traffic-by-strategically-naming-store-categories
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I assume PayPal won't charge fees if you mark the payment 'Gift'? Or is that also going to be fee-ridden?
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EBay Is Planning to Emphasize Fixed-Price Sales Format Over Its Auction Model
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/technology/20ebay.html?_r=1 (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/technology/20ebay.html?_r=1)
SAN FRANCISCO — Acknowledging that most online shoppers cannot be bothered with auctions, eBay plans Wednesday to announce changes to its fee structure that emphasize fixed prices over bidding. The move is intended to help eBay compete more effectively with Amazon .com and other big online retailers.
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Times Topics: eBay
The announcement, timed to increase sales during the holiday shopping season, is just one of the changes eBay has made in the last few months aimed at reducing its dependence on its auction business, which is growing more slowly than fixed-price sales. It provides yet more evidence that consumers are losing interest in auctions now that online shopping sites have become more affordable and easier to use.
“Buying online has changed,” said Scot Wingo, chief executive of the market research firm ChannelAdvisor. “Retail sites no longer make customers choose between convenience and price.”
Lower upfront fees will enable sellers to offer a bigger selection, helping eBay better compete with fixed-price retailers, Mr. Wingo said. “The current system puts eBay at a disadvantage.”
Among the changes being announced Wednesday is a new pricing plan for sellers who offer fixed-price items in eBay’s “Buy It Now” format. Starting in mid-September, sellers will pay only 35 cents to list an item for 30 days, a reduction of about 70 percent in upfront fees. EBay also announced that it would no longer allow most customers to pay by check or cash, a change aimed at curbing fraud. Users will need to pay with a credit card or through eBay’s PayPal online payment service.
John Donahoe, eBay’s chief executive, has vowed to make eBay a better place for buyers and return the company to more solid growth. Last month eBay said that gross merchandise volume, the sum of all transactions on the eBay marketplace, grew only 8 percent in its most recent quarter, a sharp reduction from the double-digit growth of previous quarters. While revenue was up 20 percent to $2.2 billion, the rise was fueled mostly by growth in advertising, global classifieds and PayPal.
The company’s auctions business generated 57 percent of the company’s revenue in the most recent quarter, but growth has slowed.
“Clearly there’s a strong buyer preference for fixed price,” said Lorrie Norrington, president of eBay Marketplace, which includes the eBay site.
Rhonda Shrader, who sells women’s clothing on eBay from her home in South San Francisco, said she had already moved most of her sales to a fixed-price format. She was pleased that eBay was reducing the fees sellers pay to list items. That way, she said, she could offer a bigger selection. Most of her customers are professional women who know exactly what they need and are looking for a reliable, convenient source, she said.
These days, Ms. Shrader says, only about 10 percent of her sales are from auctions. “I think the auction was a novelty at the beginning, but now people want what they want, when they want it,” she said.
The new approach is likely to win praise from many sellers who prefer the lower upfront costs, but will certainly anger many of eBay’s longtime customers, most of them small-time collectors who depend on auction pricing to move one-of-a-kind inventory. Others simply think that many of the changes Mr. Donahoe has pushed through unfairly favor larger sellers.
“The previous management tried to fight it,” Mr. Wingo said, referring to the growing preference for fixed pricing. “This management is more willing to ride along with it.”
Last month, the company announced a deal with the e-commerce site Buy.com that allowed it to sell its items on eBay without paying the same fees charged to smaller sellers. That deal provoked accusations of betrayal from many of eBay’s loyal independent sellers. Some sellers who are frustrated with the changes have organized boycotts, and some even tried to disrupt eBay Live, a company event for top sellers that was held in June.
Yet even as it shifts away from the model that made it unique in the first place, the company insists the auction model is still viable, and that it intends to offer sellers and buyers a choice of formats. Auctions are often a better approach for sellers when items are in high demand, the company says, or when the seller is uncertain of an item’s value.
“We love the auction model,” Ms. Norrington said. “It’s still a great model for certain types of sales.”
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Drive-by Policy Changes: Even eBay Can't Keep Track?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/8/1251171749.html
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Free keyword tool for improving sales on eBay
video presentation
http://www.examiner.com/x-18657-eBay-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Free-keyword-tool-for-improving-sales-on-eBay
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Arkansas Mom Fails to Sell Baby Naming Rights on eBay for a Fifth Time
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,542605,00.html (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,542605,00.html)
You have to feel for this sad lady.
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Cutbacks Could Be Causing IT Outages
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/cutbacks-could-be-causing-it-outages/
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eBay's PayPal Faces Increasing Competition in Payments Space
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i27/s01
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ACCC recalls child car restraints
http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=366918
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eBay Mysteries Include Missing Bodies, Duplicate Listings
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/8/1251338360.html
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Mackay Hospital hit by eBay thieves
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25994497-952,00.html (http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25994497-952,00.html)
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Moneybookers Positions Itself on eBay as the PayPal Alternative
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i28/s01
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These 'pals' are no friends of yours
The scam: We've Got Your Back has recommended that online buyers and sellers use secure methods to conduct their transactions. PayPal is one of them.
http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a8_5yback0828.6994918aug28,0,4056110.story
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Is E-Commerce Staging A Comeback?
http://www.businessinsider.com/is-e-commerce-staging-a-comeback-2009-8
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Canceling PayPal account won’t resolve mix-up
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/08/30/canceling_paypal_account_wont_resolve_mix_up/
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Car bought on eBay foils gun raid
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/08/30/car-bought-on-ebay-foils-gun-raid-115875-21634418/
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A "PayPal Killer" On The Way?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/31/opinion/main5277297.shtml
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Policing the Frontier
http://runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/policing-the-frontier/
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Seller Sues eBay over Duplicate-Listings Glitch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m08/i31/s01
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eBay 'set to sell Skype'
Online auction company poised to announce sale of internet telephony firm in $2bn deal, according to reports
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/01/ebay-skype-sale
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eBay 'set to sell Skype'
Online auction company poised to announce sale of internet telephony firm in $2bn deal, according to reports
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/sep/01/ebay-skype-sale
I suspect the cash flow is much needed to keep the share holders from revolting?.....
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EBay Chief Donahoe Says Selling Skype Is Best Option
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a_vrf3fQ62aE
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Skype, eBay Divorce: What Went Wrong
http://www.pcworld.com/article/171267/skype_ebay_divorce_what_went_wrong.html
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WalMart's New Site Is Worse News For eBay Than Amazon
http://www.businessinsider.com/new-walmartcom-will-likely-hurt-ebay-more-than-amazon-2009-9
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bnwt, good to see your name is finally up in lights! ;D
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Yea, love the avatar BNWT!!!!!
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Yeah, top avatar BNWT.
ps keep up the good work.
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Skype Sale Calls Out PayPal
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100165500-1-skype-sale-calls-out-paypal.html
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Establishing Your Own Web Site: Is It Right For Your Business?
http://www.bmighty.com/ebusiness/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218000163
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EBAY THIEF A REAL HEEL
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09022009/news/regionalnews/ebay_thief_a_real_heel__da_187712.htm
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Now showing !...BNWT...exclusive to OZRT !...(http://www.ozroundtable.com/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=941;type=avatar)...Love the avatar !........
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eBay's 'Best Match' Test to Limit Exposure for Some Features
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/9/1251939994.html
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Cash splash for eBay Falls Festival 'tokens'
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2009/09/04/100601_news.html
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Wal-Mart's Online Offensive: Taking Aim at Amazon, eBay
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10592561/1/wal-marts-online-offensive-taking-aim-at-amazon-ebay.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI
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Forget eBay, shop Goodwill
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/site-goodwill-shopgoodwill-2550782-items-orange
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eBay Sharpens Its Game Against Amazon
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10594814/1/ebay-sharpens-its-game-against-amazon.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN
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PayPal Glitch Report
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/9/1252120943.html
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Man sentenced for clothing con
http://www.solihullnews.net/news/solihull-news/2009/09/04/man-sentenced-for-clothing-con-105074-24609618/
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EBay’s grip on its market is going, going ... gone
EBay still has a number of big problems, not least eBay itself.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/sathnam_sanghera/article6823840.ece
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Location abuse is far from dead on eBay
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/location-abuse-is-far-from-dead-on-ebay.html
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Spring clean online and you could make thousands
http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,28323,26025509-5017313,00.html
(ebay touting for business)
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Town is online crime hotspot
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/4583633.Town_is_online_crime_hotspot/
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Sex-photo stalker faces court
http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2009/09/08/internet-sex-photo-threat-by-angry-ex/
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eBay and Others Eye Opportunity in Secondary Market
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i08/s01
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PayPal’s Electronic Profiling
http://appfrica.net/blog/2009/09/07/paypals-electronic-profiling/
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£1.6m of fake goods seized at East Midlands Airport
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/163-1-6m-fake-goods-seized-East-Midlands-Airport/article-1319755-detail/article.html
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Plea deadline set in eBay case
http://www.t-g.com/story/1568379.html
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Man admits selling stolen stamps, bogus jerseys
http://www.examiner.com/a-2206971~Man_admits_selling_stolen_stamps__bogus_jerseys.html
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EBay Announces Testing Phase for New Search Upgrades
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3838261
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EBay Scammer Gets 1 Year
Yochanan Levitansky didn’t just swindle hundreds of thousands of dollars from eBay customers — he undermined the public’s faith in a vital institution.
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/09/ebay_scammer_ge.php
(an incredible piece of journalism)
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Time to start selling Christmas items now on eBay
http://www.examiner.com/x-22678-SF-Internet-Business-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Time-to-start-selling-Christmas-items-now-on-eBay
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EBay shares soar on improving sales trends
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/09/10/business-business-and-professional-services-us-ebay-mover_6870362.html
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Google Plan Strikes Close to eBay's PayPal
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10596739/1/google-plan-strikes-close-to-ebays-paypal.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN
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eBay Results Change As Stores Get New Focus
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/09/ebay-results-change-as-stores-get-new-focus/
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Employees stole hi-tech products to flog on eBay
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2057018_employees_stole_hitech_products_to_flog_on_ebay
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China's Alibaba To Invade U.S.
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-e-commerce-co-alibaba-coming-to-the-us-2009-9
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eBay UK Offers Free 'Casual' Auctions, Updates User Agreement
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i11/s03
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eBay UK Offers Free 'Casual' Auctions, Updates User Agreement
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i11/s03
But Paypal is still sucking the life blood out of you.....
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EBay CEO Steps Behind the Camera
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/11/ebay-ceo-donahoe-steps-behind-the-camera/
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Alibaba to pose real threat to eBay and Amazon
Just as eBay's MarketPlace is showing signs of a turnaround along comes Alibaba. Alibaba has already shown it can beat eBay at its own game, when its Taobao.com auction site handily beat eBay China in the Chinese market, capturing 70% or more of that marketplace. And Alibaba's Alipay is a worthy competitor to PayPal.
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Alibaba-to-pose-real-threat-to-eBay-and-Amazon-43203.html
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Chinese EBay Rival Aims for 1 Billion Global Users
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171882/chinese_ebay_rival_aims_for_1_billion_global_users.html
(poster comment : Having read many comment sections attached to stories about ebay I have seen countless ebay sellers begging some company to come along and give ebay a kick in the head to wake the auction giant up so it will bring it's customer services up to a reasonable standard. For the last year I have been watching media reports where it is mentioned that Mr. Ma, the creator of Alibaba & Taobao, is looking to enter the US market. When Taobao started in China the then CEO of ebay, Meg Whitman, made the remark that the competition was "nipping at our heels" .... within a year the competition had pulled ebay to the ground and tore it's throat out. The next year could be very interesting.)
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Auctiva Releases New Features in eBay Listing Tool
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i11/s01
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Students targeted in campus scam
http://www.mndaily.com/2009/09/13/students-targeted-campus-scam
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eBay CEO John Donahoe Takes Field Trips to Visit Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i14/s01
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Alibaba Celebrates 10 Years with Focus on Ecommerce for SMEs
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i14/s03
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Not really media per se, apologies BNWT however it is something a lot of people are unaware of -
Store owners no longer get re-listing credits on their BIN listings.
Ebay forgot to mention this when they were telling us how much better the new fee structure is.
Under the new format, only auction listings will be eligible for the relist credit.
No fixed price listings will qualify regardless of whether or not someone has a store.
Cheers,
Allan
The eBay team
Seems they only decided to tell anyone when people started querying it, also some Ebay reps were saying it was a technical glitch prior to the above announcement on the PS board.
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Unless e-crime is taken seriously the problem will not be resolved
http://www.theretailbulletin.com/news/unless_ecrime_is_taken_seriously_the_problem_will_not_be_resolved_15-09-09/
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TV Braggers Deny eBay Shoplifting Toy Scam
A US couple who bragged on national television about a shoplifting scam worth around £60,000 have been indicted by a grand jury
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Shoplifting-Dr-Phil-Couple-Laura-and-Matthew-Eaton-Deny-Scam-As-They-Face-Grand-Jury/Article/200909315381635
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Officer Accused Of Selling Stolen Goods On EBay
http://www.wyff4.com/news/20917124/detail.html
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eBay dumps Blogs
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/ebay-dump-blogs.html
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Ric says:
September 15, 2009 at 7:01 pm
This is simply the latest step by eBay CEO John Donahoe to eliminate the community culture of eBay.
Obviously, Donahoe did not like blogs. Once live, eBay has little control over what users contribute. As a result, eBay could not control, manage or spin user comments.
The comments submitted on blogs are ofen highly critical of eBay’s carefully crafted PR releases.
eBay would blog to promote their 5 free auction listings without mentioning higher final value fees associated with the promotion.
Users would assail eBay for offering a promotion that essentially amounts to a fee increase when the “free” listing feature was utilized.
As eBay would link to blogs, it became apparent that they were pointing internet users to information eBay did not want to necessarily see the light of day.
Since they can not control the message, they will simply kill off blogs.
Sadly eBay does not get the fact that their marketplaces best days were when they had a strong heightened sense of community.
When the community was active and blog comments heavily favored eBay they could not get enough, now, with public opinion turning against the company, eBay wants to take the ball and go home.
Now that the community has largely turned against what eBay has become, it makes sense that eBay will shut down yet another link to their past success.
John Donahoe does not want a thriving community, instead he wants a retail site that is sterile and wants the only communication about eBay to come from the propaganda ministers in eBay’s public relations department.
John Donahoe’s mission statement… ” eBay, we are not happy until YOU are not happy”.
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Skype and eBay: Let’s call the whole thing off
In recent years, online shoppers have grown tired of bidding to snag deals, which can be time consuming, and have reverted to doing what they do offline: going for brands they trust and buying at a set price. Amazon, for instance, has fared much better in recent years. Add the effects of the recession and it comes as little surprise that eBay had a dismal holiday season and in January reported its first-ever quarterly revenue decline, of 7%.
http://zikkir.com/business/2238?wscr=1440x900
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Shoes a poor fit for Zoe's big day
http://www.thedaily.com.au/story/2009/09/17/shoes-a-poor-fit-for-zoes-big-day/
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Skype founders sue eBay, investors
http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN1613861020090917
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Ebay petitions EU to stop blocks on Internet trade
http://www.reuters.com/article/americasDealsNews/idUSTRE58G3CS20090917
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Skype and eBay: Let’s call the whole thing off
In recent years, online shoppers have grown tired of bidding to snag deals, which can be time consuming, and have reverted to doing what they do offline: going for brands they trust and buying at a set price. Amazon, for instance, has fared much better in recent years. Add the effects of the recession and it comes as little surprise that eBay had a dismal holiday season and in January reported its first-ever quarterly revenue decline, of 7%.
http://zikkir.com/business/2238?wscr=1440x900
This is said over and over again by eBay's spin artists. But repeating something over and over again does not make it true. The better performance of Amazon vs eBay is NOT due to Amazon not having auctions. eBay had best look closer to home - to how it treats its buyers and sellers - and to the draconian measures it takes against over its members without addressing the real problems of fraud and fraudulent IDs.
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Ebay petitions EU to stop blocks on Internet trade
http://www.reuters.com/article/americasDealsNews/idUSTRE58G3CS20090917
The best part about this is that this petition is organised by the same organisation that has banned its members from petitioning itself under threat of expulsion from said organsation.
The irony is delish :applause:
BOZO
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eBay Silences Founding 'Voices' Members
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/8/1250740707.html (http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/8/1250740707.html)
Ties in with Ebay getting rid of Ebay "Blogs" as well.
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eBay Silences Founding 'Voices' Members
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/8/1250740707.html (http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/8/1250740707.html)
(http://blog.auctionbytes.com/blog/uploads/ebay_voices_gagged.jpg)
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LVMH Prevails In Paris Counterfeit Case Against EBay
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA said Friday a French tribunal found eBay Inc. responsible for counterfeiting on its Web site, the latest fight over when sites are responsible for counterfeit items being sold on their domains.
EBay was ordered to pay 80,000 euros ($117,864) and the tribunal said the company will be fined EUR1,000 per future infringement.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090918-712045.html
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eBay Adds Another Exclusive Fashion Line: Norma Kamali
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i18/s03
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EBay strives to lure retailers with outlet section
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/shop/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=6D520C5E-919E-46D1-ACA4-F0D916A64F0F©id=278CD204-DF69-466F-A023-E4540F93CDC4
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Junk? That's my wedding dress
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1214725/Junk-Thats-wedding-dress.html
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Adobe buy Omniture
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/adobe-buy-omniture.html
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eBay Drops Yahoo for Google
After crying and fighting in the press like little babies, Google and eBay called it a truce and quietly put in place a partnership over the paid advertising space on eBay’s website.
http://zikkir.com/it/10961?wscr=1440x900
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Crackdown on fake software
MICROSOFT has cracked down on Australians who sell counterfeit software on internet auction sites, and the investigations have resulted in settlements with 10 local sellers for copyright infringement.
Microsoft said the sellers were Jordan Andrews, who trades on eBay as "thebigcoos"; Nicholas Todd Courter, who trades on eBay as "hardpunter"; Rania Elbadar, who trades on Oztion as "bargain-buys4u"; Jack Koncewiczw, who trades on Oztion as "big-mucho" and "matt-coins"; Nessreen Omar, who traded on eBay as "amelia007"; Kelly Gilham, who traded as "Kellymgsheba"; Timothy Inman, who trades on eBay as "in.dvd" and "red.tech"; Matthew Stephen Anderson, who trades on eBay as "quickseller1982"; Nilesh Patel, who traded on eBay as "nileshapatel143"; and Norizan Mohamd, who trades on eBay as "unistore08".
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26105515-15306,00.html
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EBay objects to luxury goods makers' retail control
http://www.out-law.com/page-10391
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Mr Thomas had filed a complaint and signed statement with the police, and the copy of Office had been taken as evidence.
He provided the case number, police station location and name of the investigating officer, and offered to provide a signed police statement, but PayPal would not accept that as proof.
Two weeks ago, PayPal said it would not reimburse any cost for the software.
However, days after PayPal was contacted by The Australian, Mr Thomas was told he would be fully reimbursed and paid an additional $50 for the inconvenience.
PayPal refused to respond to questions about whether the buyer guarantee was being used as a cover to allow counterfeit goods to be sold on eBay.
Ebay's payment service also would not comment on whether action had been taken against the eBay seller.
"In line with federal privacy laws PayPal Australia is unable to discuss individual cases," spokesperwoman Kelly Stevens said. "PayPal co-operates and works with all levels of law enforcement to stamp out illegal activity.
"In rare instances where our dealings or procedures result in a bad customer experience, we would like to apologise. For PayPal our No1 priority is the customer and we are always looking at ways to improve our customer service.
"This situation has now been rectified and I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention."
Please spot the porkies.
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French court orders eBay to pay LVMH
http://www.nationaljewelernetwork.com/njn/content_display/majors/ecommerce-developments/e3i2a62ee6983153e301b201b2778274cf0
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eBay Tests New Feedback System in US and Germany
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i21/s01
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eBay Tests New Feedback System in US and Germany
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i21/s01
More goddam meddling !!.... WTF do ebay think they are, an employer ?? they keep saying they are just a venue.. look at the questionnaire.. it's something a private business would release to gauge store perspective.. so ebay is now a business not a venue?... how long before they start sacking sellers?.... ebay you are a total FW.......
(http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i21/images/ebay_new_feedback.jpg)
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Nice analogy Yib...yep, the Venue Argument get's seedier, and seedier...People need to realise that just because a company says something 'IS', doesn't make it legal or acceptable. Laws are created when enough consumers put their collective foot down...that's the way it all works...and that's why complaints to regulators are so important.
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its still probably better worded than the questions and star system to determine our DSR's
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I have trouble with the question "Is the item what you were expecting?"
my customers will answer NO
it was much better the I expected
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eBay tests most complicated feedback form ever
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/ebay-test-most-complicated-feedback-form-ever.html
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Fake golf club scam 'cost eBay customers millions'
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6845133.ece
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Trader is ordered to pay Ebay fraud cash
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4641175.Trader_is_ordered_to_pay_Ebay_fraud_cash/
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Customers 'prefer apologies to refunds'
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2009-09/23/content_8726810.htm
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eBay Is Not a Retailer, CEO John Donahoe Tells Shop.org Attendees
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i23/s01
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eBay CEO Takes Jabs at Amazon and Wal-Mart
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/9/1253732025.html
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eBay Launches Test of Bill Me Later Payment Option
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i23/s05
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eBay Lets Users Share Stories
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/09/ebay_lets_users.html
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EBay may spin off PayPal
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ebay_may_spin_off_paypal_M2a2b23nByvrZblyKSFMJN
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Retail therapy made easier: websites
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26079538-5018019,00.html
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Ebay sellers fear postal strike will hit their reputations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/sep/24/postal-strike-fuels-ebay-disputes
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Ebay delves into the outlet business
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Ebay-delves-into-the-outlet-business-43581.html
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Police Say Woman Stole Items From CVS, Sold Them On EBay
http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-west-hartford-cvs-0925.artsep25,0,1023445.story
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Sears, Walmart Get Into eBay-Style Business
http://www.apparelnews.net/features/special_reports/092509-Sears-Walmart-Get-Into-eBay-Style-Business
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eBay CEO Talks about Core Values: Auctions Are Not a Religion
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/9/1253893189.html
video presentation
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Man gets 3 years for selling phony goods on eBay
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_counterfeit_goods.html?source=mypi
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Brothers get house arrest for eBay scheme
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/522917.html
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Postal strikes leave eBay users in limbo
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/27/postal-strikes-ebay-limbo
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The Evolution of eBay
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/entrepreneur/100178225-1-evolution-ebay.html
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Police sell seized goods on e-Bay
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/8277361.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/8277361.stm)
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eBay adds data mining expert to research and development team
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=31951
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eBay send email confirmation to qualified top sellers
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/ebay-send-email-confirmation-to-qualified-top-sellers.html
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Paymate moves headquarters to US
http://www.thepaypers.com/news/default/paymate-moves-headquarters-to-us/739583-0
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eBay launch the new Seller Dashboard
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/ebay-launch-the-new-seller-dashboard.html
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How eBay Best Match Will Work in Collectibles & Toy Categories
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/9/1254184711.html
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How the eBay customer support refund process works
http://tamebay.com/2009/09/how-the-ebay-customer-support-refund-process-works.html
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Tiso thief was "easy" catch for Police
http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/10084-1898/
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British man gets prison time for selling bogus Titleist products on eBay
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090929british_man_gets_prison_time_for_selling_bogus_titleist_products_on_ebay/srvc=home&position=recent
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GM to stop auctioning new cars on EBay
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gm-ebay30-2009sep30,0,280415.story
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eBay couple's £51 champagne wedding
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6241687/eBay-couples-51-champagne-wedding.html
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All smiles
Unhappy customers could cost merchants dearly under eBay’s new rules. Many eBay sellers will have to change their ways.
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=31971
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Preparing for the digital afterlife
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/30/digital-afterlife-email-facebook
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eBay Rolls out Top Rated Seller Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i30/s00
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eBay Sellers React to Top Rated Seller Rollout
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/9/1254323543.html
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eBay Rolls Out More of the 'Top Rated Sellers' Program in Search - Sellers Aren't Happy
http://seekingalpha.com/article/164146-ebay-rolls-out-more-of-the-top-rated-sellers-program-in-search-sellers-aren-t-happy
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Coming Soon to eBay: Mandatory Item Condition Attributes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i01/s01
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FBI: Streamwood man eBay'd stolen goods
Authorities said Keskes has tallied more than $2 million in online sales and auctions since 2005 through his Streamwood-registered Web site.
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=325480
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eBay UK Extends Seller Shop Promotion Tied to Shipping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m09/i30/s04
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eBay Must Wring Out CEOs' Excess
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10604019/1/ebay-must-wring-out-ceos-excess-activist.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI
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There coming thick and fast tonight !...I can't keep up with em!...LOL
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what a pile of tetse fly ridden beetle dung.... oh well may as well add to ut...
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splat!
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Hmm... I don't mind the idea of electrical goods having the following options:
New: Retail Packaging
New: Non-Retail Packaging
Factory Refurbished
Used: Excellent
Used: Good
Used: Fair
Damaged: For parts/as is
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oops, sorry bnwt, no beetle dung here, dissed by mistake, great thred, so sorry m8eee
(thought it was a tello threddy)
big sorry!
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UK Online Gamblers Receive PayPal As A Payment Method
http://www.casinogamblingweb.com/gambling-news/online-casino/uk_online_gamblers_receive_paypal_as_a_payment_method_54569.html
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eBay UK push trackable delivery
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/ebay-uk-push-trackable-delivery.html
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Ebay eliminates nearly half of its German staff
http://www.thelocal.de/money/20091001-22295.html
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eBay, PayPal Executive News
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m10/i01/s03
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Is eBay's New Search Visibility Tool Helping Sellers?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/10/1254498436.html
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France cracks down on eBay’s faux bags
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=70569
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PayPal comes under some unfriendly fire
“Safer. Simpler. Smarter.” That is the slogan of PayPal, the payment service used by 20 million people when buying and selling items online.
But customers who have fallen victim to fraud when using the service say that “dangerous, expensive and complicated” is a more appropriate description.
“There is a growing disquiet at PayPal’s unwillingness to investigate fraud and deal with customer’s complaints. PayPal is increasingly acting like a bank, so why aren’t they regulated by the Financial Services Authority?”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article6858729.ece
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Court dismisses two eBay claims in Craigslist case
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0234173820091003
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AuctionBytes This & That Roundup
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m10/abu0248/s05
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eBay Rolls out Top Rated Seller Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m10/abu0248/s02
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Shoppers on eBay will no longer see the PowerSeller logo, although eBay is keep the program for sellers. Instead, shoppers will see a "Top Rated Seller" (TRS) badge in search results. On seller listings, messaging states that a TRS seller "Consistently receives highest buyers' ratings; Ships items quickly; and Has earned a track record of excellent service."
Does this eliminate the problem of a bad seller slipping through the net?
And did you realise that buyers can actually filter out NON-top-rated-sellers in their search?
That's a matter of grave concern.
... The benefits of being a Top-Rated-Seller are obvious:
Top-rated sellers are PowerSellers who consistently provide the best buying experiences to their customers. Whether you have large volume sales or smaller volume, you can be a Top-rated seller.
What are the requirements?
To become a Top-rated seller you need to:
* Opt-in to the PowerSeller program. Learn about PowerSeller requirements and benefits.
* Have at least 100 transactions and $3,000 in sales during the last 12 months.
* Meet the requirements for detailed seller ratings (DSRs), including a positive Feedback score of 98%.
o If you've had more than 400 transactions during the previous 3 months, the percentage of 1s and 2s must be below 0.50% for each detailed seller rating for the past 3 months.
o If you've had fewer than 400 transactions over the previous 3 months, but more than 400 annual transactions, the percentage of 1s and 2s must be below 0.50% for each detailed seller rating for the past 12 months.
o If you have less than 400 transactions in the last 12 months:
+ You need 3 or fewer instances of 1s and 2s to be a Top-rated seller.
+ You need 4 or fewer instances of 1s and 2s to be a PowerSeller.
Top-rated seller benefits
Top-rated sellers receive the following privileges and benefits:
* Priority customer service
* 20% discount on final value fees
* Unpaid item protection
* Expanded seller protection from PayPal
* A badge on listing pages
* The opportunity to purchase the Featured First upgrade
* Increased visibility in Best Match search results
Fee discounts
As a Top-rated seller you can earn a 20% discount on your monthly final value fees.
Note: The current discount structure will remain in effect to give you a chance to qualify for Top-rated seller status over a period of months. During this time PowerSeller discounts will remain at the levels described below:
* 5% discount with a detailed seller rating of 4.6 or higher
* 15% discount with a detailed seller rating of 4.8 or higher
* 20% discount with a detailed seller rating of 4.9 or higher
Refer to your Seller Dashboard to check on your current average ratings, status, and discount level.
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As a seller, my rating of eBay is all negative
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/oct/04/seller-ebay-rating-tax-credits
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eBay to Apply Bain's Net Promoter Score to Seller Feedback
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i05/s01
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Amazon unveils payment system for smartphones
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/05/amazon_smartphone_payment_service/
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PayPal Expands Ability to Place Temporary Holds on eBay Transactions
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i06/s02
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eBay CEO John Donahoe to Discuss Recent Changes on Radio Show
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i06/s01
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North Wales man fined over eBay fraud
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/10/06/north-wales-man-fined-over-ebay-fraud-55578-24864760/
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Layoffs Loom at eBay
http://gawker.com/5375627/layoffs-loom-at-ebay
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EBay Monthly Sales Gain for First Time in a Year
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a3V8r0o.Ng3E
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EBay Adds Top-Rated Badges, Ups Buy-It-Now Conditions
New Top-rated Seller Program Confuses Sellers
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3842681
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eBay Responds to Layoff Report
we were evolving our Marketplaces organization to continue driving progress and innovation on behalf of our sellers and buyers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i07/s01
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Online payments blizzard looms as PayPal APIs launch
“When someone thinks about the monetisation of an application the company they should look at by default is PayPal - where the transaction is made so easy that they don’t look anywhere else.”
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28334/53/
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Doc makes more cash selling clothes on eBay
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/10/07/mainstreet.ebay.doctor/
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Scalpers to be monitored for Masters
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/scalpers-to-be-monitored-for-masters-20091008-gno7.html
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Everything changes : eBay listings now editable
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/everything-changes-ebay-listings-now-editable.html
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PayPal Survey Reveals Indians are Expected to Spend More this Diwali than they did Last Year
http://www.itnewsonline.com/showbwstory.php?storyid=1401
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10 years and still selling on eBay
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26184971-36418,00.html
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Argos and eBay ready to desert Royal Mail as union votes for strike
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/08/argos-ebay-desert-royal-mail
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Ebay removes sellers dispatch rating from site due to postal strikes
http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/944332/Ebay-removes-sellers-dispatch-rating-site-due-postal-strikes/
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eBay CEO John Donahoe Confirms New Feedback Testing
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/10/1255023809.html
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eBay's still weird after 10 years in Australia
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,26186233-5014239,00.html
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eBay Australia turns ten
http://www.skynews.com.au/finance/article.aspx?id=381032
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eBay brings global shopping to India
............................. there are 350-400 million middle class individuals in the country aspiring to spend towards lifestyle needs
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_ebay-brings-global-shopping-to-india_1296672
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Jail for eBay fraudster
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/homenews/Jail-eBay-fraudster/article-1403916-detail/article.html
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eBay sale helps bring charges against Norman man
http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_282011540
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AuctionBytes Conducts Survey on eBay Top Rated Seller Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i09/s01
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I CARE ABOUT THIS.
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Good. ;D
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From eBay/US Seller Central...this OP was pulled QUICK, but I got a copy first.
eBay is scared!
wholesale863
Posts: 1
Buyers ability to "Bully" Sellers and Sellers Lack of Support.
Oct 10, 2009 10:04 AM
I recently put some items up on eBay so I could try to clean up my storage unit. Everything went well, I packed and shipped about $1000 worth of merchandise... I Figured everything was done... There was 1 Buyer who had not payed like 8 days after the auction, I sent him another invoice just to see if He still wanted the item, To be honest i wasnt concerned about the fees or whatever I was happy with the stuff I was able to get rid of. I paid my ebay fees, and after that occasionally checked back on eBay for shopping.. A couple days later I decided to go ahead and give an eBay Store a shot, Listed a couple dozen items and let it be, hoping to grab a couple orders a month maybe....
I never realised when he did finally pay, after sending 3 invoices... He sent me an email asking where his item was, I checked paypal because I had bought tracking for every item, I noticed his order diddnt have a tracking number so I told him I think his order was overlooked, I was sorry and would be more than happy to ship it out for him tommorow or issue a full refund...
The buyer immediatly came up with an excuse about having to "Hire" someone to sit at his office and wait for this... get this... $12.80 package INCLUDING SHIPPING... I thought this was rediculous but whatever... Then he goes and DEMANDS priority shipping saying this is my fault and I HAVE to make it right because he was going to be out of town the following week. To make a long story short we exchanged a couple emails and after seeing how demanding this customer was and his unwillingness to work with me... I decided I dont even want to deal with a customer like this and refunded his money. He Left me Negative feedback seconds after I refunded his money saying I "Scammed Him and comitted fraud", sent me a letter saying he was reporting me for fraud to ebay, and saying a refund is "UNACCEPTABLE", demanding the item and saying that he wanted what he bid and paid for and telling me to enjoy the short time I would be spending on ebay. I simply sent him a "I GAVE YOU A REFUND, THERE IS NO FRAUD HERE, I HAVE THE ITEM BUT REFUSE TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU" letter...
I tried to leave an honest FEEDBACK on this transaction... What is this? Ebay WONT LET ME LEAVE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK? Ok fine I will just leave my feedback as positive... maybe someone will read it even though it doesnt reflect the negative he deserves... I simply stated the buyer was UNREASONABLE and DEMANDING and that I refunded his money, ALL TRUE FACTS....
The next day I log into my account to check on things... The buyer had my feedback REMOVED, and I now had 3 Strikes against my account for various reasons.. I thought about how much I would rather not deal with another customer like this... and shut down my ebay store. I now REFUSE to sell on eBay ever again. I tried to find a way to report ANYTHING against this buyer, I tried getting the feedback removed, I tried whatever I could to get this Nightmare $12 transaction to just go away...
You know what I found out? EBAY HAS NO SELLER SUPPORT TO SPEAK OF. Ok, they Have a few processes.... That I tried to work on but OBVIOUSLY this buyer had more experience than me with reports and such, I simply couldnt figure out what ebay wanted me to do about this to fix it. As far as im concerned all the processes ebay wants you to go through arent even worth my time. Im simply AMAZED that the buyer has all the rights but the sellers are the ones paying all the INSANELY HIGH EBAY FEES, and get NO SUPPORT.
No way to leave an honest feedback or ANYTHING.
To any of you reading this, I just needed to vent. As far as im concerned I will stick to Google Adwords and Affiliate Marketing to make my living which I do.... Its not worth being bullied by a $12 order.
It is pretty obvious that ebay is only concerned with the Money they are owed, Not the people who are actually paying them.
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PayPal won't help over eBay pram sale
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/ask-an-expert/article.html?in_article_id=491691&in_page_id=513&position=moretopstories
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Reserve Bank of Australia addresses payments system issues:
At its recent meeting, the Payments System Board considered a number of issues including the reform of the ATM system, disclosure arrangements for equities securities lending, the oversight of overseas central counterparties, and restrictions imposed on merchants by PayPal.
There will be a phased approach to implementation of the direct reporting requirement, with full implementation by the end of December 2009.
The Reserve Bank will publish an annual assessment of any overseas facilities operating in Australia, including of the facilities’ obligation to address systemic risk. In addition, the Reserve Bank will work with ASIC to establish guidance on how ‘sufficient equivalence’ of an overseas regulatory regime will be assessed. This process, to be undertaken over coming months, will involve consultation with the industry.
PayPal’s Merchant Restrictions As indicated in earlier Media Releases, the Board has recently been considering PayPal’s and eBay’s rules that prohibit merchants from surcharging customers for the use of PayPal and from discouraging the use of PayPal. The Board’s view is that no-surcharge rules can limit merchant choice and competition and can be detrimental to the efficiency of the payments system as a whole, particularly where merchants’ ability to decline acceptance of a particular payment instrument is constrained.
Notwithstanding this view, PayPal is a relatively small player in the online market – outside of eBay, most merchants are able to decline acceptance of PayPal if the benefits of accepting it do not outweigh the costs of the restrictions. At this time, therefore, the Board is not convinced that the benefits of imposing regulation to remove the rule would outweigh the costs. This assessment may change over time, particularly if the PayPal system grows significantly. PayPal has indicated to the Bank that it accepts that if it were to increase in size substantially, its no-surcharge rule would need to be removed for consistency with other payment systems.
It has also indicated to the Bank that it will not increase its standard published fees for eBay sellers for a period of two years. Looking forward, the Bank will be collecting additional data from PayPal and other on-line payment systems on a regular basis to assist in its monitoring of market developments.
The Board has also considered eBay’s rule that mandates acceptance of PayPal by sellers on eBay. In the Board’s view this rule, combined with the no-surcharge rule, is undesirable and limits competition between payment systems. While eBay itself is not a payment system, and thus falls outside the Board’s regulatory powers, the Bank encourages eBay to reconsider its policies in this area. Finally, the Board has been assured that eBay and PayPal’s current ‘no discouragement’ rules do not prevent sellers from expressing a preference for an alternative payment system. It will re-examine this issue if it becomes apparent that the ‘no discouragement’ policies are being implemented in such a way as to prevent sellers from exercising choice.
They already prevent us excercising Choice as we CANNOT refuse payPal...
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Yes you can..BOYCOTT THE BUGGAHS!
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Correct me if I'm wrong... Liisa, don't eBay remove listings that flat-out state, "I prefer bank deposit. I don't prefer PayPal"...? It's been a while since I delved into that issue, but certainly the last time I checked, expressing a preference was still getting people's listings removed.
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Correct me if I'm wrong... Liisa, don't eBay remove listings that flat-out state, "I prefer bank deposit. I don't prefer PayPal"...? It's been a while since I delved into that issue, but certainly the last time I checked, expressing a preference was still getting people's listings removed.
Countessa,
You can state, "I prefer Bank deposit" for example in your listing but you cannot state you do not accept paypal, nor refuse it in anyway unless it is for a Pickup item, in the case of Pickups PayPal have stated you do not have to accept paypal as a payment method and you can state in a pickup listing that you do not accept it for pickups and accept cash only.......
and as you know it is impossible to deselect paypal as an accepted method when creating a listing period.
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Who'll eat all the pies? One MILLION fruit puffs put on eBay with opening bid of 99p
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1219851/One-million-fruit-pies-eBay.html
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Air traffic control worker jailed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hampshire/8302139.stm
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eBay Launches Campaign Showing Eco-Conscious Ways to Shop
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i12/s04
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eBay Glitches in Search Visibility Tool, Item Condition
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i12/s03
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US flag desecration.... being sold on eBay
A seller on eBay was offering American flags with the stars removed from the blue field and President Barack Obama's face inserted, and bloggers were outraged, promising to track them down.
http://current.com/1poae4c (http://current.com/1poae4c)
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Long time no see caadlad.....don't be a stranger dude....:)
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I lurk, therefore I am.
:lurk:
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snipe?
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Fashion designer offers line on eBay
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7060729
(video presentation)
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Ecommerce Earnings Season: eBay, Amazon, Overstock, Google, Yahoo
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i13/s02
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eBay Layoffs Rumoured For Thursday
http://www.defamer.com.au/2009/10/ebay-layoffs-rumoured-for-thursday/
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EBay Plans Small Layoff In 'Organizational Fine-Tuning'
"The changes will help us improve end-to-end customer experience, build a global product and technology team and speed up innovation at eBay,"
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091014-711256.html
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eBay France launches TV ad campaign
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/ebay-france-launches-tv-ad-campaign.html
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Gillian Feathers and Paul Mark House sold fake Armani clothes on eBay
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/4680375.Gillian_Feathers_and_Paul_Mark_House_sold_fake_Armani_clothes_on_eBay/
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EBay Expected To Report Return Of Revenue Growth For 3Q
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091015-709189.html
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Australia Post profit cut by GFC and online shopping
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26216437-5013871,00.html
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Local biz beats eBay as Australia’s best online retailer
http://www.qbr.com.au/news/articleid/59154.aspx
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Hallandale man admits to eBay fraud
According to federal prosecutors, from October 2003 to June 2008, Rossoni used 260 aliases to sell more than 5,500 items on the Internet auction site
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hallandale/sfl-ebay-fraud-conviction,0,4079887.story
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eBay Tests Store in Search, Boosting Search Results
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i16/s00
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eBay's Nemesis in China Launched B2C Mall Last Year
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i16/s03
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eBay no haven for thief
http://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/news/local/news/general/ebay-no-haven-for-thief/1651314.aspx
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How Ebay compares with a flea market
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/eb3ebf34-b9e3-11de-a747-00144feab49a.html
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Man suspected in $400,000 theft of designer sunglasses
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/10/16/20091016abrk-sunglasses.html
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The article about ebay/flea market is fascinating.
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How an eBay Seller Created a Thriving Arts & Crafts Marketplace
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m10/abu0249/s02
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Illegal Ivory Trading on Ebay Lands An Englishman in Jail
http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/illegal-ivory-trading-on-ebay-lands-an-englishman-in-jail-10808.html
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Emergency plan to save Christmas post from chaos
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6879545.ece
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OZTION FEE CHANGES!
http://www.oztion.com.au/Community/announcement.aspx?id=200842#200842 (http://www.oztion.com.au/Community/announcement.aspx?id=200842#200842)
Changes to fees (for sellers)
Hi everyone,
During the lead up to Christmas we will be ramping up our marketing activities to attract new buyers to OZtion. First impressions are everything, so with this in mind our design and development team will be focusing on improving the OZtion experience for everyone. We are in the process of improving page layouts, streamlining current processes and launching new services. We will keep you posted on our marketing activities.
To help fund a higher level of marketing activities we will be increasing some of our prices. The price changes will come into effect on the 16th November 2009.
The good news is it will still be FREE* to list on OZtion.
The following price changes and additions will come into effect at 12.00am AEST 16th of November 2009.
Sale Fees Current New
Up to $100 3.9% of sale price (minimum 25c) 4.5% of sale price (minimum 40c)
$100.01 to $500.00 $3.90 + 3% of sale price over $100.00 No change
$500.01 - $1000.00 $15.90 + 2.5% of sale price over $500.00 No change
Over $1000 $28.40 + 1.5% of sale price over $1000.00 (maximum $99) No change
Listing Upgrade Fees Current New
Front Page Featured $9.95 $14.95
Category Special $4.95 $9.95
Highlight $1.95 No Change
Bold $0.95 No Change
Learn about listing upgrades
Relist & Upload Fees Current New
Relist Unsold Item $0.02 $0.08 (Only applies to items manually relisted after the free listing period)
Auto-Relist Until Sold $0.06 No change
Learn about Auto-Relist Until Sold
Express Lister Upload Fee (per listing) N/A $0.06
*It's still FREE to list on OZtion when you use our online Zero Cost listing service (no sale, no fee). Upload fees only apply if using Express Lister.
Our Zero Cost listing service comes with the following FREE options.
Subtitle
Provide descriptive information about your item that will be shown under the title when browsing categories and search results.
Pictures
Include up to 3 pictures with no file size limit.
Description
Enter up to 100,000 characters to describe your item (HTML allowed).
Preview Picture
A preview of your first picture will be displayed, enabling buyers to see your item when browsing category pages and search results.
BuyNow
Set a fixed price for instant purchase.
BidNow
The remaining time of the auction is hidden from buyers.
Auto-1-Min
Auto-1-Min extends the auction time for one minute if a bid is placed within the last 60 seconds.
Auto-Relist
Relist item automatically if not sold.
Note: Auto-Relist is turned off after the free listing period (60 days).
We are confident the changes will improve the buying experience on OZtion and increase profits for our sellers.
Kind regards,
The OZtion Team
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“How EBay Is Winning With Bid to Enhance the Customer Experience”
http://adage.com/article?article_id=139755#comments
Here is a fascinating bit of nonsense straight out of the eBay Department of Spin. The heading was enough to stop me reading any further initially, but then I thought I may as well get a laugh, and sure enough the “No” is practicing his “Ho-speak”; probably getting ready for the quarterly financial spin session due on the 21st (22nd our time).
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"Data Shows eBay September YoY Traffic at 5-Year Low"
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i19/s01
Doesn't seem to gell with the previous story; I wonder why ...
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EBay rolls out Bill Me Later to eBay, PayPal sites
http://in.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idINTRE59I45O20091019
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Iwascoding Releases eBay App for iPhone
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i19/s02
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I said at the time, and I repeat it now, that Bill Me Later is an insane idea at a time when people are already too far extended on credit.
It does none of the buyers any service.
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Bill Me Later's sister is
Sue Me Later.
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lol@Tello
:rofl:
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eBay and PayPal Now Offer Bill Me Later on BIN and Some Auctions
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i20/s03
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eBay to limit sale of cultural artefacts
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/eBay_to_limit_sale_of_cultural_artefacts.html?siteSect=104&sid=11379715&ty=nd
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eBay Rolling out New Processes to Handle Deadbeats and Disputes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i20/s02
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Debenhams opens on Amazon and eBay
http://www.drapersonline.com/news/multiples/news/debenhams-opens-on-amazon-and-ebay/5007263.article
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Online Sellers Fear Disastrous Consequences of UK Postal Strike
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i20/s01
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It seems to me that nothing's getting any better....except whiskey and wine.
Good investment, eh?
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eBay "will only permit the sale of archaeological artefacts in Switzerland with proof of legality issued by the competent authorities in Switzerland or abroad," the Culture Office said in a statement.
The restrictions apply particularly to cultural property classified in risk categories including those contained in the "red list" of the International Council of Museums, and in categories defined in bilateral agreements.
Both Interpol and Unesco, the United Nations culture agency, have released recommendations concerning the illegal trade of stolen cultural artefacts.
A law banning the illegal trafficking of cultural property entered into force in Switzerland nearly four years ago. The country is one of the world's top four trade hubs for art objects.
eBay's international headquarters are in Bern, the Swiss capital.
Well, did anyone else find the final sentence of this quotation an ironic little dig?
eBay should have acted a great deal sooner in doing something about the rampant degree of fakes being sold on its venue. It seems that the fact that eBay must comply with Swiss law indicates eBay finally had no choice but to sign this agreement.
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eBay "will only permit the sale of archaeological artefacts in Switzerland with proof of legality issued by the competent authorities in Switzerland or abroad," the Culture Office said in a statement.
The restrictions apply particularly to cultural property classified in risk categories including those contained in the "red list" of the International Council of Museums, and in categories defined in bilateral agreements.
Both Interpol and Unesco, the United Nations culture agency, have released recommendations concerning the illegal trade of stolen cultural artefacts.
A law banning the illegal trafficking of cultural property entered into force in Switzerland nearly four years ago. The country is one of the world's top four trade hubs for art objects.
eBay's international headquarters are in Bern, the Swiss capital.
Well, did anyone else find the final sentence of this quotation an ironic little dig?
eBay should have acted a great deal sooner in doing something about the rampant degree of fakes being sold on its venue. It seems that the fact that eBay must comply with Swiss law indicates eBay finally had no choice but to sign this agreement.
""eBay's international headquarters are in Bern, the Swiss capital""...countess they are probably on the other side of the street under another province boarder therefore that rule will not apply to them...LOL...it will be in the fine print somewhere no doubt...LOL
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Survey Shows Most eBay Sellers Don't See Value of New TRS Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i21/s01
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EBay earnings still expected to see pressure
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-earnings-still-expected-to-see-pressure-2009-10-21
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Retailers Feed Holiday Demand for Free Shipping
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703816204574485233689205064.html
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MILLOM EBAY FRAUDSTER SOLD FAKE COMPUTER GOODS
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/millom_ebay_fraudster_sold_fake_computer_goods_1_626393?referrerPath=home
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eBay Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2593799/
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EBay earnings fall in 3rd quarter, though sales beat targets
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-earnings-fall-though-revenue-beats-forecast-2009-10-21
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EBay profits continue to fall
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8319657.stm
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EBay’s Shares Decline After Growth Plan Takes Toll on Profit
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a8nFU2mzgznc
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Buy.com launches new e-commerce sites and eBay stores in four countries
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=32212
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Amazon.com Profit Tops Estimates as Retailer Wins Market Share
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aLF77wtPL214
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eBay, Heal Thyself
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/10/22/ebay-heal-thyself.aspx
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Postal Strike: Business reactions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/8318638.stm
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For the first time in a year, eBay merchandise sales and revenue rise
“We are seeing our turnaround efforts begin to pay off,” eBay CEO John Donahoe said yesterday in announcing the results. “While we still have a lot more work to do to improve trust, value and selection, we are making progress.”
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=32226
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Tech stocks trade sideways as eBay sinks
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tech-stocks-trade-sideways-as-ebay-sinks-2009-10-22
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eBay Town Hall Meeting: Who Moved My Cheese?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/10/1256218486.html
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And look for eBay CEO John Donahoe's new book ~ "How to destroy a successful company in just a few short month's"....
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And the Companion Reader:
"eBay CEO for Dummies"
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Amazon beats the analysts and soars to an all time high
The surprising bit of news is that third-party retailers who sell their items on Amazon have increased to a full 30 percent of the companies revenue, which might explain why eBay is seeing its hold as the number one destination site for shopping erode.
http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2009/10/23/amazon-beats-the-analysts-and-soars-to-an-all-time-high/
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Ebay’s iPhone app rings up sales of $400m
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1d0e626-bff3-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.html
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Post strikes delay 30 million letters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snw34nlCUoA
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Retailers and brands are gifted PowerSeller status
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/retailers-and-brands-are-gifted-powerseller-status.html
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eBay France sellers protest compulsory PayPal policy
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/ebay-france-sellers-protest-compulsory-paypal-policy.html
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Jail time for Falls Church man in eBay fraud
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/10/19/daily112.html
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Losing Out After Winning an Online Auction
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/technology/24shortcuts.html
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eBay France sellers protest compulsory PayPal policy
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/ebay-france-sellers-protest-compulsory-paypal-policy.html
Did the french really think they were immune to Obeys underhanded way to enforce Paypal?......
eBay France sellers protest compulsory PayPal policy
by Sue Bailey
racketSellers on eBay France are up in arms about a policy change which forces them to offer PayPal as a method of payment on every auction and fixed price listing on the site.
eBay France’s published accepted payments policy says that sellers with fewer than 50 feedbacks must offer PayPal as one of their payment methods: this policy was announced in April and implemented in July.
However, several much larger, well-established sellers have said that as of yesterday, they too were forced to offer PayPal as payment method on eBay France. Attempting to list an item without PayPal on a registered business account with 2500 feedbacks just got me this message:
To list an item for sale, you need to accept PayPal as a means of payment.
To list an item for sale, you need to accept PayPal as a means of payment.
In fact, the change was included in the July announcement of changes: some clicking, some digging, and there under “other changes” is the information that “from autumn 2009, you will have to offer PayPal as a means of payment”. There’s no date, and to the best of my knowledge, there has been no subsequent clarifying announcement. The new eBay France user agreement published on 20th October makes no mention of a change in payments policy or of compulsory PayPal. And for what it’s worth, there seems to be no “as you sign in” splash page announcement and there is nothing in My Messages. It’s just been done.
I thought eBay had got over this. Recent changes on eBay UK and eBay.com have been notified down to the hour they were expected. Anglophone sites have done a great deal of work to make sellers feel that they were being given adequate notice of and time to adapt to site changes. Not so on eBay.fr.
The French love cheques to a level incomprehensible in Britain. Supermarket shoppers routinely use cheques. Many very large eBay sellers accept no other method of payment. French buyers left to their own devices, by my calculation, pay by cheque at least a quarter of the time. (I’ll spare you the details of the banking system here; suffice it to say this is not just Ludditism; there are some good reasons why people stick with cheques.) eBay’s different national sites have, until now, given them great flexibility to adapt to local conditions. But this policy and the back-door way it’s been implemented show absolute ignorance of how French buyers and sellers want to behave. When French sellers say they will leave the site over this, they are not, I think, making idle threats.
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eBay Tightens Deadlines On Unpaid Dispute Process
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2009/10/ebay-tightens-deadlines-on-unpaid-dispute-process/
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Survey: Sellers Don't Like or Understand Changes to eBay Search
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i26/s01
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Ebay profiteers wreck Where's Wally bid
http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/default/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED25%20Oct%202009%2015%3A21%3A49%3A607
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bnwt's hot tonight !...Yehaaaaaaaa !!
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L'Oréal SA v eBay: so many questions to answer
http://www.marques.org/class46/default.asp?D_A=20091025
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eBay predicts online Christmas shopping boom
http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=15804&Title=eBay_predicts_online_Christmas_shopping_boom
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Lancashire Teen in Huge eBay Scam
http://www.ukcomparebroadband.com/lancashire-teen-in-huge-ebay-scam1-11178
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eBay-toting iPhone users like to Buy It Now
http://www.macworld.com/article/143522/iphone_ebay.html
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eBay Sellers Not Optimistic About eBay Holiday Sales
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i27/s01
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Would you mind awfully paying for your eBay purchase?
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/would-you-mind-awfully-paying-for-your-ebay-purchase.html
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Is eBay Seller Data Considered Insider Information?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/10/1256761796.html
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Would you list more on eBay if fees were lowered?
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/would-you-list-more-on-ebay-if-fees-were-lowered.html
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Parkinson's drug made former councillor carry out £45,000 eBay ticket fraud
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6446763/Parkinsons-drug-made-former-councillor-carry-out-45000-eBay-ticket-fraud.html
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Missing shoe case in court
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2009/10/29/missing-shoe-case-in-court/
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Rural communities reliant on online retail, report shows
http://www.silverbean.co.uk/news/rural-communities-reliant-on-online-retail-report-shows-19432630.aspx
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eBay predicts online Christmas shopping boom
eBay Sellers Not Optimistic About eBay Holiday Sales
:roflmao: :roflmao:
Does eBay communicate with it's sellers at all?
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yes they do ... they comminicate with me once a month .... they tell me they are going to take $x from from bank account to pay fees
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Future postal strike action hangs in the balance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uajUZe9ltec&feature=player_embedded
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Vintage fish lorry on its way to Australia
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/133571-vintage-fish-lorry-on-its-way-to-australia/
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PayPal Launches Own Forum as It Moves toward Independence from eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m10/i30/s01
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eBay.co.uk blocked for smelling phishy
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/30/ebay_opendns_block/
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Ebay to Begin Advertising Campaign
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704746304574505543900212118.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech
eBay Holiday Campaign to Include TV Commercials
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/10/1256927937.html
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Please don’t use eBay.com’s new sharing tool
http://tamebay.com/2009/10/please-dont-use-ebay-coms-new-sharing-tool.html
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Postman comes unstuck after postage scam
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_home/displayarticle.asp?id=460285
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Teenager involved in £96k eBay fraud awaits sentence
http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1180074_teenager_involved_in_96k_ebay_fraud_awaits_sentence
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PayPal - Q3 2009 fast facts
http://www.cnw.ca/fr/releases/archive/October2009/30/c4231.html
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The new look of eBay's announcement board
http://www.examiner.com/x-21937-Kansas-City-eBay-Examiner~y2009m10d30-The-new-look-of-eBays-announcment-board
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PayPal Woos Developers in Bid to Protect Its Turf
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703294004574511883055910054.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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'Come to think of it, eBay'--killer ad motto or desperate plea?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10388170-93.html
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eBay Webinar to Show Sellers How to Improve Exposure in Search Results
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i02/s04
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Software Pirate Gets 41 Months in Prison
http://www.internetnews.com/software/article.php/3846541/Software+Pirate+Gets+41+Months+in+Prison.htm
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eBay Launches Holiday Campaign with TV Ads, Mobile Store
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i02/s01
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eBay will open a "holiday store" in New York City on November 20
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/03/popup-ebay-holiday-store_n_343895.html
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Sheriff’s department investigates eBay fraud
http://www.yorknewstimes.com/articles/2009/11/04/news/doc4af0e896b13ad894762959.txt
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PayPal Mania Leads to Talk of eBay Corporate Name Change
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1257305280.html
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High bidder never gets truck, sues eBay and seller for fraud
http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/222039-high-bidder-never-gets-truck-sues-ebay-and-seller-for-fraud
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Rossendale eBay conman’s appeal fails
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/4722869.Rossendale_eBay_conman___s_appeal_fails/
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eBay Counts All Three Negs from Impatient Buyer
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1257361299.html
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eBay goes upmarket with fashion site launch
http://www.revolutionmagazine.com/news/964514/eBay-goes-upmarket-fashion-site-launch/
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Another interesting twist from eBay. Oh, by the way a little about TRS.
http://www.t-g.com/blogs/stevemills/entry/31183/
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eBay golf scam trial continues
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury-news/displayarticle.asp?id=461531
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Community order for fake football shirts
http://www.thisisthewestcountry.co.uk/news/4718121.Community_order_for_fake_football_shirts/
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eBay pair in court for selling fakes
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2009/11/ebay-pair-in-court-for-selling.html
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Retailers Still Want New Laws Blaming eBay For Shoplifting
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091106/0247486824.shtml
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eBay says 'consumer warning' really just retail giants' bad blood
http://www.tampabay.com/features/consumer/ebay-says-consumer-warning-really-just-retail-giants-bad-blood/1050008
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eBay Listing Promo Kicks Off Plan to Reinvigorate Collectibles
eBay is launching a new "Report Item" form to make it easier for the community to report users for listing violations including counterfeit and fraudulent listings, keyword spamming and shill bidding.
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1257694387.html
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Shopping on net set for £46bn boost
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/work/small-business/article.html?in_article_id=493144&in_page_id=10&position=moretopstories
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Advice for eBay Sellers - Shipping and Photos Are Key
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1257785686.html
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EBay fined again for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/EBay+fined+again+selling+fake+Louis+Vuitton+goods+online/2009296/story.html
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Tiffany Loses Lawsuit Against eBay
http://blog.cnfol.com/sad21ewsd/article/6695038.html
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Ebay fraud gang jailed
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/4724128.Ebay_fraud_gang_is_sent_to_jail/
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Sellers Concerned eBay Stores Changes Will Hurt Traffic
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i09/s02
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New-MD-for-PayPal-Australia
http://www.etailtoday.com.au/Articles/tabid/54/Latest/311/New-MD-for-PayPal-Australia.aspx
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eBay auto emails : what your buyers will see (it ain’t pretty)
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/ebay-auto-emails.html
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eBay Noticeably Absent from New Google Product Search Marketplace Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i10/s01
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Suspended sentence for benefit cheat
http://www.tamesideadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1181650_suspended_sentence_for_benefit_cheat
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Best Match Secrets Part 1: Getting found
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/best-match-secrets-part-1-getting-found.html
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eBay Takes Pulse of Sellers through Survey
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1257906428.html
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eBay Takes Pulse of Sellers through Survey
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1257906428.html
First Reader's Comment out of the chute:
eBay Takes Pulse of Sellers through Survey
by: The Trust Is Gone!
Tue Nov 10 22:17:02 2009
I'll never go back no matter what. I simply don't trust them regardless of what they fix.
They've burnt my bridge by their continued arrogance and greediness. Even after Donahoe and his crew get ousted, I'm still not going back.
He took food off the table, and the livlihood from hundreds of thousands of outstanding sellers who built the company from nothing.
One sided feedback = Stinks
Non Paying Bidders = Quadrupled
Outrageous FVF = Stinks
Donuthole = Stinks
Norringdone = Stinks
Paypal Only = Stinks
McGriff = Stinks
Best Match = Worse Than Stinks
Top Rated Seller Program = Stinks
DSR = Stinks
Overall Seller Experience = Stinks
Customer Service = Stinks
And the list goes on.... Want to know more?
Ebay Stinks!!!!!!!!!!! PERIOD.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/43168.jpg (http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/43168.jpg)
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Auto dealer sued over eBay truck sale
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20091112/LOCAL03/311129958/1002/LOCAL
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Romanian faces new charges in eBay scam
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/11/11/Romanian-faces-new-charges-in-eBay-scam/UPI-37721257972616/
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Best Match Secrets Part 2: How products are sorted
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/best-match-secrets-part-2-how-products-are-sorted.html
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PayPal Galvanizes Users to Help Lobby Government
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i13/s04
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Online Merchant Complains of PayPal 15% Holds
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258084643.html
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eBay's Payment Reminders to Buyers Upsetting Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258084348.html
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Can you really earn £80,000 working from home?
http://money.uk.msn.com/your-cash/salary-centre/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=150836836
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3 accused of bootlegging Get Smart DVDs
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6719427.html
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How to make a living on eBay
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977901038
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eBay Tests Reaction to Seller Feedback Changes
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258208701.html
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eBay Search Visibility Tool Affecting Best Match?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258172032.html
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Shoppers resell cut-price Jimmy Choo shoes on eBay for double the price
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1228020/Shoppers-resell-cut-price-Jimmy-Choo-shoes-eBay-double-price.html
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EBay's plan to be more retailer than auctioneer is one risky bid
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/massuccis-take-ebays-plan-to-be-more-retailer-than-auctioneer/
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EBay's plan to be more retailer than auctioneer is one risky bid
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/15/massuccis-take-ebays-plan-to-be-more-retailer-than-auctioneer/
EBay CEO John Donahoe said the company is moving in the right direction. "While we still have a lot more work to do to improve trust, value, and selection, we are making progress," he said, during the company's third-quarter conference call last month.
:pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly:
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eBay Seller Unable to Opt-out of Cross Merchandising
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258570855.html
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Amazon.com Beats eBay for October Unique Visitor Traffic
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i18/s02
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Amazon.com Beats eBay for October Unique Visitor Traffic
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i18/s02
Amazon.com had 54,492,000 unique visitors in October 2009 compared to eBay's 50,992,000 uniques. Amazon's metric was up 5.78% from the previous month and was up 12.9% year over year.
GO! Amazon!!!!!!
:yess:
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PayPal wants every Australian Merchant
http://www.thesheet.com/nl06_news_selected.php?act=2&stream=1&selkey=9187&hlc=2&hlw=
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eBay and Vendors Included in Senate Probe of 'Consumer Manipulation'
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i19/s01
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Conman's fake eBay auction
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Conman39s-fake-eBay-auction.5839086.jp
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More Than A Few Kinks in eBay's Cross-Merchandising
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258598510.html
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eBay Descends on Midtown
In what may be the clearest evidence yet that New York's real estate market is royally screwed, Ebay is opening a pop-up store on 57th Street tomorrow just a few yards from Louis Vuitton ......................
http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/7971
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New Amazon.com 'Buy Used' Program Squarely Targets eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i20/s03
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Gambling addict ran an eBay scam
http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/free/Gambling-addict-ran-an-eBay.5836687.jp
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Pair jailed over scam on eBay
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4752970.Pair_jailed_over_scam_on_eBay/
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The latest holiday sales indicators twinkle more brightly for e-retailers
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=32564
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EBay's Sites Suffer Disruptions
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704888404574550383546493624.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories
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eBay Blames Search Outage on Listings Surge
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i21/s02
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eBay Blames Search Outage on Listings Surge
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i21/s02
"The unanticipated technical issue resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramp up for the holiday season."
OMG I'm pizzing myself laughing at that one !.... gotta be the joke of the year !...LOLOLOLOLOL
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Capacity Planning.
Another concept they need in their handbook...
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"The unanticipated technical issue resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramp up for the holiday season."
Yes, nice to see that the serial dissemblers are still hard at work ...
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One day Ebay will be honest & people will collapse in shock all over the world.
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EBay apologizes for Saturday search glitches
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-says-full-search-functions-to-resume-sunday-2009-11-22
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EBay Search Glitch Damps Sales
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703819904574551701868266932.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech
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Surge of goods for sale sparks Ebay crash and compensation claims
"Our immediate priority is to resolve this issue," Ebay said. "Once that is achieved, rest assured that we will assess the economic impact of this issue and will be compensating sellers appropriately
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9fe8dae-d7d0-11de-b578-00144feabdc0.html
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Gerry Harvey predicts record Christmas, but research points to smaller stockings
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/20091123-gerry-harvey-predicts-record-christmas-but-research-points-to-smaller-stockings.html
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Man Charged With Selling Town Equipment On EBay
video presentation
http://www.wmur.com/news/21639534/detail.html
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Bidders still after bargains
http://www.kelowna.com/2009/11/21/bidders-still-after-bargains/
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PayPal agrees to tighten security against money launderers and criminals
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/paypal-agrees-to-tighten-security-against-money-launderers-and-criminals/story-e6frgakx-1225802525251
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eBay faces hefty compensation bill after website crashes following pre-Christmas surge
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1230222/eBay-faces-hefty-compensation-website-crashes-following-major-pre-Christmas-surge-listings.html
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eBay UK testing new feedback option
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/ebay-uk-testing-new-feedback-option.html
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eBay Cancels Auction Promotion
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/11/1258991085.html
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Interview with eBay on New Cross Merchandising Feature
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i23/s04
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Maybe eBay needs one of these....
http://www.allbids.com.au/Buy/?ID=374726
(apologies for the distraction, bnwt)
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I dunno about Ebay Brumby but, I haven't got one of those gadgets. I think I might bid for it.
Now, back to media reports.
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eBay plans to more than double business in Asia over next few years: CEO
John Donahoe, president & CEO, eBay, said: "Even in the face of the global economic recession, both eBay and PayPal cross border business are growing greater than 50 per cent.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/corporatenews/view/1020066/1/.html
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eBay survey finds online traders expecting bumper Christmas
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/6636926/eBay-survey-finds-online-traders-expecting-bumper-Christmas.html
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Ebay’s strategy brings site down
But the problems have exposed a web architecture that was unprepared for Ebay’s sudden change in tack. “These are not unique listings,” said Ms Steiner. “These are items that they are selling on every other e-commerce site out there.”
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e471cea-d861-11de-b63a-00144feabdc0.html
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eBay wipe feedback and fees for blackout auctions
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/ebay-wipe-feedback-and-fees-for-blackout-auctions.html
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PayPal Australia Needs to Improve upon its Deficiencies - AUSTRAC
http://topnews.net.nz/content/21026-paypal-australia-needs-improve-upon-its-deficiencies-austrac
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bnwt how's it going ?... we never talk anymore, your such a tireless worker posting all the stuff to keep us up to date, have a break and join some of the treads so we can get to know you better...all work and no play stuff....Yibs
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Illawarra Postman took 932 parcels, court told (Mainly DVD's)
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/postman-took-932-parcels-court-told/1682567.aspx (http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/postman-took-932-parcels-court-told/1682567.aspx)
And yes Thankyou BNWT !!, you do a great job for us all, many thanks.
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*agrees 100%*
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bnwt
:roflmao:
I was just reading one of the links that you posted.
PayPal Australia Needs to Improve upon its Deficiencies - AUSTRAC
A recent assessment of PayPal Australia by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre has led the agency to believe that the system is laden with various deficiencies, and it needs to improve upon them. PayPal, on its end, has promised the center that it will "improve its act on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing".
The word "deficiencies" was marked as a hyperlink so I was going to click on it, expecting to be taken to another article about the deficiencies. Wrong. The link takes you to a Naughty Dating site!
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and thats a bad thing? lol
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bnwt how's it going ?... we never talk anymore, your such a tireless worker posting all the stuff to keep us up to date, have a break and join some of the treads so we can get to know you better...all work and no play stuff....Yibs
no yibs much as we love him he's too smart/clever for that lol
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VERY focused our bnwt which is good
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PayPal failed to protect me against fraud
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/ask-an-expert/article.html?in_article_id=494853&in_page_id=513&position=moretopstories
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eBay-Outage Survey Shows Communications, Site Stability Are Top Concerns
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i25/s01
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Punished for a year for being a good seller
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/punished-for-a-year-for-being-a-good-seller.html
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Online Holiday Shopping Scams
video presentation
http://www.katv.com/news/stories/1109/681903.html
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RCMP warn of PayPal fraud scheme
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/9014199.html
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EBAY TO BE SWAMPED THIS WEEKEND AS BRITS HUNT FOR ONLINE BARGAINS
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/110033/eBay-to-be-swamped-this-weekend-as-Brits-hunt-for-online-bargains-/
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Reflection Leads To Mirror Thief
http://www.wfsb.com/news/21725553/detail.html
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PayPal Sees Jump in Thanksgiving Online Payments
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703499404574562091989268338.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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Stolen eBay goods to be paid back
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8383259.stm
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EBay bidder is scammed for $23,000
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/chi-arlheights-blotter-nzone-27nov27,0,2597580.story
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iSold It on eBay leaves customers behind
http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/leaves-15866-behind-left.html
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A bottle of perfume could end cross border EU trade
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/a-bottle-of-perfume-could-end-cross-border-eu-trade.html
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Web Retailers Expect Strong Holiday Sales, Despite Slump
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1791709/web_retailers_expect_strong_holiday_sales_despite_slump/
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Best Match Secrets: Webinar replay
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/best-match-secrets-webinar-replay.html
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thanks again bnwt for all these great links, i read your post re flooding of fake wallets, thats very tough to deal with when you offer the real thing at a fair price and have to compete with counterfeits
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Best Match Secrets: Webinar replay
Thanks BNWT I look for your news every morning the link above all 45 mins in one link and 15 mins in the other. Comes down to the PC incorrect summary.
1. smart buyers have mostly left ebay, if ebay loses the average or dumb buyer ebay is finished. ( I agree here) . Apart from free postage helping ebay fees dumb buyers are happy adding up is too difficult.
2. There is too many sellers on ebay for numbers of buyers, and too much choice confuses current mainly year 6 reading skill buyers. Keep only sellers who make ebay the most money.
3.Thus best match is about numbers of sales divided by the number of times an item appears in search. Quite a few disputes expected from childish buyers.
4. Keep titles simple the morons have trouble with long sentences and big words.
5. Current sales more important that 6 week old sales. Use multi variation listings and multi buy BINs.
In closing Sales sales sales
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Tesco launches shop on eBay
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/6672940/Tesco-launches-shop-on-eBay.html
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£105k compensation order against woman who sold fake designer gear on eBay
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/11/28/105k-compensation-order-against-woman-who-sold-fake-designer-gear-on-ebay-86908-21857119/
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Shopping By Mobile Phone Heavy On Black Friday
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091128-700986.html
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eBay Visualizes Black Friday 2009
http://www.vizworld.com/2009/11/ebay-visualizes-black-friday-2009/
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eBay Visualizes Black Friday 2009
http://www.vizworld.com/2009/11/ebay-visualizes-black-friday-2009/
That map clearly shows that no eBaying was done in Montello.
I made sure of that!!!
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Record-Breaking Black Friday for eBay's PayPal
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356389,00.asp
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Black Friday Spending Edges Up 0.5%, Retail Web Transactions Slower
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/BreakingNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=1142014%20&Category=Breaking%20News
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eBay UK sales 5x higher than eBay.com
http://tamebay.com/2009/11/ebay-uk-sales-5x-higher-than-ebay-com.html
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Stores struggle, but Web retailers rejoice
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_13887182
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“eBay UK sales 5x higher than eBay.com”
Well, if we can believe this statement, we can also believe that there are fairies at the bottom of the garden too. Even a child would know that such a statement is logically absurd. If ever there was an manipulator of statistics, it is this eBafia organisation. Still, the December quarter’s financials due out mid January will dispel such nonsense. And I make this comment here because Mr Dawson blocks my critical comments from appearing on his eBay-supporting blog.
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“eBay UK sales 5x higher than eBay.com” Well, if we can believe this statement, we can also believe that there are fairies at the bottom of the garden too
Philip the article is about how UK with 1/5Th the population of USA is expecting to turn over the same Christmas dollars . Thus the UK population is "5 times" more likely to use ebay to buy on than USA buyers are.
We will all have different opinions as to why that is. My personal view is many UK buyers see ebay as relatively safe a view not obviously held in America. I also feel that Australia has more the USA attitude. And a lot of that is like USA a large country physically hard to get pickups or checking bona fides of seller. UK is also under one legal system. USA like Australia is broken into many states and legal systems and big distances.
If we did not like using ebay we would not talk about ebay. The problem for most of us Chris I suspect included, is we can all see the potential for ebay style trades. That is currently not happening because ebay is the only large player and is greedy for fees today. Not trying to play the long game.
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eBay, PayPal and Industry Data: Holiday Ecommerce Spending Mixed
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m11/i30/s01
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LVMH wins case against eBay in Paris court
A (eBay) spokeswoman added: "We felt we did everything humanly and physically possible to comply with the injunction. We question the real motivation why brands are bringing these cases. ................. yeah sure you did !!!
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/lvmh-wins-case-against-ebay-in-paris-court/story-e6frg9h6-1225805573569
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Early Christmas for Amazon
video presentation
http://media.smh.com.au/business/businessday/early-christmas-for-amazon-935400.html&exc_from=strap
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An eBay Killer, Just in Time for the Holidays
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356309,00.asp
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eBay plans to appeal $2.55 million fine by a French court
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=32687
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Saying “goodbye” to my eBay Shop
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/12/01/saying-“goodbye”-to-my-ebay-shop/ (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/12/01/saying-“goodbye”-to-my-ebay-shop/)
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eBay Sends Relist Reminders to Auction Sellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1259688026.html
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Local woman’s eBay, Paypal disaster
http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/technology/tech-news/computers/2009/12/local-womans-ebay-paypal-disaster/
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eBay stolen goods man avoids jail
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8390872.stm
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Local woman’s eBay, Paypal disaster
http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/technology/tech-news/computers/2009/12/local-womans-ebay-paypal-disaster/
Another reason why you should never buy pre - order stuff on eBay and I reckon eBay should ban sales of this nature , as a seller if you havent got it in stock then you shouldnt be able to list it IMO ..... or perhaps the rules could change for pre - sale stuff and call it pre - order , where you order it but dont pay until the seller advises they have in stock ready to dispatch then you pay same as any other ebay sale so that you havent already used your claim time up prior to item being dispatched.... the only other option is to open a dispute within the required time for every single pre-order purchase you make and then only close claim once received in good order ... but I would avoid these purchases at all costs the risks involved are far too great
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Amazon.com is great about "Pre-Orders"
Never a hassle.
And eBay is trying to be like Amazon? Pffft!
Here's an Amazon example (something I really want):
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Destination-Nick-Zano/dp/B001GCUO4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259809063&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Final-Destination-Nick-Zano/dp/B001GCUO4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1259809063&sr=1-1)
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Keeping eBay in Mind
'Come to think of it,' eBay's new multimedia ad blitz is stirring excitement.
http://www.auctiva.com/edu/entry.aspx?id=Keeping-eBay-in-Mind
Some more nonsense from another eBay gatekeeper.
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"The campaign encourages all buyers to reconsider and recommit to eBay, because of the amazing value and selection available on the site".
Long-time members are STILL banished from the eBay Forums.
"We are not amused!"
:pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly: :pigsfly:
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I agree, Smee, on the subject of pre-orders. I've spoken about this before; if eBay/PayPal allow pre-orders, but indemnify themselves against having to protect the buyer if the seller doesn't supply (by their own rules), it's tantamount to allowing fraud.
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The issue of fraud on eBay has been raging for many years.
Why duzzint somebody do something!!!!????
"There is Law.
And there is Anarchy.
You can't have it both ways."
-Tello's Law
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/anm3fd663c2c1f05630.gif)
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Is Recession Affecting eBay Sellers' Inventory Decisions?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1259865169.html
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How to Sell on Amazon and eBay
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/business/smallbusiness/03marketplaces.html
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How to buy on eBay
http://www.clusterflock.org/2009/12/how-to-buy-on-ebay.html
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Great article bnwt! ^^
Did you win? If you put in an amount you would be comfortable paying for it, you did. At the very least, you did not:
* Signal your intention to every jingjang from here to your momma who might be interested in the item.
* Bid up the item to what you wanted to pay for it days before the auction is over.
* In the final frenzy talk yourself into spending more for it than you were willing to pay.
Follow these rules and you’ll be happy and end up with most of the items you bid on. But be warned, the next time you see two hoopleheads bidding up an item six dollars at a time twelve days before the auction is over, you’ll want to poke your eyes out with a stick.
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All those "nibble" bidders (even the multiple nibble bidders) are more likely to be the seller's shill bidders than they are likely to be even naive legitimate bidders.
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I doubt that Philip, most people I know bid on eBay items as soon as they see them. They do not use a sniping service and do not have the time or experience to try and bid at the last minute.
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PayPal mistakes own email for phishing attack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/04/paypal_phishing_false_alarm/
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Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay express grave concerns about Digital Economy Bill
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/12/04/239564/Facebook-Google-Yahoo-and-eBay-express-grave-concerns-about-Digital-Economy.htm
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Two Bulgarians jailed in US for eBay money-laundering scheme
http://ecommerce-journal.com/news/25727_two-bulgarians-jailed-us-money-laundering-scheme?drgn=1
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Houstonian pleads guilty in eBay hot tub scam
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6752039.html
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eBay, the online auction leader, has once again been involved in selling counterfeit products and in unfair competition.
http://www.culture-buzz.com/blog/eBay-When-The-Veil-Is-Lifted-2428.html
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EBay Set To Face Off In Court Against Craigslist
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091204-711414.html
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eBay and Amazon can't pay your bills
“Merely being listed on eBay or Amazon isn't a sustainable business," said Ceru. "There are a lot of people going down this path that are making little or no money.”
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091204/BLOG31/912049984/0/BIZ
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Designers auction 24-hour start-up on eBay
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/6737699/Designers-auction-24-hour-start-up-on-eBay.html
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'HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS' START AN ONLINE BUSINESS, BECOME EBAY ENTREPRENEURS
http://www.mlive.com/greatlakesbay/index.ssf/2009/12/high_school_sweethearts_start.html
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Net prices ‘fixed’, warns eBay
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article6945943.ece
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Taobao captivates Chinese e-tycoons, big and small
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iU8vH82-eh3C8phbnyyGY1DdEgJA
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Scam Alert: That 'hot' gift is just hot air
http://www.modbee.com/business/story/961283.html
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TWO FOREIGN NATIONALS SENTENCED FOR ROLES IN INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME INVOLVING ONLINE
http://www.auto-mobi.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10507&Itemid=50
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EBay’s Holiday-Season Killer Is Zhu Zhu Pets But Little Else
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/12/07/ebays-holiday-season-killer-is-zhu-zhu-pets-but-little-else/
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eBay Sees Big Improvement in Brand Perception in November
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i07/s03
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Paypal Abandons Another Scammed Seller
http://consumerist.com/2009/12/paypal-abandons-another-scammed-seller.html
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Coventry shoppers warned about fake eBay goods after court cases
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2009/12/08/coventry-shoppers-warned-about-fake-ebay-goods-after-court-cases-92746-25345627/
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Going, going gone! The eBay of yore is no more
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/going-going-gone-the-ebay-of-yore-is-no-more/story-e6frg90o-1225808886195
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eBay Keyword Search Tool Helps Listing Get Heavy Traffic
http://newsblaze.com/story/2009120911030200001.pr/topstory.html
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Which Retail Site Is Best for Shoppers?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704825504574584052338595442.html
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Christmas shoppers turn to online to avoid stress
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Latest/tabid/53/ID/6914/Christmas-shoppers-turn-to-online-to-avoid-stress.aspx
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Is this the end of eBay? Fixed price sales overtake auctions as Tesco brigade muscle in
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1234840/Is-end-eBay-Fixed-price-sales-overtake-auctions-Tesco-brigade-muscle-in.html
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Craigslist Founder Says Betrayed by eBay
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514404574588522853209590.html
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Ebay feedback is buyer biased
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977941553
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eBay Wins French Court Case Brought By French Antique Dealers
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091211-706986.html
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Stolen UPS packages sold on eBay
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/12/11/Police-Stolen-UPS-packages-sold-on-eBay/UPI-50841260552585/
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eBay Mind Games
http://www.physorg.com/news179766687.html
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Credit card scam run by students
http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/crime-law-justice/credit-card-scam-run-by-students/1703282.aspx
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The scam, which ran for about three months, started with buying phone credit, and ended with the youths buying iPods, bike parts and XBox games from eBay.
OK, so correct me if I'm wrong....but three under age kids used School computers to open Ebay Accounts obviously, and stolen Credit cards to open Paypal Accounts?....and then went on a shopping spree. two things become obvious in this scenario.......
Ebay's and Paypal's verification system is a bloody joke, and no wonder Austrac is ordering them to tighten verification......
And, that the banks were obviously the ones who spotted the fraud, given that they are the only ones who monitor strange payments on CC's...Paypal and Ebay are asleep at the wheel....I'll bet they used Paypal accounts how else can they buy on ebay unless the trader takes CC?....
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eBay traders earning a fortune from Susan Boyle
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2009/12/13/music-mogul-simon-cowell-threatens-legal-action-against-susan-boyle-bootleggers-86908-21894202/
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Ebay's and Paypal's verification system is a bloody joke
Hi Cupie,
Without reading the news, I don't know what exactly is happening.
My reply is based on my understanding and personal experience on paypal's verification system. I hope you don't see me as always opposing your opinion.
Few things I don't understand here:
1. A bit of history here. We (Malaysian) started have access to Paypal in late 2003. I was working in Indonesia then. Registered an account and added my credit card, and make few purchases (paypal limit is USD 100) Not long after that, paypal send me an email telling me they have limit the access to my credit card, and asked that I prove that I am the holder by fax them a copy of any bills addressed to the name and address as in the credit card. They don't accept email copy. So I can't access to my paypal until my return to Malaysia.
2. Each credit card has a sending limit of USD 100. To lift the limit, account holder has to allow paypal to charge $1.95 USD Expanded Use Fee to their credit card. Then in the credit card statement, there will be a 4-digit Expanded Number next to the $1.95 USD PayPal Expanded Use Fee (example, PayPal 1234*(EXPUSE)). The limit is lifted when the account holder enter the 4 digit number and the USD $1.95 will be refunded.
Now this is interesting.
1. I have to steal the credit card and know the card holder's billing address.
2. I have to have access to the next credit card statement after I added the card.
3. I have to do this before the card holder notice the card was stolen, and cancel the card.
But if I have all the information, I can do anything and not necessary limit to paypal.
This is my understanding and I could be wrong.
Regards,
Low
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Counterfeit golf club gang guilty
Mark Lewis, manager for eBay in the UK, said it "worked tirelessly" to ensure counterfeiters were caught.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8407027.stm
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Crackdown on fake Susan Boyle articles on eBay
eBay apologized over the sale of T-shirts and boxer shorts bearing crude sexual slogans about the spinster superstar.
http://www.examiner.com/x-21937-Kansas-City-eBay-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Crackdown-on-fake-Susn-Boyle-articles-on-eBay
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eBay Sellers Not Providing Good Buyer Experience
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1260765385.html
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Mail dispute escalates to a strike
''There might be a delay of a day this week. We know the union is targeting parcel facilities in Sydney and Melbourne,''
http://www.smh.com.au/national/mail-dispute-escalates-to-a-strike-20091215-kut2.html
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CEO tries to breathe new life into eBay and PayPal
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-15-ebay15_ST_N.htm
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eBay Glitch: Markdown Manager
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1260910964.html
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eBay's November Traffic Down 7.7% Year-over-Year
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i15/s01
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Online Scam Nearly Costs Greenville Man Thousands
http://www2.wspa.com/spa/news/local/article/online_scam_nearly_costs_greenville_man_thousands/30891/
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Local Family Falls Victim To Internet Auto Scam
http://www.10news.com/news/21965316/detail.html
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eBay UK Says Fraudsters to Be Sentenced in January
In a press statement, Mark Lewis, Country Manager for eBay in the UK, said, ................. eBay leads the industry in the fight against the global trade in counterfeits, with no organisation doing more to combat the sale of counterfeits online.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i16/s05
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The Biggest Online Winners And Losers For 2009: EBay Traffic Collapse
http://247wallst.com/2009/12/16/the-biggest-online-winners-and-losers-for-2009-ebay-traffic-collapse/
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thanks bnwt! interesting link on drop in ebay traffic, quite major
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They can't go down in flames fast enuff..............
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Users Concerned over eBay Changes to Chat Boards
by: dumpebaynow Sun Feb 15 19:41:25 2009
Ebay is trying to phase out the boards and eventually shut them down. The "community" thing is old ebay. The new ebay does not benefit from or want to encourage sellers networking with each other, especially when there are so many complaints and evidence of cover-ups, monkeying with the stats, etc. Over the last year, since ebay announced their anti-seller changes, the boards have been used to spread the word about them and also about the other sites and selling venues, and many have moved their businesses off ebay after getting advice on the boards. Ebay's software looks for specific names of other sites to remove a post, but has not been able to pick up the codes we use. Sellers being able to communicate with each other is not something ebay wants anymore. It is no longer to their advantage. The boards are deliberately being made non-user-friendly. Guys, register with the other sites and use their boards. It's better than having the Gestapo reading and censoring everything you post.
Users Concerned over eBay Changes to Chat Boards
by: Ron Tello Tue Feb 10 16:04:08 2009
I share the majority of concerns herein.
My personal gripe is ''The Evil Button Pushers''. It's too easy for a Member to get ''sanctioned'' for any reason NOT pertaining to the rules.
When one or more low-life posters don't agree with another poster's point of view, or they don't like your face...*BLAM!* They hit the Report Button, and it does damage!
Personally, I was murdered on the ''Ask Griff'' thread at Seller Central, on January 15th. I did no wrong, did not flame or post inappropriate material.
Yet, everybody else continued to scuff, fight, throw things and generally violate the rules themselves without consequence.
There's NO Justice there.
And appealing is a Stonewall Experience.
After the format changes, and the noteable drop in traffic, I'm glad I got the boot. There's nothing going on there that's worthy of my participation any more.
Being ''on the outside looking in'' is a 3 Ring Event. The ''Ebay Suicide'' Saga is truely a modern American Horror Movie!
On a side note: The CENSORSHIP continues. I monitor the Forums everyday & I frequently see many innocent to mildly critical threads go POOF before they get 4 or 5 posts.
Recently on SC, there were 2 particular threads that were definantly vulgar & against the rules. One was entitled ''F*** Y**'', and it went on for nearly 2 1/2 hours before the sleeper at the switch woke up. (I have it on pdf!)
The other bad one was just as criminal & it went on to enjoy over 100 posts. (Also on pdf!)
eBay is INSANE, and so are the Button Pushers. And the Mods are WORTHLESS!!!!
It's no longer a ''Community''. It has become a TOXIC NEIGHBORHOOD. Enemy Territory. The Land of The Lost.
It was great while it lasted; I won't look back (but I have my pdf's to enjoy & potentially publish!)
eBay.....PFFFTTttttt.
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/2/1234037563.html/5/80 (http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/2/1234037563.html/5/80)
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Local Man Pleads Guilty To 2nd Mail-Fraud Count
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/crime/article/local_man_pleads_guilty_to_2nd_mail-fraud_count/28524/
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eBay Advises Members on Australia Postal Work Stoppages
eBay said it would write to Australia Post, the CEPU and relevant government ministers "on behalf of the more than 52,700 eBay sellers in Australia who currently derive their primary or secondary source of income from selling on eBay.com.au (according to June 2006 ACNielsen research), seeking assurances to avoid postal disruptions in the future."
("hey fellas ebay don't want us to strike, all those in favour raise your hands")
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i17/s03
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Shilling on eBay
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/askjack/2009/dec/17/ebay-shill-bidding
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Man told to pay back £188,000 from eBay scam
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2062803_man_told_to_pay_back_188000_from_ebay_scam
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More eBay Feedback Changes in 2010
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1261081041.html
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UK Payments Council to scrap cheques in the UK
http://tamebay.com/2009/12/uk-payments-council-to-scrap-cheques-in-the-uk.html
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eBay Attempts To Curtail Click Fraud
Some merchants were clicking on ads to exhaust daily ad budgets of competitors.
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=119360
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eBay's Korean Competitor Cries Antitrust Foul
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i18/s02
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One in five pounds to be spent online by 2020
http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/974735/One-five-pounds-spent-online-2020/
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Consumers say they are over eBay
Could eBay be the next global site to be heading into decline like MySpace? According to a new OneNewsPage.com poll, 85% of consumers believe it is.
http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=16426&Title=Consumers_say_they_are_over_eBay
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Rap's Willie D pleads guilty to wire fraud
http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2009/12/18/Raps-Willie-D-pleads-guilty-to-wire-fraud/UPI-21191261196993/
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Ex-restaurant owner jailed on ID theft charges
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/148584
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Why eBay traders forced West Brom to ban autograph hunters from training ground
http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/west-bromwich-albion-fc/west-bromwich-albion-fc-news/2009/12/19/revealed-why-ebay-traders-forced-west-brom-to-ban-autograph-hunters-from-training-ground-97319-25425285/
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Bidder gets the Challenger, with a little help
http://blog.oregonlive.com/complaintdesk/2009/12/bidder_gets_the_challenger_wit.html
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PayPal reserves, holds : policy changes explained
http://tamebay.com/2009/12/paypal-reserves-holds-policy-changes-explained.html
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As Stores Sputter, Sales Sizzle Online
EBay Inc.'s giant online marketplace, where traffic has slumped in recent years, lost shoppers every week since the end of November compared to the same period of last year
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704786204574608383669228994.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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Closing eBay Store, Search Outage Credit Last Straw
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1261351918.html
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TRS Program Negatively Impacts Larger eBay Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i21/s01
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Two Rossendale men jailed for £96,000 eBay scam
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/burnleypendlerossendale/4813463.Two_Rossendale_men_jailed_for___96_000_eBay_scam/
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Man pays $1,000 for tickets that never came
video presentation
http://www.azfamily.com/sports/Man-pays-1000-for-tickets-that-never-came-79858097.html
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"eBay Selects Click Forensics to Fight Click Fraud"
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/091221-025317
Another laughable statement from our friends at eBay. eBay claiming to care about someone other than themselves; and concerned about fraud (that's not the fraud that they themselves facilitate on their buying consumers, of course); give me a break.
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13 hours left to vote for the Worst Company in Britain 2009
http://www.bitterwallet.com/13-hours-left-to-vote-for-the-worst-company-in-britain-2009/23268
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a bnwt prediction
right about now eBay are sending out press releases to every media outlet they can think of
the topic will be "how to convert unwanted christmas presents in to cash"
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eBay Top Rated Seller Badge Advantages Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i22/s02
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“MEG 2010—A NEW CALIFORNIA”
http://www.megwhitman.com/california_forum.php?id=2&ftype=4&page=1
12/22/09 10:08am PST Travis
All,
Just wanted to drop a quick note and make sure our forum users are aware that Meg ranked #8 on Harvard Business Review's Top 50 CEO list. Check out the list here: http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-best-performing-ceos-in-the-world/sb1
She joined eBay when it was just a small start-up company in Silicon Valley. At the time, few people could see the potential in a company with 30 employees and a little over $4 million in revenue. But Meg did. She was inspired by what she saw -- a company dedicated to helping millions of people reach their goals of launching and building their own businesses. Meg’s number one goal as governor will be to help the private sector create at least two million jobs for Californians by 2015. She believes that if we don’t get the economic engine going again – if we are no longer the very best state in which to start and grow a business – there is no way out of this financial challenge. It is about time for a Governor who’s created jobs, who's managed a budget, who's led and inspired large organizations, who listens well and who can drive an agenda.
Please share your thoughts, questions, and concerns here on this forum in a respectful manner and we will happily respond.
Travis
Is that not enough to make you vomit? We should all be taking the opportunity to post our thoughts on Meg’s forum …
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I am a Refugee from California.
Don't look back!
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/Train%20Wrecks/rr_wreck35.jpg)
:tello: "Banned For Life on the eBay Forums..."
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Unwanted Christmas gifts: What to do with that hideous present from Grandma
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1237807/Unwanted-Christmas-gifts-What-hideous-jumper-Grandma.html
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bnwt.....you should have placed a bet on that PR campaign....lmao...predictable aren't they?
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EBay's Last-Minute Delivery Push
In November, eBay's online visitors dropped by 8%, to 51.2 million, compared with a year earlier, according to Nielsen NetView. During the same period, Amazon's visitors rose 6% to 60.9 million.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2009/tc20091222_424871.htm
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Ten tips to sell your unwanted presents on eBay
http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/money_weblog/2009/12/ten-tips-to-sell-your-unwanted-presents-on-ebay.html
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Internet shoppers head for the sales
http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED23%20Dec%202009%2018%3A25%3A53%3A377
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Employee Stole Big Items To Sell Online
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/22055762/detail.html
video presentation
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Thanks, you shouldn't have …
A spokeswoman for eBay, Sian Gipslis, said: ''If it's just going to sit in your house, you should consider selling it.''
http://www.smh.com.au/national/thanks-you-shouldnt-have-x2026-20091225-lf02.html
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Recycle your Christmas and let virtually nothing go to waste
Thousands of unwanted presents will be sitting in neat piles by chairs and sofas across the land. Research by eBay, the auction website, indicates that £700 million was wasted on unwanted presents
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article6966465.ece
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Shoppers lose 'bargain buzz'
Meanwhile, according to research commissioned by eBay, more than half of all Australians received at least one unwanted present yesterday, with eBay estimating a total of 18.8 million unwanted gifts worth $978 million
http://www.theage.com.au/national/shoppers-lose-bargain-buzz-20091225-lf2x.html
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Presents on eBay
http://gazettextra.com/photos/2009/dec/25/24325/
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Presents on eBay
http://gazettextra.com/photos/2009/dec/25/24325/
This article has one reader comment:
"Don't worry...if its on Ebay chances are it won't sell anyway ;-)"
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How to recycle your unwanted Christmas presents
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/6873912/How-to-recycle-your-unwanted-Christmas-presents.html
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Worcestershire woman who helped launch eBay UK starts new venture
http://www.sundaymercury.net/lifestyle-news/family-news/2009/12/27/worcestershire-woman-who-helped-launch-ebay-uk-starts-new-venture-66331-25473540/
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Psychic Psue’s Predictions for 2010 on eBay
http://tamebay.com/2009/12/10-for-10-psychic-psues-predictions-for-2010-on-ebay.html
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GraysOnline aims to be Australia's Amazon
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/graysonline-aims-to-be-australias-amazon/story-e6frg8zx-1225813989717
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Survey Results Bode Well For Google and Amazon
http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/price-target/72299/survey-results-bode-well-for-google-and-amazon-goog-amzn-ebay
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eBay Feedback DSRs Unfair to High Volume Powersellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1261959047.html
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eBay Feedback DSRs Unfair to High Volume Powersellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1261959047.html
The Author of this article is 100% incorrect with his figures... he/she has the mathamatical brain of a gnat !!!
so people really should check their facts before making statements like this on a public forum .... the worse thing is that some other people read them and assume they are true !
"I have spoken to several eBay representatives about this and every single one of them can't understand the simple math behind it."
Well of course thay cant understand it ... your figures are wrong !!!
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Paying Using PayPal And Your Credit Card Is The Safest Way To Shop On EBay
http://www.creditcardfinder.com.au/paypal-shopping-ebay.html (http://www.creditcardfinder.com.au/paypal-shopping-ebay.html)
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For Sale : Cheating Boyfriend's Presents
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2786423/For-sale-on-ebay-My-cheating-boyfriends-presents.html?OTC-RSS
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eBay Gets 750,000 Unique Visitors a Day via Mobile Apps
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i29/s02
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Man tracks down burglar and £8,000 stolen property through eBay
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/6904310/Man-tracks-down-burglar-and-8000-stolen-property-through-eBay.html
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Amazon Replaces eBay as Low-Price Shopping Destination
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1262012849.html
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eBay gets serious about fraud
http://www.tele-management.ca/content/23222-ebay_gets_serious_about_fraud
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eBay gets serious about fraud.
Oxymoron Alert!
*snipe page 47*
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Ebay wrote to the Ministers ?? Amazing !
***Australia Post industrial dispute update: strike on 22 December***
21 December 2009 | 11:42AM EST
The Communication, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has announced they will go on strike from tomorrow, Tuesday 22 December. Australia Post has announced that they anticipate 75% of their workforce will not strike and they have put in place contingencies to minimise disruptions.
Given the importance of postal services to both buyers and sellers during the busy Christmas shopping season eBay recommends that buyers and sellers take the following actions:
Buyers
1. Pay the seller promptly after making your purchase. This will help sellers dispatch faster
2. Consider using couriers or alternate delivery options if offered by sellers
3. Communicate with your seller and take into account potential delays beyond their control.
4. Consider carefully any Feedback or Detailed Seller Ratings you leave on receiving the item.
Sellers
1. Post any sold items promptly to avoid disappointing buyers hoping to receive their purchases prior to Christmas
2. Communicate with your buyers. Let them know
* as soon as you have sent items
* that the strike could delay delivery
3. Consider the 10% discount currently being offered to eBay members by Interparcel for domestic and international courier services. These services will not be impacted by any industrial action
What eBay is doing?
eBay will monitor further developments and liaise with Australia Post to ensure you are informed of any actions that may impact buying or selling, in as timely a manner as possible. Last week eBay sent variations on the following letter to Australia Post and relevant government ministers:
Dear Minister,
I am writing on behalf of thousands of eBay sellers to express grave concern about the impact of the proposed national strike at Australia Post.
More than 52,700 eBay sellers in Australia currently derive their primary or secondary source of income from selling on eBay.com.au (according to June 2006 ACNielsen research). The majority of our sellers rely heavily on Australia Post for their deliveries and are understandably concerned that any postal strike will cause huge disruption at a time when they can least afford it.
These sellers tell us that Christmas typically accounts for a significant portion of their annual sales and despite the difficult economic conditions, they’re successfully growing their businesses and investing for future growth. Any barrier to them delivering their goods could dent public confidence in a growing and increasingly important part of the economy.
Whilst I understand that the issues are complex and hard to control, in consideration of the many hard-working small businesses who are innocent victims of this dispute, I urge you to encourage both the Australia Post and the Communications Electrical Plumbing Union to reach a negotiated settlement and to bring this dispute to a swift end.
Regards,
The eBay team
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Unhappy with eBay and PayPal policies
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2009/dec/29/unhappy_ebay_and_paypal_policies/
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eBay Replaces Annual Conference with Regional Events
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y09/m12/i30/s01
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eBay Confirms More 21-Day Holds from PayPal
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2009/12/1262296279.html
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More consumers buying online
http://www.projo.com/business/content/savings_online_shopping_trends_01-03-10_NKGU7_v9.1fca25c.html
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“Is PayPal good for your ... business?” A short PayPal horror story
http://blog.apparentsoft.com/business/124/is-paypal-good-for-your-microisv-business-a-short-paypal-horror-story/
The best PayPal horror story I have yet seen; says it all; a must read ...
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Absolutely outrageous......and definitely something that should be taken up with the BFSO and indeed ACCC. It's just thuggery, and in this case, the business has sustained 'damages'.....oh how I wish someone would grow some backbone and take these pirates on.....it costs nothing to lodge an ACCC and BFSO complaint even Fair Trading would cover this type of unconscionable conduct.....oh and btw? if Paypal were an EFT code signatory, they would never get away with this type of conduct......
Would it be useful to have a Paypal Horror Story thread here so we can post all Paypal stories for all to see and review in one place?.....
btw...happy new year Phil
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Oh and incidentally, Paypal will no doubt argue that it is complying with anti money laundering legislation, when in fact, all they have to do is (like banks) use 100pt verification with Aust Post.
Now given the story above, do you think that seller would have been quite happy to attend an Aust Post and prove his identity without having to fax CONFIDENTIAL documents to Paypal for the same purpose, but which were then rejected? They are a TOTAL farce this mob....run don't walk to the nearest exit.
If any business person is crazy enough to build a business on Ebay, they need their head read......It's like building your house upon the Sand...quick sand. You have no negotiation power, no say over your business or redress for financial losses imposed by Ebay's bully boy tactics.....why bother? Their stupidity could totally finish your business in a heart beat with no recourse under an 'Unfair Contract'...crikey, why don't these businesses utilise the TPA and at least fight back?
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Charity shops hit by fewer donations in recession
http://www.yourcanterbury.co.uk/kent-news/Charity-shops-hit-by-fewer-donations-in-recession-newsinkent31392.aspx
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Bundy couple caught in online scam
http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2010/01/04/couple-caught-in-online-swindle/
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End all your good til cancelled listings
http://tamebay.com/2010/01/end-all-your-good-til-cancelled-listings.html
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AuctionBytes Scorecard for Forthcoming eBay Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i04/s01
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What Changes Will Impact eBay Sellers in 2010?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1262579800.html
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US man pleads guilty to art scam
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8443986.stm
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Auctiva Adapts to eBay Changes and Offers New Ways to Sell Online
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i06/s01
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Woman pleads guilty to stealing, then selling clothes
http://www.clackamasreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=126280450288280100
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Death of the Impulse Buy on eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1262747811.html
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eBay Changing Categories From February 7
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/01/ebay-changing-categories-from-february-7/
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Autograph faker pulled from eBay
Sometimes even 100% positive eBay feedback should be taken with a pinch of salt.
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/01/autograph-faker-pulled-from-eb.html
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February 2010 Category Changes
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201001.shtml#2010-01-06123358
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February 2010 Category Changes
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201001.shtml#2010-01-06123358
Oh! great !... more improvements we had to have !.... do we just slash our wrists now and save the pain or wait till there implemented ?
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Hagens Berman Sues eBay's Bill Me Later for Allegedly Violating Consumer Rights
The suit contends that Bill Me Later - which is not a government-regulated financial institution - has entered into a relationship with CIT Bank to create the appearance that the bank is extending credit terms. In fact, Bill Me Later controls the entire transaction.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i07/s03
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eBay Rescinds Invitations to Top Rated Seller Program
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1262890073.html
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Bill Me Later's sister is Sue Me Now.
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eBay defamation suit centers on Web comments about seller
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jan/08/ebay-defamation-suit-centers-web-comments-about-se/
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PayPal's Major Flaw - Bank Transfer and Bad Design
http://www.techimoto.com/2010/01/08/paypals-major-flaw-bank-transfers-and-bad-design/
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Is the Small Seller the Poster Child for eBay?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1262925833.html
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Austin man is defrauded of $13,500 on eBay
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=28&a=432996
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Scams spell trouble
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/scams-spell-trouble-20100110-m0nm.html
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Auction Ruling to Set a Precedent
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/01/113_58777.html
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It's the time of year when online sellers should brace themselves
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m01/abu0254/s01
IMPORTANT - Please read this one
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Twin challenge to Royal Mail's parcel business as internet shopping creates extra demand
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1241969/Twin-challenge-Royal-Mails-parcel-business-internet-shopping-creates-extra-demand.html
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eBay UK Institutes Changes in PowerSeller Discounts
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i11/s03
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I Sold My PSP to an eBay Phantom, Now I'm Stuck With it for Weeks
http://consumerist.com/2010/01/i-sold-my-psp-to-an-ebay-phantom-now-im-stuck-with-it-for-weeks.html
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i got an email today telling me i was so valued ebay are giving me phone support .... not sure i actually WANT to talk to them after all this time and having to work through my own issues for years lol, did anyone else get this?
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is it the 1800 powersellers number ??
there are two call centres ........... one in Utah and one in Manila
the guys in Utah are fantastic ........ friendly, knowledgeable and genuinely interested ....... I have found them to be a great help .... on call 7 days a week
sadly the same can not be said for the one in Manila ............... nasal speaking robots that can't grasp even the simplest problem .. they are obviously reading straight out of a manual (probably called eBay for Retards)
trouble is you don't know which call centre you're going to get when you ring .... seeing it's a free call if a robot answers I hang up and try again
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BNWT its a local 1 800 number which is purportedly actually here in oz (and actually lists a local 02 etc number as backup if calling from overseas) and has defined aussie type business hours to 9 pm or so , i am not a powerseller, so on the surface it seems to be a local aussie thing they have set up, as to the exclusivity thing, its weird one of my ebay accounts got the message the other didnt but both accounts seem to be able to access this phone number in help, maybe others can test if its showing whe they go to "help".
I am seeing in the books section a lot of auctions (i.e. 90 odd %) passing in without bids and some very good value as well, I wonder if this is a sign at least parts of their business is dying off fast and they are trying to give the perception that they are giving better support? its hard to see how many sellers actually hang on selling so little with the fees
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yes ............ the aussie powersellers help desk runs on australian time and is set at our office hours
the paypal 1800 number also has an 02 access but it diverts to the US
I can't imagine eBay spending money to set up an aussie call centre
in fact now that I think about it recently I had a particularly troublesome customer, the guy in Utah suggested I get them to call the 1800 number when I said "but these people aren't powersellers" to which he replied "we take calls from anybody"
I might add he sorted them out and resolved the situation without any bloodshed
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New $20k PayPal 21-Day Hold Policy
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1263441641.html
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Kiwi online fashion venture in China push
"Before I knew it I had built up a group of customers [on eBay] who kept asking me if I had my own website so they could buy from me directly .... (yeah sure they did!!!)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/markets/news/article.cfm?c_id=62&objectid=10620171
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Another eBay Pirate Heads to Prison
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3858586
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eBay fakes cost Rochdale couple half a million
http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/35269/ebay-fakes-cost-rochdale-couple-half-a-million
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Kiwi online fashion venture in China push
"Before I knew it I had built up a group of customers [on eBay] who kept asking me if I had my own website so they could buy from me directly .... (yeah sure they did!!!)
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/markets/news/article.cfm?c_id=62&objectid=10620171
exactly, how many customers on ebay would ask that, sounds like she made that up for sure
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It’s called “spin” and it comes straight from the various Departments of Spin, large and small; every corporation has one, working overtime these days, eBay’s in particular. It does not seem to matter that their statements are usually so self-serving and very often nonsensical; all that matters is that they keep regurgitating the same nonsense and then the majority of people will, apparently, assume that what they say is so. It pays to be a cynic and accept absolutely nothing put out by the likes of “for profit” corporations without first critically appraising same. Indeed, in eBay’s case, you simply take the reverse what they say to get the most probable truth of what they have said.
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If it smells like a fish..looks like a fish..feels like a fish..tastes like a fish....it's probably a Sprout...
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Pretzel Fish Logic.
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eBay Helps Antique Sales in Binghamton
http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=12327
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Outlets, outlawed : what I’d do with eBay, part 1
http://tamebay.com/2010/01/outlets-outlawed-what-id-do-with-ebay-part-1.html
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PayPal will refund money if claim is filed and found valid
If found in the buyer's favor, PayPal will reimburse the full purchase price and all the original shipping costs. ............... (you forgot to add, "assuming they can get the money from the seller" oh and of course as is everything to do with paypal 'at it's sole discretion'
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_14205390
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Amazon Breaks eBay's Record for Unique Visitors
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1263752913.html
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Neal joins ex-wife in pleading guilty to thefts
http://www.t-g.com/story/1602980.html
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eBay's Turnaround is in Jeopardy - What Now?
What happens when your turnaround takes an about-face? eBay CEO John Donahoe may find out the answer to that question if he isn’t careful.
http://gigaom.com/2010/01/18/ebays-turnaround-is-in-jeopardy-what-now/
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Sold or Not Sold on eBay
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/clips/ebay-sold-or-not-sold/1191542/
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Tough Competition May Dampen eBay Earnings Despite Healthy Holiday
In an ominous development for eBay, only 13% of people described the company as "the best e-commerce shopping experience," down from 27% in March of 2009, in a poll released by Piper Jaffray last week. By contrast, Amazon was named "the best" by some 65% of respondents, up from 35% over the same period.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/tough-competition-may-dampen-ebay-earnings-despite-healthy-holid/19322208/
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eBay displaying other sellers’ items on your live listings
http://tamebay.com/2010/01/ebay-displaying-other-sellers-items-on-your-live-listings.html
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eBay Earnings Due Today, Bets on PayPal and Larger Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i20/s01
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eBay: Does it have any answers for Amazon?
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29726
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EBay Results Beat Street; 2010 Outlook Rosy
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/ebay-results-beat-street--outlook-rosy/
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EBay sellers' rebellion: The aftermath
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/20/smallbusiness/ebay_aftermath/
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On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/01/20/technology-business-and-professional-services-us-tec-ebay-on-the-call_7290409.html
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Hertford eBay fraudster to be sentenced in March
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury-news/displayarticle.asp?id=478393
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eBay: The Recovery Takes Hold
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/01/21/ebay-the-recovery-takes-hold/
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eBay Expands Buyer Protection Policy to Additional Payment Services
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i22/s01
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Amazon earnings expected to soar in 4th quarter
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-earnings-expected-to-soar-in-fourth-quarter-2010-01-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Seller's Choice Marketplace Ratings: eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m01/abu0255/s09
Beautiful; says it all; eBay placed 13th; a shame that nobody at eBay reads such research ...
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1,400 Merchants Rate eBay, Amazon and 13 Other Marketplaces
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1264292193.html
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eBay plug PayPal credit card in payment options
http://tamebay.com/2010/01/ebay-plug-paypal-credit-card-in-payment-options.html
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eBay ad leads to tire theft arrest
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=892829&category=REGION
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eBay announces a new fee structure
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=33288
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In bid for more users, eBay changes fees
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/in-bid-for-more-users-ebay-changes-fees-20100127-mwnf.html
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What’s happening to PowerSeller phone support?
http://tamebay.com/2010/01/whats-happening-to-powerseller-phone-support.html
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Highlights of Amazon's Q4 Blow Out
http://seekingalpha.com/article/185375-highlights-of-amazon-s-q4-blow-out?source=email
Oh, dear me, what have all the eBay/Donahoe supporters got to say now?
How does Amazon do it? They have no idiots like “Turkey” Donahoe handicapping them, that how!
I notice that an eBay director has also been dumping eBay shares. She must know something we don’t know, or maybe she saw Amazon’s results and now realizes that eBay, with “Noise” Donahoe at the helm, is indeed “dead man walking”.
The full sad, ugly, gory details of Donahoe’s criminality at
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=6502877
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eBay's new buyer protection programs covers all buyers and is beneficial for sellers.
http://www.examiner.com/x-21937-Kansas-City-eBay-Examiner~y2010m1d29-eBays-new-buyer-protection-programs-covers-all-buyers-and-is-beneficial-for-sellers
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Is eBay facing seller revolt?
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10444003-36.html
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Auction site, Ebay, bans Dad's Army game
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/auctio/story-e6frf96f-1225824846541
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eBay Continues Testing Feedback
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1264791508.html
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Another cellphone ebay scammer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-eQKdLSyeY
video presentation
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Tacoma man got rich selling stolen ink on eBay
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/crime/story/1049952.html
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NARCISO RODRIGUEZ TO OPEN EBAY SHOP
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/fashion/news/article/-/6741588/narciso-rodriguez-to-open-ebay-shop/
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eBay reduce the impact of unfair low DSR scores
http://tamebay.com/2010/01/ebay-reduce-the-impact-of-unfair-low-dsr-scores.html
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Five sites to help you bag the best bargains
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article7009324.ece
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eBay price changes effective March 30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIpjRIQISa8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-yq-XunBBo&feature=related
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NARCISO RODRIGUEZ TO OPEN EBAY SHOP
http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/fashion/news/article/-/6741588/narciso-rodriguez-to-open-ebay-shop/
Nice!!, I love his perfumes and collections, I can't wait to go see.
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Auction site, Ebay, bans Dad's Army game
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/auctio/story-e6frf96f-1225824846541
I read this is the Sunday paper, a tad on the ridiculous side.
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eBay UK Seller Updates – February 2010
http://tamebay.com/2010/02/ebay-uk-seller-updates-february-2010.html
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Former Employees Blog about eBay and PayPal
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1265136881.html
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EBay Users Angry Over Fee Change
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/ebay-users-angry-over-fee-change/19340560/
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eBay's Secret Testing Harmful to Sellers' Business Plans
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1265148835.html
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eBay UK Seller Objects to Mandatory Shipping Limits
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1265220549.html
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Jury finds woman who sold 'Gothic kittens' on eBay guilty of animal cruelty
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/jury-finds-woman-who-sold-gothic-kittens-on-ebay-guilty-of-animal-cruelty-1.595442
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Ex-Sunny Isles Beach resident gets jail time for eBay scam
The illegal take: about $717,000 from more than 5,500 eBay transactions, using at least 260 different auction accounts, federal prosecutors say.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/5min/story/1461721.html
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PayPal made to pay £220 after eBay mix-up
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/jessicainvestigates/7158553/PayPal-made-to-pay-220-after-eBay-mix-up.html
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PayPal echeques’ confusing messages
http://tamebay.com/2010/02/paypal-echeques-confusing-messages.html
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£100k conman to pay back £1
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2841161/100k-conman-to-pay-back-1.html
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PayPal stops payments to and from India
http://www.moneylife.in/article/8/3591.html
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Hey PayPal You Mother Sucking MoneyHole
http://techie-buzz.com/annoyances/paypal-sucks.html
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I find odd stuff about ebay & paypal but this has to be the weirdest by far
Paypal ????10??? ??
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTQ5NDk3MzYw.html
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Looks like the Ebay China Powersellers Convention. :roflmao:
It seems to be something like those get togethers they have in the US....just as much talent..lol
More alcohol by the looks of it though.....lol
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Hi Roo!
No doubt, it's lame!
And shameful...........
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eBay Search needs to get smarter
http://tamebay.com/2010/02/ebay-search-needs-to-get-smarter.html
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Survey Result Are In: eBay Sellers Weigh in on New Fees
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1265513187.html
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m02/abu0256/s02
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PayPal may easily give away personal info of its users under authorities request
http://ecommerce-journal.com/node/26798
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Competitor Leaves Positive Feedback But Low DSRs
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1265598790.html
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That's nasty behaviour on the part of a competitor. From what the seller concerned has said, it's leading to her having no choice but to close down.
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Ombudsman to review Aust Post's $50 compensation limit
In the news today the industry Ombudsman has decided that Australia Post's compensation limit of $50 is due for a review, since it has been in place since 1987 and has not kept up with the Consumer Price Index.
Aust Post however is resisting this move and insists that raising the limit is unnecessary because: their average claim is only $38 anyway; and that they have since 1987 offered improved services such as registered post.
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2813539.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2813539.htm)
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that's very creative accounting on the part of Australia Post
it easy to arrive at an average of $38 when the limit is only $50
if the limit was $100 the average would rise
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Good comment bnwt, they are sounding more and more like eBay every day. Maybe they are all going to the same seminars for unscrupulous commercial enterprises.
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‘eBay: On Location’ to Help Sellers Gain Insights, Boost Business
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-on-location-to-help-sellers-gain-insights-boost-business-2010-02-08?reflink=MW_news_stmp
“…And to help small-business and part-time eBay sellers accelerate their businesses on eBay, the company today announced a new series of events called ‘eBay: On Location’.”
Isn’t that interesting, eBay is again interested in even “part-time sellers”. That’s those little sellers who rarely know what they are doing and who were too much of a nuisance to accommodate yesterday. My, how things have changed; I smell another disaster approaching for the March quarter. Can’t wait for 21 April, to hear the spin the eBafia Don will put on it this time.
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Reminds me of an old saying.... "" be good to the little people on the way up because you may need them on the way down "" ... isn't it strange how old sayings seem to resurface years later... some things in life will never change no matter how much humans evolve...
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eBay Provides Answers on Buyer Protection Program
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1265729632.html
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EBay Asks Its Users for Help Building New Search Tools
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/ebay-asks-its-users-for-help-building-new-search-tools/
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So Who Exactly Benefits from eBay Fee Changes?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i10/s01
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Harvesting the News from eBay's Garden Launch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i10/s02
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Harvesting the News from eBay's Garden Launch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i10/s02
Moronbay was told the new improved search function was stuffed just days after they rolled it out... is there no end to their stupidity ?...
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EBay told to pay damages to LVMH unit
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704337004575059523018541764.html?mod=WSJ_Small%20Business_IndustryNews
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This OP is "good"!
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India’s Central Bank Stops Some PayPal Services
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100211/ZNYT05/2113011/1109/sports?Title=India-x2019-s-Central-Bank-Stops-Some-PayPal-Services
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BNWT, that is a disturbing article. I think it's worth quoting in full (I'll open a separate thread).
It has implications for anyone who gets coding done by Indian web designers, and it might have far-reaching financial implications with regard to other countries' banking systems too.
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re #1037. As much as I feel sorry for the Indian sellers (& buyers) non of this would have occurred if Paypal had complied with Indian law.
Good on the Indian regulators for forcing Paypal to toe the line. Perhaps a few other Country's regulators will sit up & take note.
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Ya right Ubb's !... if only the Australian authorities could muster up the required nutsacks to make this beast conform like every other financial institution in this country....
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This OP is "good"!
Yep we're lucky to have bnwt's here...how else would we and the visitors keep up with all the changes on Effluentbay... Top bloke !..
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TrustLink Community
Another site similar to "glassdoor", this time users get to rate the company.
eg, PayPal: http://www.trustlink.org/BusinessProfile.aspx?ID=206039983
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The torture never stops.
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eBay's Bill Me Later Sends Direct-Mail Offers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1266092338.html
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This OP is "good"!
Yep we're lucky to have bnwt's here...how else would we and the visitors keep up with all the changes on Effluentbay... Top bloke !..
AMEN brother yib, BNWT is great and he doesnt waste words (unlike some lol)
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John Donahoe, chief executive of eBay
The 49-year-old has given eBay a new lease of life by putting the buyer first – but he has upset a lot of small sellers in the process
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/movers_and_shakers/article7026226.ece
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"Donahoe’s priority now is the buyer experience."
WTF?
:bigcalibre: (http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/DonaAnim2.gif)
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B.O.H.I.C.A
Bend Over..Here It Comes Again.......
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S.N.A.F.U.
Situation Normal All Flocked Up.
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F.U.B.A.R.
FLOCKED UP BEYOND ALL RECOGNITION.....
lol
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B.F.D.
Big Flocking Deal
Apologies to the OP....we're all on some form of Crack!
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Virtual Crack...
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*test* (advertisement)
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*failed*
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Super Crack.
From the movie "Frankenhooker".
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099611/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099611/)
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for cupie ...
this is basically what my learn-ed friend provided
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident, and decides to bring her back... ;D ;D
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...And he got some of the parts to rebuild her on eBay, but PayPal flocked him over; there was shilling and customer service dint speak English.
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Schilling of body parts?...now that's downright low...lol
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Ya gotta see the Movie!
I got my copy on eBay!
We be on topic!!!!
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Burnley man who advertised stolen goods on eBay jailed
http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/news/5006878.Burnley_man_who_advertised_stolen_goods_on_eBay_jailed/
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Change in Feedback Policy?
(From the "Feedback" Forum, eBay US)
Feb 10, 2010 6:43 PM
In the midst of a recent Unpaid Item case it seems eBay changed its policy regarding removal of negative feedback if buyer did not respond to case and seller closed case. EBay no longer removes the feedback even if the buyer did it in retaliation for the case being opened. Nor does the buyer any longer get an automatic strike, now they "may" have a report of non-payment in their account.
I had a case that was within 18 hours of policy change it seems because the customer service rep during an online chat assured me the fellow would get a strike and the feedback removed. Did not happen and there is no longer evidence of the former policy in online help. Nice. The fellow trashed two other sellers with the same feedback within an hour. They had apparently filed Unpaid Item cases as well.
So, if you have been following the rules carefully for years now and playing the game the way it should be played, forget it. Stop selling and go out there and buy all you want and don't bother to pay for it because nothing is going to happen to you and all you have to do to seal the deal is trash the seller with negative feedback.
Why does eBay hate us so?
Gerald
Because eBay wants to become the next China-Mart!
Their new motto is: We don't care about the few American sellers, we want the millions of $1 crap item sellers from China! That's where we'll make the profit!
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Feedback/Change-In-Feedback/510191245 (http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Feedback/Change-In-Feedback/510191245)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/FlockEbaygif.jpg)
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/PayPalTerrified.jpg) (http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/34eyqlx.jpg)
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just because something is written in a forum does not mean it is true
especially when the poster insists on using a font that is over sized
and the post is surrounded by cheap corny graphics
rest assured that in Australia negative as well as neutral feedback will be removed
if you need details on how it's done just ask
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Couple fall victim to email scam
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/5009244.Couple_fall_victim_to_email_scam/
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EBay Grows in Europe
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703798904575069871014886614.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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PayPal to feed Facebook ads, virtual goods
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/18/paypal_on_facebook/
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eBay expresses its opposition to EU regulation on brick-and-mortar ecommerce
http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/node/27007
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eBay and PayPal To Be Translated into Russian
http://english.pravda.ru/business/companies/18-02-2010/112290-ebay-0
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eBay's 10K Acknowledges Seller Dissatisfaction
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i18/s02
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The Challenge of Attracting Shoppers to Your Online Store
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m02/abu0257/s02
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eBay: Suit Could Affect Bill Me Later Policies
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/02/bill_me_later_folo.html
Once again, eBay displaying its low life business ethics.
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eBay Expands Advertising Push with UK Tests on Item Pages
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i22/s01
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How a bold eBay scam was tracked to South Florida
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/22/1494672/how-a-bold-ebay-scam-was-tracked.html
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Is eBay neglecting sellers and letting buyers down
http://www.newssubmit.net/588/is-ebay-neglecting-sellers-and-letting-buyers-down
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Amazon Most Trusted and Recommended Brand in the U.S.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i23/s03
Funny, no sign of eBay in the top ten. Gee, how could that be?
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eBay Opens to Buyers in Six New European Markets
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i24/s03
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eBay Resurrects Seller Outreach Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i24/s01
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eBay to Demote Sellers in Search Results for Poor Grades
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1266949569.html
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Norfolk woman sold fake goods on eBay
http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED22%20Feb%202010%2017%3A17%3A56%3A757
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eBay to Demote Sellers in Search Results for Poor Grades
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/2/1266949569.html
How does "done it now" Donahoe sleep at night? Ahh thats right, the sound of all that folding money crinkling under his mattress at night lulls him to sleep.
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eBay, Expedia leaders see signs of pickup
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011178644_goldmansachs25.html
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Owner Spots Stolen Items Listed On EBay; Teen Arrested
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_169789.asp
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eBay Introduces New Reporting for AdCommerce Advertisers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m02/i25/s03
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eBay Sends Bearish Signals
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10688948/1/ebay-sends-bearish-signals.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI
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Looking For Ebay Sellers
http://www.outsourcedhelp.com/6487/looking-for-ebay-sellers.html
What do you think this is all about? Why can’t they themselves sell?
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Scam?
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My guess is they are saying: "Drop-shippers Wanted".
But the scam scenario is also a possibility.
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I prefer to Drop-Kick those jokers.
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I see 2 possibilities scammers or people ebay kicked off ebay for bad service. Either way you lose.
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eBay Germany faces PayPal probe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/26/ebay_germany_probe/
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Man Loses $9000 Trying to Buy eBay Item
http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/feb/26/man-loses-9000-trying-buy-ebay-item-ar-46607/
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Faking it turns out to be a hard subject to brooch
http://www.theage.com.au/national/faking-it-turns-out-to-be-a-hard-subject-to-brooch-20100227-pa8y.html
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We made £8M on ebay
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/02/28/we-made-8monebay-115875-22074584/
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PayPal To Restore Bank Withdrawal Service In India On March 3rd
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022701445.html
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"We made £8M on ebay"
I only skimmed this above-linked article but did not notice any eBay selling ID to back up this story; maybe I just missed it.
Have you ever heard that old saying, if it sounds too good to be true then it probabably is too good to be true.
Maybe I'm too much of a skeptic but to me this story sounds like a paid eBay advertisement that probably should have the word "Advertisement" at the top of it; that's what scrupulous newspapers used to do when advertisers produced ads that looked like news content. Anyone think otherwise?
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I was just baffled that everything was in pounds and not dollars considering they are supposedly Australian, I know it is a UK article but still, it does seem a little odd, and... 8 million pounds in 4 years?? Thats a LOT of Aussie dollars, maybe I am a skeptic as well lol
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maybe thats why I am not a millionaire.....a little skeptical as well :rofl: :rofl:
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Matt & Amanda are real
have a look at them in action ........... make sure you have a bucket handy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6fLsvXZ46A
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Yes, well it looks like one of those nutty cults where, finally, everyone gets to commit suicide whether they want to or not because the head turkey wants to go to another galaxy; and if these people are so fantastically successful, why would they want to share their formula for success with the competition? How can we be sure our old mate “eBay Griff” has not dreamed up this bit of pathetic eBay propaganda?
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Two-thirds of etailers “confident” about future, says eBay survey
http://tamebay.com/2010/02/two-thirds-of-etailers-confident-about-future-says-ebay-survey.html
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You'll have to supply the direct link to that survey; eBay gatekeeper Chris Dawson has barred my IP address from even looking at his Tamebay website; he does not like my expressed views on eBay and I don't willingly accept moderation of my posts by such people and told him so, so he has barred me completely. So, you always have to keep in mind that any comments, critical or otherwise of eBay, on Tamebay are being first filtered through a person whose principal interest is selling on eBay.
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Here you go, Philip ;D
http://www.ebay-mediacentre.co.uk/imagelibrary/detail.asp?MediaDetailsID=63 (http://www.ebay-mediacentre.co.uk/imagelibrary/detail.asp?MediaDetailsID=63)
Two-thirds of etailers “confident” about future, says eBay survey
by Sue Bailey
funky graphsOnline businesses are meeting their sales targets and are confident about the year ahead, despite concerns about lack of consumer demand and the high cost of supply. So says the latest edition of eBay UK’s latest round of their Online Business Index, which measures the state of online retail by following the fortunes of 700 merchants who take an average of 61% of their turnover on the site.
54% of those surveyed expected their sales to increase over the next year: with 70% expecting profit margins to increase or stay the same, the mood is generally very bullish.
But eBay’s findings do suggest that merchants are working harder to achieve the targets they’ve set themselves. Only 10% (down from 12% last year) said they had “considerably” failed to achieve the requisite number of sales, but only 31% (down from 45%) said they had achieved them “easily”: most (38%, up from 27%) had reached targets “with difficulty”.
The cost of supplies and consumer demand remained the two biggest barriers to growth cited, though sterling’s recovery meant that problems with exchange rates were mentioned by only 38% (down from 52%) of merchants. The number of people citing access to credit or finance as a problem also fell substantially, suggesting that credit is starting to be available again.
Happily, only 9% of those surveyed described themselves as pessimistic about the future, down from 15% this time last year. 65% of those surveyed said they were “confident” about the outlook for their businesses. Check out the full survey in eBay’s PDF.
Do you agree with the merchants who talked to eBay? Are you expecting your sales and prices to increase this year? What’s the biggest barrier to growth in your business? And are you feeling confident, or pessimistic? Leave us a comment.
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“Methodology The Online Business Index is eBay’s regular barometer tracking the performance of companies trading online, mapping the attitudes of hundreds of businesses. 705 businesses responded to our latest survey …”
Note the expression “responded to”; that means that this survey is not necessarily a valid representation of all online sellers and therefore the findings of such a “survey” may be of dubious value as a statistical analysis of such matters …
Add to that the fact that the survey is commissioned by eBay, for the purpose of promoting eBay …
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Brierley Hill conman avoids jail time
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/5033713.Brierley_Hill_conman_avoids_jail_time/
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eBay UK Business Index: Sellers Meet Targets but Worry about Demand
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i01/s03
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Is the Small Seller the Poster Child for eBay?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1262925833.html/1/0#comments (http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1262925833.html/1/0#comments)
'The man [Donohoe] is a sociopath, and has no regard for other people. He doesn't care who he hurts, as long as it makes him look superior and heroic. Meg was the same, and she continues trying to climb up that ladder, lying her way all the way up'.
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Ebay : The Worlds Biggest ONLINE Crime Ring
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDwQiErBj_M&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDwQiErBj_M&feature=related)
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eBay Australia considers free listings
http://apcmag.com/ebay-australia-considers-free-listings.htm
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British Couple Faces Jail for Selling Endangered Animals on eBay
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587735,00.html
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Woman finds her stolen ring on eBay
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=7305769
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eBay Alerts Sellers of New Promo via Calls, Texting
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1267649353.html
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Gang boss jailed for eBay golf club swindle
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/04/ebay-scam-gang-boss-jailed
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PayPal, graphs and the trouble with feedback
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/paypal-graphs-and-the-trouble-with-feedback.html
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eBay Will Remove Subtitles on Store Listings (Finally)
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1267713397.html
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eBay Stores Experiences Category Glitch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i04/s02
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Judge Rules against eBay Sellers in Antitrust Lawsuit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i05/s01
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eBay UK to launch new fashion site for brands
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/ebay-uk-to-launch-new-fashion-site-for-brands.html
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eBay survey sellers on Item Condition attribute
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/ebay-survey-sellers-on-item-condition-attribute.html
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This Artwork Sells Itself Online
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/caleb-larsens-a-tool-to-deceive-and-slaughter-needs-no-auctioneers/19376794
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Pair accused of trying to sell stolen baby formula on eBay
http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_066230922.html
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A ski bum turns his love of the slopes into a living
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030702521.html?hpid=news-col-blog
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Online Offensive - Fight Fraud Online
READ THIS READ THIS ONE READ THIS
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/693900
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bnwt... I just thought you would like to know, I have it on very good authority that you have many fans from Ebay that follow your reports here, [ friends and foes of this site } keep up the excellent work, lot's of people commented how they missed your thread when we had site problems last week...... :)
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EBay Highlights Conservation as a Benefit of Buying Used
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/technology/08ebay.html
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eBay Offering Free Insertion For Some Sub-$1 Listings
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/03/ebay-offering-free-insertion-for-some-sub-1-listings/
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eBay Seller Outreach Consultation Not Helpful
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1268058710.html
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Yep bnwt. I support what Yib said at Reply #1123. I find your posts very informative & always interesting.
Please keep them coming.
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Mail-flooded postal service cuts Russia from eBay
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-03-09/mail-flooded-postal-service.html
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eBay UK’s feedback trial continues
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/ebay-uks-feedback-trial-continues.html
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More people work at home from their converted garden shed
http://www.leisurebuildings.com/dna/19658880/more-people-work-at-home-from-their-converted-garden-shed
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PayPal a 'liar, cheat and a thug'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/10/cryptome_paypal/
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eBay Lets Sellers Block Countries in SYI and Turbo Lister
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i10/s01
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Plea to lure low-income folks to the web with eBay
http://mobile.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/plea-to-lure-low-income-folks-to-the-web-with-ebay
(just what eBay needs ................ more low rent buyers)
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Is eBay green just a sheen?
http://www.mnn.com/technology/computers/stories/is-ebay-green-just-a-sheen
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NHS medic who stole equipment from hospitals to sell on eBay facing jail term
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/03/11/nhs-medic-who-stole-equipment-from-hospitals-to-sell-on-ebay-facing-jail-term-86908-22102812/
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What if merchandise prices on eBay continue to decline?
http://www.trefis.com/articles/13048/what-if-merchandise-prices-on-ebay-continue-to-decline/2010-03-11
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eBay Canada item location tests in Best Match
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/ebay-canada-item-location-tests-in-best-match.html
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Man hacked account, jailed
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_501288.html
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eBay fraudsters are locked up
http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/content/havering/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsRomford&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsromford&itemid=WeED12%20Mar%202010%2012%3A03%3A38%3A850
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Visualising the internet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8562801.stm
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New scam targets Craigslist, Ebay
http://www.wrdw.com/money/headlines/87523687.html
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The Hit to eBay from Merchandise Price Declines
http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/03/12/the-hit-to-ebay-from-merchandise-price-declines/
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eBay Sellers Face International Shipping Issues
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1268498207.html
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eBay.eu eBay International Market goes live
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/ebay-eu-ebay-international-market-goes-live.html
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Fake – Forgeries, Lies and eBay
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/book-report-fake-forgeries-lies-and-ebay.html
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eBay Sellers React to Unpaid Item Assistant for Deadbeats
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1268618694.html
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PayPal to Introduce Cheaper Way to Process Small Transactions
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-15/paypal-to-introduce-cheaper-way-to-process-small-transactions.html
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Woman sells stolen property on eBay
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20100315/NEWS01/100315019/Woman+sells+stolen+property+on+eBay+
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PayPal Glitch Costing eBay Sellers Money
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i16/s01
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Class Action Lawsuit: eBay Violated Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.prnewschannel.com/absolutenm/templates/?z=0&a=2373
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Ebay Russian launch delayed
http://rt.com/Business/2010-03-17/ebay-russian-launch-delayed.html
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PayPal Smartphone Transactions Could Become Important for eBay’s Stock
http://www.trefis.com/articles/13395/paypal-smartphone-transactions-could-become-important-for-ebays-stock/2010-03-17
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Online Commerce Choked by Shipping Delays
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/online-commerce-choked-by-shipping-delays/402016.html
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PayPal Taps Chinese Shoppers
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704743404575127053619411796.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
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eBay Sellers Are Turning to Amazon to Sell On
http://www.bignews.biz/?id=852134&keys=ebay-amazon-sell-how
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Ebay site fraudster faces jail
http://www.expressandstar.com/2010/03/17/ebay-site-fraudster-faces-jail/
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ebay suspend gr8's seller account over AUD $ 9.20! - thats right no "0"'s missing folks lol
having raped and pillaged gr8 (and everyone else) for the past year with pathetic site traffic and less and less unique visitors - all for outrageous fees, with a useless search engine - ebay today suspended the account of this world famous polygamist for the non-payment of the princely sum of $9.20.
Interesting isn't it that the whole ebay site can be down for 8 hours a few weeks back and not a whisper from ebay, no compensation, no email, no I am sorry (when most other sites were up) and yet if you owe them less than $10.00 they are on your case
its not as if anyone will notice its that dead in there, its oztion traffic with mayfair fees .... GO FLOCK yerselves FeeBay - you've been flocking us for years!
bunch of idiot greedy ratbags!
GR*8!
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Go GET 'EM Gr8!!!
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i HATE ebay and Paypal to boot tello, they are the most devious, deceptive and evil corporation ever! jmo
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i HATE ebay and Paypal to boot tello, they are the most devious, deceptive and evil corporation ever! jmo
If ya stopped buying ladies lingerie and paid yer bills on time you wouldn't be on stop credit now wouldja....LOL { i crak myself up~ Bazzinga !}
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LOL! trust u m8
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it was that last frilly camisole if i am really honest .... how evil of ebay to send me a bill ... lol
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Yes it's even more intersting when you consider that one of the biggest frauds on ebay in 2008 - EBS, were allowed to run up an ebay bill of over $200,000 and they still didn't shut them down until media and public outraged forced them to.....but they suspend other accounts for 9.20?.....
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exactly cupie, double standards, big bully boy tactics, ebay and paypal love playing god
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Time Seems Right for Paypal to Fly
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/business/18views.html
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i HATE ebay and Paypal to boot tello, they are the most devious, deceptive and evil corporation ever! jmo
I hate to break it to ya Bro, but that's all Old News.....
And I started the "Rant Routine" online..... :yess:
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21 Day PayPal holds for all new sellers
http://tamebay.com/2010/03/21-day-paypal-holds-for-all-new-sellers.html
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Do eBay's 'Glitches' Benefit Its Bottom Line?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1268927412.html
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EBay spent $415,000 on lobbying in 4Q
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h32yGVstI2cOsZKKpoxwptlCKsMQD9EG4L6O1
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Shop online until you drop
http://www.corrieretandem.com/viewstory.php?storyid=9963
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PayPal not so friendly over return of fake goods
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/mar/19/paypal-return-fake-goods
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The rise of eBay and online auction sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/business/2010/03/100318_ebay_business.shtml
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EBay Slashes Pay For Top Executives
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100319-709425.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
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Mesquite Man Arrested for Alleged eBay Scam
http://www.kcsg.com/news/local/88485822.html
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EBay CEO Donahoe Was Paid $10.1 Million in 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10151468
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Online Ad Spending Increases In Fourth Quarter
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100319-712962.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
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PayPal Micropayments Can Save eBay and Online Sellers Money
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m03/abu0259/s03
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eBay Tweaks Page Design, Fears Scammers
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/03/ebay-tweaks-page-design-fears-scammers/
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Connection fault leaves internet users frustrated
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Connection-fault-leaves-internet-users-frustrated/article-1929850-detail/article.html
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eBay May Reward Top Buyers for Selling on eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i22/s01
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eBay Experiences Problems with Checkout, Watch Lists
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i22/s02
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EBay, retail group working against organized crime
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EJR6PG0.htm
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Nationwide Ebay empire of dodgy goods ran from Rowley Regis
http://www.halesowennews.co.uk/news/5076044.Nationwide_Ebay_empire_of_dodgy_goods_ran_from_Rowley_Regis/
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eBay to Make Changes to Search as It Adds Store to Core
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269264403.html
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Imposter sells fake medals on eBay
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2903238/Imposter-sells-fake-medals-on-eBay.html
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eBay top sellers optimistic about future
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/ebay-top-sellers-optimistic-about-future-20100324-qubj.html
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US thieves sentenced after boasting on TV show
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8582096.stm
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Ebay launches online business manifesto
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2260045/ebay-online-business-manifesto
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bnwt, a member here needs some help with a feedback issue, feedback left for someone i think you may hear from that person, thanks m8 and for all the great info ...
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sure
that's fine
I will offer whatever help I can
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New Online Business Index lifts the lid on Australian ecommerce
http://media.ebay.com.au/NewsArticle.aspx?pid=863
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“New Online Business Index lifts the lid on Australian ecommerce”
“The survey was sent to eBay.com.au’s top 3,000 sellers by sales volume and was conducted by market researchers Stokes Mischewski between 7 December 2009 and 11 January 2010 using seller information provided by eBay.”
What more needs to be said about the representativeness of the results of this “survey” …
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“Between PayPal, Credit, and Debit, Credit Cards Are the Safest Way to Pay Online”
http://lifehacker.com/5500194/between-paypal-credit-and-debit-credit-cards-are-the-safest-way-to-pay-online
“‘The strongest protections are when you pay by credit card,’ says Carole Reynolds, a senior lawyer at the Federal Trade Commission. Under the (US) Truth in Lending Act, consumers’ maximum liability for unauthorized use of their credit card is only $50, and when a card is used online, it’s zero.”
Well, what more can be said (or not said) about PayPal?
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“Reducing the Anxiety of Paying Online”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/technology/personaltech/18basics.html?pagewanted=1
The original NYT story referred to in the previous post, with more info …
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From link above.
But Ms. Litan warns that if your PayPal account is used fraudulently, it may be harder to get your money back than if you use a credit card.
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"... harder to get your money back [from PayPal] than if you use a credit card."
That, of course, is the understatement of the decade ...
And it’s not a question of the security or the convenience of the PayPal system (I agree that from the buyers’ perspective PayPal is very convenient), the real problems are PayPal’s totally inadequate and ‘clunky’ risk management processes (PayPal can never ‘know’ the entities to the transaction the way the banks can) and their totally unsatisfactory mediation process if something does goes wrong, as it can do, particularly with purchases made on their slowly sinking mother ship, eBay.
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“eBay Joins with Retail Trade Group to Fight Crime”
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i23/s01
Surely, this is a bit early for April Fools’ Day …
Any possibility they will report their own criminal activities?
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Scam looks like eBay; D.M. man is out $4,600
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100326/NEWS01/3260342/-1/NEWS04/Scam-looks-like-eBay-D.M.-man-is-out-4-600
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eBay has fully launched in Russia
http://ecommerce-journal.com/node/27543
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Man charged with theft, fraud over antique cars on eBay
http://www.newsherald.com/news/southport-82600-antique-theft.html
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eBay Won't Change How Auctions Appear in Search
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269633640.html
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eBay Snoozes as Hijacker Lists 52,000 Auctions in 2 Hours
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/3/1269568752.html (http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/3/1269568752.html)
An eBay account belonging to a seller of military certificates has been hijacked, and the perpetrator is using a cookie-cutter template to list tens of thousands of auctions for items, from bikes to kitchen ranges, to guitars to camera lenses and exercise equipment.
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Three in Barnstable charged in eBay scam
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/22975478/detail.html
video http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/22976699/index.html
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Where Have all the eBay Drop-Off Stores Gone?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269784171.html
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eBay Allows Feedback Extortion
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269819073.html
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EBay Adds 'Flash' Fashion
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304434404575149671755588744.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifeStyleFashion
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Fraudsters Use Phishing Attacks to Hijack eBay Accounts
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i29/s01
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Could it be because many sellers on eBay are not 'real businesses'?...and don't want to openly disclose that they are selling goods online?.....or is it just apathy...?
JMO, but I think you are looking at two aspects that really don't play any major part in the lack of seller 'involvement'.
and I have to figure that's because they are not declaring profits or income...and I think Ebay know this.....
Again, JMO, but I think that is way off the mark for most sellers. The ACCC isn't going to care about tax - and the ATO can get pretty involved as it is, if they care to. I don't think eBay care a fig, either way ... they don't need to.
Things that I HAVE seen in various discussions is -
- that sellers are concerned that if they 'stir the pot' they will draw negative attention from eBay and PayPal, so prefer to keep a low profile. Paranoid perhaps, but it's a risk they aren't prepared to take.
- the sense that each seller is 'on their own' and cannot see how they can make any sort of difference as an individual
- the time and potential cost of taking on eBay is waaaaaayy outside their capacity - they are just scrambling as it is to make ends meet
- eBay's and PayPal's ability (or absolute lack thereof) to be held accountable as it is discourages any thoughts of victory
These are several of the reasons why I am presenting the PayPal Mission Impossible thread. We have a seller who has the principles, drive and resources to take them on - and I'm presenting his story as a means of uniting sellers by showing them their problems aren't unique and demonstrating what can be done.
Apathy is not a word I would use - "Demoralised" is more the right thought .... and both eBay and PayPal are champions at creating that feeling.
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or "divide and rule" brumbs, NOTHING ebay do is an accident, including ebay glitches imo, yes they are stupid at times, but 99.9% of the time they have calculated and planned an outcome, the new page layouts will have left room prolly for more ads or more income and less space for sellers or more intrusion into their paid space, what i really do not understand is WHY noone has seriously taken them on amongst the big players the murdochs, the googles etc at their own game
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Experiences Show PayPal Not Protecting Sellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269978586.html
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New regs force PayPal to stop Japanese personal payments
http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=21238
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eBay Listings Count Jumps 55% Today as Stores Move to Core
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/3/1269961407.html
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US tech coalition calls for new online privacy law
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8595775.stm
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eBay tries a new tack
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=34190
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Why eBay Needs to Lock Away Its "Fashion Vault" For a While
http://industry.bnet.com/retail/10008464/why-ebays-fashion-vault-needs-to-stay-locked-up-for-a-while/
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The New eBay: Store Moves to Core, More Complicated Fees
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m03/i31/s01
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eBay Victorious in Tiffany Case
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-victorious-in-tiffany-case-2010-04-01?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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eBay Says It's Up to Google to Display Listings in Search Results
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i01/s02
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Medic is jailed for ?23K haul
http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2917736/Medic-is-jailed-for-theft-of-23k-of-hospital-medical-supplies.html
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Strong ecommerce sales create eBay expansion opportunity
The plans will also allow for more access to American buyers from foreign sellers, especially those in Australia.
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no link above bnwt, thanks for all the links though great work!
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Strong ecommerce sales create eBay expansion opportunity
http://www.edlconsulting.com/newsdetail.php?id=731&headline=Strong_ecommerce_sales_create_eBay_expansion_opportunity
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Tiffany & Co and eBay Continue to Battle Over Infringement
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/media/tiffany--ebay-continue-battle-infringement/
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eBay UK Imposes Limits on Free Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i02/s03
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Tiffany & Co and eBay Continue to Battle Over Infringement
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/media/tiffany--ebay-continue-battle-infringement/
“EBay argued to the court that it has spent as much as $20 million annually to rid the site of fraud, including buyer protection programs and employees whose sole job is to monitor infringement issues.”
And does that not identify the whole problem? eBay is spending (only) $20 million annually to rid the site of “fraud, including buyer protection programs and employees whose sole job is to monitor infringement issues”.
On his way to virtually bringing the eBay marketplace to its knees, one person, the eBafia Don himself, was effectively taking home $20 million annually …
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Courts rule on Ebay and Microsoft cases
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7bbeeaca-3ddd-11df-bdbb-00144feabdc0.html
“The ruling validates eBay’s leading efforts to fight counterfeiting and its commitment to providing consumers with choice and value in a safe and trusted marketplace,” said Michael Jacobson, eBay general counsel. “We continue to support cooperation, rather than litigation, as the best way to address these issues in everyone’s best interests …”
In everyone’s best interests? Now pull the other one …
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Ebay US Flooded By Apple iPad Devices
http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/4/3/ebay-us-flooded-apple-ipad-devices/
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eBay Response on Shipping DSRs Is Disingenuous
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1270311225.html
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LOL, I can't resist posting this:
Californians Against Meg Whitman
California is a state, not a corporation and it doesn't need to be run like one!
Meg Whitman wants to cut 40,000 state jobs and that is the LAST thing we need when unemployment is at over 10%!
This page isn't Republican or Democrat. It is anti-Meg Whitman. We don't need CEOs representing the best interests of the people because they WON'T!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1380931359#!/pages/Californians-Against-Meg-Whitman/377072969270?ref=mf (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1380931359#!/pages/Californians-Against-Meg-Whitman/377072969270?ref=mf)
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First Item Sold Online: From Wedding Presents to Garage Sale Finds
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m04/abu0260/s05
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Ecommerce giant eBay cleared on counterfeit charges
http://www.edlconsulting.com/newsdetail.php?id=738&headline=Ecommerce_giant_eBay_cleared_on_counterfeit_charges
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Ebay Launches New Fashion Section
http://www.styleite.com/retail/ebay-fashion-section/
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eBay India introduces the “eBay Guarantee”
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-india-introduces-the-ebay-guarantee.html
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Will eBay's Fashion Move Hurt RueLala and Gilt?
http://www.the33tv.com/news/kdaf-ebay-fashion-vault-site-new-story,0,3607251.story
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Fake eBay Email Used for Cyber Crime
http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/04/05/fake-ebay-email-used-for-cyber-crime/
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Will Russia warm to eBay?
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/05/pm-ebay-east/
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eBay Removal of 30-Day DSRs Hinders Seller Performance
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1270484377.html
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eBay Fraud Investigator: A Day in the Life of David Napper
http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/news-events/ebay-fraud-investigator-day-life-david-napper (http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/news-events/ebay-fraud-investigator-day-life-david-napper)
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@ Liia-Sx,
Is this posting supposed to be informative? Or is it “tongue in cheek”? "ebaymainstreet.com" is an eBay web site and David Napper is an eBay stooge, his job is actually to do the very opposite of what this article says: his job is to obscure matters; to convince authorities that eBay is doing something about fraud when in fact eBay is doing nothing about fraud that does not affect them directly. This article is simply the result of another excretion from the eBay Dept of Spin and is simply one more good example of eBay’s habitual disingenuousness.
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tongue in cheek for sure philip, for sure, asif and look at all the classic aussie gear, like hes working from the back of burke to gundegai ... only thing missing is the drovers dog and the billabong hat with the corks lol
pull the other one feebay, like they ever do anything about fraud or fakes?
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who goes to the office in cbd sydney in thet gear? lol
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@ Liia-Sx,
Is this posting supposed to be informative? Or is it “tongue in cheek”? "ebaymainstreet.com" is an eBay web site and David Napper is an eBay stooge, his job is actually to do the very opposite of what this article says: his job is to obscure matters; to convince authorities that eBay is doing something about fraud when in fact eBay is doing nothing about fraud that does not affect them directly. This article is simply the result of another excretion from the eBay Dept of Spin and is simply one more good example of eBay’s habitual disingenuousness.
Absolutely tongue in cheek Phillip, lol I read the day in a life of.... and..well.. I was extraordinarily underwhelmed, but not in the least supprised, of particular interest was the fact that given the sheer volume of fraud that is committed on eBay on a daily basis and assuming this guy would be one busy man, he still had time to straighten someones desk.. nice little human spin there..
who goes to the office in cbd sydney in thet gear? lol
Gr8, no doubt he uses such colloquialisms such as , Cobber, Mate and says G'day frequently.. all very sincerely with an American accent.
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Compromised eBay Account Used in Phishing Scam
http://www.pc1news.com/news/1261/compromised-ebay-account-used-in-phishing-scam.html
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No disrespect meant, Lisa, but I am surprised that anyone would bother reading such rubbish in the first place; me, I’m too old to waste my time on such patently obvious eBay spin that insults all our intelligences. I have often thought that it would therefore be useful if posters added a one par summary of the linked article (as I usually do); that way we could be forewarned of whether or not it may be a useful read …
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Errors in Tiffany v. eBay, Contributory Liability Is Not the Same as Vicarious Liability
http://madisonian.net/2010/04/06/errors-in-tiffany-v-ebay-contributory-liability-is-not-the-same-as-vicarious-liability/
“… Contributory liability, on the other hand, requires both knowledge (or intentional inducement) and enablement of infringement by the defendant. Inwood held that contributory liability exists when the defendant supplies a product to a distributor and intentionally induces that distributor to use that product to infringe, or has actual or constructive knowledge that the product is being used to infringe a trademark. Similarly, both the Ninth and the Seventh Circuit have held, in non-Internet contexts, that contributory liability for trademark infringement exists when the defendant “supplies the necessary marketplace” for infringing goods, with actual or constructive knowledge that they are fake. Moving the location of the marketplace from a swap meet at the Sports Arena to eBay’s on-line venue increases the volume of, but should not change the legal definition of, contributory infringement.”
Could one replace the references to “trademark” with “wire fraud” and have it still make logical sense.
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PayPal's locked up my eBay profits!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1264062/MONEY-DOCTOR-PayPals-locked-eBay-profits.html
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eBay UK rolls out automatic unpaid item disputes
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-uk-rolls-out-automatic-unpaid-item-disputes.html
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Police cuff 70 eBay fraud suspects
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/07/romania_cybercrime_bust/
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eBay UK rolls out automatic unpaid item disputes
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-uk-rolls-out-automatic-unpaid-item-disputes.html
"eBay UK has announced that the Unpaid Item Assistant is now available for UK sellers. This allows sellers to specify a period of time (between 4 and 32 days) after which, if the buyer hasn’t paid, an unpaid item dispute will be automatically opened for them by eBay. If the buyer doesn’t pay within 4 days of the dispute opening, it will be automatically closed, the buyer given an unpaid item strike and the seller refunded their FVFs.
Buyers will not be able to leave feedback while a dispute is open: if they pay, the dispute will close and they’ll be able to leave feedback as normal. If the case closes with the item still unpaid, any feedback they left prior to the case being opened will be removed.
There are a few conditions. Sellers can only use the Unpaid Item Assistant on items that *only* accept PayPal as a payment method. Items that offer collection, or paper payments (cheques and POs) are not eligible. "
What about bank deposit for example? How can PayPal be mandatory, is that not steering yet again? What differentiates between non paying bidders irrespective of the payment method in the listing.
The only good i see in this is that they [The non paying bidder] will not be permitted to leave feedback if they don't pay.
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My understanding that using the automated UPI process gives you automatic protection from feedback. The manual UPI will still be available, but any feedback left will stay.
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/ebay-to-pay-duped-gold-buyer-damages/story-e6frf7ko-1225851169039 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/ebay-to-pay-duped-gold-buyer-damages/story-e6frf7ko-1225851169039)
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eBay Fraud Charge
http://www.nj.com/messenger-gazette/index.ssf/2010/04/ebay_fraud_charge_and_other_somerville_police_news.html
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eBay Offers Intelligent Customer Support
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3875256
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Tiffany considers a Supreme Court appeal in eBay counterfeiting case
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=34321
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@ Liisa-Sx,
“… on items that *only* accept PayPal.”
How could eBay ever be sure (in any simple computerized sense) that payment has or has not been made except by their linked PayPal process? They certainly can’t prove the negative in any other way.
My God, I’m agreeing with eBay; I must be losing my mind …
Having said that, eBay, becoming ever more desperate of late, won’t ever pass up an opportunity to attempt to monopolize …
But, let’s face it, PayPal is very convenient for buyers; if you are a scrupulous seller you should (hopefully) not have a problem with PayPal, and if you can’t afford to pay the payments processor’s “cut” you probably should not be trying to sell online.
My God, I’m agreeing with eBay, again; I am losing my mind …
Only another 12 days to go to the announcement of the first quarter results. The Don’s latest tap dace routine will be interesting to watch: I wonder who he will blame this time for the disastrous results of his own stupid policies.
“eBay Offers Intelligent Customer Support”
Without bothering to read this article, one can only say that this heading would have to be a classic oxymoron and would have to be straight from the eBay Dept of Spin.
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My God, I’m agreeing with eBay; I must be losing my mind …
But, let’s face it, PayPal is very convenient for buyers; if you are a scrupulous seller you should (hopefully) not have a problem with PayPal, and if you can’t afford to pay the payments processor’s “cut” you probably should not be trying to sell online.
My God, I’m agreeing with eBay, again; I am losing my mind …
Phillip the "cost " of PAY$puss is more than 3% P$P takes it takes about 3% in currency conversion as well. P$P often holds funds for months as "insurance" money also once released can take weeks to clear in a bank account.
The worst thing about P$P is buyers can rort the system. The seller never knows if item credit card funded if goods posted to credit card name or address. So for instance watching the credit card and recording the numbers of the person behind or in front of you at the supermarket / anywhere gives a crook a P$P account sellers lose payment from.
The real cost of P$P is about 15% and in many sectors the profit margin before ebay takes a cut is only 10% .
Notice how all big internet selling firms do not use ebay! The fees are too high plain and simple, and paypal with ebay is a monster. P$P on its own can be made compeditive.
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eBay UK rolls out automatic unpaid item disputes
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-uk-rolls-out-automatic-unpaid-item-disputes.html
"eBay UK has announced that the Unpaid Item Assistant is now available for UK sellers. This allows sellers to specify a period of time (between 4 and 32 days) after which, if the buyer hasn’t paid, an unpaid item dispute will be automatically opened for them by eBay. If the buyer doesn’t pay within 4 days of the dispute opening, it will be automatically closed, the buyer given an unpaid item strike and the seller refunded their FVFs.
Buyers will not be able to leave feedback while a dispute is open: if they pay, the dispute will close and they’ll be able to leave feedback as normal. If the case closes with the item still unpaid, any feedback they left prior to the case being opened will be removed.
There are a few conditions. Sellers can only use the Unpaid Item Assistant on items that *only* accept PayPal as a payment method. Items that offer collection, or paper payments (cheques and POs) are not eligible. "
What about bank deposit for example? How can PayPal be mandatory, is that not steering yet again? What differentiates between non paying bidders irrespective of the payment method in the listing.
The only good i see in this is that they [The non paying bidder] will not be permitted to leave feedback if they don't pay.
exactly liisa its steering again and if it happens here should be something the ACCC should protect us against, since it regards feedback it should apply to all transaction regardless of the payment method, its all part of the giant "funnel" leading down to one narrow outcome, MORE people use paypal to bebfit ebay and Paypal because it becomes the only way to get (what appears to be) a fairer deal, when in fact fairness and equality is not something to be bargained with
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Interesting
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/ebay-to-pay-duped-gold-buyer-damages/story-e6frf7ko-1225851169039
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@ shyer,
Agreed. I am no PayPal supporter. But the credit card coys will peel between 0.9% and 2.9% off merchants too (+ FX fee, if applicable) depending on volume, risk, etc.
All I am saying is that there is a cost involved in payments processing and merchants usually bear that cost. If you cannot afford to absorb those costs then you are in the wrong business.
PayPal is convenient for buyers—that is a simple fact; and until “the banks” introduce a like system to complement their card system (we can only hope), PayPal is not going to go away. Get used to it.
If you are old enough you may recall the initial resistance by very many merchants to the original credit card in Australia, “Bankcard”, when it was introduced some 20+ odd years ago …
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@ shyer,
Agreed. I am no PayPal supporter. But the credit card coys will peel between 0.9% and 2.9% off merchants too (+ FX fee, if applicable) depending on volume, risk, etc. ..... Get used to it.
Phillip, Most retailers are not earning lawyer fees, a 2% fee for banking sevices OK 15% is not on . Let alone P$P is not a bank nor has it signed the EFT fund transfer code. P$P is a swiss money broker with no ethics or laws to guide it. Look at diners club it had the credit card market sew up, too gready now a 2 cent player.
I think it is buyers who are going to have to get used to payimg for P$P. I use P$P to buy with but know P$P has to change or die. It is already on the nose.
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Super Bowl tickets create PayPal problem
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-0408-problem-fedinec-20100408,0,3097330.column
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eBay Found Negligent after Failing to Heed User Warnings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i08/s01
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Shyer, I agree with everything you say. But, both PayPal and eBay are going to charge as much as the market will bear: that is how the “for profit” world of commerce works.
In eBay’s case, considering that the seller does all the work (unlike a traditional auctioneer who actually does the work of listing, albeit for an even higher commission fee), eBay’s fee is undoubtedly becoming excessive; but that is their prerogative, and they are now desperate to make up for the revenue that has been lost due to the reducing number of sellers and sales and this revenue has to be extracted from the remaining lesser number of sellers, and that is undoubtedly why the eBay marketplace is continuing its slide into the abyss.
But the fact is, nothing buyers or sellers can say is going to change the direction that this fool Donahoe has chosen to take, and as many others are now saying, come to terms with that fact and plan accordingly.
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Germantown eBay user pleads guilty to wire fraud
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2010/04/08/germantown_ebay_user_pleads_gu.html
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eBay Search Button Breaks for Some Users
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i08/s04
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Online Retailers Voice Concerns About Proposed EU Law
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100407-704229.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines
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US appeals court: Hosting auctions of fakes doesn't infringe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/09/ebay_trade_mark_ruling/
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Court Says eBay Not to Blame for Tiffany Counterfeits
fantastic video presentation
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/court-ebay-fake-tiffany-jewelry/story?id=10310025
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Court Says eBay Not to Blame for Tiffany Counterfeits
fantastic video presentation
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/court-ebay-fake-tiffany-jewelry/story?id=10310025
The judge must secretly be a power seller to let em off.....
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all 12 members of the jury were eBay employees .... just ask Phil ....we are everywhere us stooges !!!
just like V's but we are E's
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Paypal Application for iPhone gets 1Million downloads in 3 weeks
http://www.unlock-iphone.org/blog/2010/04/paypal-application-for-iphone-gets-1mil-downloads-in-3-weeks/
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Hidden Messaging System on eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1270773526.html
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Tomb Raider, Dinosaur Thief Sentenced
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/09/tomb-raider-dinosaur-thief-sentenced/
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eBay iPad App
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/25801/ebay-ipad-app/
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"5 DAYS STRAIGHT, NOT 1 SALE. SELLING FOR 10 YRS. WHAT THE IS GOING ON HERE?"
http://forums.ebay.com/thread.jspa?forumID=143&threadID=520194234
Has anyone yet noticed that US sellers are squeeling like stuck pigs on the eBay US seller central board about no, or intermittent, sales ...
I guess it will be a case of server overload now (with all those “extra” listings) requiring “rolling blackouts”; you know, when the utility can’t supply electricity to everyone and some consumers have to miss out for a period (but at least you don’t pay for what you don’t get); only with an electricity blackout you know what is going on because there you are sitting in the dark; with eBay you will never be told that you are not getting the service that they contracted with you to supply because they are a totally unscrupulous, gutless, white-collar criminal organization (aka “the eBafia”) and they have every intention of, in effect, defrauding you of those fees that you will nevertheless be charged for something that you never got (after all eBay is becoming desperate for revenue of late). Gee, they sound just like one of those unscrupulous sellers that they claim to be always trying to detect and banish from their marketplace. Now pull the other leg eBay …
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Fla. woman accused of online iPhone, ID theft scam
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/10/1572975/fla-woman-accused-of-online-iphone.html
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Fla. man sued for $15k over negative eBay remark
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/11/1574322/fla-man-sued-for-15k-over-negative.html
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Ringo Starr blames eBay for autograph ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8614359.stm
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Strong Australian dollar boosts travel and online shopping
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/strong-australian-dollar-boosts-travel-and-online-shopping/story-e6frfmd9-1225852524070
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Leaving Feedback on eBay? Get a Lawyer!
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271086641.html
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eBay UK Fashion Outlet launched
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-uk-fashion-outlet-launched.html
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eBay Store Inventory Not Always Showing in Core
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271043911.html
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PayPal Removal of minimum withdrawal limit and associated withdrawal fee.
Effective Date: May 25, 2010
Currently there is a minimum withdraw amount of $15.00 AUD and there is a fee of $1.00 AUD to withdraw between $15.00 AUD to $149.99 AUD to an Australian bank account.
Effective 25 May 2010, PayPal will be removing the existing minimum withdrawal requirement and associated fee. This will be reflected in the following policies:
Fees Policy, Payments Policy, Product Disclosure Statement, User Agreement
https://cms.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&fli=true&content_ID=ua/upcoming_policies_full&locale.x=en_AU (https://cms.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&fli=true&content_ID=ua/upcoming_policies_full&locale.x=en_AU)
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That's one of the BEST pieces of news I've encountered about PayPal.
The minimum withdrawal amount was something I found ludicrous. It's good to see a change in that policy.
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Businessman's phoney boots sale on eBay ends in prison
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/southwalesnews/Businessman-s-phoney-boots-sale-eBay-ends-prison/article-2014038-detail/article.html
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“More Like This” – eBay Image Search just got clever
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/more-like-this-ebay-image-search-just-got-clever.html
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eBay hobby can be taxing
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/fp/money/eBay+hobby+taxing/2785604/story.html
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eBay Buyers Not Allowed to Fix Feedback Mistakes
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271213737.html
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Donahoe's 2-Year eBay Legacy: More Listings, Less Traffic
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271300812.html
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PayPal boosts security
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32248:paypal-boosts-security&catid=234:security
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eBay Traffic at 6-Year Low for March Data
eBay CEO John Donahoe initiated a 3-year plan to turnaround the marketplaces business after taking the helm in 2008. But unless sales defy traffic trends, he may have a tough time convincing shareholders that the plan is working when he faces them at the company's annual meeting at the end of the month.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i15/s01
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eBay Traffic at 6-Year Low for March Data
eBay CEO John Donahoe initiated a 3-year plan to turnaround the marketplaces business after taking the helm in 2008. But unless sales defy traffic trends, he may have a tough time convincing shareholders that the plan is working when he faces them at the company's annual meeting at the end of the month.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i15/s01
eBay's traffic for the month of March was at a 6-year low compared to previous March numbers. Data provided by Nielsen show that eBay received 49.6 million unique visitors in March 2010, down over 18% from 61 million in March 2007, the peak year for March data.
It will be difficult for the CEO to blame the economy. Forrester Research pegged online retail sales as growing 11% in 2009. (It's forecasting similar growth rates for 2010.) And while Nielsen 2-year numbers reveal that eBay's traffic decreased 13% in March 2010 compared to March 2008, Amazon.com's traffic increased 17% for the same period.
DUMP Yer shares !.. she's going down.. sellers and children to the life boats ! .. NOT SO FAST Donahoe !...stay in ya wheel house ! you holed her now you go down with it !..
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Meanwhile, Amazon has been hell-bent on expanding the breadth of its products. Its strategy is an Amazon-eBay hybrid model. Get third-party sellers to front the inventory it can't get itself, letting the 3Ps take on all the risk (just like the eBay model), while twisting merchants' arms to use its FBA fulfillment service so it feels to customers as though they are getting the products from Amazon (including eligibility for the free-shipping deals Amazon.com offers).
Amazon's strategy appears to be working. Traffic to Amazon.com for the month of March was over 17% higher than in March 2008.
We'll learn next week how sales of both marketplaces were impacted by traffic trends when they release first-quarter earnings, and Donahoe will face investors the week after - eBay holds its annual shareholder's meeting on April 29.
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(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/eBay%20nasty%20pix-gifs/ebayburninganimation.gif)
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The fun will be had even earlier on the 21st after the first quarter results have been announced.
Surely, it’s about time the turkey farmer took his axe to this gaggle; hang on, these turkeys are already headless—and, of course, is not that the problem …
And an evenings entertainment on the folly of it all at http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=6502877
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Hehe. I just posted that link to facebook...
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Double PayPal Payments and eBay Feedback Glitch
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271386560.html
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Account suspended: getting the cold shoulder from eBay
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/172346,account-suspended-getting-the-cold-shoulder-from-ebay.aspx
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eBay fraudster laughs off her court charge
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/eBay-fraudster-laughs-off-her.6228663.jp
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Re "account suspended", of particular interest is eBay's unashamed admission that low-volume sellers are being overlooked, given nothing but automated "support".
The company has expanded both its buyer and seller phone support, but this is available for high volume users. The rep explained that "volume solutions" are needed for dispute resolution and that unfortunately some users with disputes will be overlooked with such a large user base.
Investigator appreciates that the online auction site has a significant number of users and the volume of correspondence relating to complaints must be vast. But hiding behind automated responses and conducting investigations without input from users is hardly fair.
The issue is even more relevant when it comes to people who run an eBay business, as this may be their sole source of income and the business could be left in jeopardy if they don't have the appropriate channels for dispute resolution.
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eBay has a new attitude
http://www.examiner.com/x-38934-Columbus-Business-Examiner~y2010m4d16-eBay-has-a-new-attitude
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PayPal Holds Seller Funds from Fulfilled Orders
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271530824.html
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Wall Street Longs for Good Old Days of eBay Growth
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271523606.html
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“Closing Update: Fraud Charges Against Goldman Sachs Send Stocks Reeling”
http://www.onn.tv/news-feed/midnight-trader/closing-update-fraud-charges-against-goldman-sachs-send-stocks-reeling/
“… SEC charges of fraud against Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs (GS) sent sellers flooding into the market, pushing each of the major indices down between 1% and 1.6%.”
Gee, didn’t, Whitman and Donahoe have dealings with these people? Allegations of fraud? Could anyone believe such a thing could happen in such an organization?
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exactly philip, whats surprising is that these are the only ones being charged so far after the gfc, these are civil charges but quite often criminal ones follow these in situations like this
reminds me of Turnbull and what he knew about HIH and FAI that could have saved investors money had he disclosed early enough when consulting to Macquarie? - JMO, much smaller scale though, this current one is a $billion claim if proven
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eBay Failure
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eBay's March 2010 traffic numbers are down
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m04/abu0261/s01
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Mmmm ? I have my coffee.. I have my morning paper .. somethings missing ?.. Oh yeh bnwt's latest reports ! ..
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Spoke to soon !... { Removes foot from mouth } .. LOLOLOL
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thats what you get when you go for your 10.30 smoko at 10.20 you slacko alien !!!
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eBay Launching New Uploader Tool for Photo-Hosting
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m04/i16/s02
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PayPal hirings to ease customer service anger
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/paypal-hirings-to-ease-customer-service-anger/story-e6frgakx-1225855705354
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eBay shill bid scammer convicted
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/19/ebay_scam/
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AuctionBytes Survey Measures Effects of New eBay Initiative
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i19/s01
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eBay Demotes PowerSeller Despite Reassurances
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271692432.html
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Growth Expected in eBay's 1Q
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10412817
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Drop Ship News
“Survey Says: eBay Traffic Continues to Decrease”
http://blog.dropshipaccess.com/bid/32224/Survey-Says-eBay-Traffic-Continues-to-Decrease
A more accurate appraisal of the effect the sociopath, John (Peter Principle) Donahoe is having on the eBay marketplace.
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EBay Looks Solid, Continues Turnaround
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/19/paypal-online-auctions-technology-cio-network-ebay.html?boxes=Homepagechannels
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eBay Sellers Faces £50K Fine For Phoney Bids
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2939338/Ebay-seller-faces-50k-fine-for-phoney-bids.html
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eBay’s Q1 Results To Benefit From Accelerating Ecommerce Growth, Improving Consumers Confidence
http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/229599/ebay’s-q1-results-to-benefit-from-accelerating-ecommerce-growth
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Paypal updates Buyer Protection terms
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2261659/paypal-updates-buyer-protection
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Luxury Goods May Pick and Choose Venues for Sales
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/technology/21goods.html?src=busln
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eBay Seller Struggles with Turbo Lister
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271782597.html
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“eBay wins online auction patent, and a major new revenue stream”
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/04/20/ebay-wins-patent-online-auction-process/
Here is an abstract of the process:
Methods and apparatus for a system for facilitating electronic commerce transactions with a first data storage location for holding information about an item for auction from a first participant in a data packet network, a verification process that verifies the user identification of the first participant in said data packet network, the verification process confirming a user identification before allowing the participant in said data packet network access to place information about an item for auction in the system, a display process for displaying information of the item for auction to a plurality of data packet network users, the display process displaying an advertisement with the item for auction to the plurality of data packet users, an auction process for receiving bids on the item for auction from at least one of said plurality of data packet network users, the auction process also verifying a user identification from said at least one of a plurality of data packet network users before allowing receipt of the bid and a notification process for notifying the plurality of data packet network participants that said bid was accepted by said system.
What a thoroughly depressing occurrence; however, does it mean that eBay will actually verify all users? I doubt it, as then they would actually be doing something proactive about the 10, 20, 30, … shill bidding IDs that all the unscrupulous professional shill bidding sellers have. Can you imagine that? I can’t.
How on earth can you be granted a patent for the perfectly logical processes that are required to run an auction on the internet? Where is the creativity in this “concept”. Crazy! And then, such a patent being owned by eBay, Ugh!
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7,500 Online Shoppers Unknowingly Sold Their Souls
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/15/online-shoppers-unknowingly-sold-souls/
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EBay earnings rise as core businesses improve
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-earnings-rise-as-marketplace-grows-2010-04-21?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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Visa seeks online growth with CyberSource
Visa and rival MasterCard Inc are fighting for market share in online payments as more consumers shop on the Internet, often using competitors such as eBay Inc's PayPal unit.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100421/wr_nm/us_visa_cybersource
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EBay's Good Quarter; Not Such Good Guidance
Seems Donahoe and team might have some explaining to do.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/36694945
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New PayPal Program Rewards Top Customers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i21/s01
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EBay Profit Up but Shares Hit by Soft Forecast
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/21/business/AP-US-Earns-eBay.html
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Is eBay Turning Blind Eye to Feedback Extortion?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1271859297.html
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Fraudster’s appeal is rejected
http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Fraudster-8217-s-appeal-rejected/article-2050295-detail/article.html
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Ebay Chief Touts PayPal Innovation As Processor Logs Strong Results
http://www.digitaltransactions.net/newsstory.cfm?newsid=2508
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EBay shares fall as outlook spooks investors
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-off-as-outlook-spooks-investors-2010-04-22?dist=countdown
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IRS Officer Slapped For Not Reporting eBay Sales
http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/22/irs-tax-audit-ebay-seller-personal-finance-irs-worker-loses.html?boxes=financechannelforbes
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Amazon Outlook Disappoints
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10450782
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Fake eBay website costs Augusta woman thousands
http://www.wrdw.com/onyourside/headlines/91765449.html
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Online shopping website eBay reports 9% boost in sales
http://news.myhermes.co.uk/online-shopping-website-ebay-reports-9-boost-in-sales-19736955.news
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Luxury industry backs ruling on online sales
http://www.retail-jeweller.com/page.cfm/action=Archive/ArchiveID=1/EntryID=755
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eBay CEO Says Stores-in-Core Will Take 2-3 Quarters to Play Out
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m04/i22/s02
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EBay offers replacement guarantee on all deals done
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/65509/ebay-offers-replacement-guarantee-all.html
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Rugby league star pleads guilty to eBay ink scam
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/23/fake_ink_scam/
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eBay launches discount fashion outlet
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/hilaryalexander/7623703/eBay-launches-discount-fashion-outlet.html
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Kissimmee police looking for fraud suspect
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/osceola_news/042310-fraud-suspect
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eBay Removes Interstitial When Buyer Leaves Negative Feedback
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272050687.html
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Amazon outlook disappoints, shares fall
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/fp/Amazon+outlook+disappoints+shares+fall/2939450/story.html
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Amazon.com Sales up 39% in U.S. in 1st Quarter YoY
eBay Growth of Marketplaces Biz Pales Next to Amazon
It was just over a year ago that eBay CEO John Donahoe met with Wall Street analysts in San Jose during Analyst Day and told them his plan for a marketplaces turnaround. This slide from the presentation shows eBay projections for the timing of the turnaround, with growth expected to catch up with the market in 2010.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i23/s01
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Packing Box Concept is Long Overdue
I hate selling stuff on eBay mostly because the stuff I sell always seems to lure the dregs of the eBay society.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ups-packing-box-concept-is-long-overdue-2010-04-23/
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PayPal has blocked my cash and my ebay account
PayPal is one of those companies that millions of people use every day without a hitch – but when there is a problem it can soon escalate. The web is awash with tales similar to yours.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/apr/24/paypal-blocked-cash-ebay-account
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Problem with eBay Saved Searches and Newsletter
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272079436.html
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Woman free on identity-theft charges arrested in alleged scam
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20100424/MAN0101/4240449/1984/MANlife
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big THANK YOU to BNWT for all the informative links ;D
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New PayPal app to chase down debts
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2010/04/26/New_eBay_app_to_chase_down_debts_455223.html
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eBay Canada Celebrates 10 Years, PayPal Australia, 5 Years
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i26/s05
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Alibaba.com to Take PayPal Payments, as eBay Rivalry Fades
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704464704575207782010723048.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
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EBAY FASHION OUTLET LAUNCHES
http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/452178/ebay-fashion-outlet-launches.html
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eBay de-lists Kevorkian death van, citing policy
(04-26) 17:31 PDT DETROIT (AP) --
Online auction site eBay pulled a listing Monday for a van used by Dr. Jack Kevorkian to perform several assisted suicides, saying the sale of the van would violate the company's policy against the sale of "murderabilia."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/26/national/a102529D14.DTL (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/26/national/a102529D14.DTL)
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eBay Store-in-Core Changes: One Month Later
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272332332.html
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eBay.com Seller Release: Sellers to be measured on buyer disputes
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-com-seller-release-sellers-to-be-measured-on-buyer-disputes.html
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eBay's 2010 Seller Release 2 Includes Anonymous Email Addresses
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i27/s00
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eBay's Todd Lutwak Discusses Summer Seller Updates
http://podcast.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/podcast/pod.pl?/pl/2010/4/1272399500.html
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PayPal: Anyone else hate them?
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978201092
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eBay's 2010 Seller Release 2 Includes Anonymous Email Addresses
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i27/s00
They are, of course, "just a venue".
Can I assume now that if I mention my website in an end of auction email to MY buyer that I'll have my selling account suspended again?
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eBay's 2010 Seller Release 2 Includes Anonymous Email Addresses
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i27/s00
They are, of course, "just a venue".
Can I assume now that if I mention my website in an end of auction email to MY buyer that I'll have my selling account suspended again?
Pra, thats a pretty safe bet without doubt, Ebay do not want you advertising lol, everything they do under the "protection or privacy" banner is designed to facilitate their bottom line and nothing else.
But they are just a "venue" right? /sarcasm
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Hmmm it was pointed out to me that this was for Ebay US sellers only, as we already have anonymous Email addresses lol
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I got in a real situation with a buyer, i sold this lovely set of mills and boon books, on the ebay ad for them I put my little protest, words to the effect "ebay say they are just a venue, and yet this set of 13 books offered for starting bid 99 cents, I cannot charge the proper actual postage costs for because ebay have a postage cap" in effect if the books sold for the starting bid of 99 cents (which they did lol) i would lose money because express 3 kg envelopes are $11.30 not $8.30, so I put on the ad that the winning buyer would have to pay $11.30 not $8.30 (i.e. $3.00 more) if they won despite the listing saying $8.30 for postage costs.
Anyway they sold for 99 cents, the buyer paid straight away the 99 cents plus the $8.30 on the ad and expected to receive them for that, a very nice buyer btw not difficult, paid fast etc.
So i email them say did you read the ad etc, and no reply, in the end i refunded the paypal and sent a new invoice which the buyer paid, with the proper postage but a huge drama for both buyer and seller to make a transaction work.
ebay cannot argue it is "just a venue" it is clear it is not, a venue does not tell a seller what to charge for postage NOR force a seller to discount the actual cost of postage.
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Good morning Mr T ..... there is no cap on postage ,that is just the flat rate limit , if you use calculated postage it would have over ridden the $8.30
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good morning master smee, yes but it is not easy or accurate to use the calculated option, for example, the cheapest way to send the books which weighed 1.7 kg packed was via express post, ebay are so lazy with their software development it is not easy to specify how you want to post the items.
This buyer was in tasmania, it was more to send regular than express, but in calculated there is no way to show the express post option, why should there be a postage cap on the easiest method of listing the postage costs which is the fixed option? if you go in and try doing a test listing under calculated, express post is not even an option on ebay's list
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what i am saying is that i want my listing to show the actual method of posting and calculate it based on that, what is the point of a limit or postage cap on a category? what does it prove or how does it help anyone or stop postage rorting, i was not rorting just wanting to charge the best actual and cheapest method of post, why can i not just use the drop menu in calculated the same as in fixed, i.e. i am sending it express 3 kg, why is that not an option in calculated, the customer deserves to know which way their parcel will arrive and what exactly they are paying for, but express 3kg is not an option under calculated, its a bodge up of the system on ebay
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express post is not even an option on ebay's list
yes it is ....its under get it fast or send it fast or words to that effect
anyhow , I am not here to defend them , yes you are right they do make simple things difficult
I was just merely pointing out that there are ways around the limit issue
and as in all things you must have a system to beat the system
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Hi smee, the "get it fast" option has criteria which i do not wish to use and basically therefore does not suit, I think from memory it involves only using paypal as an offered payment option, I have looked at that before and will check again when i am listing later today, "get it fast" does not suit all listings, i didnt think you were defending ebay at all, but i dont want a 'fix up" or innacurate description of the postage I want to offer, basically what i am saying is that to offer the postage option i want to offer in the simplest and fastest way (and in this case the cheapest for my customer) I would in this case have to discount the postage method offered by $3.00 all to lose even more money on an auction, i chose the starting bid of 99 cents and therefore thats the customers win getting them cheaply and I am genuinely pleased for them although in that case it would have been nice if the customer had paid by bank but i dont hold any grudge for them not, but its awfully complex just to try to offer even cheap goods on ebay now and not worth it imo with the postage caps, in my case it discourages me from listing on ebay at all.
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smee also, you know yourself, there are a lot of aspects to listing something, shouldn't ebays role be to make it as straight forward as possible and easier as a goal? A postage cap proves ebay are NOT just a venue it blows tat whole argument out of the water just on the postage caps alone. A venue does not tell a seller what to charge for postage, thats my case really anyway lol we are on BNWT's thread, sorry BNWT
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Please - don't get into the 'just a venue' discussion here. We'd never find BNWT's articles!
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PayPal Fails to Send Email Notifications
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272413933.html
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Please - don't get into the 'just a venue' discussion here. We'd never find BNWT's articles!
thank u brumby but i already said i was exiting and sorry .... and wheres my reply pm hmmm?
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eBay.co.uk Seller Release: Dispute measurement and new feedback tests
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-co-uk-seller-release-dispute-measurement-and-new-feedback-tests.html
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Photo Tips for eBay Items
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/q-a-photo-tips-for-ebay-items/?src=busln
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eBay Fashion Vault: The Newest Online Designer Outlet Mall
http://www.savings.com/blog/post/eBay-Fashion-Vault-The-Newest-Online-Designer-Outlet-Mall.html
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Visa Inc. to Acquire CyberSource to Accelerate eCommerce
http://corporate.visa.com/media-center/press-releases/press1010.jsp
This is the Visa Media Release: I love the way PayPal does not even get a mention in this media release. What that ultimately means for PayPal, we can only speculate, but to keep the market informed, could I suggest the following press release for eBay:
It is with very great sorrow that “Dr Death” Donahoe MBA (aka Peter Principle), resident witch doctor at eBay, is expected to announce the probable imminent demise of eBay’s most ugly daughter, PayPal. He is expected to advise the market that it is probable that PayPal is about to be stricken by a particularly virulent strain of Visa + CyberSource, accompanied by financial institutions complications. If so stricken, PayPal may be expected to deteriorate rapidly and, if ultimately not completely incapacitated, will most likely be eventually confined to what little is by then left of the Donahoe-devastated eBay Marketplaces. There is no cure for the condition, and Dr Death will undoubtedly also say that he is particularly saddened by the inevitable presumption that it is unlikely PayPal will be able to continue to underpin eBay’s bottom line into the future.
A detailed examination of and prognosis for the patient at
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=6504554
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eBay Holds Town Hall Meeting, Webinar, to Address Seller Update
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i29/s02
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EBay CEO: Auctions may be 30 pct of 2011 listings
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hqFDYtGuadOfXEVG4aGC6qfyR0KQD9FCT4AG0
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eBay new home page concepts
http://tamebay.com/2010/04/ebay-new-home-page-concepts.html
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eBay Policies Ruin Business for Used Parts
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272564973.html
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eBay Should Count Unleft Feedback as 5 Stars
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272587044.html
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eBay UK Tests Feedback, Works on Protecting Sellers from Buyer Abuse
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i29/s03
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eBay's Fashion Outlet shows Auction Site is more about TopShop than attic junk
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2010/04/ebays_fashion_o.html
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Ebay seller stole $16,000 from job to finance eBay deliveries
http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=926362
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EBay Inc. President, CEO & Director John J Donahoe Sells 16,667 Shares
http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=91467
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eBay's ProStores Ecommerce Solution Adds Analytics
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i29/s04
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eBay CEO Keen on PayPal at Annual Shareholders Meeting
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m04/i30/s01
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Amazon Vs. eBay: E-Com Kings Increasingly Conflict
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=531779
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eBay makes further changes aimed at pleasing online shoppers
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=34665
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eBay CEO Runs Hot and Cold
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/4/1272681162.html
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CEO John Donahoe: The eBay Market is Hot. Or not.
(click the Listen button ) http://podcast.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/podcast/pod.pl?/pl/2010/4/1272680412.html
hilarious yet sad
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Woman tries to get refund from PayPal
http://www.daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=456095
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Model car thiefs must pay
http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2010/05/02/news/doc4bdd04a4ceb92444476360.txt
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Court date set for additional charges against Broomall woman
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2010/05/01/news/doc4bdb93a89f0d5116389350.txt
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AuctionBytes Survey Finds eBay Stores-in-Core Impacts Sales
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m05/abu0262/s02
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Some fun with a debate on PayPal
See the comments at
http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/21/visa-cybersource/
"There is no doubt in my mind that those payments processors that have dynamic links to their participating partner banks will put PayPal back into its eBay box. It’s just a matter of time."
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The Vortex That Was eBay
http://200westmain.com/redinkdiary/?p=3990
An interesting summary of the insanity of the inmates at at eBay.
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eBay's Opened-Case Policy Is a No-Win for Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i03/s01
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A Secret Weapon for eBay Sellers
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/solutions/advertising/article.php/3879931
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My Very 1st EBAY order!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnNBH642BY
as I have asked on previous posts .... are ebay buyers low rent bottom feeders ??
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eBay AdCommerce Demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c7hZNS0RgU
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eBay's Classifieds Site Plans to Sell the Sizzle
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363349,00.asp
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Is Ebay Worth the Price
http://www.bloggernews.net/124457
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Google moves deeper into PayPal territory
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/05/04/google-invests-in-corduro-to-battle-paypal/
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eBay pay for their mistake
http://tamebay.com/2010/05/ebay-pay-for-their-mistake.html
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Ebay shares slide amid April sales worry
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTGcbwurWQtNiDcCv0bXGCHOt9dQD9FG5UE02
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Dissatisfied eBay Buyer Gets Sued for Feedback
(update)
http://www.seolawfirm.com/2010/05/dissatisfied-ebay-buyer-gets-sued-for-feedback/
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eBay: The Trend Continues Down
http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/technical-analysis/ebay-trend-continues-down-ebay
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Seller's Blocked Bidder Function in eBay Not Working
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273079099.html
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Are online auctions on their way out?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/auctions-move-to-the-back-burner-at-ebay-2010-05-06?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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eBay Stores Report Unavailable to Some Sellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273108702.html
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Spring Hill man arrested after selling kaleidoscopes on eBay
http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2010/may/05/spring-hill-man-arrested-after-selling-kaleidoscop/
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eBay(R) and Teradata Collaborate to Develop Deep Data Analytic Solutions
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ebayr-and-teradata-collaborate-to-develop-deep-data-analytic-solutions-92978514.html
“SAN JOSE, Calif., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, today announced a joint engineering agreement with eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace. The two companies will work together to develop new analytic competencies that will deliver better customer experiences online. The focus of the joint effort is on deep storage and analytical data volumes, up to multiple petabytes.”
Nothing like closing the gate after the horse has bolted! The question still remains, how much longer can this headless turkey Donahoe and his gaggle of gobblers possibly last?
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Man Sentenced for Selling Phony Goods to Military
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/us/07parts.html
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DaVita's Thiry and eBay's Donahoe Discuss " Leadership For Life"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBLmt6X0inU
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Bank error revealed $2m teen mastermind
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/bank-error-revealed-2m-teen-mastermind-20100507-uisp.html
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eBay Gallery Images Flakey on Store Listings
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273201077.html
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EBay's billion-dollar bet on PayPal pays off
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/08/BUQI1DAHKJ.DTL
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eBay froze our account because of complaint
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/captain_cash/martin_lewis_cc/808458/New-consumer-champs-MARTIN-LEWIS-and-SAM-DUNN-help-you-hit-back.html
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eBay Hits Speed Bump
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273417363.html
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eBay Surveys Buyers and Asks, Are You Shopping on Amazon?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273456630.html
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CVS employee accused of stealing goods from store, selling them on eBay
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100510cvs_employee_accused_of_stealing_goods_from_store_selling_them_on_ebay/srvc=home&position=recent
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eBay's ProStores Sees 35% Rise in Same-Store Sales in 2009
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i10/s01
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Is Selling on eBay Still a Profitable Business Model?
http://rinf.com/alt-news/contributions/is-selling-on-ebay-still-a-profitable-business-model/6409/
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eBay and PayPal: The worst duo on the internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhaFDqs7tDg
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eBay and PayPal: The worst duo on the internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhaFDqs7tDg
Only one comment - he finishes up by saying (about PayPal) 'and they are not protecting any of their buyers'. I think he meant to say Sellers.
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The eBay slaps never stop....
Forget reading the rules - many slaps have absolutely nothing to do with actual rule violations. I don't think that the outfit that sends the notices even reads the comment to determine if there is actually a rules violation - if someone complains that is good enough for them.
http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/The-Soapbox/I-Keep-Getting/510222903 (http://forums.ebay.com/db1/topic/The-Soapbox/I-Keep-Getting/510222903)
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Seven-Year-Old Dings eBay Seller's Feedback
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273604307.html
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A partnership to dwarf eBay
http://www.todayonline.com/Business/EDC100511-0000107/A-partnership-to-dwarf-eBay
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eBay Quits Sending Traffic to Stores
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i11/s01
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A funny thing happened on the way to the opera last night. I don’t recall seeing any publicity on it—then I no longer take any notice of eBay announcements—but I’ve just noticed that eBay UK has stopped using those most devious “Bidder 1, 2, 3, ...” bidder aliases and is now using the same slightly less-anonymous form of alias as the rest of the eBay world. Now I will be able to do some multi-auction analyses on some of those 99p-start auctions from some UK PowerSellers. But, seriously, at least UK buyers-at-auction have now got a little better chance of protecting themselves from the many unscrupulous shill-bidding sellers who were undoubtedly having a field day previously.
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what the ?
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Is the store tab removal for ebay.com only or ebay au as well?
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Is the store tab removal for ebay.com only or ebay au as well?
I don't think it really matters, the eBay pages are so badly designed and cluttered that I seriously doubt if anyone ever clicks on the stores tab
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well I do but it really is surplus to needs now as store listings are included in normal listings so you dont need both the store tab and see other items tab do you ? !
as both tabs give you the same list of items
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I agree, it probably is redundant now, tell me again though why eBay pushed for people to open stores so hard when it is pretty much pointless now.
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The article at http://www.bloggernews.net/124457
will give you a pretty good understanding of eBay latest desperate deviousness with pricing.
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EBay CEO envisions PayPal in more offline settings
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcvfWRPs5uO9a23rTDSk2QxIjwBgD9FLDO6G0
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eBay Requires Sellers to Describe Condition of Items
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i12/s01
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Strong dollar makes cents
http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/money/investment/strong-dollar-makes-cents/2010/05/11/1273343328332.html
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eBay learns from PayPal lessons
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/ebay-learns-from-paypal-lessons/story-e6frgakx-1225865929473
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I look forward to closing my paypal account
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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eBay learns from PayPal lessons
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/ebay-learns-from-paypal-lessons/story-e6frgakx-1225865929473
From July 14, eBay will require sellers to offer at least three safe payment methods -- PayPal, Paymate and merchant credit cards
This article is incorrect .... you only need to offer 1 of these 3 not all 3.... see how altering 1 word can change the whole context of a story
the correct wording is this
The revised policy will require sellers to offer one or more of the following three safer payment methods to buyers:
PayPal
Paymate
Merchant credit card
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eBay turns over a new leaf with PayPal
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/ebay-turns-over-a-new-leaf-with-paypal-20100513-v08p.html
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ACCC applauds eBay PayPal rule changes
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission welcomes the announcement by eBay that it will change the ebay.com.au website and payment policies to remove the requirement that sellers offer PayPal as a payment option.
The ACCC had been investigating complaints that eBay and its Australian subsidiaries, eBay Australia and New Zealand Pty Ltd and PayPal Australia Pty Ltd, may have been engaging in conduct that had the effect of, or was likely to have the effect of, substantially lessening competition in contravention of section 45 of the Trade Practices Act 1974. By forcing sellers to offer payment for goods via PayPal it was potentially forcing out potential alternatives through ubiquitous use of the payment system. market for competitors to offer alternative systems by making PayPal.
While the ACCC had not formed a final view, following meetings with senior eBay staff eBay has introduced and brought forward changes to its payments policy which the ACCC considers will give its members greater flexibility in choosing payment options.
“The ACCC welcomes the action taken by eBay which gives eBay sellers further choice as to the payment system they use, while ensuring consumers are offered safer payment options by all eBay sellers,” ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said today.
It is not customary for the ACCC to refer to investigations that are not in the public arena, however a substantial number of complaints have been received about certain eBay policies which affect the offering and acceptance by eBay traders of online payment services. The ACCC considered a large amount of information as part of its investigation and considers this is an appropriate outcome.
“The ACCC acknowledges eBay’s cooperation with the ACCC’s inquiries and appreciates the work done by it to address our concerns,” Mr Samuel said.
The ACCC has decided to discontinue its current inquiries into eBay’s payment policies. However, this does not restrict the ACCC from reviewing the effects of eBay or PayPal’s conduct in Australia if it raises competition concerns in the future.
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Foul Play(Station): fleeced of $8700 through Nigerian eBay scam
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/foul-playstation-fleeced-of-8700-through-nigerian-ebay-scam-20100513-v0p7.html
as the saying goes .. "there's a sucker born every minute"
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eBay bows to ACCC pressure
http://www.zdnet.com.au/ebay-bows-to-accc-pressure-339303125.htm?omnRef=NULL
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ACCC drops eBay probe after payment changes
The ACCC will drop its current inquiries into eBay's payment policies. However, this does not restrict the ACCC from reviewing the effects of eBay or PayPal's conduct in Australia if it raises competition concerns in the future, the regulator said.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/ebay-learns-from-paypal-lessons/story-e6frgakx-1225865929473
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smee,
What are you talking about? That Australian article says:
"From July 14, eBay will require sellers to offer at least one of three safe payment methods -- PayPal, Paymate and merchant credit cards."
And, it took long enough to bring them to heel; but, I'll bet that PayPal still has the default radio button and will still be at the top with flags flying ...
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking
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smee,
What are you talking about? That Australian article says:
yes it does now ....but it didnt when I copied and pasted the post above did it ?????
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philip
smee was correct
until "someone" emailed Fran Foo and pointed out the error ... the article was amended about 3 minutes later
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eBay sellers can drop PayPal: ACCC
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/ebay-sellers-can-drop-paypal-accc/story-e6frgakx-1225866235856
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My appologies Smee.
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no problem Phil , thank you
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Proposed BBC Radio1 report on shill bidding fraud on UK online auctions
Following the recent conviction in the UK of Paul Barrett for shill bidding fraud on eBay online auctions—the first person to be so convicted in the UK for such fraud (no thanks to eBay, as usual)—BBC Radio1 wants to do a report on this form of online fraud in the UK in the very near future.
The reporter (Dan Whitworth) would like to hear from any UK residents that believe that they have been the victim of such criminal activity and are prepared to contribute their experience to the report.
Note: Dan is not an eBay user and, as a journalist, this may be just another story to him but the opportunity to help him do such a report is to good to pass up. If anyone from the UK is reading this thread or if anyone knows anyone in the UK that has experienced shill bidding, they are invited to contact this reporter.
Contact details:
Dan Whitworth
Technology Reporter
Radio1 Newsbeat & Radio1xtra News
daniel.whitworth@bbc.co.uk
020 7765 4649 / 07810 572 006
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15 minutes community service for every eBay scam by conman Andrew Green
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/05/15-minutes-community-service-f.html
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eBay Australia Pressured on PayPal Payments Policy
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i13/s01
Why Did eBay Australia Back Down on PayPal Policy?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/5/1273753645.html
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Survey Indicates eBay May Highlight Business Sellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273760618.html
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eBay Australia To Offer Free Listings From July 8
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/05/ebay-australia-to-offer-free-listings-from-july-8/
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eBay Australia Policy-Change Helps PayPal Rival Paymate
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i14/s02
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Offering PayPal no longer compulsory on eBay Australia
http://tamebay.com/2010/05/offering-paypal-no-longer-compulsory-on-ebay-australia.html
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Rochdale men jailed for iTunes gift voucher scam
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8683064.stm
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Is Juvenile Behavior Becoming the Norm on eBay?
Despite all of eBay CEO John Donahoe's efforts to make eBay into a more retail-like experience, eBay has gotten much more contentious, pitting buyer against seller. It's difficult to imagine this scenario playing out on any other ecommerce website.
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1273867812.html
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Drunk Online Shopping: Should Friends Let Friends Booze and Buy?
http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0510/735979.html
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ACCC gets new Australian Consumer Law powers
The ACCC has been equipped with greater powers to protect consumers from unscrupulous businesses, with first part of the Australian Consumer Law coming into effect tod
Under the new legislation the ACCC can seek financial penalties of up to $1.1 million for corporations and $220,000 for individuals in civil cases for unconscionable conduct, pyramid selling and sections of the law dealing with false or misleading conduct.
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/articles/articles-legal/australian-consumer-law-accc-1364.html
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Global e-tailers pinch local fashion dollars
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/global-etailers-pinch-local-fashion-dollars-20100515-v5e3.html
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eBay UK: “we want buyers to leave more negs”
http://tamebay.com/2010/05/ebay-uk-we-want-buyers-to-leave-more-negs.html
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Online Auction Scam Targets Bidders
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-sweeps-ebay-buyer-beware,0,3668170.story
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Warning over eBay’s shill bidders and fake scammers
The biggest problem for buyers is that they are not covered by the same consumer rules as apply to high street stores or other online shops.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/warning-over-ebay-s-shill-bidders-and-fake-scammers-1.1028046
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eBay Sellers No Longer Forced to Offer PayPal After Investigation by Australian Regulator
"After a two-year investigation we think this has cured the problem. But we´re not done yet ... we will put this in the to-be-reviewed basket. This is a win for both buyers and sellers as it gives them choice and flexibility..."
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=84128
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Main Street Mall Online Offers a Homey Place to Sell Online
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m05/abu0263/s04
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Page Mage Helps eBay Sellers with Listing Design and Merchandising
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m05/abu0263/s03
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Uphill battle for auction sites
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Latest/tabid/53/ID/8212/Uphill-battle-for-auction-sites.aspx
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Reports of online auction and shopping scams double
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/technology/reports-of-online-auction-and-shopping-scams-double/story-e6freaal-1225867929115
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Rugby star jailed for £36,000 eBay fakes scam
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1279188/Rugby-star-jailed-36-000-eBay-fakes-scam.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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The Greater Manchester Police have confirmed eight people have been jailed for their actions in an iTunes gift certificate scam.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/623356/eight-jailed-in-750-000-itunes-fraud
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eBay not liable for fakes sold on site
http://technology.canoe.ca/Columnists/Canton/2010/05/17/13972571.html
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Man Said He Was Police Officer In eBay Listing
http://www.wlwt.com/news/23582534/detail.html
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Man Guilty In eBay 'Cookie-Stuffing' Fraud
http://cbs5.com/technology/ebay.cookie.stuffing.2.1699313.html
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Fake eBay site fools John Deere tractor buyer from Lebanon Twp.
http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2010/05/fake_ebay_site_fools_john_deer.html
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eBay Seller Unable to Sort 'Good Til Cancelled' Listings
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274109811.html
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April Online Consumer Spending Slips
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB127413162034093039.html
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Analysts Generally Patient with eBay Turnaround
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274147427.html
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India slowly gets into web
http://www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/article455284.ece/India-slowly-gets-into-web
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Sudden Drop May Create Interesting Visa, Amex and eBay Trading Opportunities
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Sudden-Drop-May-Create-Interesting-Visa-Amex-and-eBay-Trading-Opportunities-48455.html
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Porn dealers outsmart eBay
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/458438/porn-dealers-outsmart-ebay (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/458438/porn-dealers-outsmart-ebay)
(http://news.ninemsn.com.au/img/labels/exclusive.gif) Amateur pornography is being sold on eBay by backyard dealers posing as second-hand clothing sellers.
A special ninemsn investigation has found dozens of members on the world's largest auction website are selling hardcore videos and graphic pictures to interested buyers.
Some sellers are even using the lure of pornography to secure higher bids for their items, which can easily be found using the website's search engine.
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PS. yes, Oops that article is old I accidently linked via a current article to that one as they used it as an example of an ongoing problem, i'll find the current one and rectify it shortly.
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MasterCard Market Place - Threat to eBay, Opportunity for Apple?
http://www.glgroup.com/News/MasterCard-Market-Place---Threat-to-eBay-Opportunity-for-Apple--48487.html
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Prison for Houston man who ran eBay hot tub scam
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7012295.html
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EBay Sees a Market in China Yet
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/05/19/ebay-sees-a-market-in-china-yet/
and you think there's too much cheap junk being sold by chinese sellers now ......... well just wait
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Two Charged In eBay Scam That Hit Lincolnshire Biz
http://cbs2chicago.com/local/lincolnshire.ebay.scam.2.1703913.html
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Man from Manchester charged over Tracey Emin forgeries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8692342.stm
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Parcel delivery worker sells mail items on eBay
http://news.myhermes.co.uk/parcel-delivery-worker-sells-mail-items-on-ebay-19786744.news
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What Are the Benefits of eBay Stores to Small Sellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274300950.html
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eBay Faces Challenges in Turnaround
eBay explained it would use technology innovation to help it turn things around. But traffic has continued to fall
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i19/s01
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Sellers - What Is Your Experience with eBay Turnaround
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274278718.html
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PayPal expanding into China, other new markets
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/20/BU7B1DH8SE.DTL&type=tech
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eBay Serves More than 5.5 Billion AdCommerce Ad Views Weekly
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i20/s02
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Fake £65,000 Nike eBay scam raid
http://birminghamnewsroom.com/?p=10399
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Australian auction sites remove 300,000+ illegal DVD movies, TV shows
http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=16260
I wonder if Oztion will also be removing the thousands of listings of fake handbags ??
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Amazon Tearing It Up With A Page From eBay's Playbook
http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/05/21/amazon-tearing-it-up-with-a-page-from-ebays-playbook/
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eBay Emails Run Amok Offering Phantom Deals to Shoppers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i21/s01
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eBay Loyalty Program Drives Shoppers to Just 22 Sellers with Latest Promotion
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i21/s02
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eBay's Blocked Bidders Are Going to Shop Elsewhere
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274452442.html
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eBay Scammer Gets 30 Months in the Slammer
http://www.thenewnewinternet.com/2010/05/21/ebay-scammer-gets-30-months-in-the-slammer/
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Where to find cheap fashion
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/consumer_affairs/article7133003.ece
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eBay Blogger Reveals Corporate Priorities
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274498364.html
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Buy.com Makes Its Biggest Sale Yet: Itself
Buy.com is also the largest seller on eBay, which has frustrated some of eBay’s smaller sellers. It is unclear how that relationship will change after the acquisition becomes final.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/buy-com-makes-its-biggest-sale-yet-itself/?dbk
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Buyers protest over the cost of eBay returns
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/article.html?in_article_id=504995&in_page_id=5&position=moretopstories
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eBay’s corporate goals for 2010
http://tamebay.com/2010/05/ebays-corporate-goals-for-2010.html
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Another Casualty of eBay's April PowerSeller Changes
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274581683.html
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eBay Earnings Review: 30 Days After Announcement Shares Down 18.52%
http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/news-watch/ebay-earnings-review-30-days-after-announcement-shares-down-1852-ebay
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Bourgeois Expects Visa, MasterCard to Beat Estimates
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1357851/bourgeois_expects_visa_mastercard_to_beat_estimates_video
give the video a minute to load
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eBay Unveils New Flagship Data Center
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/05/23/ebay-unveils-new-flagship-data-center/
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Collector pays £3 on eBay for £1million Charlie Chaplin film
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2010/05/23/collector-pays-3-on-ebay-for-1million-charlie-chaplin-film-115875-22278353/
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help please....ebay dispute
http://fansonline.net/middlesbrough/mb/view.php?id=1907047
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Ebay seller caught out in a costly scam
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/pricewatch/2010/0524/1224271009947.html
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$15,000 eBay suit may see countersuit
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100524/NEWS01/5240314/1006/+15+000+eBay+suit+may+see+countersuit
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Decision casts doubt on eBay’s advertising of brand-name items
Many brand owners loathe such advertising and would like to stop eBay from selling anything carrying their brands. Such brand owners claim many items for sale on eBay are fakes.
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/local/metrobusiness/article/FARM24_20100523-160007/346433/
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Naperville OfficeMax ex-manager admits to eBay fencing
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/naperville/chi-napermax-100525,0,7071204.story
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eBay Fails to Update Seller Performance Metric
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1274723519.html
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'Brands need protection from online and eBay'
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/32191/Brands-need-protection-from-eBay
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Europe's venture capitalists make a play for shopping clubs
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0352462e-66cb-11df-aeb1-00144feab49a.html
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Cash not king
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=3067430
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Jail for eBay thief
http://stonnington-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/jail-for-ebay-thief/
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(http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv277/area_51_bucket/neg-em-all-nuke.gif)
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Accommodation 1 collapse stings visitors
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/05/26/221345_gold-coast-news.html
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Victim of eBay Scam Recovers Funds
http://woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=36058
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Decoding And Analyzing eBay's Stated (Leaked?) 2010 Marketplace Priorities
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/4152558
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Decoding And Analyzing eBay's Stated (Leaked?) 2010 Marketplace Priorities
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/4152558
Here's another Ebay analogy they forgot to add to their list...... NFG.
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Cash won't be king much longer if PayPal has its way.
http://www.canada.com/business/Cash+king+much+longer+PayPal/3074314/story.html
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Collapse of online accommodation company leaves thousands of tourists stranded
The liquidators have advised customers who booked accommodation through eBay to seek refunds through PayPal or through their credit card provider.
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20100526-collapse-of-online-accommodation-company-leaves-thousands-of-tourists-stranded.html
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eBay fund for dudded Coast visitors
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/05/27/221575_gold-coast-news.html
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Is Technological Innovation the Key to eBay's Turnaround?
Donahoe told analysts that the eBay marketplace would grow faster than ecommerce in 2011 as a result of his turnaround efforts, yet it continues to have difficulty catching up with ecommerce growth rates.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i26/s01
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eBay Search - Is It Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/5/1274842095.html
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Ebay launches first content site to push Outlet fashion store
http://www.nma.co.uk/news/ebay-launches-first-content-site-to-push-outlet-fashion-store/3013841.article
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eBay Australia sets up special fund for victims of collapsed online travel company
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20100527-ebay-australia-sets-up-special-fund-for-victims-of-collapses-online-travel-company.html
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Aurora man faces prison for theft, eBay fraud
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/2323020,6_1_NA27_KULLUM_S1-100527.article
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Souhegan teacher stole student calculators, sold them on eBay
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Police+say+Souhegan+teacher+stole+student+calculators%2C+sold+them+on+eBay&articleId=e43e8d36-e44e-4996-a972-2b10a6efae7f
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Bulgarian Faces Charges Related to Fake Escrow eBay Scam
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i27/s04
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eBay Australia sets up special fund for victims of collapsed online travel company
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20100527-ebay-australia-sets-up-special-fund-for-victims-of-collapses-online-travel-company.html
Yeah right !.... to bad the victims either don't know about the fund or the alledged emails sent to the victims just disappeared into Cyber space... Ebay / Paypal are just the Pits when it comes to honesty !!! Flocking criminal behavior !!!
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eBay Seller Files Complaint with NY Attorney General
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1275016125.html
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Glen Carbon man loses $10,000 in eBay scam
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/internet-40694-money-scam.html
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Employees Used School Funds For eBay Shipping
http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2010/05/27/ebay_shipping/
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Is that bargain really in the bag if it's online?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/may/28/shop-bargain-deal-best-price-internet-high-street
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Man buys own stuff back on Ebay
http://www.eitb.com/news/life/detail/430849/man-buys-own-stuff-back-ebay/
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Man jailed for slimming pill sales
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hfl7Gz0R9YTX3euNglE4b5E-ubkA
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How to Build an Ebay Storefront
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/05/building-an-ebay-storefront.html
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Artwork stolen from Weymouth Library found on eBay
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/localnews/8192194.Artwork_stolen_from_Weymouth_Library_found_on_eBay/
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eBay Ink’s RBH interviews John Donahoe
http://tamebay.com/2010/05/ebay-inks-rbh-interviews-john-donahoe.html
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LOL! This popped up in my email spam folder!
mike36454 has sent a message
Sunday, May 30, 2010 6:42 AM
From:
"eBay Member: mike36454" <member-vvnrgy8@sz-pl.com.89559860cdxoxoxoxoxoxoxo.sz-pl.com>
From User:
mike36454 (30)
100.0% Positive Feedback
Member since 26-Jun-05 in United States
Location: MI, United States
Activity with mike36454 (last 90 days): I have bid on 0 items from mike36454
Activity with mike36454 (last 90 days): mike36454 has bid on 1 of my items
Dear tellocat@yahoo.com,
I payed you and you didn`t ship me the item .I have reported you to eBay and to the police ! You will not get away with this .I`ll find you if it`s the last thing i do !!!
- mike36454
I've never been a seller. LOL!
Reported!
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Tello. I, like you, am a buyer only & I have received similar emails in the past. I think they are just utter nutters trying a spiv & I ignore & delete.
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LOL! This popped up in my email spam folder!
mike36454 has sent a message
Sunday, May 30, 2010 6:42 AM
From:
"eBay Member: mike36454" <member-vvnrgy8@sz-pl.com.89559860cdxoxoxoxoxoxoxo.sz-pl.com>
From User:
mike36454 (30)
100.0% Positive Feedback
Member since 26-Jun-05 in United States
Location: MI, United States
Activity with mike36454 (last 90 days): I have bid on 0 items from mike36454
Activity with mike36454 (last 90 days): mike36454 has bid on 1 of my items
Dear tellocat@yahoo.com,
I payed you and you didn`t ship me the item .I have reported you to eBay and to the police ! You will not get away with this .I`ll find you if it`s the last thing i do !!!
- mike36454
I've never been a seller. LOL!
Reported!
Tell em to flock off and tell their winging shite to Paypal.... lets see em try to Neg ya...LOL...
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eBay Conducts Survey on Seller Problems and Feedback
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1275266854.html
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Marketplace Seller Commits to Going Independent
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1275234496.html
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Forget the weather forecast - it's women's hemlines that determine a heatwave
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1282656/eBay-claims-womens-hemlines-determine-weather.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Time for government and business to act tough online
......................................four-year veteran of eBay's IT security service Alastair (seatbelts) MacGibbon says it's time for the government and business to start acting tough online.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/time-for-government-and-business-to-act-tough-online/story-e6frgakx-1225873736679
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Bye-bye to bargains
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/executive-lifestyle/bye-bye-to-bargains/story-e6frg8k6-1225873692541
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Russian Mafia allegedly commits crimes over eBay
http://www.examiner.com/x-33602-Wichita-Falls-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2010m5d31-Russian-Mafia-commits-crimes-over-eBay-scams
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Management Destroyed eBay's Value Proposition
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/5/1275347495.html
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USPS Will Help eBay Sellers in China Ship to U.S.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i31/s02
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China, Japan launch Asian eBay rival
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gEPgYHKPIpmtE2KNuc3OD1ocyPhw
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Falle-Internet Reports Malware Was Spread through eBay Hijacking
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i01/s02
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eBay and internet retail forcing posties off bikes?
http://www.bikebiz.com/news/32238/eBay-and-internet-retail-forcing-posties-off-bikes
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EBay CEO: Still 'Long Way To Go' To Improve User Experience
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201006021551dowjonesdjonline000614&title=ebay-ceostill-long-way-to-goto-improve-user-experience
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PayPal extends buyer protection off-eBay
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/paypal-extends-buyer-protection-off-ebay.html
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Speedo set up shop on eBay
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/speedo-set-up-shop-on-ebay.html
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Ebay Scam
http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-contact-2-ebay-scam-060110,0,1151926.story
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EBay CEO: Still 'Long Way To Go' To Improve User Experience
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201006021551dowjonesdjonline000614&title=ebay-ceostill-long-way-to-goto-improve-user-experience
The best improvement for ebay is to get rid of Donnahuey.....
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PayPal extends buyer protection off-eBay
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/paypal-extends-buyer-protection-off-ebay.html
"PayPal UK has announced today on its official blog that with immediate effect, transactions taking place off-eBay will have the same levels of buyer protection as those that take place on eBay."
That's marvelous .... Now we have F ALL protection for everyone....LOL
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well, Australia is a land of equal opportunity....
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eBay weighs in on ticket onselling review
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/348758/ebay_weighs_ticket_onselling_review/
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PayPal is taking equal opportunity (for them, that is) in EVERY country it invades.....
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PayPal is taking equal opportunity (for them, that is) in EVERY country it invades.....
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/rontello/Thread%20Stuff/ooooooo.jpg)
Not Sparta!
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EBAY Finding Its Bottom?
http://www.tradershuddle.com/2010060327534/UpgradesDowngrades/ebay-finding-its-bottom.html
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EBay seller faces more felony charges
http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2010/jun/03/031327/ebay-seller-faces-more-felony-charges/
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Seller Sees Improving Experience on eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1275576790.html
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eBay celebrates its 10th anniversary
http://www.montrealgazette.com/Ebay+celebrates+10th+anniversary/3105269/story.html
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Donegal businesses going global with eBay
http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalnews/Donegal-businesses-going-global-with.6337037.jp
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PayPal scam socks city woman
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/woman-40987-alton-city.html
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^^^^^^^ US$60 to post a Blackberry from Alton to Dallas ...... Turn it up ..... sounds like the seller is trying on a bit of scamming herself
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eBay Offers Coupons for 15 Selected Sellers as Part of June Test
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i04/s01
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EBay's turnaround still has some distance to go
http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/ebay-s-turnaround-still-has-some-distance-to-go-1.636791
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Universal sue eBay seller for flogging promo CD's
http://newsblog.thecmuwebsite.com/post/Universal-sue-eBay-seller-for-flogging-promo-CDs.aspx
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Please return packages stolen from porch
http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/article/20100604/WRT06/6040646
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eBay CEO Donahoe Live!
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/06/02/d8-ebay-ceo-donahoe-live/
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Authorities, retail giants target Internet fencing
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/lifestyles/health_med_fit/article/I-WEBB0505_20100603-180809/348861/
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Top 5 Things To Shop For On eBay
http://www.styleite.com/retail/top-5-ebay-fashion-shopping/
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eBay looks to improve ecommerce by learning from Groupon
http://www.edlconsulting.com/newsdetail.php?id=832&headline=eBay_looks_to_improve_ecommerce_by_learning_from_Groupon
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John Donahoe on the future of eBay
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/john-donahoe-on-the-future-of-ebay.html
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First Item Sold Online: Digital Camera Cheat Sheets
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m06/abu0264/s07
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L’Oréal tell eBay sellers to remove listings or face legal action
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/loreal-tell-ebay-sellers-to-remove-listings-or-face-legal-action.html
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Albury warning issued on identity theft
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/albury-warning-issued-on-identity-theft/1850919.aspx
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eBay to Reveal Best Match Changes at This Week's DevCon
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1275870849.html
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Mysterious Sales Pattern
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1275877934.html
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Buyer stung by Windows 7 cheapies on eBay
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/buyer-stung-by-windows-7-cheapies-on-ebay/story-e6frgakx-1225876676463
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eBay seller to be sentenced for auction fixing
http://www.dissexpress.co.uk/news/national/ebay_seller_to_be_sentenced_for_auction_fixing_1_647867
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eBay Encourages Sellers to Relist Unsold Items on Classifieds
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i07/s01
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Firm Files Class Action Lawsuit against eBay for PayPal Holds
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i08/s02
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That's an important link - thanks, BNWT. It deserves its own thread as well.
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Fined $1450, for buying a $10 fake Louis Vuitton bag in Italy
http://www.smh.com.au/world/strangebuttrue/fined-1450-for-buying-a-10-fake-louis-vuitton-bag-in-italy-20100609-xu4h.html?autostart=1
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Phony porn scam takes Aussies for a ride
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/phony-porn-scam-takes-aussies-for-a-ride-20100608-xtih.html
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PayPal helped itself to my cash
Oh dear, PayPal really does have egg on its face
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1285036/DEAR-MARGARET-Paypal-helped-cash.html
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eBay Launches New Developers Program in China
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i09/s01
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Deputies arrest man from South Africa they say stole $8K in boat winches in Fort Pierce, sold them on eBay
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/09/deputies-arrest-man-from-south-africa-they-say/
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PayPal May Feel Threat as Mastercard Opens Its Platform to Developers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m05/i25/s04
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Westfield plots online assault
http://www.smh.com.au/business/westfield-plots-online-assault-20100610-y0j1.html
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Cape Canaveral pawn shop owner held after eBay sale
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100610/BREAKINGNEWS/100610009/1006/NEWS01/Cape+Canaveral+pawn+shop+owner+held+after+eBay+sale
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eBay Tells Developers What's Coming to Best Match Search
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i10/s02
eBay to Reveal Best Match Changes at This Week's DevCon
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/6/1275870849.html
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Cape Canaveral pawn shop owner held after eBay sale
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100610/BREAKINGNEWS/100610009/1006/NEWS01/Cape+Canaveral+pawn+shop+owner+held+after+eBay+sale
Yibster , looks like you have to send the fishing reel back !!!
ok so the reel is worth a 1000 bucks , this guy sells it for 150 but he is held on a $us 200,000 bond ......
only in America !!!!!
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Porsche was real, but not the gems
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/porsche-was-real-but-not-the-gems-20100610-y0hn.html
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Cape Canaveral pawn shop owner held after eBay sale
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100610/BREAKINGNEWS/100610009/1006/NEWS01/Cape+Canaveral+pawn+shop+owner+held+after+eBay+sale
Yibster , looks like you have to send the fishing reel back !!!
ok so the reel is worth a 1000 bucks , this guy sells it for 150 but he is held on a $us 200,000 bond ......
only in America !!!!!
Not a chance.. not as described.. come and get me !...
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Traditional mail under threat in NZ
http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/06/10/2923665.htm
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Is PayPal's Fast Growth Cause of Site Problems?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1276221863.html
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Herald, 300 media partners, launching online auction site
http://www.bostonherald.com/jobfind/news/media/view/20100611herald_300_media_partners_launching_online_auction_site/srvc=home&position=also
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The merciless world of scalping
http://www.independentweekly.com.au/news/local/news/general/the-merciless-world-of-scalping/1855930.aspx
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Westfield plans online shopping centre
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/articles/articles-news/westfield-online-shopping-centre-1675.html
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PayPal Raises Merchant Fees for Refunds and Chargebacks
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1276268535.html
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Shoply Lets Anyone Create An Online Store
http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/11/shoply-lets-anyone-create-an-online-store/
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EBay spent $539,000 on lobbying in first quarter
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h32yGVstI2cOsZKKpoxwptlCKsMQD9G91UNO1
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Slam door on online car-buying scams
Never trust a buyer or seller who says the transaction is guaranteed by eBay, Craigslist, PayPal
http://www.news-journalonline.com/business/money/consumer-news/2010/06/12/slam-door-on-online-car-buying-scams.html
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Flash sales sites become big deal for shoppers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/11/LV6A1DJP0T.DTL
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Online scams catch out Aussies
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/online-scams-catch-aussies-3584764
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What should an eBay shopping cart look like?
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/what-should-an-ebay-shopping-cart-look-like.html
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Two Sellers Comment on eBay Feedback Testing
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1276460598.html
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Accommodation 1 collapse stings family
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2010/06/15/228221_gold-coast-news.html
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Abbott leading Rudd ... on eBay
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/abbott-leading-rudd--on-ebay-20100614-y9vw.html
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eBay Users May Now Filter Sellers' Negative Feedback Ratings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i14/s05
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eBay Auto-Fill Drives Shoppers to Featured Products and Merchants
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i14/s01
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Paypal's Shameful Decision
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37489
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'$2m net mastermind' to stand trial
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/2m-net-mastermind-to-stand-trial-20100615-ybm8.html
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PayPal claims 10-fold Australian Growth
http://www.itwire.com/it-people-news/people/39772-paypal-claims-10-fold-australian-growth-
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Will eBay's New Feedback Policy Impact Large Merchants?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1276571486.html
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PayPal reverses jihad against Muslim-watch sites
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=166869
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Gillard in online bid for top dog status
http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/gillard-in-online-bid-for-top-dog-status-20100616-ydkf.html
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Australia's embattled PM unpopular on eBay too
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jJyFMTFJ7_TJ_SlTVeAHENm9g6Xw
centre-left ??? ............ don't you mean nothing left
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The final bids are in:
EBay Charity Auction: 2010 Mid Winter Ball
2x Qantas Business Class Return Tickets
Charity Auction - All Bids Verified
17 Bids Sold AU $9,700.00
Charity Auction Deputy PM Julia Gillard
Dinner or Lunch for 6 with Deputy Prime Minister
15 Bids Sold AU $10,100.00
Prime Minister Rudd Dinner OR Bowling
Charity Auction Dinner or Barefoot Bowls - Bid Verified
14 Bids Sold AU $12,600.00
Tony Abbott Dinner for 6 / Surf Lesson
Charity Auction - Dinner for 6 or Private Surf Lesson
46 Bids Sold AU $16,100.00
Dinner Package Bob Brown Greens Senator
Charity Auction - Dinner for 6 with Brown & 5 Senators
8 Bids Sold AU $7,100.00
.... and they all came with Free shipping!
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Refugee to hit the waves with Tony Abbott
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/refugee-to-hit-the-waves-with-tony-abbott/story-e6freooo-1225880617521
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Why PayPal indirectly supports the conmen
http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/38869/why-paypal-indirectly-supports-the-conmen
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EBay's Auction Action Slipping
http://online.barrons.com/article/SB127663768177106195.html?mod=googlenews_barrons
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Firm Files Class Action Lawsuit against eBay for PayPal Holds
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i08/s02 (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i08/s02)
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“eBay Eliminates Featured First Advertising Program”
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i16/s02
‘eBay said it was discontinuing the Featured First program “so that the listings most relevant to a buyer’s search from sellers who provide great value and service are surfaced consistently at the top of search results—the underlying goal of Best Match.”’
Don’t you just love the reasons eBay gives for doing just about anything. God, these people must think that their consumers are all absolute idiots, and many may well be but, seriously, how can they make such statement and keep a straight face? Who do they think they are kidding?
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Ohio court takes on negative eBay feedback
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/16/ohio-court-takes-on-negative-ebay-feedback/
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Conman's sentence labelled ridiculous
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3820966/Conmans-sentence-labelled-ridiculous
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Ebay Integration with Free Shopping Cart Software Offered at Ecommerce Techwave
http://ecommwire.com/?id=42153&keys=FreeShoppingCart-Ecommerce-Solutions
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eBay: Don’t you think it feels tired?
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/ebay-don’t-you-think-it-feels-tired.html
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Companies Launch Online Fraud Alert Service
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/199154/companies_launch_online_fraud_alert_service.html
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Police return eBay sign to village
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/newforest/news/8219898.Police_return_eBay_sign_to_village/
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Fake gemologist jailed over fraud
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/fake-gemologist-jailed-over-fraud-20100618-ykub.html?from=age_sb
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Fresno man accused of mortgage fraud
http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=15514
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Ecommerce VP Brings eBay Philosophy to Google
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1276828327.html
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Paypal loophole means EU punters can suffer
....... there's no way of talking to anyone about the matter. The Paypal "contact us" button only replies to fixed questions. The customer service chat was staffed by a bot.
After it refused to reply to our requests for information about the matter we tapped in the phrase "Is it true that asking you for information is a bit like asking the cat?" The customer service section said "I love cats and if I had more time I would love to own one." This sums up Paypal's attitude quite well.
http://www.techeye.net/internet/paypal-loophole-means-eu-punters-can-suffer
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Stolen Babe Ruth card linked to arrested eBay seller
http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2010/jun/18/181342/stolen-babe-ruth-card-linked-arrested-ebay-seller/
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Amazon restyles clothing sales
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7233717e-7ccb-11df-8b74-00144feabdc0.html
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Microsoft pounces on eBay software trader
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/microsoft-pounces-on-ebay-software-trader/story-e6frgakx-1225882458201
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Number of eBay Buyers Leaving Feedback Is Falling
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277124853.html
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Don't Get Sunk Spending your Coins on eBay
http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2010/06/21/don't-get-sunk-spending-your-coins-on-ebay
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Don't Get Sunk Spending your Coins on eBay
http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2010/06/21/don’t-get-sunk-spending-your-coins-on-ebay/
Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here. You can search again by using this form...
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that's so weird ........... no idea why that link wont work
it's direct cut & paste just like all my other links
maybe it's a left handed link
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Supergroup hires eBay trader in £500,000 deal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7846182/Supergroup-hires-eBay-trader-in-500000-deal.html
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EBay Liable for Leading Users to Fakes, L'Oreal Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-22/ebay-liable-for-leading-users-to-fakes-l-oreal-says.html
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Shopping Faceoff: Amazon vs. eBay vs. Craigslist
http://mashable.com/2010/06/22/amazon-vs-ebay-vs-craigslist/
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Online sellers challenge eBay's PayPal rules
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-ebaylawsuit-paypa,0,7858830.story
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eBay Fails to Show in Court to Defend Itself in PayPal Lawsuit
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277323880.html
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EBay Fails to Respond to Federal Suit
.................... critics have complained that forcing sellers to use PayPal is just another way for the company to charge additional fees and pad its bottom line.
Macuga, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, said eBay was violating anti-trust laws. “There’s no reason at all why US currency shouldn’t be useable,” he said. “There is no reason why cashiers’ checks or any other form of liquidity should be precluded — except that eBay makes more money utilizing PayPal.”
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/06/23/ebay-fails-to-respond-to-federal-suit/
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Paypal/ebay BS, wtf?
Warning .... strong language
http://www.pocketfives.com/f13/paypal-ebayl-bs-wtf-588688/
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EBay To Acquire Leading Barcode-Scanning IPhone App
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100623-712965.html
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eBay Watchers and Hit Counts Are Down
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277355500.html
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eBay Announces eForCity Will Be First to Reach 2 Million Feedback
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i24/s01
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Money to burn
http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3027646/Amanda-Rofail-and-Fraser-McLean-cash-in-on-heatwave.html
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Visa Launches PayPal Alternative
http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/06/24/0157258/Visa-Launches-PayPal-Alternative?from=rss
"Visa has entered the micropayment processing space with payclick, a pre-paid hosted service that will compete with the likes of PayPal. Payclick is aimed at teenagers purchasing online content like music and games where the value of the transaction is likely to be less than $20. Like PayPal, payclick is an online money repository that people can pay into with a bank account or credit card (Visa or MasterCard) and then use the funds to purchase products online. The service was developed and launched in Australia with a view for global markets. PayPal integration is not there yet, but parents can monitor the amount of funds their under-18 children have to spend online. For e-commerce sites, an SDK is available for payclick integration."
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking
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Australian gets first look at Dayton house bought on eBay
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/australian-gets-first-look-at-dayton-house-bought-on-ebay-782464.html?showComments=true
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Another big shift in the store/web balance
http://www.internetretailer.com/commentary/2010/06/25/humble-bar-may-accelerate-shift-shopping-online
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Stolen clock recovered after owners saw it for sale on eBay
http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/8240112.Stolen_clock_recovered_after_owners_saw_it_for_sale_on_eBay/
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Man who stole $90K in merchandise from OfficeMax gets 3 years
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2432778,office-max-naperville-theft-062510.article
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eBay scam man has his jail term cut
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/ebay_scam_man_has_his_jail_term_cut_1_658017
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Man who stole $90K in merchandise from OfficeMax gets 3 years
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2432778,office-max-naperville-theft-062510.article
I wonder how often this occurs? Must be such a temptation for those that way inclined!!
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eBay’s Crossroads: Turn Around or Break Up
http://gigaom.com/2010/06/26/ebays-crossroads-turn-around-or-break-up/
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eBay Angers Buyers and Sellers with Unpaid Item Emails
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277525382.html
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They can apologise all they like....someone set the trigger for these emails to go out!!!
Like Tello says.. WONKERS!!!!!!!!
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eBay Seller Loses TRS Status Due to Vacation
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277607344.html
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eBay seller spots bomb-making teen
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/ebay-seller-spots-bomb-making-teen.html
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Thanks for your purchase, here’s a unpaid item dispute
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/thanks-for-your-purchase-heres-a-unpaid-item-dispute.html
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EBay apps make it No. 1 mobile retailer in U.S.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/27/BUJE1E4CGO.DTL&type=business
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Reading Festival ticket scam woman goes free
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2073509_reading_festival_ticket_scam_woman_goes_free
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Court Expected to Rule Soon in eBay v Craigslist
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m06/i28/s01
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Pay back order to Ebay sellers
http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/8237198.Pay_back_order_to_Ebay_sellers/
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PayPal to take your credit card, no account needed
http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20008854-12.html
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eBay Survey Measures Perceptions about Top Rated Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277764587.html
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Longtime Seller Says Goodbye to eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/6/1277779641.html
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EBay apps make it No. 1 mobile retailer in U.S.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/27/BUJE1E4CGO.DTL&type=business
Maybe the increasing use of iPhone apps for eBay is the cause of some sellers false negs (negatives left with a positive comment and no complaint raised with the seller at all). Seems to be an increasingly common occurrence according to threads on the PS board.
Maybe big fingers don't always hit on the right 'button' on the iPhone screen.
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eBay: Estimates Shrinking
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/06/29/ebay-estimates-shrinking/
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eBay Has Found Something It Doesn’t Want to Auction Off
http://www.investorguide.com/article/6563/ebay-has-found-something-it-doesnt-want-to-auction-off-ebay/
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eBay roll out new Seller Performance Reports
http://tamebay.com/2010/06/ebay-roll-out-new-seller-performance-reports.html
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Alleged Suncorp fraudster on new charges
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/alleged-suncorp-fraudster-on-new-charges-20100630-zlkb.html
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How to Market Yourself on eBay
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/blogs/post/719-How-to-Market-Yourself-on-eBay
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What Counts As Legal Tender?
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/07/what-counts-as-legal-tender/
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PayPal releases Mobile Express Checkout for on-the-go consumers
http://mobile.venturebeat.com/2010/07/01/paypal-mobile-express-checkout/
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eBay sells more in UK on mobile in a month than in France in a year, as deals through its app notch up £400m worldwide
http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/07/ebay-sells-more-in-uk-on-mobile-in-a-month-than-in-france-in-a-year-as-deals-through-its-app-notch-up-400m-worldwide/
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Thief used eBay
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/2452606,4_1_JO01_THEFT_S1-100701.article
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Two Sellers Write about Problems with eBay PayPal Claims
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1278101111.html
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Banksy eBay con pair spared prison term
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/07/02/banksy-ebay-con-pair-spared-prison-term-115875-22376149/
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Amazon Plans Haute Couture Takeover
http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/02/amazon-ebay-ecommerce-markets-retailwire-retail.html?boxes=Homepagechannels
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eBay Opposes Legislation Imposing New Taxes and Regulatory Burdens on Small Businesses
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ebay-opposes-legislation-imposing-new-taxes-and-regulatory-burdens-on-small-businesses-97673304.html
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eBay Abruptly Cancels Pay-Per-Click Ad Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i02/s01
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Democrats push for new Internet sales taxes
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20009603-38.html
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‘Garage sale millionaire’ gives tips on successful picking
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20100703/ARTICLES/100629477/1008?Title=-8216-Garage-sale-millionaire-8217-gives-tips-on-successful-picking
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Confessions of an eBay addict
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Confessions+eBay+addict/3235717/story.html
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A fake eBay bidder in County Durham must pay £5,000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/10510086.stm
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eBay Creates U.S. Onramp for Southeast Asian Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i05/s04
great! .......... even more cheap asian crap to flood eBay
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25 resellers caught in Microsoft piracy probe
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2265957/microsoft-names-shames-software
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Verisign survey shows 1 in 10 Australian internet users victim of idenity theft last year.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/online-id-fraud-losses-explode-to-13bn-a-year-20100705-zxbj.html (http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/online-id-fraud-losses-explode-to-13bn-a-year-20100705-zxbj.html)
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The results are based on a survey of 2510 Australians aged 18 years and over conducted in June this year by Galaxy Research.
This figure represents only .0011% of the population or in other words only approx 1 person in every 9000 .... impossible on those small figures to determine the accuraccy of the result over the entire population , this is the problem with surveys that only question a very very minute % of the community
to put this into perspective if there was 90,000 at the MCG and they surveyed 10 people to see how many had spent time in the slammer for armed robbery and 1 said yes the result of the survey would say that 9000 people in the stadium had spent time in jail for armed robbery .... the figures just cant stand up using such a small base of info IMO
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My eBay iPad buyer is a thief
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/ask-an-expert/article.html?in_article_id=508187&in_page_id=513&position=moretopstories
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Identity Thefts Rising And It's Not What You Think
http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/technology/97817249.html
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eBay Should Start Amazon-Style Fulfillment Unit
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/07/06/ebay-should-get-start-amazon-style-fulfillment-unit-rbc-says/
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e-tail sales set to boom: PayPal
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/etail-sales-set-to-boom-paypal-20100707-1000f.html
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How can eBay & PayPal stop sellers being scammed?
http://tamebay.com/2010/07/how-can-ebay-paypal-stop-sellers-being-scammed.html
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Firm to Seek Racketeering Charges in eBay Live Auctions Lawsuit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i07/s02
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Shill bidding plagues auction sites
http://www.shopsafe.co.uk/news/shill-bidding-plagues-auction-sites/10099
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Does eBay Effectively Fight Shill Bidding?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1278465003.html
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Philly couple admits selling leased cars online
http://www.ldnews.com/news/ci_15457817
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Does eBay Effectively Fight Shill Bidding?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1278465003.html
In this article, Ina makes this reference: "(The industry's anti-shill bidding crusader is going to have a field day with that one)."
I wonder who she is referring to......? ;)
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eFashion Solutions Powers Brands on eBay Fashion Vault, Amazon.com
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i08/s01
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Australia Post Plans Greater eBay Integration
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/07/australia-post-plans-greater-ebay-integration/
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eBay Noise: '5 days straight and not 1 sale', Sellers rant
http://www.examiner.com/x-57203-Newark-eBay-Examiner~y2010m7d9-eBay-Noise-5-days-straight-and-not-1-sale-Sellers-rant
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Hot eBay seller pawned hot goods, police say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/southsouthwest/ct-x-s-ebay-0709-20100709,0,4773716.story
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eBay to Build Fashion 'Closets' for Mobile Users
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i09/s02
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UPS Canada Reduces Shipping Rates for eBay Canada PowerSellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i09/s04
I wont be holding my breath until Australia Post follows suit
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UPS Canada Reduces Shipping Rates for eBay Canada PowerSellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i09/s04
I wont be holding my breath until Australia Post follows suit
I agree with the sentiment about Australia Post but, while it is a nice thought, I would prefer to have some ideas to address fraud.
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Retail is grinding to a halt
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/retail-is-grinding-to-a-halt/story-e6frewt0-1225890226432
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AuctionBytes Ecommerce Resource Roundup
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m07/abu0266/s06
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Anecdotal reports continue that sales are flat-lining on eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m07/abu0266/s01
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eBay CEO John Donahoe to Keynote Alibaba China Summit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i12/s01
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eBay and other resellers endangered by court ruling
http://www.techeye.net/business/ebay-and-other-resellers-endangered-by-court-ruling
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As eBay Loses Its Fashion Mojo, High-End Labels Make Their Move
http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10009625/as-ebay-loses-its-fashion-mojo-high-end-labels-make-their-move/
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EBay Hit With $3.8 Billion Patent Suit Tied To PayPal
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100713-713196.html
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eBay Announces More Changes Impacting Sellers in September
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i13/s00
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Will eBay.com Ever Be Cool Again?
What's wrong with eBay? I'll give you a tip. Come back and check this article in a few days. The comments section below will likely be populated with disgruntled sellers who have tired of the site's policy changes in recent years.
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/07/13/will-ebaycom-ever-be-cool-again.aspx
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New accepted safer payment options for sellers
http://pages2.ebay.com.au/Hub/InsideSelling/Safer_Payment_Options
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eBay UK Announces Shopping Cart Test and SR3 Seller Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i14/s01
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eBay Australia Institutes New Accepted Payments Policy
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i14/s02
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Can eBay Survive This Hit?
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/07/14/can-ebay-survive-this-hit.aspx
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eBay CEO John Donahoe Video from June D8 Conference
http://online.wsj.com/video/d8-video-ebay-ceo-john/BC87DD30-F7F4-4363-8FA8-987F8D3C77C2.html
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1279220007.html
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Decorated soldier denies theft charge
http://ponteland.journallive.co.uk/2010/07/decorated-soldier-denies-theft.html
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'Lightsaber' makers strike back on eBay
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/16/2955891.htm
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eBay UK sees 18% rise in new business sellers since recession
http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/07/ebay-sees-18-rise-in-new-business-sellers-since-recession/
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Man pleads guilty to stealing from employers
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/man-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-from-employers/story-e6frf7kx-1225892799320
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Huge Ebay mistake?
http://www.pocketfives.com/f13/huge-ebay-mistake-591694/
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eBay snags halt sale of unclaimed
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100718/LOCAL0201/307189916
You’ll love this story; from a US state attorney general's office.
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eBay blasted over racist memorabilia on website
http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=17875
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Westfield online shopping plan targets eBay
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/westfield-online-shopping-plan-targets-ebay/story-e6frgakx-1225894269430
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eBay holiday settings are not up to scratch
http://tamebay.com/2010/07/ebay-holiday-settings-are-not-up-to-scratch.html
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eBay tops retail page view charts in UK
http://www.shopsafe.co.uk/news/ebay-tops-retail-page-view-charts-in-uk/10107
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How to avoid eBay counterfeits
http://www.thevine.com.au/fashion/shopping/how-to-avoid-ebay-counterfeits20100720.aspx
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Active eBay Accounts for Sale - Only $299!
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i20/s02
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eBay Makes Changes to User Agreement
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2010/07/20/ebay-makes-changes-to-user-agreement
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eBay and Amazon Report Second Quarter Earnings This Week
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i20/s01
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eBay Selling Expert John Lawson
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/good_day_atl/good_day_xtra/eBay-Selling-Expert-John-Lawson-20100720-gda-sd
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Five finger discounts
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/Latest/tabid/53/ID/8673/Five-finger-discounts.aspx
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Previewing eBay's Q2 Earnings
http://seekingalpha.com/article/215308-previewing-ebay-s-q2-earnings
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EBay's Turnaround Is Slow to Click
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704684604575381533262429608.html
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Apps for the style-conscious: eBay Fashion on the go
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/apps-for-the-styleconscious-ebay-fashion-on-the-go-2031956.html
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Ebay sales up 6% pay$pal the real money spinner.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/ebay-profit-climbs-to-470m-on-paypal-popularity/story-e6frg90f-1225895446333 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/ebay-profit-climbs-to-470m-on-paypal-popularity/story-e6frg90f-1225895446333)
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John Donahoe not satisfied with eBay's 26pc profit rise
EBay's gross merchandise value, or GMV, the total value of goods sold on its marketplaces websites, excluding cars, was up 13 per cent, driven by a 20 per cent jump in international GMV. .... international =asian crap (as seen in eBay Haul youtubes)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/john-donahoe-not-satisfied-with-ebays-26pc-profit-rise/story-e6frg9h6-1225895730236
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Still Buying What eBay Is Selling
http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/2010/07/22/still-buying-what-ebay-is-selling/
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An eBay afternoon
http://www.thevine.com.au/fashion/shopping/an-ebay-afternoon20100723.aspx
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Optimizing eBay's Search as a Seller
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1279904819.html
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eBay Makes Me Laugh, Sometimes
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1279914980.html
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Couple Uses eBay To Find Stolen Bike
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/24362218/detail.html
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Theft of calculators adds up to sentence
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/804006-196/theft-of-calculators-adds-up-to-sentence.html
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eBay push Top-Rated Seller, Free Shipping, PayPal, Buy It Now listings
http://tamebay.com/2010/07/ebay-push-top-rated-seller-free-shipping-paypal-buy-it-now-listings.html
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The real reason why consumers won't pay online
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/07/24/users-to-net-bosses-we-want-to-pay-you/?section=magazines_fortune
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EveryPlaceISell Merchant Profile: Foxtrot Printing
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m07/abu0267/s05
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eBay grog vendors hit
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/ebay-grog-vendors-hit/story-e6frf7l6-1225896782284
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Think Ahead before Selling Your eBay Business
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y210/m07/abu0267/s02
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Things that annoy buyers on eBay
http://www.helium.com/items/1903091-what-buyers-find-annoying-on-ebay
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eBay's Third Party Checkout Getting Bad Reviews
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m07/i26/s00
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Mobile May Give eBay a Second Chance with Skeptical Shoppers
http://industry.bnet.com/retail/100010557/mobile-may-give-ebay-a-second-chance-with-skeptical-shoppers/
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'Scalpers' sell free Go Cards on eBay
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/scalpers-sell-free-go-cards-on-ebay-20100726-10rzs.html
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Analysts' figures for web sales vary by $50bn
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/analysts-figures-for-web-sales-vary-by-50bn/story-e6frgakx-1225897212230
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Are you an “Awful” seller or an “Outstanding” Seller?
http://tamebay.com/2010/07/are-you-an-awful-seller-or-an-outstanding-seller.html
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Judge sets aside judgment against eBay
http://www.detnews.com/article/20100728/METRO/7280394/1361/Judge-sets-aside-judgment-against-eBay
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Tax office targets online sales
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968039.htm
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Tax office targets online sales
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968039.htm
I remember this happening a couple of years ago if my memory serves me....
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Yeah, I think your right Yib. I don't recall hearing of any results, convictions etc. though.
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Challenges of Building Own Website for Small Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/7/1280372535.html
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How I almost got scammed selling my old iPod Touch on eBay
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20012166-1.html
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eBay add Custom Label field to Selling Manager Pro
http://tamebay.com/2010/07/ebay-add-custom-label-field-to-selling-manager-pro.html
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An eBay antitrust suit lands back in federal court
The court filing, submitted in Detroit on behalf of the plaintiffs, details changes made to eBay’s payment policies during the last 10 years and alleges that other accepted forms of payment are not viable alternatives because of their higher costs and entry requirements that shut out new sellers. It states that the company has “prohibited the use of any forms of payment that are more favorable than PayPal.”
http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/08/02/ebay-antitrust-suit-lands-back-federal-court
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eBay Publishes Item Delivery Date in Feedback Flow
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1280713446.html
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Malaysians at the Mercy of eBay and PayPal
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/fmt-english/opinion/letters/8725-malaysians-at-the-mercy-of-ebay-and-paypal-
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ATO pilot triggered eBay sellers investigation
http://www.crn.com.au/News/223415,ato-pilot-triggered-ebay-sellers-investigation.aspx
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eBay UK launch shopping basket beta test
http://tamebay.com/2010/08/ebay-uk-launch-shopping-basket-beta-test.html
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Calvin Klein Launches eBay Store
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m08/i03/s05
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PayPal Thinks I Stole My Own Identity
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/paypal-thinks-i-stole-my-own-identity-wont-give-me-my-dollar-back.html
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Australian online retailers facing challenges
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355783/australian_online_retailers_facing_challenges_forrester/
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Australia online shoppers elude retail data crunchers
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50614720100804
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Sprint Employee Is Charged With Stealing, Selling Sprint Phones On EBay
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/blog/2010/08/sprint_employee_is_charged_with_stealing_selling_sprint_phones_on_ebay.html
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Italian Court Orders eBay to Reinstate Seller
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m08/i04/s03
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Professional eBay Sellers Association head Phil Leahy said he believed that eBay should register its local operation as an Australian business. EBay's service in Britain was forced by tax authorities to register itself for Britain's GST-equivalent value-added tax. VAT
LOL.. and pigs might fly.
One poster stated:
"It will be interesting to see whether the ATO uses this information against eBay at all. After all, 1,000 sellers turning over $50,000 means at least $50million in turnover, of which eBay and PayPal probably get their filthy thieving hands on around 10%. That's AU$5million per year THAT WE KNOW OF (and the real figure is much, much higher) that eBay is siphoning out of the Australian economy, without paying a cent in tax or GST."
As we have been told:
As a foreign entity, eBay International is not required to be registered for GST and therefore does not have an ABN (Australian Business Number)," the company's Australian website states.
However!! it appears they DO have an ABN.
Last modified: 02 May 2002
ABN: 52 002 035 485
ABN status: Active from 30 Jun 2001
Entity name: EBAY PTY LTD
Entity type: Australian Private Company
Main business location
State: NSW
Postcode: 2100
Other registrations
GST status: Not currently registered for GST
Interesting don't you think, I highly doubt this ABN belongs to anyone else as eBay would never permit it.
Why are they not registered for GST ?
Having said that:
eBay Australia don't directly charge you anything. All the invoices are from:
eBay International AG
Helvetiastrasse 15/17
3005 Bern
Switzerland
Swiss VAT Number: 508 508
Company Number: CH-035.3.023.263-7
And that's where your money goes when you pay selling fees.
So it's quite plausible that eBay Australia are not making profit, and are probably making a loss on paper. Of course, eBay Inc is making loads of cash.
However.... lol
Regardless of where the invoices come from, they are still technical running a business in Australia?
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they must be pulling in a lot more than $50k per year in fees
not that this makes any difference to the point being made but the threshold is now $75k not $50k
and just thought I would point that out in case we have anyone about to enter the wonderful world of small business
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yes it is $75,000 and... a lot of dropshippers might get a supprise when they learn they have been caught not paying GST on their imports as well as GST evasion as a profitable business.
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I for one am actually glad that eBay dont pay gst on the fees that they collect because if they did they would have to charge gst on the fees and me as a seller would pay 10% higher fees and in turn would have to try and pass that on somehow to the buyer ....you see its never the companies that pay the gst they are just collection agencies for the government , its the consumers that actually pay , the suppliers charge 10% on top of what they would normally charge for their goods or sevice if gst wasnt applicable
eg if as a seller my fee for an item is $5 which ebay currently get 100% of ...if gst was payable they wouldnt change their fees to read $4.55 + 45c gst = $5 it would be $5 + 50c gst = $5.50 so you see its not eBay that is actually getting away with paying its ebay members that arent paying gst on eBay fees
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Fraud rampant on Ebay, PayPal uncaring
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/139252
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PayPal Only Allows Full Refunds in Some Cases
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1280972560.html
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ISale Express Simplifies EBay Selling
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202635/isale_express_simplifies_ebay_selling.html
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No jail for $115,000 theft
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/no-jail-for-115000-theft-20100805-11jnr.html
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EBay Sale Of The Day: The Green MG With Owner’s Penis
http://www.anorak.co.uk/255247/the-consumer/ebay-sale-of-the-day-the-green-mg-with-owners-penis-nsfw.html?pid=25793#img
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Looking here ebay and trading post turnover is estimated at over $20 billion a year and since ebay is the elephant in the room that means ebay is a conservative over $15 billion turnover.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/ebay-the-trading-post-under-australian-tax-office-scrutiny/story-e6frfh4f-1225898309620 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/ebay-the-trading-post-under-australian-tax-office-scrutiny/story-e6frfh4f-1225898309620)
With paypal, final value, listing and shop fees that is Gross income of 8% on turnover. That is ebau income of 1.2 billion dollars ie 120 million dollars in non GST payment and assuming profit of 700 million, very Conservative as only 5 australian employees. That is another 200 million in lost company tax.
Trading post pays GST and TAX , woolworths and DJs every one else is paying their share . Why should ebay sponge of Australians? Effectivily it is stealling over 300/500 million a year from Australian schools, hospitals, pensions, ect .
Ebay should pay tax Not the person selling a boat , car and old computers on ebay and turning over $20 thousand a year, who paid more to buy new than they sell for second hand. Typical ATO chase the defenceless
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Bear in mind that it is only "professional" sellers earning an income from their selling that are required to have an ABN, and they are required to collect GST only if their sales exceed a certain amount (it was $50,000 pa, I think). They can also claim back any GST included (or nominally included) in the cost of the goods they purchase to resell. They effectively pay GST only on their profit margin. People disposing of their own junk are not required to be registered businesses or to pay GST.
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eBay Images May Be Shared With Others From September 4
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/08/ebay-images-may-be-shared-with-others-from-september-4/
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eBay Sellers Slack Off Off-eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1281207682.html
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Local Teen Named as Architect of 12m Scam
http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2010/08/07/local-teen-is-named-as-architect-of-12m-scam/
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What happens to eBay shopping basket items after a BIN ends?
http://tamebay.com/2010/08/what-happens-to-ebay-shopping-basket-items-after-a-bin-ends.html
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Fraudster could face jail for internet auction scam
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Fraudster-face-jail-internet-auction-scam/article-2503007-detail/article.html
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eBay Fraud Investigations Team Analyst
Job Ad
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers-centre/partner/39-ebay/job/110-ebay-fraud-investigations-t
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Small eBay Sellers Should Differentiate Themselves
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1281373012.html
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Small eBay Sellers Should Differentiate Themselves
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1281373012.html
You gotta be kidding, has this diamond seller been on another planet, ebay implemented the changes we had to have { in their opinion } at least 2 years ago now, big sellers have been favored ever since.
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eBay Fraud Investigations Team Analyst (French)
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers-centre/partner/39-ebay/job/110-ebay-fraud-investigations-t
The Analyst will be responsible for:
• Quality document production while ensuring proper service levels and response time for law enforcement requests and other legal processes as directed [Yes, let’s not do anything unless the authorities require it, and then only the minimum required, and never, never, never offer any information gratuitously.]
• Follow-up contact with law enforcement on investigations and cases as directed by the FIT Supervisor [If you can’t hide the fraud, after the fact, you may as well claim that you are helping the authorities]
• Assisting in best practice sharing and procedures for global law enforcement investigations [ie, obfuscate wherever possible to limit the damage to eBay as much as is possible.]
• Assist with responding to hotline calls as needed [Hotline? This certainly is not the line mere eBay users can ring.]
• Help with intake of LE requests/subpoenas as needed [Darn, those subpoenas are a nuisance, and we thought we had that little fraud under the blanket.]
You will notice that this job actually has nothing to do with instigating investigations of fraud by eBay users (or reporting same to the authorities) and certainly has nothing to do with investigating eBay’s blatant aiding and abetting of shill bidding fraud by its many unscrupulous professional sellers on unsuspecting buyers on eBay. It is only about coordinating statutorily required responses to the authorities who may be investigating matters of fraud on eBay—most probably none of which will have been initially reported to those authorities by eBay.
Indeed, I would hypothesize that eBay has never reported a fraud to the authorities, unless that fraud was on them. What a joke this most despised, unscrupulous organization has become.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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PayPal refund woes for buyer's of fake Microsoft software
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/224265,paypal-refund-woes-for-buyers-of-fake-microsoft-software.aspx
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UPS Driver, Wife Team Up to Steal Packages, Sell Merchandise on eBay
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20013230-504083.html
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eBay to Display Standardized Delivery Time in Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m08/i12/s01
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Ex-Paratrooper sentenced for eBay military goods sales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-10956312
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eBay to Display Standardized Delivery Time in Listings
This article relates to eBay Germany .........eBay Au has been doing this as long as I can remember
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PayPal freezes out other groups, who turn to WePay
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2010/08/13/paypal-freezes-out-other-groups-who-turn-wepay
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eBay Shopping Basket broken – unable to make purchases
http://tamebay.com/2010/08/ebay-shopping-basket-broken-unable-to-make-purchases.html
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More fraud on eBay, by eBay, allegedly. Who could believe?
Here is a fascinating article that exposes the total amorality of some (most?) of the people running eBay. There’s an interesting use of the term “grey area”, something like I consider eBay’s “nod, nod, wink, wink” attitude in the area of shill bidding.
http://blogs.digitalpoint.com/entry.php?b=215
By the way, “Shill Bidding on eBay: Case Study #4”, an even better demonstration of eBay’s effectively aiding and abetting of shill bidding fraud at
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23540
There is also a comment on an eBay job advertisement for a job with eBay’s “Fraud Investigation Team” (ie, minimizing the effects of any fraud on eBay, not on you) at http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23529
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PayPal Visit?
http://secularright.org/SR/wordpress/?p=4499&cpage=1#comment-18185
Here’s a funny one about the Pope’s forthcoming visit to the UK.
Some discussion about the cost of the visit to the taxpayer, apparently.
There's no real problem here, just get all the papal visitors to charge everything to their PayPal accounts (eBay's PayPal, that is) and then afterwards claim that none of the goods/services ever arrived. That way you can get the goods/services and never have to pay for them.
It's a great system. Being a payer, I'm looking forward to Mastercard/Visa, on behalf of all their underlying financial institutions, also adopting the same simple mediation policy. Of course, I'm not sure how the PayPal merchant payees feel about such machinations. Then, they can always take the matter up with PayPal. Ho, Ho, Ho, ...
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay purchase turns out to be stolen phone
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100816/ARTICLES/100819541/1109/sports?Title=eBay-purchase-turns-out-to-be-stolen-phone
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Alleged eBay fraudster faces lawsuit
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2010/08/16/man-ebay-fraud-lawsuit-ross-carleton.html
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eBay May Offer Outsourced Fulfillment Service to Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1281908744.html
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Style hunters
http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/independent-woman/fashion/style-hunters-2298036.html
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Paypal wants to replace credit cards in stores
http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/51115-paypal-wants-to-replace-credit-cards-in-stores
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eBay Hires General Manager of Fashion
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m08/i16/s06
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Tampa man busted for selling fish on eBay
http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/man-busted-for-selling-fish-on-ebay
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Upmarket shoppers bag eBay bargains as credit crunch forces rich to keep up appearances online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303992/Upmarket-shoppers-bag-eBay-bargains-credit-crunch-forces-rich-online.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Confessions of an ex eBay Top Seller Account Manager
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282099548.html/5/76#1282168287
Another most interesting from-inside eBay story. Does not tell us much that we did not already suspect.
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Confessions of an ex eBay Top Seller Account Manager
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282099548.html/5/76#1282168287
Another most interesting from-inside eBay story. Does not tell us much that we did not already suspect.
Good article Phillip, it is completely obvious though that this "Erika" is a plant soft spruiking that Ebay overall is a good guy, while lightly "exposing" some minor negatives LOL
While stating much of what we already know she attempts to quanitify it by claiming that she personally tried to legitimately help people while talking out of the other side of her mouth by stating that she helped perpetuate eBay fraud in her capacity as a TSM.
She states openly that Trust and Safety as well as live help is now soley based in India and Malaysia and that they have little to no training and they frequently 'disconnect' when it gets beyond their ken, not only that she also openly stated that eBay has little to no interest in small to medium sellers and have no qualms in eradicating them at a whim.
The fact that when T and S was still based in America she claimed as she walked through the T and S department she noticed that there were signs on every single terminal that read " No touchie John chang" who was/is a massive asian seller that brought an incredible amount of revinue to eBay and thus was 'untouchable' glaringly perpetuates the fact that ebay commits fraud regularly, and as we all correctly assume there must also be "no touchie eBay" signs in every government and consumer complaint department in the world.
Why this company has not been vigorously investigated beggars all belief, but hey welcome to modern corporate life, it's the norm.
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Now that I'm no longer beholden to eBay's well-known mystery and secrecy, I'm more than happy to share a few of the interesting tidbits I acquired over the years.
There's a credibility killer right there.
Confidentiality clauses in employment contracts can survive the cessation of employment ... and in the case of eBay and Paypal, I fully expect the consequences of breaching those clauses would be somewhat oppressive.
This simply means that anything any 'ex-employee' is likely to share is not going to be outside what eBay is happy for us to know. Since we already have strong indications of 'dirty laundry', they are going to let a couple of 'flaws' be shared so as to make it seem as though they have been 'discovered'.... and, as part of that, they can even play those things down by saying something like:
Not all of them will move mountains for you - some of them are simply amusing. But hey, we all need some entertainment from time to time, don't we?
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But, bear in mind that a “non disclosure” contract has no force in law as far as the disclosing of criminal conduct is concerned. So, anything any eBay employee is able to tell us about unscrupulous activity by eBay, such as the selective ignoring of breaches of the UA by particular users only and eBay’s deliberate ignoring of (and thereby encouraging of) various forms of known frauds on users, may not be protected by such contracts. Or at least eBay’s pursuing of such a person is unlikely as eBay prefers to ignore such matters as they don’t want their unscrupulous behaviour to be given any more publicity than is at all possible.
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But, bear in mind that a “non disclosure” contract has no force in law as far as the disclosing of criminal conduct is concerned.
Aside from the fact that eBay and Paypal happily dance around the rim of the legal minefield - where there is a painful gap between allegation and successful prosecution, you can bet your boots they will have made it very clear that they will 'defend' any such comments that are offered for public viewing (as distinct from evidence given at trial where details can be gagged) ... and that the legal cost for the (ex) employee will be crippling. Sucking big money from ordinary people that just don't have it, is a somewhat powerful motivator.
While ignoring the 'noise' is one way they weaken credibility of claims, if there were something of substance that was 'let out of the bag' I have no doubt it would be addressed with great speed.
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Is Smaller Better in Your Online Business?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282226533.html
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Business demands fixed fees as revolt builds against billable hours
http://www.news.com.au/business/business-demands-fixed-fees-as-revolt-builds-against-billable-hours/story-e6frfm1i-1225907582054
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Fake eBay Scam Nets South Side Victim
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/fake-ebay-scam-nets-south-side-victim-20100819
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What Recession? Online Millionaires Rising
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Ebay-Online-Market-Place-Reveals-The-Number-Of-Million-Pound-Businesses-It-Increases-Tenfold/Article/201008315698874?lpos=Business_First_Buisness_Article_Teaser_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15698874_Ebay%3A_Online_Market_Place_Reveals_The_Number_Of_Million_Pound_Businesses_It_Increases_Tenfold
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eBay Sellers - Should you Paint Your Stores Green?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282340684.html
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eBay Shopping Basket FAQs: how long does stuff stay in my basket?
http://tamebay.com/2010/08/ebay-shopping-basket-faqs-how-long-does-stuff-stay-in-my-basket.html
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Counterfeit Coin Sold on eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282417145.html
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Seller Needs Advice on Leaving eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282503370.html
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Internet scam snags Corio teen
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/08/23/203801_news.html
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eBay's Millionaire Artist
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-08-21/artist-michel-keck-on-ebay/
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Online 'Del Boy' goes from City lawyer to eBay millionaire
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1305420/Online-Del-Boy-goes-City-lawyer-eBay-millionaire.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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I’ve had enough of eBay. Where else can I sell?
http://tamebay.com/2010/08/faqs-ive-had-enough-of-ebay-where-else-can-i-sell.html
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Halkyn stolen goods for sale on eBay
http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/92309/halkyn-stolen-goods-for-sale-on-ebay.aspx
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Fake Ipod sold on eBay
http://www.wwaytv3.com/fake_ipod_sold_ebay/08/2010
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eBay Bans Third-Party Checkout
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m08/i24/s04
this makes eBay Australia's claim that they now allow credit payments questionable as the only way a seller could process credit card payments for eBay sales was through a 3rd party checkout
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eBay to Change Stance on Shipping DSRs?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282669842.html
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eBay to Prominently Display Estimated Delivery Times on Listings
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282666815.html
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Hackers Drain Users’ PayPal Accounts Through iTunes
http://www.adi-news.com/hackers-drain-users-paypal-accounts-through-itunes/24094/
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From Small eBay Seller to Successful Entrepreneur
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/solutions/building/article.php/3900311
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Hackers Drain PayPal Accounts Through iTunes
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/23/paypal-itunes-fraud/
Much better commenting on this fascinating matter at the above link. It's not just PayPal accounts being attacked, it's credit cards and bank accounts apparently, so it appears that it is an iTunes problem, although Apple, like eBay, deny that it is their problem. So, what's new from the corporates?
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Hmmm....
Pass the parcel anyone??
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eBay Gives Free-Shipping Five Stars with New DSR Policy
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1282855887.html
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Ebay's Growth Slows: Forecast
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10845517/1/ebays-growth-slows-forecast.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEFI
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Teenager charged over iPhone fraud
http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/story/2010/08/26/teenager-in-ebay-fraud-over-iphone/
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eBay’s reward program sparks consumer spending
In the last few years, eBay has tried to ramp up use of PayPal. EBay did away with paper payments such as check, cash and money orders. And while eBay does allow merchants to accept credit and debit cards, it does its best to keep that fact low key, Wingo says. For example, after a shopper clicks the ‘Pay Now’ button, she sees a giant ‘Pay with PayPal’ button and a smaller ‘Other’ button that doesn’t say anything about paying with a credit card.
http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/08/27/ebays-reward-program-sparks-consumer-spending
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Two Men Arrested and Sentenced for Selling Fake Banksy Prints Online
http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/art/two_men_arrested_and_sentenced_for_selling_fake_banksy_prints_online_171973.asp
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eBay Feedback Extortion Policy Redefines Extortion
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1283029947.html
Examples that aren't Feedback extortion
A buyer says he or she will leave negative Feedback or low detailed seller ratings (DSRs) unless the seller accepts a return and pays for return shipping.
A buyer feels the shipping costs are too high and says he or she will leave negative Feedback or DSRs unless the seller lowers the shipping costs[/i]
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eBay helps small traders turn millionaires
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/eBay-helps-small-traders-turn-millionaires-CEO-Donahoe/articleshow/6458591.cms
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Ebay to launch advertising blitz to tap into Christmas market
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/30/ebay-ad-campaign
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PayPal Says Man Owes Nearly $300 For Dispute That He Won
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/paypal-says-man-owes-nearly-300-for-dispute-that-he-won.html
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eBay Australia Creates Database of Web Developers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/8/1283284841.html
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Fashion names compete for share of UK online market
http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/09/fashion-names-compete-for-share-of-uk-online-market/
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eBay Tests Eco-Friendly Shipping Boxes in Pilot Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i02/s06
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Does Being an eBay Seller Prepare You for Other Careers?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1283443668.html
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Get Your Score Cards, eBay Fall Changes Are Here
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i02/s01
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A site dedicated to the criticism of eBay/PayPal/Donahoe/Whitman/etc
http://paypalfreeze.squarespace.com/
A collection of links to criticisms of this bunch of unscrupulous, incompetent, amateurs, so long you’ll need a long weekend to work your way through it.
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eBay To Go PayPal Only
http://business.transworld.net/46507/news/ebay-to-go-paypal-only/
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Paris court finds eBay liable for selling fakes
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/paris-court-finds-ebay-liable-for-selling-fakes-2010-09-03
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eBay Favors Brands and Retailers in Search Results
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1283524301.html
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EBAY ART THIEF CAUGHT WITH HIS PANTS DOWN
http://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?articleid=34468
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Former Marine Charged With Selling Sensitive Munitions On eBay
http://lezgetreal.com/2010/09/former-marine-charged-with-selling-sensitive-munitions-on-ebay/
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Former Marine Charged With Selling Sensitive Munitions On eBay
http://lezgetreal.com/2010/09/former-marine-charged-with-selling-sensitive-munitions-on-ebay/
apparently he pulled the stock out of his Arsenal
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Ebay convicted LVMH forced to repay 33 million euros
http://www.freshnewsworld.com/ebay-convicted-lvmh-forced-to-repay-33-million-euros-744
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Man guilty of eBay fraud
http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/09/09/man-guilty-of-ebay-fraud/
(only in Ipswich)
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MY EBAY IDENTITY CRISIS
http://blogs.phillymag.com/the_philly_post/2010/09/08/my-ebay-identity-crisis/
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PayPal update email 'violates own anti-phishing advice'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/09/paypal_anti_phishing_fail/
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In a First, eBay Permits Gateways Besides PayPal
http://www.digitaltransactions.net/newsstory.cfm?newsid=2633
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Delivery Confirmation Doesn't Provide Online Tracking
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1283990979.html
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Ebay hires first ad director
http://www.adnews.com.au/news/ebay-hires-advertising-director
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eBay Finds It Hard To Topple Alibaba In China
http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/10/ebay-reportedly-to-partner-in-china-business-marketnewsvideo.html
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eBay CEO Concedes Chinese Market, Focuses on Exports, PayPal
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i10/s01
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University graduate set up £70k counterfeit clothing eBay business
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/topstories/8385289.Graduate_sold_fake_clothing_on_eBay_to_pay_debts/
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eBay Seller Lawsuit-Ruling Threatens Resale of Books, Music
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1284325011.html
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eBay concedes China to Alibaba
http://tamebay.com/2010/09/ebay-concedes-china-to-alibaba.html
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EBay Persuades Court to Reject Tiffany's Remaining False Advertising Claim
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-13/ebay-wins-court-ruling-rejecting-tiffany-s-ad-claim-update1-.html
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Ebay’s Big Move into Brick-and-Mortar Stores
http://www.bnet.com/blog/mobile-internet/ebay-8217s-big-move-into-brick-and-mortar-stores/549
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eBay: Our merchants are good for the Earth
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20016314-36.html
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A man's guide to buying shoes on eBay
http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2010/09/fall-fashion-a-mans-guide-to-buying-shoes-on-ebay.html
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Ebay steps up fashion ad campaign
http://fashionunited.co.uk/fashion-news/fashion/ebay-steps-up-fashion-ad-campaign-201009149532
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Thanks for all the info BNWT, ebay is certainly changing.
Think I like it when it was the little old cash for scrap job!
Westie :ivanhoe:
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Aussies shop online as their dollar soars
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/australia/4133045/Aussies-shop-online-as-their-dollar-soars
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eBay To Go PayPal Only
http://business.transworld.net/46507/news/ebay-to-go-paypal-only/
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In a First, eBay Permits Gateways Besides PayPal
http://www.digitaltransactions.net/newsstory.cfm?newsid=2633
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New eBay Sales Team to Target Brands in Outlet-Store Push
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i15/s07
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eBay Overhauls Its Fashion Content Site
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i16/s04
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“Add to list” now live on eBay UK listings
http://tamebay.com/2010/09/add-to-list-now-live-on-ebay-uk-listings.html
I saw this on aussie listings yesterday also
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eBay Sales Down 90% after Removal of TRS
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1284590181.html
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An unhappy PayPal customer! What, another one?
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=162734#post162734
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PayPal Growth Could Spell 10% Upside to eBay’s Stock
https://www.trefis.com/company?article=20051#
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Consumers Flocking Online To Buy As US Retailers Move In
http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/eBusiness/V3G6H2K2
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Man admits stealing cell phones from employer, selling them on eBay
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_16106190?source=rss
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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Software is like beer -- you just rent it
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/09/19/Under-the-US-Supreme-Court-Software-is-like-beer-you-just-rent-it/UPI-15231284881400/
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Royal Mail revamps website & eBay Postage Estimator
http://tamebay.com/2010/09/royal-mail-revamps-website-ebay-postage-estimator.html
when you compare what services US Postal Service and Royal Mail in the UK provide for eBay sellers it makes Australia Post look like some back water horse & cart operation
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/product1?catId=27500667&mediaId=79400741
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Turning eBay Skills into a New Career: Not Ready for Prime Time
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i20/s04
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eBay looks to add brands
http://www.internetretailer.com/2010/09/20/ebay-looks-add-brands
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EBay Auction Chief Quits
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704129204575506202948199416.html
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CARLISLE JUDGE DEMANDS INQUIRY AFTER EBAY ‘FRAUD’ MISTAKE
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-judge-demands-inquiry-after-ebay-fraud-mistake-1.760117?referrerPath=news
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New eBay Policy Prohibits Duplicate Fixed-Price Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i21/s06
eBay Changes Duplicate-Listing Policy
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2010/9/1285093887.html
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now that is a good idea and about bloody time ^^^^
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PayPal Practices Driving Sellers to Seek Alternatives
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/205997/paypal_practices_driving_sellers_to_seek_alternatives.html?tk=hp_new
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Buyer protection cases now on Seller Dashboard
http://tamebay.com/2010/09/buyer-protection-cases-now-on-seller-dashboard.html
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EBay Shares Fall After in-Line Forecast
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11698631
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eBay Launches LookBook
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2010/09/ebay-launches-a-shop-able-street-style-website.html
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Ramsgate eBay fraudster jailed again
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2010/september/23/ebay_fraudster_jailed_again.aspx
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Federal jury finds Lawrence woman guilty in conspiracy to sell stolen items on eBay
http://cjonline.com/news/local/2010-09-22/yellow_house_owner_convicted
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Romanian Detained Over eBay Cyber Fraud
Romanian detained over a $3 million cyber fraud against eBay Inc.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=11706008
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New Policy Improves Search For Buyers, Evens Playing Field For Everyday Small Time Sellers
http://www.cardboardconnection.com/new-ebay-rule-eliminates-duplicate-listings-boosts-exposure-for-small-time-sellers
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eBay Says Small Online Retail Beats Brick & Mortar On Carbon Footprint and Calculates By How Much
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/ebay-says-small-online-retail-beats-brick-mortar-carbon-footprint.php
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eBay Says Small Online Retail Beats Brick & Mortar On Carbon Footprint and Calculates By How Much
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/ebay-says-small-online-retail-beats-brick-mortar-carbon-footprint.php
You Gotsta be kidding me ... alright who's the Einstein that's been roaching the wacky weed out back of the Ebullshiit building ?
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Online retail market growth to slow over the next three years
http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1030791/Online-retail-market-growth-slow-next-three-years/
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Why eBay’s LookBook Can Only Work in the Short Term
http://www.bnet.com/blog/publishing-style/why-ebay-8217s-lookbook-can-only-work-in-the-short-term/761
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Real life postage that just needs your e-mail address
But, when it comes to actually receiving goods through a site like eBay, you still have to give out your real address to a stranger.
This problem is now being addressed by a number of companies offering a service where mail can be sent without ever needing to know its final destination.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9026426.stm
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eBay Not Enforcing Excessive Shipping Policy?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1285437555.html
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The 10 best ebay lots for sale
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/gallery/2010/sep/26/ten-best-ebay#/?picture=366984442&index=6
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Higher Paypal Payments A Benefit For EBay
http://blogs.forbes.com/greatspeculations/?p=5728
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eBay Seller Objects to Feedback and PayPal Policies
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1285545377.html
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eBay Slow to Respond in Account Hijacking
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1285618230.html
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PayPal, Coming to a Television Near You
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i28/s04
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How to deal with buyer fraud on eBay
The trouble with protecting buyers from sellers is that more often than not, it’s the buyers that cause the biggest problems
http://www.helium.com/items/1966914-dodgy-buyers-on-ebay
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Macy's Employee Sold $900,000 Worth of Stolen Goods on eBay
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/09/macys-employee-sold-stolen-goods-on-ebay.html
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PayPal Online Check Fee Does Not Impact eBay Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m09/i29/s02
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eBay shoppers turn mobile
http://www.crn.com.au/News/233672,ebay-shoppers-turn-mobile.aspx
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eBay Ads Send Shoppers Away
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1285779282.html
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Unemployed father tried selling skills on ebay without setting minimum bid
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/8032742/Unemployed-father-tried-selling-skills-on-ebay-without-setting-minimum-bid.html
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PayPal's Announcement Leaves Questions Unanswered
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/9/1285808637.html
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eBay Rolls out New Vertical Shopping Experience beyond Fashion
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m09/i30/s04
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eBay's Quiet Rollout of Potentially Profound (and Amazon-Like) Future
http://seekingalpha.com/article/227723-ebay-s-quiet-rollout-of-potentially-profound-and-amazon-like-future
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A Major Pitfall of eBay International Trading
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1285937801.html
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Skeptical Shopper: Tired of eBay? Consider These Alternatives
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/01/AR2010100100487.html
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eBay spoofer bilks local man out of $11,000
http://www.nwcn.com/news/consumer/eBay-spoofer-bilks-local-man-out-of-11000-104109574.html
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Seattle woman gets 30 days for selling counterfeit ab exercisers
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/02/1365655/seattle-woman-gets-30-days-64500.html
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'Ninja' Inspired By TV Caught After Stealing $30,000 In Merch From Nordstrom
http://chicagoist.com/2010/10/02/ninja_inspired_by_tv_caught_after_s.php
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Trade Me shy to claim No 1 position
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/4194233/Trade-Me-shy-to-claim-No-1-position
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eBay Sellers Report Technical Difficulties
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1286132641.html
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One eBay Buyer Can Affect Seller's TRS Status
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1286074201.html
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eBay launches new way to buy fashion on eBay
http://tamebay.com/2010/10/ebay-launches-new-way-to-buy-fashion-on-ebay.html
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Homepage Letter from eBay CEO Kicks off Holiday Marketing
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1286221213.html
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Ian Fuller ran stolen goods ‘assembly line’ on eBay
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/8429809.Man_ran_stolen_goods____assembly_line____on_eBay/
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eBay Sellers Test New Dupes-Policy Compliance Tool
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1286204338.html
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***Coming soon – new homepage for eBay.com.au***
http://www2.ebay.com:80/aw/au/201010.shtml#2010-10-01094919
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Smartphones becoming constant buddies
interview on Sky with eBay's Daniel Feiler about buying and selling on mobiles phones
http://video.theaustralian.com.au/1607352494/Smartphones-becoming-constant-buddies
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Australian phone users take their smartphones everywhere - even to the toilet
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/australian-phone-users-take-their-smartphones-everywhere-even-to-the-toilet/story-e6frep1o-1225934576250
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eBay scam costs Addlestone man his iPad
http://www.surreyherald.co.uk/surrey-news/news-surrey/2010/10/05/ebay-scam-costs-addlestone-man-his-ipad-86289-27405323/
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eBay 'Trust Us' Campaign Targets 25 Billion Impressions, 27 Million Emails
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i05/s03
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eBay seller raided for stolen goods
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/8431966.eBay_seller_raided_for_stolen_goods/
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PayPal Answers Questions about off-eBay Buyer Protection
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i06/s01
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eBay Influences Listing Behavior with Selective Promotions
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1286332477.html
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High Bidder On eBay Won't Pay Up For Chicken Painting
http://www.wmur.com/r/25301830/detail.html
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Phishing Scammers Could Exploit Vulnerabilities on eBay and PayPal
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i07/s03
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PayPal lets iPhone users deposit checks by taking pictures of it
http://www.slashgear.com/paypal-lets-iphone-users-deposit-checks-by-taking-pictures-of-it-07106472/
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eBay campaign to shed second-hand image
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/ebay-campaign-to-shed-secondhand-image-20101007-169qy.html
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Small Businesses Get Boost from eBay
http://businessservicenews.com/small-businesses-get-boost-from-ebay/795133/
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eBay Australia Now Allowing Multiple Variant Listings
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/10/ebay-australia-now-allowing-multiple-variant-listings/
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Leo Burnett to Help eBay Australia Ditch Its Auction Image
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i07/s02
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Online selling savvy nets Valley family eBay award
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1205874.html
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Update to 5* DSRs for free P&P policy on eBay UK
http://tamebay.com/2010/10/update-to-5-dsrs-for-free-pp-policy-on-ebay-uk.html
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From Cornet Bay to e-Bay to jail bay
http://www.seattlepi.com/sound/428152_sound104601949.html
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Trowbridge bike buyer is cleared by court
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/8441624.Trowbridge_bike_buyer_is_cleared_by_court/
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It’s the end of the road for eBay jobhunter
http://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/8439856.It___s_the_end_of_the_road_for_eBay_jobhunter/
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WePay is the anti-PayPal
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/12/technology/wepay/
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Some eBay Sellers' Payments Being Held Due to Paymate Transition
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i12/s01
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eBay Pays Return Shipping on SNAD Claims
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1286981648.html
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Retailers face hit as shoppers go online
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retailers-face-hit-as-shoppers-go-online-20101013-16if9.html?autostart=1
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Im going for
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The 1991 ..SNIPE...Snipe ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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How eBay's 2008 Strategy Shift Affected Marketplaces
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1287081839.html
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Australia Post profit falls 66pc
But the postal service says its parcel business is benefitting from the high Australian dollar and business direct mail volumes are returning to pre-crisis levels.
The company plans to expand its digital offerings, with an online retail store to be launched in 2011, to take advantage of the shift towards digital communications.
The company is hoping Australians continue their online shopping trend, pushing the national participation rate from three per cent currently up to eight per cent seen across most of the western world.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/australia-post-profit-falls-66pc/story-e6frg9i6-1225939176211
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How Do I Get My Money Back After Being Cheated Online?
http://lifehacker.com/5664543/how-do-i-get-my-money-back-after-being-cheated-online
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eBay Auction Duration Lawsuits Granted Class Action Status
http://www.xomba.com/ebay_auction_duration_lawsuits_granted_class_action_status
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eBay Opens Disputes against Sellers Giving Partial Refunds
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1287256233.html
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eBay fears after £29,000 garden centre raid
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/10/16/ebay-fears-after-29000-garden-centre-raid/
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Would you like a dispute with that?
http://tamebay.com/2010/10/would-you-like-a-dispute-with-that.html
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EBay to refund cost of stolen church bell
http://www.modbee.com/2010/10/16/1386844/ebay-to-refund-cost-of-stolen.html
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Criminals plunder websites
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/criminals-plunder-websites-20101017-16p46.html
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Strong $A spurring online sales and e-tailing boom: eBay Australia
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/364630/strong_spurring_online_sales_e-tailing_boom_ebay_australia/?fp=4194304&fpid=1
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Amazon, EBay Seen Showing Electronic-Retail Strength In Q3
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101018-711544.html
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Veteran eBay Seller Reports Sales Down 80% in October
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1287405333.html
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Google named most visited site by Aussies
http://www.adnews.com.au/news/google-named-most-visited-site-by-aussies
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PayPal President On Fox Business Network
http://www.benzinga.com/market-update/10/10/532824/paypal-president-on-fox-business-network-ebay
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EBay Lower Ahead Of Earnings
http://www.tradershuddle.com/20101019103038/Earnings/ebay-lower-ahead-of-earnings.html
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French eBay accused of banning gay couples from competition
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8073118/French-eBay-accused-of-banning-gay-couples-from-competition.html
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eBay expands to three new markets
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2010/10/19/ebay_expands_to_three_new_markets
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PayPal growth helps eBay beat the Street again
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20020235-93.html
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eBay Seller Says Buyer Disputes Running Rampant
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1287523790.html
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I am a buyer only but I often wonder why anyone bothers to sell on e-bay with jerks around like this buyer and they seem to be coming out the woodwork!
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I am a buyer only but I often wonder why anyone bothers to sell on e-bay with jerks around like this buyer and they seem to be coming out the woodwork!
Very true, unfortunately due to Ebay/Paypals fraudulent handling of disputes and the loss of a balanced feedback system they (Ebay &PP) perpetuate and facilitate Buyer fraud that is growing at an alarming rate, it is getting way out of hand but as always PayPal and Ebay are untouchable by any governing body and law in any land..curious really...
The very fact that PayPal allows buyers to file a SNAD dispute, and then when they lose that one to open an INR immediately after for the same item says it all, what do they care anyway, they have their fees....The corruption within that company is rife, unfortunately Ebay and PayPal have their fingers in so many political pies they are "untouchable" they change their ToS almost on a daily basis and it would require a full time legal team to keep up with it....thats how they roll.
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The politician on the most extreme spending spree this year is Republican Meg Whitman, the former eBay CEO
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11570633 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11570633)
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EBay's Instant Sale Offers Cash for Old Electronics
http://www.fastcompany.com/1696908/ebays-instant-sale-gives-cash-for-your-old-electronics
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On the Call: EBay CEO John Donahoe
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=11932073
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eBay iPhone app passes 13 million downloads
http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/39153/eBay-iPhone-app-passes-13m-downloads
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eBay CEO: PayPal Will Be Bigger Than eBay
http://beta.video.foxbusiness.com/v/4377485/ebay-ceo-paypal-will-be-bigger-than-ebay-/?playlist_id=87247
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PayPal Protection Policy Impacts eBay, Etsy and Ecommerce Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i22/s01
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Retailers seek tax review as online shoppers avoid GST
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/retailers-seek-tax-review-as-online-shoppers-avoid-gst-20101023-16ylb.html
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eBay Taps Traditional Retailers to Increase Merchandise Selection
http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2010-10/ebay-taps-traditional-retailers-to-increase-merchandise-selection.aspx?storyid=41728
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Gambler stole to pay for addiction
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8471518.Gambler_stole_to_pay_for_addiction/
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£750,000 iTunes con boss pays back just £5
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1346329_750000_itunes_con_boss_pays_back_just_5_
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How will you handle the VAT increase in January?
http://tamebay.com/2010/10/how-will-you-handle-the-vat-increase-in-january.html
aren't you glad you don't live in the UK
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Etsy Begins Rolling out New PayPal-Based Checkout System
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m10/i25/s01
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What Are the Opportunities for eBay?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/231851-what-are-the-opportunities-for-ebay
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eBay Changes Ask-Seller Feature, Seller Concerns over Standards
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1287973158.html
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eBay CEO: Mobile Is the Safest Way to Pay
http://mashable.com/2010/10/27/mobile-payments/
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Judge Certifies Class Action Against eBay
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/10/27/31407.htm
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PayPal tweaked at its own conference for freezing funds
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2010/10/26/paypal-tweaked-its-own-conference-freezing-funds
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PayPal dispute turns tables on turntables
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-1028-problem-gleicher-20101028,0,5596902.column
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Tracey Emin forger jailed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/oct/28/tracey-emin-forger-jailed
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PayPal Suffers Widespread Outage
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/209217/paypal_suffers_widespread_outage.html
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eBay Plays Diminishing Role in PayPal's Future
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1288338712.html
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EBay traders help internet add £100bn to UK economy
http://news.parcel2go.com/ParcelDeliveryNews/ebay-traders-help-internet-add-100bn-to-uk-economy-800158999.aspx
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eBay.com finally sorts out vacation settings
http://tamebay.com/2010/10/ebay-com-finally-sorts-out-vacation-settings.html
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PayPal recovers from widespread outage
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9194059/PayPal_recovers_from_widespread_outage
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PayPal Not Sending Payment Notification Emails
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/10/1288458262.html
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Scots cyber crime expert: we should lie about personal details online
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scots-cyber-crime-expert-we-should-lie-about-personal-details-online-1.1064902
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Cherie needs a new policy to combat the lure of eBay
“Once immersed in the culture of 'eBaying', one may find it hard to beat the habit of 'collectoritis', says Cassandra Jardine”
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/cherie-needs-a-new-policy-to-combat-the-lure-of-ebay-2401406.html
A good eBay send up. Well worth the read.
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Retailers seek GST review as online shoppers avoid tax
http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/Retailers-seek-GST-review-yahoo7finance-1461962580.html
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BNWT. I hope you don't mind me posting this but, it might be of interest to members.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/threat-to-aussie-facebook-twitter-accounts/story-e6frfrnr-1225945643673
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Ubbie
everyone is free to post ............... I wish others would
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U.S. Consumer Spending Rises Less Than Forecast, Incomes Unexpectedly Drop
Consumer spending rose less than forecast in September as incomes dropped for the first time in more than a year, a sign Americans may keep rebuilding savings and paring debt as the economy is slow to recover.
Purchases increased 0.2 percent, the smallest gain in the third quarter, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. Incomes fell 0.1 percent, the first drop since July 2009, and the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation stagnated, capping the smallest 12-month gain in nine years.
Read more >>> (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-01/u-s-consumer-spending-rises-less-than-forecast-incomes-unexpectedly-drop.html)
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BNWT. I hope you don't mind me posting this but, it might be of interest to members.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/threat-to-aussie-facebook-twitter-accounts/story-e6frfrnr-1225945643673
Extract:
Within 20 minutes at the State Library of Queensland our computer had access to the Facebook accounts of 15 people plus a Hotmail email account. Unsuspecting student Anna Westrin was stunned when showed how easy it was to access her profile.
"I think it's really scary that it's so easy, especially if you can just press one button,'' the 23-year-old student said.
I've never been comfortable with several aspects of wireless access - security being one needing particular attention. However, this article should be read by anyone who uses wireless networking, especially the free public 'hotspots'.
... but it has now become too easy - even for a computer numpty.
Be very aware................................
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Why GST on internet shopping ain't never gonna happen
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eBay Rolls out New Home Page
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1288584916.html
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EBay Attempts to Clean Up the Clutter
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703817604575585320835209814.html
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eBay Set to Roll Out More Intuitive, User-Friendly Home Page
http://web-self-service.tmcnet.com/topics/web-answers/articles/113182-ebay-set-roll-out-more-intuitive-user-friendly.htm
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eBay Sellers: Avoid Partial Refunds
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/podcasts/episode/1426-eBay-Sellers-Avoid-Partial-Refunds
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Online retailers demand better mail service
http://www.discountvouchers.co.uk/news/53193535.html
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Why GST will never be collected on low-value imports
As is stated in the earlier linked article on this matter at http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/Retailers-seek-GST-review-yahoo7finance-1461962580.html
"The board found that it is not administratively feasible to apply the GST to low value goods—that is, goods worth less than $1000—that are imported from overseas."
"Does that mean Amazon will have to collect GST for the Australian Government or will there be a warehouse somewhere that we all drive out to pick up our goods and pay the tax?" Mr Zinn said.
What the “board” is saying, and Mr Zinn is also acknowledging, is that it would “cost” the economy more than it was worth, in infrastructure and labour, to collect the GST on an import valued at less than $1000, and so we have the value of $1000 in place.
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http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=138666
Later this week, eBay plans to unveil its first major homepage redesign in nearly four years, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to The Journal, the move is part of an "urgent effort to close a technology gap that has caused the onetime Web pioneer to lag behind rivals like Amazon.com," which, "for years has had many of the same features that eBay is adding."
Admitting as much, eBay CEO John Donahoe tells The Journal: "One of the most important things we had to do was become more of a technology-driven company." By Donahoe's own reckoning, eBay is only about halfway through some major technological goals, "such as building a product catalog for the millions of products sold on eBay," as The Journal notes. eBay's new home page will offer recommendations based on previous searches, and feature a list of the popular items. Recently, shoppers looking for DVDs or MP3 players might have noticed a single page for each model of a product -- which represents an effort consolidate the sometimes thousands of different listings by sellers.
I take issue with this - very strongly. It's not a "technology gap" that is causing eBay to lag behind Amazon; it's the fact that eBay executives are thinking in terms of Amazon being a RIVAL of eBay - rather than a different sort of site offering different sorts of products with a different sort of shopping experience. The whole product catalogue idea for eBay sickens me. I'm already annoyed by the inane non sequitors presented to me when I search on eBay. I don't WANT another catalogue site; goodness knows they're all over the internet. I want an AUCTION SITE for items I cannot buy here from b&m stores, for items being sold by private owners, not by businesses who inevitably must mark up the items in order to make a profit over and above their business expenses.
Grrr.
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Century-Old Former Casino Riverboat on the Market
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12027184
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eBay Inc. (EBAY) 11/1/10 PriceWatch Alert Support At Around $29.33 (http://www.marketintelligencecenter.com/analyfav/1218908)
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) closed yesterday at $29.86. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $19.06 and 52-week high of $29.90. eBay stock has been showing support around 29.33 and resistance in the 30.17 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives EBAY a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. EBAY appears on the Investors Observer Analysts Favorites list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Jan '11 30 covered call for a net debit in the $28.14 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has an 82 day duration, provides 5.76% downside protection and a 6.61% assigned return rate for a 29.42% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). A lower cost hedged play for this stock would use a longer term call option in place of the covered call stock purchase. To use this strategy look at going long the EBAY Jan '12 15 Call and selling the Jan '11 30 call for a $13.53 debit. The trade has an 82 day life and would provide 4.45% downside protection and a 10.86% assigned return rate for a 48.00% annualized return rate (for comparison purposes only). eBay does not pay dividends at this time. [ABR-Seven Summits Research]
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Letters to the Editor (Ina Steiner): eBay Adds to Delivery Confusion with New Holiday Countdown (http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1288630559.html)
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Police issue warning over iPhone fraud
http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/wgheadlines/8487979.Police_issue_warning_over_iPhone_fraud/
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eBay Goes Viral with Holiday Unwrap Attack Campaign
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i01/s08
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Bulk relist tool becomes default option on eBay
http://news.parcel2go.com/ParcelDeliveryNews/bulk-relist-tool-becomes-default-option-on-ebay-800209892.aspx
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One Million Britons Have Now Used Paypal On Their Mobiles
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/11/02/one-million-britons-have-now-used-paypal-on-their-mobiles/
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Man Accused Of Selling On eBay, Not Delivering Goods
http://www.wxii12.com/r/25605902/detail.html
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eBay Fulfillment Deal Helps Chinese Users Sell Direct to US
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i02/s01
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‘Buy It Now’ FAIL: Former eBay CEO Whitman Is The Biggest Loser
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/the-biggest-loser/comment-page-1/
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NY man hired thieves, sold loot on eBay
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=13437317
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PayPal Races To Fix IPhone App Security Flaw
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592782874885808.html
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Op shops losing out as retailers go online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/04/3057044.htm
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$140m later and it all ends in tears for eBay billionaire
http://www.smh.com.au/world/140m-later-and-it-all-ends-in-tears-for-ebay-billionaire-20101104-17f0y.html
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$140m later and it all ends in tears for eBay billionaire
http://www.smh.com.au/world/140m-later-and-it-all-ends-in-tears-for-ebay-billionaire-20101104-17f0y.html
My heart really goes out to all politicians...NOT...
they all are part of the same genre...single cell parasites...
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Please do not hurt the amoeba's feelings by such a comparison, Yib.
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Please do not hurt the amoeba's feelings by such a comparison, Yib.
My apologies to any amoeba's out there that may have been offended by my statement.... no amoeba's were harmed in the making of this post....
(http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/imgsep01/amoebaproteus450.jpg)
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Ebay Makes Long Over Due Changes To Home Page
http://chittachatta.info/11/04/ebay-makes-long-over-due-changes-to-home-page/
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How EBay Revved Up Its Website
http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2010/11/05/how-ebay-revved-up-its-website/?boxes=Homepagechannels
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Next shop manager jailed for selling clothes on eBay
http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/next_shop_manager_jailed_for_selling_clothes_on_ebay_1_718979
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Bonymaen teenager denies eBay fraud and other offences
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Teen-denies-9-fraud-offences/article-2844885-detail/article.html
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Amazon and eBay Battle for Apparel Market
http://rapiddaily.com/amazon-and-ebay-battle-for-apparel-market-as-black-friday-sales-come-early/428114/
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eBay Requires Automatic Payment Method for Seller Fees
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1289088256.html
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‘Buy It Now’ FAIL: Former eBay CEO Whitman Is The Biggest Loser
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/the-biggest-loser/comment-page-1/
Epic LOL! [shared on facebook]
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US High Court Hears Costco Case On Resale Of Foreign-Made Goods
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101108-712946.html
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PANDORA FANS LAUNCH CHARMS LISTINGS SITE
“What we found on eBay and some other trading sites was this horrendous amount of fake Pandora. We read all the forums and could see that people were being burnt everywhere,” said Roy
http://www.jewellermagazine.com/Article.aspx?id=1257&h=Pandora-fans-launch-charms-listings-site
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eBay Runs Auction Promotion, New Bulk-Edit the Default
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i09/s04
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Pay back time for eBay conman Andrew Green
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/11/pay-back-time-for-ebay-conman.html
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Opportunities galore for developers in e-Commerce
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Opportunities_galore_for_developers_in_eCommerce-nid-73681-cid-3.html
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re the Andrew Green story, I cannot resist quoting a bit from it:
Councillor Chris Bond, cabinet member for environment said: "Green must
have been living in Disney Land if he thought he would get away with
ripping off consumers in Enfield. No-one can fix it for him, not even Bob the Builder."
That is one of the all-time classic comments about a scammer, in my opinion.
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Local businesses told to compete online
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/local-businesses-told-to-compete-online-20101110-17mds.html
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Australian online shopping defies retail sales slump
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/australian-online-shopping-defies-retail-sales-slump/story-e6freqmx-1225951275140
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Which Shipping Address Should You Use-eBay or PayPal?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1289445200.html
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More people surfing before splashing out
http://www.smh.com.au/business/more-people-surfing-before-splashing-out-20101111-17pdz.html
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Ex-cop Accused Of Selling Nude Pics On eBay
http://www.kpho.com/news/25751864/detail.html
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Top 25 most-visited websites in Australia
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/top-25-mostvisited-websites-in-australia-20101112-17ptg.html
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PayPal Offers Special Holiday Promotions And Free Shipping Deals
http://starglobaltribune.com/2010/shopping-deals-paypal-offers-special-holiday-promotions-and-free-shipping-deals-3035
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Phoenix man sentenced in eBay fraud scheme
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JEQ2HO1.htm
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storeslider-is-a-fast-visual-and-user+friendly-ebay-search-engine
http://lifehacker.com/5688561/storeslider-is-a-fast-visual-and-user+friendly-ebay-search-engine
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Zavvi make epic eBay mistake, but honours sales
http://kotaku.com/comment/32342862/
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Trader danger: what to watch out for on eBay
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/tech/news/article_1598832.php/Trader-danger-what-to-watch-out-for-on-eBay
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Credit card fraud expected to increase this shopping season
http://www.wrdw.com/onyourside/headlines/Credit_card_fraud_expected_to_increase_this_shopping_season_108130989.html
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Google Taking On eBay With Boutiques.com Site Launch
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/11/rumour-google-taking-on-ebay-with-boutiques-com-site-launch/
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Aussie consumers compare in-store prices with internet by scanning with mobile phone
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/aussie-consumers-compare-in-store-prices-with-internet-by-scanning-with-mobile-phone/story-e6frf7jx-1225955098454
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EBay Adds Tool to Let Shoppers Model 3-D Glasses, Expanding in E-Commerce
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-17/ebay-mobile-fashion-application-lets-shoppers-model-3-d-glasses.html
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eBay's Newest Features
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1290058016.html
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Army sgt sentenced for selling fed property online
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/army-sgt-sentenced-for-selling-fed-property-online-109008299.html
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Google Boutiques a Bigger Threat to eBay than Amazon.com
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i18/s02
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Holiday shopping tempts workers to call in sick
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Holiday+shopping+tempts+workers+call+sick/3849962/story.html
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Fashion on eBay, Spoken by Annabel Tollman
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/fashion/18close.html
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Savvy shoppers can't resist lure of the net
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/savvy-shoppers-cant-resist-lure-of-the-net-20101119-180zb.html
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Lost in transit and now on auction block
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/lost-in-transit-and-now-on-auction-block-20101119-1811y.html
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Van ad takes nation by storm
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2010/11/20/austin-nichols-van-ad-national-coverage/
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Keeping an EBay Competitor Honest
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/nov2010/sb20101118_947937.htm
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DJs take on eBay Boxing Day sales
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/djs-take-on-ebay-boxing-day-sales/story-e6freuy9-1225957352364
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Tesco prepare to take on eBay and Amazon
http://tamebay.com/2010/11/tesco-prepare-to-take-on-ebay-and-amazon.html
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eBay Is In The Groupon Acquisition Mix, Too
http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-is-in-the-groupon-acquisition-mix-too-2010-11
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Free shipping ups ante at holiday; brands scramble
http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-53061120101121
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The Game of eBay Monopoly
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1290397807.html
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The Game of eBay Monopoly
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1290397807.html
One of the best letters I have read on Ab imho.
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eBay iPhone app 2.0 adds selling tools
http://tamebay.com/2010/11/ebay-iphone-app-2-0-adds-selling-tools.html
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Soldier stole his comrades' medals while they were fighting in Afghanistan and sold them on eBay
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1332407/Soldier-sold-comrades-medals-eBay-fighting-Afghanistan.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Blokes caught in the shopping net
http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/news/blokes-caught-in-the-shopping-net/story-e6frg2qu-1225956571925
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Online shoppers punished by tax: eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/online-shoppers-punished-by-tax-ebay-20101124-186xz.html
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Online shoppers spared GST for now
In the past year, Australian eBay sales had grown more than 10 times as fast as retail sales
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/online-shoppers-spared-gst-for-now-20101124-187io.html
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PayPal No Longer Mandatory on eBay France
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i25/s01
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PayPal Encourages Americans to Buy Direct from Chinese Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1290701022.html
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ONLINE RETAILERS SLAM GERRY HARVEY'S COMMENTS: 'GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE SAND'
http://www.current.com.au/2010/11/25/article/Online-retailers-slam-Gerry-Harveys-comments-get-your-head-out-of-the-sand/UXHHJCRVMO.html
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bnwt hits the big time.
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eBay Sellers Warned of Aussie Surcharge on US Bound Packages
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i25/s02
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Shopping On A Phone Finds Its Customer
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/11/26/shopping-on-a-phone-finds-its-customer/
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UK and worldwide postage delays
http://tamebay.com/2010/11/uk-and-worldwide-postage-delays.html
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Phone apps create new kind of impulse buying
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7811379
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Winners and losers at the online shopping mall
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/winners-and-losers-at-the-online-shopping-mall-20101127-18bdp.html
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Google Rewards Online Merchant for Bad Ratings and Reviews
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1290965937.html
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eBay Faces Mutiny Over Shipping Fees
If retailers include shipping expenses with the listing price, they’ll drive up the cost of the sale and end up paying higher fees to eBay; if they offer it free, they take a hit to their already-shrinking bottom line, putting them at a competitive disadvantage.
http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news15751.html
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Staying merry at Christmas
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2010/11/29/staying-merry-christmas/
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Online Payments For Black Friday Increased By 27 Percent, According To PayPal
http://thenewschronicle.com/online-payments-black-friday-increased-27-percent-paypal/112909832/
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A Holiday-Sales Checklist for Online Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i29/s02
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For PayPal, the Future Is Mobile
PayPal is threatening to overtake eBay’s struggling marketplace ..... users became so dissatisfied with the site’s clutter, its clunky technology and problems with fraud that Mr. Donahoe declared an emergency soon after he took the job and began a turnaround effort. The results have been slow in coming
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/technology/29paypal.html?src=me
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Online shopping vs bricks and mortar
http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/management/blogs/management-line/online-shopping-vs-bricks-and-mortar/20101127-18b8z.html
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The NBN, is it worth the cost?
.............. so much of what is good for the economy can be done with basic broadband. Things like email, things like home working, online trading up to and including eBay
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/29/3079527.htm?section=business
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Given enough ROPO, we'll hang the retailers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion/4402182/Given-enough-ROPO-we-ll-hang-the-retailers
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Court Rejects Tiffany Challenge on eBay
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704584804575644633496678958.html
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Re ROPO... in case anyone's not familiar with this acronym:
[T]housands of consumers now indulge in the practice of ROPO - research offline and purchase online (and overseas).
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Yep Countess. I do that, check it out in a store here & check out online availability & price, online both here & overseas.
That's how I bought my camera, checked it out here & researched online. Ted's Camera shop here almost matched the online price so, I bought the camera from Ted's. It makes me believe that the shops here could lower their prices to better compete with online prices & still make a profit.
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While not a ROPE buyer my internet sales are drying up and my internet non Australian purchases is increasing.
Last group camera updates all OS internet. Before usually body OZ and rest OS As the few dollars difference worth the extra for local body warranty. This time $2200 local or $1300 each unit from OS including all post chargers ect. 10% GST is not the problem. The problem is greedy local distrbuters not retailers, and currency movements not able to be passed on quickly.
This occurs as all importers hedge againsty currence movements this means they can keep the local price not matter what happens with exchange rates. This usually is a good thing for every one stable prices .
HOWEVER when as happened to OZ USA rates over last 6 months from under 80 cents to over 100 cents. It changes everything. that over 20% change for retail customers means hedged imports now ridiculously expensive. Hedged means price fixed.
These situations have occured before and will occur again. I do think the $1000 no GST limit is too high as more people use internet shop that is $100 in taxs the schools, hospitals, pensions and defence losses. Let alone the lost jobs and more lost taxes.
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Fake UGG boots website ripped me off
Deckers told Tamsin the company shut down over 11,000 fake boot sellers on ebay and 304,000 from other websites last year
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/article.html?in_article_id=519097&in_page_id=5&position=moretopstories
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“President, CEO & Director of eBay Inc. (EBAY) John J Donahoe sells 216,667 shares of EBAY on 11/24/2010 at an average price of $30.90 a share.”
http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=115547
The eBafia Don (the Chief Headless Turkey at eBay), has just sold possibly all of his remaining eBay stock; he has upped his selling from 16,667 shares each month since June, to this sale of 216,667 shares; obviously, the unbelievable current $31 stock price was just too good to pass up!
But, all you loyal eBay lobbyists, hang onto your eBay shares a bit longer, clearly, by your logic and Donahoe’s continuing selling, we can clearly see that eBay stock is going to hit $60 again real soon …
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking
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Customers pay by swiping smartphones, not credit cards
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-12-01-mobilepayments01_ST_N.htm
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Usage Of Mobile Devices To Shop on EBay Soared On Cyber Monday
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101201-711192.html
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2010 set to be the best Christmas ever for online shopping
http://www.newsmaker.com.au/news/6318
paypal press release
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HMRC sets its sights on small enterprises and eBay traders
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/12/01/244276/HMRC-sets-its-sights-on-small-enterprises-and-eBay-traders.htm
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Trials and Tribulations Re-Listing and Revising on eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/12/1291236705.html
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Retail sales in surprise dive
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail-sales-in-surprise-dive-20101202-18h9g.html#poll
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Wooden Spoon Awards 2010: vote now
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/bargains-and-rip-offs/customer-service/article.html?in_article_id=519085&in_page_id=515
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EBay Shows Where Mobile Shopping Is Hot
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/ebay-shows-where-mobile-shopping-is-hot/
the map includes Australia ............ some quite interesting sales figures http://www.ebayinc.com/mobilecommerce
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EBay Buys Local Shopping Site
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703377504575650933366826978.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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Security crackdown cause surge in cost of mailing Christmas parcels to US
Sellers on eBay are among those who have been slugged with an extra $9 on top of standard charges to send parcels larger than 453g to the US via Australia Post.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/money/money-matters/security-crackdown-cause-surge-in-cost-of-mailing-christmas-parcels-to-us/story-fn3hskur-1225965372752
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Online serves up a storm for retailers
“What interesting to watch over the years is that some of the biggest e-tailers in Australia are [companies that] have grown up on eBay as very small businesses,” said eBay Australia's communications director Daniel Feiler. The company said 78 per cent of all merchandise it sells is available new.
http://www.smh.com.au/business/online-serves-up-a-storm-for-retailers-20101203-18jdr.html
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Retailers face a very unmerry Christmas
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retailers-face-a-very-unmerry-christmas-20101203-18jth.html?from=smh_sb
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Surveyed eBay Sellers Expect Increased Holiday Sales
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/12/1291396072.html
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PayPal cuts WikiLeaks from money flow
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/04/paypal-cuts-wikileaks-money-flow/ (http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/12/04/paypal-cuts-wikileaks-money-flow/)
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Inaugural eBay Index Spotlights Small-Business Optimism and Online Retail Economy
http://www.centredaily.com/2010/12/03/2378194/inaugural-ebay-index-spotlights.html
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Inaugural eBay Index Spotlights Small-Business Optimism and Online Retail Economy
http://www.centredaily.com/2010/12/03/2378194/inaugural-ebay-index-spotlights.html
"The 435 small businesses participating in the survey were required to have been selling on eBay for at least six months, to have sold at least one item on eBay in the past six months, and to be the primary decision makers of their businesses on eBay."
They just HAVE to be kidding! That's not small business - that's a casual 'mum and dad' seller clearing out 2 things a year from their garage!
I would hope there were a few more significant players involved in the survey.....
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Brum6y
ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
don't spoil the magic
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(sorry)
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PayPal cuts off Wikileaks account
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/12/05/paypal-cuts-off-wikileaks-account-40091060/
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Hidden catches to online bargains
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/hidden-catches-to-online-bargains/story-fn6bn9st-1225966049980
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STOLEN WAR MEMORIAL UP FOR SALE ON EBAY
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/215464/Stolen-war-memorial-up-for-sale-on-eBay
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PayPal hit by DDoS attack after spurning Wikileaks
The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks came in response to a move by the payment giant to stop providing services to whistleblower website Wikileaks for donations. PayPal said Wikileaks had breached its user policies, which prevent its services from being used to support criminal activity. Wikileaks has been severely criticised for its decision to leak more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables.
"ThePayPalBlog.com is now back up after 75 service interruptions and 8 hours 15 minutes of total downtime. This report doesn't take into account the many hours that ThePayPalBlog.com resolved to a 403 error," PandaBlogs researcher Sean-Paul Correll said in a blog post.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/paypal-suffers-dos-for-spurning-wikileaks-339307771.htm (http://www.zdnet.com.au/paypal-suffers-dos-for-spurning-wikileaks-339307771.htm)
Note: DDoS attacks occur when legions of zombie computers, machines infected with viruses, are commanded to simultaneously visit a website.
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eBay Reveals Psychology of Gifting Survey Results; Emotional Gifters Top List
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/eBay+Reveals+Psychology+Gifting+Survey+Results+Emotional+Gifters+List/3933718/story.html
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eBay Promotion Lets Sellers Add Fixed-Price Option to Auction Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i06/s01
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New PayPal Checkout and Problem with Funding Source
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/12/1291692269.html
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Shoppers flock online ahead of Christmas
http://www.smh.com.au/business/shoppers-flock-online-ahead-of-christmas-20101207-18nc6.html
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AusPost chairman sees strengths to build on but banking's not one
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/auspost-chairman-sees-strengths-to-build-on-but-bankings-not-one/story-e6frg8zx-1225967226576
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54% of Irish consumers planning to shop online
http://www.iabuk.net/en/1/irishconsumersplanningtoshoponline071210.mxs
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Man borrows then sells friend's property
http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/man-borrows-then-sells-friends-property/2019302.aspx
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Millionaire conman, 34, who sold counterfeit clothes on eBay weeps as he's sent to prison
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336727/Ebay-conman-Amit-Sharma-funded-lavish-lifestyle-selling-1m-counterfeit-clothes.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Is eBay on the decline?
http://www.itworld.com/business/130005/is-ebay-decline
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eBay Provides Brick-and-Mortar Information on Mobile App
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i08/s01
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Re the millionaire conman...
Investigators found Sharma had used up to 30 account names on eBay to evade the authorities.
He sold fake garments – which would cost £235 if genuine – for as little as £40.
After he was arrested and released on bail, Sharma moved out of his Sale home, which he had rented, into a four-bedroom detached property before moving again into another property in the exclusive area of Bramhall in Cheshire.
During two interviews spanning almost two hours, Sharma refused to answer direct questions but instead read out a prepared statement declaring he was a legitimate businessman.
At Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester he sobbed as he was sent to prison for 21 months after pleading guilty to five offences under the Trademarks Act 1994.
After the case, John Reilly, of Trafford Council, said: 'The loss of his liberty shows the seriousness of his crime and our determination to act against those who trade in illegal goods.'
The Serious and Organised Crime Agency says British criminals make around £1.3billion a year from selling counterfeit goods.
The agency has linked up with Crimestoppers to run the 'Fakes Fund Crime' campaign urging customers to report the sellers of counterfeit goods.
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Re the millionaire conman...
Investigators found Sharma had used up to 30 account names on eBay to evade the authorities.
Didn't someone say the other day Ebay encourage this?
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I don't doubt that you can have as many accounts as you like, verified if you like, as long as you don't use them to defraud eBay.
At the risk of repeating myself, I would have thought that by now we would all recognize that unless it produces more income for them or threatens their present income, the eBafia will do absolutely nothing about anything, including all forms of fraud on other than themselves. Regardless, absolutely nothing will be done about anything unless they are prodded by someone, and even then their reaction is likely to be disingenuous, ineffective, unfair or fraudulent. Has it not ever been so?
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Top trader
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/top-trader/story-e6frgabx-1225968100558
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Texas deputy triggers Solano inquiry
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Texas-deputy-triggers-Solano-inquiry
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EBay Sales Of L'Oreal Samples Breach Trademark
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101209-705305.html
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How did eBay allow a UK-based trader to grow so big with no VAT number?
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/12/ebay-has-suspended-the-account.html
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WikiLeaks cyberwar: hackers target Paypal
The 'Anonymous' hackers who claim they are defending Wikileaks said that they are targeting Paypal, the internet payments company.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8190871/WikiLeaks-cyberwar-hackers-target-Paypal.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8190871/WikiLeaks-cyberwar-hackers-target-Paypal.html)
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iiNet launches ecommerce services
http://www.crn.com.au/News/241321,iinet-launches-ecommerce-services.aspx
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A Miracle At Ebay
http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/a-miracle-at-ebay/
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eBay Halts TV Ads, Sales Drop
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/12/1291957567.html
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‘Computer savvy' catch fraud
http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2010/12/11/computer-savvy-catch-fraud/
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eBay UK Says It Has Cheaper Toys than Large Retailers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i10/s02
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Glens Falls man used Medicaid money for eBay nicotine business
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/medicaid-1281127-papcin-nicotine.html
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Deputies bust woman selling stolen merchandise on eBay
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/dec/10/deputies-bust-woman-selling-stolen-merchandise-eba/
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Chandler is going to spend millions on eBay, but taxpayers are buying jobs, not trinkets.
The City Council approved a development agreement Thursday that gives the national auction company up to $4,996,500 if it creates 3,000 PayPal jobs. The money won't change hands until the jobs materialize, and eBay must promise to keep them at least five years.
The San Jose-based auction firm is expanding its PayPal division and moving into a previously vacant four-story Chandler Echelon office building at 1240 S. Price Road near Loop 202. PayPal was created as a secure way to transfer funds on the Internet using credit cards or bank accounts.
The municipal money will reimburse eBay for development, permit and utility fees and for job-training programs. Amounts are on a sliding scale that offers $1,000 per position up to 800, $1,500 per position for 800 to 1,200 jobs and $2,000 per position for 1,201 to 3,000 jobs.
Assistant City Manager Pat McDermott said this payout is different from government incentives that give promising developments money upfront with hopes that their projects will bring jobs or tax revenues later.
"This is a performance-based development agreement that makes financial sense for the city," he said, adding these types of incentives are becoming more widely used and are not new to Chandler.
Councilman Matt Orlando said he is encouraged by the new jobs eBay is bringing to Chandler. Cities have been unfairly criticized for offering cash incentives, and he believes the eBay deal shows how they can be great community investments.
PayPal spokeswoman Sara Parker said the company has already hired about 350, and operations have started on the Chandler building's first and second floors.
"We are planning a grand opening early next year and expect to have 2,000 new hires by the end of 2011," she said.
She would not disclose salaries but said positions include management, technical, training and customer-service jobs. Postings on job Web sites list some salaries in the $30,000 to $40,000 range and say that interviews are taking place every Wednesday this month.
Known internationally as a secure way of paying for goods and services on the Internet, PayPal is growing "to better serve our customers," Parker said.
The push to bring PayPal to Chandler was a regional economic-development effort that included the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
"This further strengthens our reputation in technology, and it shows we can continue to bring industry from California to Arizona, which is an important market for us," GPEC President Barry Broome said.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2010/12/11/20101211chandler-ebay-development-taxpayer1211.html#ixzz17rVpJLHv
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Wellesley woman seeking speedy recovery after theft (http://www.wickedlocal.com/wellesley/news/x1757256942/Wellesley-woman-seeking-speedy-recovery-after-theft)
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Global retailers boost online offerings
http://www.smh.com.au/business/global-retailers-boost-online-offerings-20101213-18ua5.html
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We shopped 'til we dropped. Then we stopped
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/we-shopped-til-we-dropped-then-we-stopped-20101210-18sjg.html
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Christmas a waste of time, money and presents
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/christmas-a-waste-of-time-money-and-presents-20101213-18via.html
I imagine eBay will be sending out the "sell your unwanted gifts on eBay" press release any day now
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Five Auctions, Five Scams: Why I'm Through With Selling on eBay
http://erictric.com/2010/12/13/five-auctions-five-scams-why-im-through-with-selling-on-ebay/
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Just point and loot
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/just-point-and-loot/story-e6frgabx-1225970138348
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Cyberworld sales running up real-world tax bills
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Cyberworld+sales+running+real+world+bills/3969621/story.html
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Five Auctions, Five Scams: Why I'm Through With Selling on eBay
http://erictric.com/2010/12/13/five-auctions-five-scams-why-im-through-with-selling-on-ebay/
can some one PLEASE cut and paste this story , I have tried at least 20 times to open link via link and copy and pasye of the URL ....computers shite me to tears when they dont work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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for Smee ..
Five Auctions, Five Scams: Why I’m Through With Selling on eBay
I’ve never really been one to use eBay, so perhaps I’m missing something. However, before anyone gets the wrong idea about this short post, I’d like to preface the below text by noting that my purpose is not to deliver an attack, or embarrass; but rather, to highlight my rather sad experiences on eBay.
See, I’ve had an iPhone 4 since November. I refuse to pay AT&T for any wireless service (for personal reasons), and would ideally like to get the unit off my hands. Ah — eBay, I thought.
What a terrible, terrible waste of time.
Auction #1: Ended early with the Buy It Now feature. Someone from Russia looking to pay outside of eBay. “Not going to fly,” I thought. Hours after the auction ended, I receive an email from eBay noting the account was used fraudulently and closed.
Auction #2: Lasted ten days. Highest bidder wins, never makes payment. Received an email days later noting the highest bidder’s account was used fraudulently and closed.
Auction #3: I’m expecting failure at this point. Auction runs seven days. Mere moments after the auction ends, I receive an email noting that one of the bidders’ account was used fraudulently. As a result, all bids were terminated.
Auction #4: Highest bidder has zero feedback. Sends me a message over eBay requesting transaction be completed outside of eBay/PayPal. “No,” I replied. Received an email later in the day from eBay noting the account was closed for fraud.
Auction #5: My last attempt. Auction runs the standard seven days. Highest bidder has a great amount of good feedback. “Finally, someone legit, I thought.” Nope. Despite the fact my auction description specifically noted that the unit would only be shipped within the United States, the highest bidder is from the U.K. “Maybe I can make an exception,” I thought. Received a private message hours later requesting I ship the unit to Nigeria. Two hours after that, I received a message from eBay noting that the account was used fraudulently, and the eBay team was working to return the account to its original owner.
You can probably see why I’m not the happiest. What am I doing wrong here?
At this point, I’ve got a lonely iPhone 4 just sitting around. If anyone is interested, shoot me an email and we can work something out.
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Thank you Wheels , after all that I see its a fabricated story anyhow
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Snipe...2200..
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Julian Assange blasts US 'puppets'
Assange singled out three global giants which have stopped money sent to his website - credit card companies Visa and MasterCard and the Internet payment firm PayPal - and accused them of being US puppets
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/julian-assange-blasts-us-puppets/story-e6freuzr-1225971225405
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eBay Shoppers Flock to Phones, Set Records on the Busiest Mobile Shopping Day Ever
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/ebay_ebay-r-shoppers-flock-to-phones-set-records-on-the-busiest-mobile-shopping-day-ever-1364762.html
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PayPal Offers Advice for Safe Mobile Shopping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i13/s04
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Buy now, pay after delivery with PayPal
http://tamebay.com/2010/12/buy-now-pay-after-delivery-with-paypal.html
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I'm not one to say I told you so
BUT
Ten of the worst Christmas presents
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ten-of-the-worst-christmas-presents/story-e6freuy9-1225971762597
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Posties set for Christmas rush
http://hills-and-valley-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/posties-set-for-christmas-rush/
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EBay Buys Critical Path Software, Doubling Size of Mobile Team
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-15/ebay-buys-application-maker-critical-path-doubling-size-of-mobile-team.html
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eBay UK Buyers Spend 30 Pounds a Week on Mobile Shopping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i15/s03
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Payback - non paying bidder
warning this story does contain 2 swear words, correction 1 swear word but mentioned twice ....but it is a good read never the less
if you dont like swear words dont open the link ...simple ...
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/12/this-great-ebay-scam-will-warm-your-heart/
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:applause: :t2: :roflmao:
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Excellent sting Smee, enjoyable read as well.
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eBay Refund Rules Pose Difficulties for Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/12/1292614903.html
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eBay Refund Rules Pose Difficulties for Seller
NSS
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Online buying sparks retail inquiry
http://www.smh.com.au/national/online-buying-sparks-retail-inquiry-20101218-1913f.html
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funny thing my local postmistress & I were talking about this just last friday
Internet kills off postal service
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/internet-kills-off-postal-service/story-e6frewt0-1225973231157
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Community Forums Make eBay Users Savvier Shoppers
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/12/community-forums-make-ebay-users-savvier-shoppers.html
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Community Forums Make eBay Users Savvier Shoppers
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2010/12/community-forums-make-ebay-users-savvier-shoppers.html
"A new study from Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business finds customers of eBay who participate in the company's online communities become more conservative, more selective, and more efficient buyers and sellers."
Yeh sure... as long as you get a knowledgeable Ebayer that takes time to explain everything to you patiently and not treat you as a total nOOb ... some think they know it all but in reality... well ... you know.
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Yibster , I hope you are up to date with your chores if youve got time to post
A womans work is never done they say
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You gotta be kidding smee ! ... my list of things to do is written on a toilet roll length ! ... when the wife gets better I'm Gunna preserve her in bronze for legendary posterity !...
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It gets better Yib....
Just when you think "Surely, I've gone through the whole toilet roll by now" you realise that it is an endless loop ... and you just go through the whole lot again...
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
... and again
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Ground Hog Day !!
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Fury at online GST loophole
http://www.smh.com.au/business/fury-at-online-gst-loophole-20101219-191zt.html
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Net should be Post's saviour
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/letters-net-should-be-posts-saviour/story-fn6bmfwf-1225973597638
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Online sales start to shift to mobile devices
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/12/19/online_sales_start_to_shift_to_mobile_devices/
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Retailers stung by new thrift
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retailers-stung-by-new-thrift-20101220-192eh.html
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Surge too late to salvage Christmas sales figures
http://www.smh.com.au/business/surge-too-late-to-salvage-christmas-sales-figures-20101220-1935c.html
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Antitrust Monopoly Suit Claims eBay Squeezes Out Small Sellers
http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/12/20/32720.htm
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EBay Buys German Fashion Website
http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/20/ebay-brands4friends-deal-fashion-markets-equities-Europe.html?boxes=marketschannelnews
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Online shopping hurts Australian economy
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/12/20/am-online-shopping-hurts-australian-economy-/
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Best and worst ads in 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/blogs/the-venture/best-and-worst-ads-in-2010/20101219-191ut.html?rand=1292807046422
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2010: the year of online shopping
How good is eBay? Devotees of this online shopping platform will be familiar with the expression BNWT
http://www.smh.com.au/money/on-the-money/blogs/savvy-investor/2010-the-year-of-online-shopping/20101218-1911z.html
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Save money shopping online
http://www.cnet.com.au/save-money-shopping-online-339308144.htm
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eBay Homepage Drives Holiday Shoppers to Local Retailers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/12/1292951113.html
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Online shopping smashes records
http://media.smh.com.au/national/selections/online-shopping-smashes-records-2105683.html?exc_from=strap
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On Hold at eBay: What Happened to Customer Service?
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,2037970,00.html
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Boxing Day sales start early as Queensland retail industry tries to claw back profits
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/boxing-day-sales-start-early-as-queensland-retail-industry-tries-to-claw-back-profits/story-e6freqmx-1225975602725
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Unloved Christmas gifts on eBay within hours
http://news.parcel2go.com/ParcelDeliveryNews/unloved-christmas-gifts-on-ebay-within-hours-800308710.aspx
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The Sellers Behind eBay's Antitrust Lawsuit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i23/s02
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More people shopping online
http://video.couriermail.com.au/1687109098/More-people-shopping-online
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EBay to buy German online club, Brands4friends
http://www.retail-digital.com/tags/brands4friends/ebay-buy-german-online-club-brands4friends
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Online shopping's a net gain for crims
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/online-shoppings-a-net-gain-for-crims/story-e6frewt0-1225976160752
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World to watch for our shoplifters
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/world-to-watch-for-our-shoplifters/story-fn6bfmgc-1225976219429
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Japan sets style for online buying
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/japan-sets-style-for-online-buying/story-fn6bmfwf-1225976116046
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Now get ready for the great dud gift auction
http://www.theage.com.au/national/now-get-ready-for-the-great-dud-gift-auction-20101225-197ji.html
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"Now get ready for the great dud gift auction"
Lucky people.
I got nothing for Christmas, that's what I got. If I list nothing on Ebay I wonder how much it would go for?
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About minus $1.85
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At-a-glance: Australia's top retail sites
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1452121/At-a-glance--Australia-s-top-retail-sites
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500,000 unwanted Christmas gifts sold on eBay
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2010/12/26/500-000-unwanted-christmas-gifts-sold-on-ebay-115875-22808030/
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Buyers find the right fit online
http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/buyers-find-the-right-fit-online/story-fn6ck51p-1225976477770
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Thanks for the drums Dad - but I'd have preferred a handbag
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1341566/Thanks-drums-Dad---Id-preferred-handbag.html
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Breaking News: Mom makes $379/day Working From Home
http://www.nine-news.net/finance-news/au-breaking-news.php?ex=002c
This is not an eBay scam story but does show how "professional" some of the scammers are. I wonder how many naive dummies have actually responded to such proposals.
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Breaking News: Mom makes $379/day Working From Home
http://www.nine-news.net/finance-news/au-breaking-news.php?ex=002c
This is not an eBay scam story but does show how "professional" some of the scammers are. I wonder how many naive dummies have actually responded to such proposals.
Yes Phillip the "katie" story is a well known old scam, and very well set up, hundreds and hundreds of people get ripped off with this one every day, its very clever in the way the Ads are set up and they are spammed far and wide across the internet, you pay your 'setup' fee and thats the last you hear of them.
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Dealing With Your Unwanted Christmas Gifts
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/12/dealing-with-your-unwanted-christmas-gifts/
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Smartphones ring Christmas cash registers
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_16953617?nclick_check=1
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eBay UK Says VAT Tax Increase to Hurt Online Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i28/s02
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UPS employees charged in gift card thefts
http://www.wave3.com/story/13751378/ups-employees-charged-in-gift-card-thefts
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iPhone 4, Barbie top eBay's shopping trends in 2010
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/12/ebays-top-shopping-trends-in-2010/1
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IRS Closes Online Sellers Income Tax Loophole
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/
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Online protests could be targeted by fraudsters
http://www.justsearching.co.uk/news/internet-news/online-protests-could-be-targeted-by-fraudsters.html
[...]People engaged in such action often use readymade programs for the attacks, so someone could amend the code so that the user was unwittingly attacking a target of the criminal’s choice.
Jon Reid of Spamhaus, a spam monitoring service that was recently targeted in this way after it blacklisted Wikileaks.info, an unofficial site, said:
“A lot of the guys doing this are 14 year-old nerds. They’ve found this new hammer and they’re out smashing things.”
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Online Christmas spending up 13pc in US
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/30/3103984.htm
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Nationwide employee sentenced to 2 1/2 years for counterfeit video games
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/12/30/nationwide-employee-sentenced-to-212-years.html?sid=101
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eBay Generates $230 Million in Mobile GMV during the Holidays
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m12/i30/s01
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Mobile sales are helping eBay, but is it enough?
Overall, eBay’s holiday business grew but not as fast as other online retailers. According to ChannelAdvisor, a software company working with online retailers, eBay’s holiday business increased 11% during the busy Thanksgiving weekend, lagging the 68% growth rate for Amazon and the overall e-commerce growth rate of 27%.
http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2010/12/30/mobile-sales-are-helping-ebay-but-is-it-enough/
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That's quite a lag...
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6 steps to revitalise your eBay business in 2011
http://tamebay.com/2011/01/6-steps-to-revitalise-your-ebay-business-in-2011.html
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Cyber crime trail leads to Winona State students
http://www.startribune.com/local/112754219.html?elr=KArks7PYDiaK7DU2EkP7K_V_GD7EaPc:iLP8iUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs
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Online sales will kill jobs: retailers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/online-sales-will-kill-jobs-retailers/story-e6frg9h6-1225981302010
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Internet prices give shoppers a bargaining chip
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/internet-prices-give-shoppers-a-bargaining-chip/story-e6frg6nf-1225981282733
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Top global mobile shopping trends in 2010 on eBay
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/top-global-mobile-shopping-trends-in-2010-on-ebay-2175028.html
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Girls of eBay Is The New People of Wal-Mart
http://www.urlesque.com/2011/01/03/girls-of-ebay/
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How to use eBay auctions to drive traffic to your site
Another interesting article on a well known popular theme at
http://shoping-advices.com/106355/how-to-use-ebay-auctions-to-drive-traffic-to-your-site/
I can agree with everything this commentator says except for the bit about using PayPal. Gee, could this article have been sourced directly from the PayPal section of the eBay Dept of Spin: the PayPal crew could be trying to provision their lifeboats before the old rust bucket “eBay” eventually goes submarine?
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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I can agree with everything this commentator says except for the bit about using PayPal. Gee, could this article have been sourced directly from the PayPal section of the eBay Dept of Spin: the PayPal crew could be trying to provision their lifeboats before the old rust bucket “eBay” eventually goes submarine?
His strategy is using ebay to give away information products aka ebooks, which probably cost him 0 cent.
To get or download that free ebook, the prospect has to enter the name and email in an optin form (some people may enter fake information but that is part of the business) (see www.aweber.com for example.) He then will bombard (ahem, I mean follow up closely through auto responder. Again see www.aweber.com to learn how to do this stupid thing effectively) with other paid products (could be his, or other people product.) Never mind if you hate this. As long as 1 out of 1000 subscriber like this idea, he will get paid.
Paypal fit this auto pilot business model perfectly. What else if not paypal?
Btw, paypal subscription billing (recurring payment) is the easiest to manage (for buyer) compared to other online merchant.
Just because you hate paypal doesn't mean paypal is bad for everything.
If you run a zero cost (or very low cost) auto pilot business, why not paypal?
You may not realize people have been talking this strategy long, long time ago when everyone love ebay.
Doesn't matter if one day ebay sink like you have expected, people can still apply this strategy on amazon, google, msn, facebook, twitter, blog and whatnot. It is for creative people who can see things beyond paypal and ebay.
Sorry it is not really about ebay or paypal, it is about human greed and fear. The keyword here is "FREE" information product. Why information product, because that is the easiest form of selling. I learnt this from Bill Gates.
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Actually, his “strategy” is simply a good demonstration of how to divert eBay traffic to a seller’s own web site. What the seller is selling is irrelevant.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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I can agree with everything this commentator says except for the bit about using PayPal
It is very relevant because you disagree with paypal. Since he is selling download stuff then paypal is still the best option. What else could you think of, if not paypal?
If he is selling tangible product (and anything not download-able) then yes, I agree paypal is not necessary the only option.
Paypal spin? Come on.
So ebay is dying? Who care? There is youtube, there is facebook, there is google. Good sensible business strategy works on these platform.
So please work hard to make sure ebay die faster. I have been hearing this for years yet ebay is still alive. I am bored.
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Big stores told to improve service
http://www.smh.com.au/business/big-stores-told-to-improve-service-20110104-19f4d.html
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Shoppers net a bargain in internet vs store battle
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/shoppers-net-a-bargain-in-internet-vs-store-battle/story-e6freuy9-1225982006660
bnwt opinion : all this whinging by the big retailers is going to bite them on the bum - all these media stories are a in effect a giant ad campaign to encourage people to do some online shopping ........... thanks Gerry !
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/money-matters/retailer-tax-plea-to-fight-internet/comments-fn300aev-1225981236682
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EBay spent $411,450 on lobbying in 3rd-quarter
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-04/ebay-spent-411-450-on-lobbying-in-3rd-quarter.html
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eBay Falls off List of Top-visited Websites in 2010
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m01/i04/s01
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Online retail is the way of the future
http://www.smh.com.au/business/online-retail-is-the-way-of-the-future-20110104-19f28.html
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Revealed: retailers' secret tax strategy
http://www.smh.com.au/business/revealed-retailers-secret-tax-strategy-20110105-19fsp.html
Billionaires take a turn at initiating 'brand' damage
http://www.smh.com.au/business/billionaires-take-a-turn-at-initiating-brand-damage-20110104-19f27.html#comments
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To market, to market, all over the world
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/to-market-to-market-all-over-the-world-20110105-19g22.html
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Shopping online 'unAustralian', says Gerry Harvey
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/online-sales-will-kill-jobs-retailers/story-e6frez7r-1225981373508
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Did eBay Blunder with Its Digital Content Strategy?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/1/1294187075.html
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eBay Takes a Page From the Glossies
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/fashion/06ROW-1.html
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Harvey hurt by buyer backlash
http://www.smh.com.au/business/harvey-hurt-by-buyer-backlash-20110106-19hjx.html
thank you Gerry for promoting online shopping ... when can we expect your china based online shop to be opening?? - no time soon I'd wager
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Retailers just crying poor
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/retailers-just-crying-poor-union-chief/story-e6frg6n6-1225983241460
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Internet postings pummel Gerry Harvey over online shopping
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/internet-postings-pummel-gerry-harvey-over-online-shopping/story-e6freooo-1225983199204
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Another way to look at the possible consequences of Gerry's campaign is that the government might contemplate raising the GST (to 20%, as in the UK) to make it economic for them to collect such GST on a lower value level of imports (say $500). Would that make Gerry happy?
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iwascoding announces GarageSale and GaragePay for the Mac App Store
http://prmac.com/release-id-20266.htm
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New snag in e-shopping plan
http://www.smh.com.au/business/new-snag-in-eshopping-plan-20110106-19hl2.html
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New Laws Govern Guns, Web, Banks
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704735304576058221048255628.html?mod=djemWMP_h
“… California made it illegal to intimidate, threaten or defraud someone using a website.”
The question then is, will this law stop eBay and PayPal from continuing to knowingly facilitate wire fraud on their consumers, or will it be business as usual at (California-based) eBay and PayPal?
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Harvey not backing down from online fight
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/07/3108119.htm
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Gerry Harvey 'in difficult position' over GST crusade
http://www.smh.com.au/business/gerry-harvey-in-difficult-position-over-gst-crusade-20110107-19i3u.html
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Harvey rallies smaller businesses to the cause
http://www.smh.com.au/business/harvey-rallies-smaller-businesses-to-the-cause-20110107-19iq5.html
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Rival retailers slam Harvey's GST campaign
...................the problem isn’t individual consumers buying goods tax-free online but rather people running de-facto businesses by re-selling overseas goods through ‘‘pop up stores’’ or on eBay in Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/business/rival-retailers-slam-harveys-gst-campaign-20110107-19inj.html
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Switched-on consumers signal sea change in retail
http://www.smh.com.au/business/switchedon-consumers-signal-sea-change-in-retail-20110107-19iq7.html
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Shoppers flock to online retailers
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/sunday-mail/shoppers-flock-to-online-retailers/story-e6frep2f-1225984297461
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We must click or be left behind
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/we-must-click-or-be-left-behind/story-e6frfhqf-1225984345138
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Try on sunglasses before you buy with the eBay Fashion app
http://www.tecca.com/news/2011/01/08/try-on-sunglasses-before-you-buy-with-the-ebay-fashion-app/
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Consumers should be free to make cheap choices online in this global market
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/consumers-should-be-free-to-make-cheap-choices-online-in-this-global-market/story-e6freqmx-1225984620725
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Holiday E-Sales Were Heavier in November
http://seekingalpha.com/article/245523-holiday-e-sales-were-heavier-in-november?v=1294598968&source=tracking_notify
“eBay tipped to negative growth for us in December, coming in at MINUS 1.7%”
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Online sales in Australia to reach $36.8 billion by 2013
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/98978/20110110/online-sales-in-australia-to-reach-36-8-billion-by-2013.htm
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These ridiculous GST claims
http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2011/01/10/3109702.htm
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How eBay and Online Merchants Should Optimize for Mobile Shopping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m01/i10/s02
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“Red Ink Diary”
http://200westmain.com/redinkdiary/?tag=alan-lewis
An interesting commentary on the slow death of eBay.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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“GenuineSeller”
http://www.genuineseller.com/the-opposite-of-love-is-indifference
Another interesting commentary on the slow death of eBay. Includes some more links to some more excellent commentaries on eBay.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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"EBay Options Trading Surges Due to Single Bearish Bet"
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-12/ebay-puts-are-among-most-active-u-s-options-after-single-trade.html
Watch the sheep run! Apparently the smart (inside?) money is on eBay continuing its down hill slide on 20 January. What surprises me is that anyone, particularly anyone that actually watches the eBay Marketplace, could be expecting anything different.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Woman jailed for selling stolen goods online
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-01-12/woman-sentenced-selling-stolen-goods-ebay
A Lawrence woman was ordered to pay more than a half-million dollars and sentenced to eight years in federal prison for selling stolen goods on eBay, U.S. Attorney for Kansas Barry Grissom said Wednesday.
Carrie Marie Neighbors , 49, was found guilty by a federal jury in September of 12 counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.
During trial, prosecutors showed that Neighbors operated a business called Yellow House Quality Appliances, 1904 Massachusetts, in Lawrence. The business bought and sold power tools, clothing, appliances, electronics and other items, many of which were sold on the eBay online auction website.
Neighbors took part in a conspiracy from January 2004 through July 2006 to purchase stolen items and sell them on eBay, Grissom's office said in a news release. Prosecutors said many of the items purchased were new and still in boxes and that Neighbors paid about 50 percent of their retail value and resold the times for a profit. Once she received payment through Pay Pal accounts or received payment directly from the purchaser, she would mail the stolen items to purchasers, Grissom's office said.
Prosecutors said Neighbors used some of the proceeds from the sale of stolen items to purchase other items that had been stolen and to make payments on her residence at 1104 Andover, in Lawrence.
Neighbors was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit more than $616,000.
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Shoppers Rank Zappos and Amazon Highest for Customer Service
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m01/i12/s03
Wot, our old friend eBay does not even get a mention. Gee, how could that be?
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay didnt rate a mention because it isnt classed as a retailer its an auction house and therefore didnt qualify to be included in the survey , the way Amazon is set up it is classed as a retailer ....didnt you read the criteria for the survey ?
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No, I didn't read the criteria. Just as well then that eBay was not included; I'd hate to think where they would have come.
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Just for fun, the Rise and Stumble of eBay, and some classic quotes from along the way:
“There is no online marketplace industry. We are pioneers.”—Meg Whitman
“This company truly is built by the community of users.”—Meg Whitman
“A monkey could drive this train”—Meg Whitman
“I use the Bain tool kit to frame strategy at eBay, every day.”—Meg Whitman
“Some of our biggest mistakes occurred when we put on our consultant’s hats …”—Matt Bannick
“Man, we’ve got something special. Don’t screw it up.”—Maynard Webb
“An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill.”—Clayton Christensen
“Even though people think I’m an expert at technological innovation, my own instinct for technology was frozen in place in 1982.”—Clayton Christensen
“Today we’re dealing with phase two or phase three of disruptive innovation. We’ve had the disruption, now we must disrupt our own disruption.”—John Donahoe.
“We had to create a vision of the future so people could let go of a very successful past.”—John Donahoe.
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”—Albert Einstein.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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PayPal To Open Regional Customer Support Centre In Malaysia
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=556340
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- PayPal Inc, an online payments and money transfer service provider, has announced the opening of a regional customer support centre in Malaysia and plans to hire over 300 employees over the next three years.
PayPal in a statement on Thursday said, the new facility will offer services and support for customers across Southeast Asia, as well as provide operational support for the company's global payment service.
"We chose Malaysia because of its highly-skilled, globally competitive and multi-lingual workforce, in addition to a world-class business environment and technology infrastructure," PayPal global customer service and operation senior vice president, John McCabe said.
Nothing to do with the fact that the workforce in Malaysia will cost a lot less than a workforce in, let's say, Australia...?
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EBay Options Trading Surges Due to Single Bearish Bet
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-12/ebay-puts-are-among-most-active-u-s-options-after-single-trade.html
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Nothing to do with the fact that the workforce in Malaysia will cost a lot less than a workforce in, let's say, Australia...?
I am happy. What is wrong for Paypal to setup an office in Malaysia?
If it is for cost factor, they should go to Indonesia, and maybe possibly Singapore. There they could hire Malaysian reside in Singapore and usually enjoy way lower salary than Singaporean.
Maybe the question should be, why not China?
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What to Expect from eBay and Amazon Q4 Earnings
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/1/1294893031.html
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Online Fashion Site Brands4Friends Is Acquired by Ebay
http://www.piercemattiepublicrelations.com/fashionprdivision/2011/01/online_fashion_site_brands4fri.html
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Nothing to do with the fact that the workforce in Malaysia will cost a lot less than a workforce in, let's say, Australia...?
I am happy. What is wrong for Paypal to setup an office in Malaysia?
If it is for cost factor, they should go to Indonesia, and maybe possibly Singapore. There they could hire Malaysian reside in Singapore and usually enjoy way lower salary than Singaporean.
Maybe the question should be, why not China?
If the office in Malaysia offers some stable work for Malaysians, there's nothing wrong there. (I have a concern that "Southeast Asia" may be expanded from its legitimate area into Australia, because of the language difficulties.)
And... PayPal already have an office in China!
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Fashion app from eBay uses augmented reality
http://www.retailgazette.co.uk/articles/12223-fashion-app-from-ebay-uses-augmented-reality
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EBay pays $30m to settle lawsuit
http://news.parcel2go.com/ParcelDeliveryNews/ebay-pays-30m-to-settle-lawsuit-800343937.aspx
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Oh, what fun! Channel 7's "Today Tonight" has just given eBay/PayPal a mauling.
Watch the disingenuous shaven-headed eBay stooge do some squirming.
http://www.mcm-environment.com/ebay-and-paypal-today-tonight-report/
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Philip
I would not use the term "has just given"
that story is at least 3 years old
if you were half as 'clued up' as you think you are you would have known that was Alistair MacGibbon the once Director of Trust & Safety who left eBay years ago
Philip Cohen: boring old fart still spewing hot air
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Yes, I did not check the YouTube original. I now see that this video and some of the comments that have just been republished on this other site have been (disingenuously?) presented as being current. That is deceptive as far as the time line is concerned and I cannot imagine why anyone would bother to deliberately do that. Regardless, the video is as topical today as it was yesterday; it’s a good exploration of the serious problems that exist on eBay/PayPal. Regardless of the time line, the problems discussed in the piece are still extant, and more other serious problems have since been added to the mix.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
PS: Thanks for the closing compliment; I won’t bother commenting likewise on any of your efforts.
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Philip - While some may feel your efforts are a bit excessive, I would not discourage you from continuing them - but when you miss a simple thing like the date of some material, it undermines your credibility immensely - and that detracts from everything you have done. If nothing else, such erroneous material could give cause for people to doubt your accuracy in other areas.
As ungracious as the closing comment from BNWT may have been, it is an example of how your posts of dated material are affecting the perception of your efforts.
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The interesting thing about Philip's post & Utube snippet is that the viewers comments on the website are dated 14 January this year, yesterday.
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PayPal add ability to auto withdraw funds daily
http://tamebay.com/2011/01/paypal-add-ability-to-auto-withdraw-funds-daily.html
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eBay Calls Sellers Who Violate Dupe Listings Policy
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/1/1295196618.html
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The interesting thing about Philip's post & Utube snippet is that the viewers comments on the website are dated 14 January this year, yesterday.
Ubb's .. commenting on Youtube video's in the present time though the video was loaded some time ago is not out of the ordinary, I comment on some video's that were up loaded month's ago if not years...
It is easy to miss the date details in the heat / excitement of finding damming evidence...
Phil is very passionate about his quest and has done some incredible things in the past to bring things to light.. despite the perpetrators attempt to hide the truth ...
I'm sure it was just an oversight...
Some times it's a good thing to set a cat among pigeons... <-----<<< { I deny I said that if the RSPCA ask about who made the last comment ! }
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Selling on Ebay versus selling on Amazon
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Selling-on-Ebay-versus-sel-by-Annabelle-Charbit-110116-539.html
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eBay Donning Fashion Garb
................... in an attempt to shed off its low-cost used-goods image, eBay started a fashion website – fashion.ebay.com, featuring various popular brands (Boss, Aldo). It also offered consumers a much better experience using a new and improved search engine and much better choice
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/46079/eBay+Donning+Fashion+Garb
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Retailers divided over online tax
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/19/3116222.htm
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Don't you love school holiday time!? :shakehead:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/floods/8198994/bogut-fumes-over-bogus-bids
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eBay: Earnings Preview
http://seekingalpha.com/article/247427-ebay-earnings-preview
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Salvos launches its first online store
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/salvos-launches-its-first-online-store-20110119-19vza.html
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Salvos launches its first online store
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/salvos-launches-its-first-online-store-20110119-19vza.html
"Salvos general manager Neville Barrett said with consumer behaviour shifting online, it was necessary that the charity kept up with the times."
Gerry Harvey - take note.
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I wish the Salvos good luck but I can only say their online store is appallingly bad
the server is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo slow
the choice of goods for sale is virtually nothing
the whole experience will send shoppers running
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I must agree.
In discussing server performance, 'speed' is an oxymoron.
Product choice might be more of an interest to collectors. $1250 for a harmonica is not what I would call in the scope of 'battlers'. However, it is appropriate for attracting cash flow from those who can afford it.
For the 'average' Joe looking for a bed or a basic pair of jeans - just turn up at the physical store ... as before.
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PayPal helps Ebay beat expectations
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b1c7b332-2427-11e0-a89a-00144feab49a.html#axzz1BbxKZBLI
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Skills shortage may hobble online retailing
http://www.smh.com.au/business/skills-shortage-may-hobble-online-retailing-20110120-19x3f.html
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Online shopping - worth paying extra to walk into a shop?
http://digihub.theage.com.au/node/1986
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EBay Shares Rise As Business Improves
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110120-711701.html
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Online retail not merely a matter of tax
http://www.smh.com.au/business/online-retail-not-merely-a-matter-of-tax-20110121-19zy2.html
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Burglary gang targeted Norfolk businesses - then sold property on Ebay
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/burglary_gang_targeted_norfolk_businesses_then_sold_property_on_ebay_1_780607
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Weather Delays Won't Impact eBay UK's Top-Rated Seller DSRs
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m01/i21/s02
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Neg or Let Live on eBay? What Would YOU do?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/1/1295657532.html
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eBay a little shop of horrors for struggling retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/business/ebay-a-little-shop-of-horrors-for-struggling-retailers-20110123-1a1bm.html
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Sellers Choice Marketplace Ratings: eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m01/abu0279/s09
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Sellers Choice Marketplace Ratings: OZtion
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m01/abu0279/s14
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Internet shoppers quick to complain
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/internet-shoppers-quick-to-complain-20110122-1a0k2.html
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Australia’s eBay shopping grows strongly
Who knows by how much?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/24/ebay_au_analysis/
“The Register” questions the eBafia Don’s latest spinning about eBay sales in Australia; how dare they …
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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More Payment Methods Leads to Greater Sales on eBay?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/1/1295843793.html
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Australian bidding brings eBay bonanza
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/australia-leading-ebays-growth/story-e6frea8c-1225993468656
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Is PayPal Doomed?
http://www.credit.com/blog/2011/01/is-paypal-doomed/
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Man accused of eBay fraud
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/man-accused-of-ebay-fraud/story-e6frea83-1225994226975
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Pay by swiping your iPhone 5, iPad 2
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/pay-by-swiping-your-iphone-5-ipad-2-20110126-1a4me.html
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EBay CEO Donahoe bears his own work-life struggles
http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/26/ebay-ceo-donahoe-bears-his-own-work-life-struggles/?section=magazines_fortune
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Morgan County Man Auctions His Life on eBay
http://www.whnt.com/news/whnt-morgan-county-man-buy-my-life-01262011,0,3881602.story
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PayPal loses top payment exec to Google
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20029723-93.html
PayPal's Osama Bedier has resigned after eight years at the eBay-owned company and will take a job across town at Google.
In a blog post, Scott Guilfoyle, PayPal's CTO, made the announcement and introduced the new head of the platform team, Matthew Mengerink.
But the departure of Bedier to Google is a big blow to PayPal, considering that both companies are racing to build next-generation payment platforms with a strong mobile component.
Bedier held the title of VP of platform and oversaw PayPal's global payments platform, including mobile.
Mengerink is an internal replacement for the position, having worked at PayPal for 10 years. He previously led the PayPal architecture, infrastructure, payments development, core technologies, international development, customer quality and engineering services teams.
I will update when I hear more on what Bedier will be doing at Google.
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EBay Moves To Boost Display Advertising Business
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110127-712221.html
like I suggested in the end of Adwords post .. eBay figured it could make more money selling ad space to big business rather then helping out it's sellers
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Man Accused Of Using eBay To Steal Money
http://www.ksat.com/news/26634545/detail.html
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Man Accused Of Using eBay To Steal Money
http://www.ksat.com/news/26634545/detail.html
""Man Accused Of Using eBay To Steal Money""
Well there's something you don't hear of everyday .... LOL.. Keep em coming BNWT, good job dude ...
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PayPal Gets Lift From Billing Service
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10988957/1/paypal-gets-lift-from-billing-service.html
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eBay aims to show shoppers more relevant ads
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/01/27/ebay-aims-show-shoppers-more-relevant-ads
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PayPal and eBay have hung me out to dry
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/jan/29/paypal-ebay
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PayPal to restrict payments to India merchants
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hxyz8XhhuOjVRaAJBe6DmvrGeyeA?docId=9b2b5c2bdca14e088000306cb89a6078
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Mailman Clipped Coupons
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/mailman_clipped_coupons_gaxEtlqyggJqIq1pVvu3dK
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eBay row over ‘stolen’ goods
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/action-desk/ebay_row_over_stolen_goods_1_2990066
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“EBay Is Revamping Its Marketplace With The Help Of Triad Retail Media”
http://ewireinformer.com/ebay-is-revamping-its-marketplace-with-the-help-of-triad-retail-media-341501.html
“eBay Inc., within the past year, has been discreetly removing approximately 90% of the advertisements that had occupied the site. Their reasoning for this, according to Christopher Payne, who is in charge of the North American eBay operations, is because the ads were detrimental to the experience of buying and selling. He continued that these ads were largely irrelevant to users because most of them took consumers off-site.”
And as a commenter on auctionbytes.com has already noted: “It takes an MBA to reach a conclusion like this?”
No wonder this organization is going down the toilet. I’m still trying to figure out how these headless eBay turkeys find their way home every night (or do they all sleep on the floor of their cubicles?). There certainly is no logic involved in any of their decision-making processes; could it be something they learnt by rote at Bain & Co?
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Emma Virtual Assistant Comes to eBay
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/1/1296444129.html
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Shop smart when online
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/be-cautious-when-buying-online/story-fn6ccwsa-1225997452315
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PayPal Says eBay-Related Glitch Is Resolved
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i01/s01
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Conroy to host online retail forum
http://www.crn.com.au/News/246787,conroy-to-host-online-retail-forum.aspx
Senator Conroy said the NBN would bring more Australians online and allow "retailers to expand their market and enhance their online offerings".
apparently thanks to the Labor government we're going have an intranet, or some so such thing ... that's why Tony Windsor sided with Labor
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Why getting a refund on an overseas eBay purchase might be difficult
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/246899,why-getting-a-refund-on-an-overseas-ebay-purchase-might-be-difficult.aspx
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Phone deal didn't ring true
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/phone-deal-didnt-ring-true/story-fn6b3v4f-1225998958222
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Arrest over fake Winston Churchill signatures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-12361124
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Pasco man sold fake autographs on eBay
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/feb/02/021615/deputies-pasco-man-sold-fake-autographs-on-ebay/news-breaking/
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/the-other-side/boy-7-tries-to-buy-fighter-jet-on-ebay-for-69k/story-e6frfhk6-1225999929305
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Strong dollar boosts online shopping, says RBA
http://www.couriermail.com.au/money/money-matters/strong-dollar-boosts-online-shopping-says-rba/story-fn3hskur-1226000145916
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EBay finds itself fighting growing list of competitors
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sc-cons-0203-leckey-20110204,0,6385571.story
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eBay Seller Release and Analyst Day
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i04/s02
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Shoppers like to use comparison sites
http://www.eway.com.au/ecommerce-news/post/2011/02/03/Shoppers-like-to-use-comparison-sites032.aspx
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Judge rejects eBay bid to dismiss case
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/02/04/judge_rejects_ebay_bid_to_dismiss_case/
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Officials think ex-USA worker stole, sold shuttle tiles on eBay
http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110204/NEWS01/102040318/1006/Officials+think+ex-USA+worker+stole++sold+shuttle+tiles+on+eBay
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Online Purchases Rising Says Reserve Bank
http://smarthouse.com.au/Content_And_Downloads/Industry/B4P7E4U9
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Another reason to hate eBay
http://www.gamesasylum.com/2011/02/06/another-reason-to-hate-ebay/
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eBay: you're only one click away from a major rip-off
http://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/ebay-youre-only-one-click-away-from-a-major-ripoff-2527424.html
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PayPal: A new bank or a Web 1.0 dinosaur?
http://delimiter.com.au/2011/02/07/paypal-a-new-bank-or-a-web-1-0-dinosaur/
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EBay Says Big Growth Is Not Over
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/technology/07ebay.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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eBay users, did this seller get ripped off?
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/247332,ebay-users-did-this-seller-get-ripped-off.aspx
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eBay trader who sold £250,000 fake DVDs from Malaysia
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2011/02/going-down-2-ebay-trader-who-s.html
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eBay Users, Leave Home without It
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/2/1297052637.html
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EBay Says Big Growth Is Not Over
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/technology/07ebay.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Good for a laugh.
Ebay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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PayPal: A new bank or a Web 1.0 dinosaur?
http://delimiter.com.au/2011/02/07/paypal-a-new-bank-or-a-web-1-0-dinosaur/#comment-43603
Another one, just for a laugh.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Philip
you really do need to check what has been posted on the day before before posting repeats of stories already listed
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New Auctiva Tool Lets eBay Sellers Collect Feedback
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i08/s02
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You too: you who are so obviously a perfect specimen.
What is it about my posts that you principally do not like? Is it my expose of the ongoing rampant shill bidding by unscrupulous sellers on eBay? Do I make your life as a seller on eBay more difficult? What is it?
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Ooo Oooo pick me I know the answer to that one
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Ooo Oooo pick me I know the answer to that one
shiitestirrer...LOL
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EBay to Unveil Plan to Help PayPal Repel Google, Apple Threats
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2011/tc2011029_789856.htm
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Customs cracking down on eBay, online store purchases entering Australia
http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/375895/customs_cracking_down_ebay_online_store_purchases_entering_australia/
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Amazon, eBay Same Store Sales for January 2011
http://seekingalpha.com/article/251788-amazon-ebay-same-store-sales-for-january-2011
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Amazon up 84.5% Y/Y for January; eBay up 5.8%—another “good” month for eBay, so says Scott Wingo …
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Just making a note that the posts which veered off into an important discussion about the GST threshold for various goods into Australia have been split into a separate topic.
We now return you to your regular viewing...
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eBay users, PayPal responds to "lost in the mail" case
http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/247705,ebay-users-paypal-responds-to-lost-in-the-mail-case.aspx
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EBay CEO Sees Opportunities In Online And Offline Commerce
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110210-713265.html
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Seattle woman fights lawsuit for selling Coach purses on eBay
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Woman-threatened-with-a--2-million-lawsuit-for-selling-bags-on-EBay-115680179.html
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Auctionbytes.com coverage of the eBay Analyst Day
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/2/1297309219.html/1/0#comments
I now really do understand how a headless turkey like John Donahoe can continue to display such confidence in his own very obvious lack of ability: clearly, he lacks the metacognitive ability to comprehend his own folly.
Have your barf bag ready.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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PayPal to become eBay’s biggest business?
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/paypal-to-become-ebays-biggest-business/
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Is it time for an eBay renaissance?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/is-it-time-for-an-ebay-renaissance/44742
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eBay removes Harrier jump jet over weapons ban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-12429880
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eBay removes Harrier jump jet over weapons ban
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bradford-west-yorkshire-12429880
"It's a perfectly legitimate item to sell. It's not capable of 'delivering weapons', it's not even capable of delivering a pizza."
So this item is less dangerous than an automobile - but it looks scary. Perhaps the only risk of it being classed as a weapon would be if it were dropped from the sky ..... perhaps on eBay HQ ..? :devil:
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The FA 18 fighter is so fast it delivers pizzas before they even come out of the oven.
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Data from eBay shows Britain's export economy
http://realbusiness.co.uk/sales_and_marketing/data_from_ebay_shows_britains_export_economy
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eBay Sees $13B to $15B Revenue In 2013
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2011/02/10/ebay-sees-13b-to-15b-revenue-in-2013/?mod=rss_BOLBlog
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eBay: PayPal Looks Great, Rest of Company Doesn't
http://seekingalpha.com/article/252550-ebay-paypal-looks-great-rest-of-company-doesn-t
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eBay cash shock
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2011/02/14/from-texas-with-love-ebay-cash-shock-david-chitham/
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Savvy young shop online
http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/savvy-young-shop-online/story-fn6ck8la-1226005874964
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Tax warning to net buyers
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/tax-warning-to-net-buyers/story-e6frewt0-1226005024648
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PayPal announces 150 jobs
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0216/breaking10.html
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EBay CEO Says Offline Merchants Knocking On PayPal’s Door
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/02/16/ebay-ceo-says-offline-merchants-knocking-on-paypals-door/
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eBay Announces March Changes in Australia
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i17/s02
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Australia’s top 10 online retailers 2011
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20110217-australia-s-top-10-online-retailers-2011-2.html
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Allegedly took items to sell on eBay
http://tribstar.com/news/x2016388110/Construction-company-employee-arrest-for-theft
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Online vehicle scam tricks local residents
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20110217/NEWS01/110217010/1002/news01/Online-vehicle-scam-tricks-local-residents
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eBay leads local online retailing rush
http://www.smh.com.au/business/ebay-leads-local-online-retailing-rush-20110218-1aymw.html
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Australian online retail industry poised to further grow in 2011, says eBay
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/113854/20110218/australian-online-retail-industry-poised-to-further-grow-in-2011-says-ebay.htm
In 2010 alone, eBay has facilitated a total turnover of more than $120 million from the combined transactions of the site's top 2000 sellers and according to Sharkey, that year's top seller was able to generate sales of more than $12.6 million.
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Romanian pleads guilty to role in $2.7M eBay scam
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9210158/Romanian_pleads_guilty_to_role_in_2.7M_eBay_scam?taxonomyId=18
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Australian online retail industry poised to further grow in 2011, says eBay
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/113854/20110218/australian-online-retail-industry-poised-to-further-grow-in-2011-says-ebay.htm
In 2010 alone, eBay has facilitated a total turnover of more than $120 million from the combined transactions of the site's top 2000 sellers and according to Sharkey, that year's top seller was able to generate sales of more than $12.6 million.
Ebay talking just Ebay profit or combined Ebay / Paypal profits ?...
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Yibida
I read it as the 120 million being the turnover of the top 2000 sellers .... nothing to do with profits
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Don't blame the internet for bookshops going under
http://www.smh.com.au/business/dont-blame-the-internet-for-bookshops-going-under-20110218-1azgu.html
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Online shoppers 'not killing' local retail industry
http://www.news.com.au/business/online-shoppers-not-killing-local-retail-industry/story-e6frfm1i-1226008266298
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Don't blame the internet for bookshops going under
http://www.smh.com.au/business/dont-blame-the-internet-for-bookshops-going-under-20110218-1azgu.html
Now THIS is more like it.....
"The private equity owners of REDGroup Retail, Pacific Equity Partners, had a simple plan - bulk up its existing bookstore business with a fresh revenue stream in Borders, strip out costs from overlap then flog it to the public in a float."
"Private equity is facing a perfect storm: it bought high, it piled in cheap debt and now faces its day of reckoning as it exits its positions."
Ambitious plan. High risk. Got stung.
"That doesn't have much to do with the internet."
No, it doesn't.
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EBay Getting Fashionable
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/563680/201102181816/EBays-Getting-Fashionable-And-Bringing-Along-A-Crowd.htm
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eBay executives referred to the company as "the new eBay"
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m02/abu0281/s01
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Book chains' collapse brings retail nightmare closer
http://www.smh.com.au/business/book-chains-collapse-brings-retail-nightmare-closer-20110219-1b0bn.html
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Book chains' collapse brings retail nightmare closer
http://www.smh.com.au/business/book-chains-collapse-brings-retail-nightmare-closer-20110219-1b0bn.html
Sensationalist git.
While there are some truths buried in there, you will have to keep a sharp eye out for them ... and the language is hardly objective.
But this bit is just bizarre:
"As shopkeepers and shopping centre investors face a demanding period in the months ahead, Deborah Sharkey, the head of eBay Australia, addressed an online forum on Friday - her address was so enthusiastically attended they had to set up an overflow room in Sydney's Westin hotel."
The "Online Retail Forum" referred to at the Westin was not all about eBay. Here is the information panel that outlined the forum - which you would see on your way to the Webcast:
Duration | | 4 hours |
Start Date | | Friday 18 February 2011 at 9:30 AM (GMT +11 hours) |
Presenter | | Confirmed speakers include Senator Stephen Conroy (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity), Senator Nick Sherry (Minister for Small Business), representatives from Australia Post, eBay Australia, PayPal, Grays Online and Temando. |
Description | | The Australian Government will host a half-day online retail forum on Friday 18 February 2011 in Sydney. The forum will bring together Australian retailers and other parts of the supply chain to discuss the opportunities and challenges that exist for Australian retailers in the digital economy. |
Poor old Deborah Sharkey, didn't even get a mention by name.
As for her contribution in a 4 hour event ... well, here is an extract from the program showing the scheduled times:
10:55 am
Deb Sharkey, Managing Director, eBay Australia & New Zealand
Topic: eBay’s experience in Australia and what makes for success
11:15 am
Yep - 20 minutes ... including questions is all Deb was allocated. "her address was so enthusiastically attended they had to set up an overflow room" ...?
Oh, please.
A replay of this webcast will be available from Wednesday, 23 February 2011 at www.dbcde.gov.au/onlineretail
Written transcripts will be available from Friday, 25 February 2011
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The "Online Retail Forum" Webcast
Originally presented: Friday 18 February 2011 at 9:30 AM (GMT +11 hours)
A replay of this webcast will be available from Wednesday, 23 February 2011 at www.dbcde.gov.au/onlineretail
Written transcripts will be available from Friday, 25 February 2011
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SMH's Kirby probably lifted the paragraph about eBay's Sharkey from a press release direct from the eBay Dept of Spin. Journalists these days mostly aren't really journalists, they are mostly regurgitators of disingenuous press releases from unscrupulous commercial organizations such as eBay.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe/Sharkey: Dead Men Walking.
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Conroy admits Australian ‘lag’ in online retailing
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/2011-02-21/conroy-admits-australian-lag-in-online-retailing.html
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Tesco Direct advertising on eBay search result pages
http://tamebay.com/2011/02/tesco-direct-advertising-on-ebay-search-result-pages.html
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Stay-at-home PayPal crook used stolen funds to buy gold bullion
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/21/paypal_swindler_jailed/
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eBay Australia says revenue of top 2,000 sellers grew by 38% in 2010, top seller hits $12.6 million
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/20110221-ebay-australia-says-revenue-of-top-2-000-sellers-grew-by-38-in-2010-top-seller-hits-12-6-million.html
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Shopping Carts Fail to Provide Accurate Shipping Quotes
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/2/1298313711.html
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Massive fraud rocks the ‘eBay of China,’ Alibaba.com
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/massive-fraud-rocks-the-ebay-of-china-alibaba-com/
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Latest from the PayPal Mafia? A startup to help other startups
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17450623?nclick_check=1
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8 Tips for Creating a Successful eBay Storefront
http://mashable.com/2011/02/22/ebay-storefront/
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Guide to eBay: How to make it pay
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/technology-gadgets/guide-to-ebay-how-to-make-it-pay-15092135.html
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PayPal Resolves Dispute In Your Favor By Draining Your Checking Account
http://consumerist.com/2011/02/paypal-resolves-dispute-in-your-favor-by-draining-your-checking-account.html
Oh, come on, who would believe it? I would.
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay Readies Shopping Cart Basket in UK
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i23/s01
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PayPal warily eyes the Fed’s forthcoming debit card rule
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/02/24/paypal-warily-eyes-feds-forthcoming-debit-card-rule
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PayPal Opens Office in Arizona to Support Global Growth
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i24/s03
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eBay Requires Sellers Use the New Bulk Edit Tools
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m02/i25/s04
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eBay UK to Update Dupes Policy, Seller Release 1 Coming Mid-March
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m02/i24/s01
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Authorities Shut Down Retail Crime Syndicate
http://www.kpho.com/news/27001869/detail.html
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That story in your link above illustrates the baseness of human nature.
It mugs belief that someone working for the Angel Tree Foundation would steal gifts intended for children.
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5 ways to get repeat customers
http://tamebay.com/2011/02/5-ways-to-get-repeat-customers.html
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How to buy the best on eBay
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/yoursay/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/how_to_buy_the_best_on_ebay/
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EBay shoots to be Westfield for e-tailers
http://www.crn.com.au/News/249475,ebay-shoots-to-be-westfield-for-e-tailers.aspx
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Myer takes shopfront offshore by going online
http://www.smh.com.au/business/myer-takes-shopfront-offshore-by-going-online-20110228-1bbtx.html
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EBay shoots to be Westfield for e-tailers
http://www.crn.com.au/News/249475,ebay-shoots-to-be-westfield-for-e-tailers.aspx
Well, they have got the charging direction on track....
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Shoppers unlock their wallets
http://www.smh.com.au/business/shoppers-unlock-their-wallets-20110301-1bcgo.html
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Suncorp Bank's $2m human error exposed schoolboy's eBay fraud
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/suncorp-banks-2m-human-error-exposed-schoolboys-ebay-fraud/story-e6freoof-1226014129604
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I've just been reading about that, BNWT. It's almost impossible to comprehend...!
A Brisbane schoolboy's elaborate frauds were only discovered when $2 million accidentally lobbed into one of his fake bank accounts, a court has been told.
Philip Heggie, 19, pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges in the Brisbane District Court on Tuesday.
From December 2008 to December 2009, the then Year 12 student at St Laurence's College used 119 Suncorp bank accounts in different names to defraud users of the auction website eBay.
Crown prosecutor Patrina Clohessy said 99 customers had paid Heggie for mobile phones and electronics they never received.
Third-party company PayPal was defrauded of $39,104 due to his deceit, she said.
But the IT student's complex web of fake accounts unravelled when, through a mixture of human and computer error, $2 million landed into one of the accounts in December 2009.
When Heggie tried to withdraw $5000 of the windfall - the maximum allowed withdrawal in one day - a teller became suspicious and called police.
A police search netted fake IDs and the signature block of a justice of the peace used to forge documents, among other items.
Besides charges of fraud and attempted fraud relating to the eBay scam and attempts to access the $2 million, the court heard more than 90 charges of breaching bail.
One of Heggie's bail conditions was that he didn't access the internet, but he went online 91 times and even opened a false bank account and PayPal account in February 2010.
Ms Clohessy described his offending as "persistent, systematic and reasonably sophisticated".
Defence lawyer Ruth O'Gorman said Heggie had been bullied as a child and continued to be bullied during the 356 days he had spent in custody.
He had started trading legitimately on eBay but began opening fake accounts when he racked up debts, and his real account was frozen.
In relation to the $2 million that appeared in one of them, Ms O'Gorman reminded the court her client was only a "young boy" who figured "all of his Christmases had come at once".
Heggie had been suffering a depressive illness at the time of the eBay swindle, and was self-medicating with drugs he had bought online, she said.
Judge Kerry O'Brien said the elaborate eBay scam was the most concerning offence.
But Heggie had also been accepted to study business at university and had the offer of part-time work.
"Yours is not only an unusual case but a difficult one, because this sort of offending must be regarded seriously," he said.
"On the other hand, you're still a very young man and you do have prospects for rehabilitation."
Heggie was sentenced to three years' jail but will be eligible for parole next Friday.
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eBay Promises More Australia Post Deals Soon
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/03/ebay-promises-more-australia-post-deals-soon/
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eBay Tests Cross-Merchandising Cart in Nook eReader Listing
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i01/s01
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The Secret Weapon Behind eBay's Comeback
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/credit/ebay-secret-weapon-stock-price-paypal-profit/19862806/
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Deadbeat Bidder Wreaks Havoc on eBay Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1299039456.html
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eBay Users Can Stay Signed-in for 24 Hours
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i02/s03
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Virus ads appeared on eBay over the weekend
http://tamebay.com/2011/03/virus-ads-appeared-on-ebay-over-the-weekend.html
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Delcampe Auction Site Could Expand to Australia
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i02/s02
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How Big a Problem Are Deadbeat Buyers?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/3/1299038597.html
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eBay Users Can Stay Signed-in for 24 Hours
Funny, but we in Australia have been able to stay "signed-in for 24 hours" for as long as I can remember. Why is it that eBay's left hand never has any idea of what its right hand is doing? Could it have anything to do with the fact that eBay's Chief Turkey is headless?
eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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I expect something more meaningful from someone who think he has more brain juice than a headless turkey.
I can't resist this. So have fun - http://beijingblogging.blogspot.com/2007/01/50-steps-laughing-at-100-steps.html
I rather ask, why do anyone want to stay signed in for 24 hours? What if someone steal your computer and do something funny? That is not funny I guess.
Err. Maybe I am also one headless turkey here. Hahahaha.
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Like Low - I, too, have a background in IT - and the idea of staying signed in for any length of time - other than the immediate session - is a security risk of significant proportions!
Perhaps eBay are happy for 7 year-olds to go buying fighter jets, collect fees and let the sellers and buyers sort it out...
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Bidding for a bargain
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/03/ebay-auction-bidding-bargain
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Commissioner tells Australian Taxation Office to go easy on taxpayers and business owners devastated by floods
Mr D'Ascenzo flagged a more aggressive move against the nation's 30,000-plus eBay sellers. About 2200 reported fewer sales than confirmed by eBay last year and the ATO had responded with audits.
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/commissioner-tells-australian-taxation-office-to-go-easy-on-taxpayers-and-business-owners-devastated-by-floods/story-e6frfmd9-1226015706648
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PayPal Experiencing Technical Issues Today
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1299272484.html
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eBay latest target in ATO blitz
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/finance/2011-03-04/ebay-latest-target-in-ato-blitz.html
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£200 iPod fraud not music to eBay buyer's ears
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/jessicainvestigates/8362410/200-iPod-fraud-not-music-to-eBay-buyers-ears.html
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eBay Expedited Shipping Gives Buyers False Expectations
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1299356625.html
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AuctionBytes: Rating the Online Payment Services
An interesting survey on payments processors at http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y211/m03/abu0282/s02
Guess what? PayPal came in second last of the six, which is no surprise. PayMate came in last. Gee, what is so terrible about PayMate that it is even more disliked than PayPal. But, the real message for PayPal is that if it was not mandated on eBay it would be dead in the water, and that is undoubtedly where it will eventually finish up when the rusting old scow, eBay, finally goes submarine.
Enron/eBay/PayPal/Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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The art of selling on eBay
http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/kathysheeran/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/the_art_of_selling_on_ebay/
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Is this the beginning of the end of free Gumtree?
http://tamebay.com/2011/03/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-free-gumtree.html
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Feltham man sold stolen goods on eBay
http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2011/03/07/feltham-man-sold-stolen-goods-on-ebay-109642-28294525/
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Ebayers fall victim to scam
http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/ebayers_fall_victim_to_scam_1_822912
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What Happened to Reporting Bad Buyers on eBay?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1299588226.html
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eBay Board Grants Performance-Based Stock to Top Execs
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1299677761.html
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Online Merchants Split on eBay Shopping Cart in Latest Quick Poll
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i10/s01
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Go digital now, or watch your business vanish
http://www.smh.com.au/business/go-digital-now-or-watch-your-business-vanish-20110310-1bpn9.html
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Stolen artefact sale stopped
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/stolen-artefact-sale-stopped/story-e6frg8n6-1226019355378
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PayPal pays $7.5 million to settle patent suit
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/03/11/business-financial-administration-us-lml-paypal-settlement_8351610.html
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Ebay swindler from Balham given suspended sentence
http://www.balhampeople.co.uk/crime/Ebay-swindler-Balham-given-suspended-sentence/story-10811159-detail/story.html
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Law enforcers buy moonshine still on eBay
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/279591
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For Sale On eBay: Best-Selling App iFart, But Few Bidders So Far
http://paidcontent.org/article/419-for-sale-on-ebay-best-selling-app-ifart-but-few-bidders-so-far/
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Woman who sold fake designer goods on ebay sentenced
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/8906518.Woman_who_sold_fake_designer_goods_on_ebay_sentenced/
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Big brands taking over online retail
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/20110314-big-brands-taking-over-online-retail-new-figures-show.html
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Amazon Takes Best Brand Top Spot
http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/personal-finance-news/amazon-takes-best-brand-top-spot/
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eBay Introduces Multi-Seller Shopping Cart, Changes Fees
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i15/s00
In a surprise move, eBay will begin charging Final Value Fees to the total amount of transactions, including shipping.
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eBay Moving Away From Auctions Favoring Retail Listings
http://www.toptechreviews.net/tech-news/ebay-moving-away-from-auctions-favoring-retail-listings/
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eBay To Cut Back On Duplicate Listings
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/03/ebay-to-cut-back-on-duplicate-listings/
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“Your upfront cost of selling on eBay is about to be dramatically reduced once again!”—eBay.
Hey, guys (and gals), another “reduction” in fees! Surely, you weren’t expecting anything but another load of “lowest fees ever” disingenuous nonsense, were you? Actually, this latest load of nonsense is no more than another desperate attempt to arrest the hemorrhaging of Marketplace revenue, via the application of the FVF on your basic shipping charge, and should have been saved for announcement on 1 April.
And, they can’t even announce it right: the FVF will apparently apply only to the default shipping charge (if any), not to any additional international shipping or premium charges.
But it does seem that eBay has decided that all those little sellers, that they have for so long been trampling upon, do now have some value to them, hence the 50 free any-start-price auction listings with optional BIN.
What does this mean? Have the retail “big boys” been doing so poorly that eBay is forced to be nice to the hordes of great unwashed “little people”. That must be a bitter pill for the “eBafia Don” to swallow—undoubtedly a large swig of kool-aid would have been required.
In the meantime, don’t ever look for any logic in anything these headless turkeys at eBay do, otherwise you will finish up as confused and incompetent as they so obviously are. These are Bain & Co MBA’s. They have no experience in anything but dismantling (ie, destroying) companies. They obviously have no experience in marketing, no experience in auctions, no experience in IT, no experience in database management, no experience in web site design, no experience in … anything of any value to the competent running of any business, particularly not this one. John, though, apparently does know how to play with his “smart phone”.
eBay’s many Donahoe-introduced problems are hardly worth discussing any more. Clearly, headless turkeys have taken over the eBay Executive Suite and, in particular, since the sociopath (psychopath?) John Queeg-Donahoe has been given a key to the larger “disabled” cubicle in the executive wash room, the eBay Marketplace has every quarter gone—relatively-speaking—backwards.
What would I not give to be a fly on the wall in the executive suite in the San Jose “bunker”: to watch the “eBafia Don” and his gaggle of other headless turkeys, every morning, running around in circles, bumping into each other, trying to decide what to do tomorrow, to get those page views, or whatever, up; to find some new devious way to try to keep the bilge pumps working to keep the rusting old scow, otherwise known as the eBay Marketplace, from going submarine?
Deutsche Bank’s Jeetil Patel is still the only market analyst that has consistently had this criminal organization’s card correctly marked. Where are all the other analysts getting their eBay info from? Directly from the eBay Dept of Spin? Regardless, relative to e-commerce in general and the “big river” in particular, the eBay Marketplace is continuing its journey down the toilet—and that is a shame for everyone concerned.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Philip
can I suggest before you start knotting your underpants like a deranged boy scout that you sit down calming and read the stories carefully before bursting forth with another 10,000 word manifesto
I would never be one to suggest you were half cocked but it should be pointed out that your proclamation above has nothing to do with Australia ... you forgot to qualify it by saying these matters are only for US sellers
when you read the latest Changes coming to eBay http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201103.shtml#2011-03-16114827 you'll find none of the points you raised
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nope you couldnt suggest that Tags ...he definatley is a complete cock , that point is proven beyond all shadow of doubt
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Say what you really mean smee don't keep it bottled up ... BTW ... when's the next Amigo corporate management meeting ? ... I've seen no smut ... errr I mean meeting request emails ...
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eBay Uses PayPal To Spy On Its Sellers
http://www.businessinsider.com/ebay-paypal-spying-2011-3
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‘Fraud on a major scale’: City man accused in $235K scheme
http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/mar/16/8216fraud-on-a-major-scale8217/
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Standing out from the eBay crowd
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/planning/2011-03-16/standing-out-from-the-ebay-crowd.html
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Executive Says New eBay Fees Help Align Seller Incentives
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i16/s03
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Visa Taking Aim at PayPal?
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/03/16/visa-taking-aim-at-paypal-venmo/
Draft Media Release re PayPal
“It is with great sadness that eBay’s Chief Headless Turkey, John Queeg-Donahoe, announces the probable eventual demise of eBay’s most ugly daughter, PayPal. Donahoe says that PayPal is likely to be stricken by particularly virulent strains of Visa/Mastercard P2P, and these afflictions are greatly aggravated by PayPal’s insurmountable lack of direct financial institutions support and a great deal of PayPal merchant dissatisfaction, particularly with respect to PayPal’s grossly unfair, “all responsibility avoiding” user agreement, primitive risk management processes, and grossly unprofessional, buyer-biased and fraud-facilitating (indeed, apparently non existent) transactions mediation, to name just a few of the problems that PayPal merchants have to endure.
“Donahoe says that PayPal’s health may therefore be expected to deteriorate and, if ultimately not completely incapacitated, will most likely be eventually confined to its mandatory offering on what little there will be, by then, left of the Donahoe-devastated eBay marketplaces. There is no cure for this condition and the “eBafia Don” is particularly saddened by the inevitable presumption that it is unlikely that PayPal will be able to continue to underpin eBay’s sagging bottom line too far into the future.”
Yes, it’s a send-up but, still, it accurately describes PayPal’s unregulated, most unprofessional and “clunky” operation. Had the developers of the original “bankcard” concept ever behaved the way PayPal behaves, towards its payees in particular, credit/debit cards would never have gotten off the ground, and we would still be paying for all our purchases with bits of paper and little metal discs.
PayPal is not a “bank”, and is not prudentially regulated as are the banks. PayPal has been forced down the throats of eBay merchants, much to their distaste. Without eBay’s mandating the use of PayPal it would be nothing and, regardless, it still is the most unprofessional, unscrupulous, incompetent, wire fraud-facilitating payments processor on the planet.
All the payments processors that do not have the direct underlying risk-managing and real transaction-mediation support of the financial institutions (the “banks”) that are ultimately involved at either end of the transaction—as does the likes of Visa/Mastercard—suffer all the same handicaps that PayPal suffers. The “banks” may be disliked by some but they at least supply a “professional” payments processing service.
Undoubtedly, if and when the banks decide they want to take on the greater risk involved with such payments processing as PayPal offers, and they offer a like simple, but more “professional”, online system, PayPal will quickly disappear into the history books.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
What, another 10,000 word rant? And this article probably only applies to the US also, but some of you guys apparently have not yet tumbled to the fact that the US is where all the action, good and bad, usually starts …
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eBay Named Most Ethical Auction Company
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m03/i17/s02
I thought at first that this announcement must be an April Fools Day send up that got let out of the box early; indeed I still suspect that it is so; what else could it be?
But the simple answer is eBay appears to be the only company in the "auction category" that submitted their pack of PR spin to this laughable survey, and so they now claim to have been named “Most Ethical Auction Company”.
http://ethisphere.com/wme2011/
Laughable! Actually, a claim by eBay "unethical" in the extreme. Then what else have we come to expect from eBay?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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I noticed PayPal didn't make it for the "Financial Services" category - or anywhere else, for that matter.
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eBay Tells Sellers to Raise Prices to Cope with Higher Fees
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i17/s01
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Visa Jumps on Person-to-Person Payment Bandwagon, Taking on PayPal
http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2011/03/17/visa-jumps-person-person-payment-bandwagon-taking-paypal/
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Worst Company in America Round One ... Ticketmaster -v- PayPal
http://consumerist.com/2011/03/worst-company-in-america-round-one-ticketmaster-vs-paypal.html
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Worst Company in America Round One ... Ticketmaster -v- PayPal
http://consumerist.com/2011/03/worst-company-in-america-round-one-ticketmaster-vs-paypal.html
AH ... Here's PayPal.
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Comparison between the old & new eBay UK fees
http://tamebay.com/2011/03/comparison-between-the-old-new-ebay-uk-fees.html
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Man is accused of fraud via eBay
http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_99b3abca-5122-11e0-b4e0-001cc4c03286.html
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eBay Tries Vietnam After China Bust
http://blogs.forbes.com/rebeccafannin/2011/03/18/ebay-tries-vietnam-after-china-bust/
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Will Visa Become PayPal’s Biggest Rival?
http://www.businessinsider.com/will-visa-become-paypals-biggest-rival-2011-3
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eBay Sellers Confused over New Global DSR Standards
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1300709329.html
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Online trade is brisk but you still get grief
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/trade-is-brisk-but-you-still-get-grief/story-e6frfh4f-1226025672114
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eBay: big stores need to make online click
http://www.smh.com.au/business/ebay-big-stores-need-to-make-online-click-20110321-1c3re.html
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Shoppers embrace e-commerce
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/business/items/201103/s3169942.htm
video
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201103/r737972_6008651.asx
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More Questions about eBay's New Fees and Shopping Cart
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i21/s01
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“EBay CEO's compensation rose 22 percent in 2010”
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-ceos-compensation-rose-22-percent-in-2010-20110322-1c4kc.html
What a joke, or how to manipulate the books to ... The headless turkey’s compensation increase, at 22%, greatly exceeds eBay’s small nominal revenue increase, which was, relative to ecommerce in general, effectively a decrease. No wonder these “Enrons” eventually implode.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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“EBay adjusts rules for avoiding 'listing' fees”
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-adjusts-rules-for-avoiding-listing-fees-20110316-1bw5l.html
Gee, an article in the SMH, the Australian newspaper of record, (16 March) about fee avoidance and the application of FVF on shipping costs! What could this story be all about. We have been assured by our all-knowing managing editor, “bnwt”, that none of this matter applies to Australia. Well, who knows whether or not it does apply, apparently not the SMH, and who really cares any longer, anyway. Maybe this story is no more than the colourful regurgitations of a lazy SMH journalist who did not confirm an overseas sourced article with local eBay first.
And, bnwt, did you deliberately miss indexing this SMH story because eBay told you it did not apply to Australia, or did you come to that conclusion all by yourself.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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This thread is not BNWT's private property with 'No Trespassing' signs on it, nor is BNWT solely responsible for its content. He has made an exemplary effort in posting on this thread - a fact for which I am exceedingly grateful - but he can't be everywhere. Also, last I heard he is still running a business.
Ubbie
everyone is free to post ............... I wish others would
As encouraged above, if any member has come across an article that they feel merits being presented here - they are free to do so, subject to the same rules that apply right across this forum. I do, however, feel it is not necessary to call into question why any particular article has not been presented, since there are several possible reasons.
Maybe BNWT left that article for someone else to put up. Maybe he was having frustrating and inconvenient issues with a computer. Maybe he didn't think it newsworthy. Maybe he just didn't come across it. Maybe it was something else.......
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I just think that the SMH may not be a site or paper that BNWT bothers to visit..lol
Too much junk on that site...but I may be wrong.....
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I tend not to include repeats of the same story unless there is some new opinion or point of view
the SMH piece was a straight cut & paste of the AP press release .... nothing that had not already been said before
and yes it has nothing to do with eBay Australia
going off half cocked seems to be evident in more places then just here
and let me take this opportunity to invite anyone and everyone to post interesting media pieces .... anything to inform or entertain
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This thread should stay on topic BN~Tags... you do a sterling job of keeping everyone up to date with the latest and greatest feebay news... there's plenty of other threads for useless banter ... { just plugging mine in the fountain ~ the hit counter has come to stand still ... LOL }
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LOL Yib. Banter has an expiration date now?
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http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Ebay-wetsuit-auction-wins-163-8500-Japanese-earthquake-victims/article-3357566-detail/article.html
Second-hand wetsuit auction wins over £8,500 for Japanese earthquake victims
>> The auction was won at 8pm last night for £8,999 by an anonymous bidder who has since admitted he can't honour his bid. The prizes have been offered to the second highest bidder for £8,900.
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http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/03/22/oprah-winfreys-1996-bentley-azure-for-sale-on-ebay-motors/
Oprah Winfrey’s 1996 Bentley Azure for sale on eBay Motors
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http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42152305
White-collar hoarders: One lurks in every office
...Some companies have a different name for it: stealing. And they aren't always sympathetic. In 2006, Allure magazine fired an editor for selling freebie beauty samples on eBay.
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eBay's Annual Meeting Includes Challenge to Company Bylaws
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i22/s03
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Grading Sellers on the eBay Experience
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1300900864.html
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Security worry on buying via mobile
http://www.couriermail.com.au/money/money-matters/securitry-worry-on-buying-via-mobile/story-fn3hskur-1226027405938
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ToolRoo Tests New Analytics Service for eBay Auctions
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i25/s03
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eBay Clarifies Ban on Duplicate Auctions
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1301056545.html
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Seller Opposes eBay Fees on Shipping Costs
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/3/1301109559.html
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EBay to buy GSI Commerce for $US2.4b
http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/ebay-to-buy-gsi-commerce-for-us24b-20110329-1cdr0.html
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Amex Launches Serve, Its Visa-PayPal-Square Killer
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/28/businessinsider-serve-2011-3.DTL
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New Version of eBay Australia's iPhone App
http://www.itwire.com/your-it-news/mobility/46125-ebay-tweaks-iphone-app-for-mobile-selling
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Online business confidence at record levels – eBay
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/news/online-business-confidence-at-record-levels-ebay28032011.html
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Idiotic New EU Law Could Choke E-Commerce
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/03/28/businessinsider-european-union-consumer-rights-directive-e-commerce-2011-3.DTL
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eBay's customers are now armed
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Sensis-JB-Hi-Fi-eBay-pd20110330-FERGK?OpenDocument&src=rot
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Harvey Norman raises white flag in online fight
http://www.smh.com.au/business/harvey-norman-raises-white-flag-in-online-fight-20110330-1cfll.html
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New Tool Lets Users Report Tech Issues on eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m03/i30/s03
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“eBay Raises ProStores Fees, Eliminates eBay PowerSeller Discounts”
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m03/i30/s01
“eBay raised fees for its ecommerce web-hosting service ProStores as of March 29, 2011, citing "rising per store costs." Prostores is also terminating discounts it had extended to eBay Stores subscribers and PowerSellers.
“In his email to users, Alexis Van De Wyer, Director of ProStores, said, ‘Unfortunately, due to rising per store costs, we need to adjust our pricing. We felt the fairest way to do this was to align our pricing with merchant usage of server space and hosting resources. As a result, we are introducing new Store Levels and pricing based on merchant catalog size.’”
“… rising per store costs, …” What he actually means is “reducing eBay revenues”.
Ah, more desperate, but what will be futile, eBay attempts to compensate for falling Marketplace revenues. Sorry Big John, but it won’t work; many of eBay’s users have already pulled the chain and you are well on your way to the sewage processing plant, with your temporary life-support system, PayPal, soon to follow.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay iPhone App Adds Barcode Support, Doesn’t Work Very Well
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/03/ebay-iphone-app-adds-barcode-support-doesnt-work-very-well/
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Online retailers blast changes to EU rules
http://www.smh.com.au/business/online-retailers-blast-changes-to-eu-rules-20110331-1cgzd.html
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eBay Adds Local Shopping Options to Product Search
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2382905,00.asp
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Choice ranks Australia's favourite retailers
eBay comfortably took out the People’s Choice Best Online Retailer Award
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/IR/IRNews/Choice-ranks-Australias-favourite-retailers-371.aspx
it would appear that Philip Cohen's attempts to bring eBay crashing to it's knees aren't having much success
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Retail sector under pressure
http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2011/s3179229.htm
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eBay crashing to it’s [sic] knees
During 2010, eBay earned $1.80 billion compared with $2.39 billion in 2009. Unless my grey cells are failing me, that's a decrease of 24%. Twenty-four percent!
eBay is “crashing to it’s [sic] knees” under its own steam without any help from me. Or, maybe you see this decrease as actually an improvement in eBay’s business? Oh, wait, that’s probably how the “eBafia Don” managed to get a 22% increase in his compensation for the same period. A 24% decrease is actually an increase. What are they teaching in accounting courses now?
That (only) 28% of respondents to the survey named eBay, by far the biggest player in the online field, simply suggests that the online field is still unsettled; it also indicates that very many people still do not understand just how totally unscrupulous eBay and its most ugly adopted daughter PreyPal are. Or do you believe that these two businesses are actually ethical, scrupulous, consumer friendly, commercial entities?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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iPad 2 price gouge: scalpers make a killing
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/tablets/ipad-2-price-gouge-scalpers-make-a-killing-20110401-1co41.html
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iPad 2 price gouge: scalpers make a killing
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/tablets/ipad-2-price-gouge-scalpers-make-a-killing-20110401-1co41.html
FFS ... so peeps don't have to wait an extra couple of weeks to get their ipads they are willing to pay heaps more ? ... Technology crack heads !...
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come on Yibster ....how much more would you have paid a scalper for Crysis 2 if you had to wait a few weeks to get one via order ?
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come on Yibster ....how much more would you have paid a scalper for Crysis 2 if you had to wait a few weeks to get one via order ?
I pre-ordered and had to wait over two months to get it ... if I had to wait another month I would to save a buck ... Tech crack heads are another breed ... Super Geeks is what they are ! .... LOL
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eBay bets on free shipping
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/03/31/ebay-bets-free-shipping
particular readers need to pay special attention to the line:
........."eBay remains a powerful e-commerce company that generated $9.16 billion in revenue in 2010, up 5% from $8.73 billion the prior year"
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Online Gains Momentum In Consumer Vote
http://smarthouse.com.au/Wireless_And_Networking/Broadband/Q5G3E8B5
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eBay Displays Products from Local Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m04/i01/s01
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eBay bets on free shipping
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/03/31/ebay-bets-free-shipping
particular readers need to pay special attention to the line:
"eBay remains a powerful e-commerce company that generated $9.16 billion in revenue in 2010, up 5% from $8.73 billion the prior year"
Please everyone, do try to read the whole of this above bit of nonsensical PR spin about “free shipping” regurgitated directly from the eBay Dept of Spin.
Now read the original AP story by Rachel Metz, that appeared on Forbes.com, that these other pathetic regurgitators may be selectively quoting from:
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/03/21/technology-specialized-consumer-services-us-ebay-executive-compensation_8367932.html
“During 2010, eBay earned $1.80 billion, or $1.36 per share, compared with $2.39 billion, or $1.83 per share, in 2009. Revenue climbed 5 percent to $9.16 billion. EBay had 94.5 million active users at the end of the year - up 5 percent from the 2009 fourth quarter.”
That's a profit decrease of 24%. Twenty-four percent! The eBay Marketplace is (still) going down the toilet.
But the above spin story is about revenue and eBay’s 5% increase thereof in 2010 over 2009. What then about Amazon? Amazon’s revenue for the full year 2010 was $34.2 billion, an increase of 39.6% over 2009.
Sorry, but all you eBay lobbyists are simply going to have to paddle much harder.
There is one thing you all have to be aware of when you read the comments of eBay lobbyists, and that is that they will selectively quote the figures that most suit their purpose.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Googlers Gush, Yahoos Whine, Ebay-ers Shrug
http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SB130168138817099915/Googlers-Gush-Yahoos-Whine-Ebay-ers-Shrug
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Will Visa be able to compete with PayPal?
http://www.businessinsider.com/will-visa-be-able-to-compete-with-paypal-2011-4
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Fraud artist jailed for three years
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3056973
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eBay Seller Caught in Over-reaching Enforcement of Dupes Policy
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1301761452.html
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/02/BUR61IODI6.DTL
EBay buying GSI Commerce
EBay announced plans on Monday to buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, giving it fresh ammunition in its battle against Amazon.com. GSI, outside Philadelphia, provides e-commerce and marketing services to more than 2,000 brands, such as Toys R Us, the National Football League and Polo Ralph Lauren. The company posted $1.36 billion in revenue in the past fiscal year, up 36 percent.
EBay announced plans on Monday to buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, giving it fresh ammunition in its battle against Amazon.com. GSI, outside Philadelphia, provides e-commerce and marketing services to more than 2,000 brands, such as Toys R Us, the National Football League and Polo Ralph Lauren. The company posted $1.36 billion in revenue in the past fiscal year, up 36 percent.
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Comparison: eBay vs Amazon seller fees
http://tamebay.com/2011/04/comparison-ebay-vs-amazon-seller-fees.html
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Packer snaps up online retail stake
http://www.smh.com.au/business/packer-snaps-up-online-retail-stake-20110405-1cz0k.html
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eBay, Google Heart Big Merchants - Content Key for Small Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1301974148.html
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Australian retailers battle for custom as online shopping registers
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Australian-shoppers-come-on-down-the-queue-at-the--pd20110406-FMVKY?OpenDocument
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Oz Productivity Commission looking at online sales
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2011/04/06/internet_retail_tax_irrelevant/
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Harvey Norman launches daily deal website
http://www.smh.com.au/business/harvey-norman-launches-daily-deal-website-20110407-1d5e9.html
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Beware of fraudsters
http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2011/04/08/beware-of-fraudsters-scam-computer-gladstone-ebay/
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eBay proposing to bring 1,000 new jobs to Austin
http://www.kvue.com/news/eBay-proposing-to-bring-1000-new-jobs-to-Austin-119432909.html
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Ebay an invaluable tool
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/apr/07/ebay-invaluable-tool/
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Retailers fight online rivals
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/retailers-fight-online-rivals/story-fn59niix-1226036251221
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Half of Online Sellers Look to Increase International Sales
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m04/i08/s02
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Woman charged with eBay fraud
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/9160893/woman-charged-with-ebay-fraud/
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“Woman charged with eBay fraud”
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/9160893/woman-charged-with-ebay-fraud/
Wot, 20 eBay [selling?] accounts? Now, what does that tell us about eBay’s claim to have sophisticated proactive systems for detecting such fraudsters? And you actually believed eBay’s claim to have such sophisticated systems? How naïve can you be?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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while I can't go into any details as it is now a police matter
but recently I was caught up in a multiple ID fraudster scam .... they would buy lots of cheap items to create some nice feedback and then go whammo on expensive items
three times they bought from me using three different ID's
I got contacted by paypal about receiving a suspicious payment on the second sale blah blah blah
.. there were certain oddities about the emails the buyer sent me that made me suspect they were all from the same person
next day another cheapo purchase from a new ID, on the third sale I checked their previous ID's (they always bought the same item) which had both been NARU'd ... I also noticed their MO ...... so I called eBay to say they were doing it again
ID # three got naru'd within an hour before they could go on another multi thousand dollar spending spree
eBay sent me a cut & paste email about fraudulent buyer ... blah blah and I should contact my local law enforcement etc etc etc
I needed to call Sydney head office about the up coming mothers day sale so while I was talking to them I asked should I speak to someone about the fraud so they could get the cops to nab them
guess how many people there are in the Australian eBay office working on fraud ????
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Am I too cynical if I say "between 0 and 2"...?
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no
the number is not between 0 and 2
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I'll try zero. ;D
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14
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one of the two guesses above is correct
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17,415 & very overworked, only kidding.
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Well...if there are more than two...they are grossly overpaid! :waiting:
When you think about the old Hijacker threads and what the people there were doing for nothing in money terms...You would think that Ebay may have at least tried to enlist them for more detailed work.
Yeah..I was one of them..but just about everyone there had all the Goss on fraud stuff..and could pick a dud listing in a sec.
But what happened? We kept getting reported...and Redeye's thread was deleted heaps of times...but we still kept going.
Redeye was one of the nicest and most knowledgable in his field...and Ebay have lost him now.... :comfort:
He is a wonderful man...and I am proud to know him... ;D
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Well Smee is pretty clued up on all things ebay related so i'll go with his guess.
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The point is that eBay is still not making any effort to verify “buying” users; they simply do not care about fraud (unless it is fraud on them) because to do anything more than clumsily react after the fact to a user’s report would cost them resources and that would have a further adverse affect on their already ever-diminishing bottom line.
Sorry people, you’re going to have to look after yourselves in this respect and hope that you notice anything untoward early enough that the lesson to be learnt is not too expensive for you. And if the unscrupulous buyer does not get you directly by you shipping the item too promptly, before you subsequently receive the dreaded “notice of suspicious payment” from eBay’s most ugly adopted daughter, PreyPal, he can just as easily get you later indirectly through PreyPal, by simply claiming that the item never arrived or whatever.
I suspect that a notice of “suspicious payment” from PreyPal is for a “payment” that their system has already advised you has been made but PreyPal then subsequently finds that there are no funds available from the buyer’s nominated bank account or credit card to cover the purchase. So much for the clunky PreyPal system. This does not happen with the retail banks-supported credit card system because it is the buyer’s bank that manages the risk and approves the payment, not PreyPal.
I would always delay shipping anything paid for by PreyPal at least 48 hours, and even then you will find that PreyPal’s “all responsibility avoiding” UA will admit of no responsibility for them. With both these ugly commercial entities, you are literally on your own.
The fact is, you are here dealing with the two most unprofessional, unscrupulous, greedy, commercial entities on the planet. That some governmental consumer affairs regulator has not yet taken these two rampant criminal fraud facilitators to the cleaners yet, is a very sad reflection on the effectiveness of our consumer affairs regulators.
Anyway, good luck all you eBay users (buyers and sellers); but do keep your eyes open.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Paypal Is About To Get A Bruising From Facebook And Square
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/09/paypal-facebook-square/
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North Royalton man victimized by con artist during PayPal transaction
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/money/consumer/troubleshooter/north-royalton-man-victimized-by-con-artist-during-paypal-transaction
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Gen Y steps up and shows who's boss
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/gen-y-steps-up-and-shows-whos-boss-20110409-1d8eq.html
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eBay Prevents Sellers from Encouraging 5-Star Feedback
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1302361475.html
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Seller Calls eBay Australia's Best Match a Travesty
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/4/1302445478.html
Gee, apparently not every eBay merchant in Australia is happy.
You don’t need worry about the free postage thingy; eBay has arranged a deal with Australia Post to have your eBay parcels carried for free (just write “eBay Freepost” on them).
“Free postage”. Is not this latest eBay marketing idea simply brilliant; no wonder the idea never entered my head.
Ah, will the slumbering ACCC ever awake to this most ugly, unscrupulous, fraud-facilitating, commercial entity. Maybe now that Samuels is going? Who knows?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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http://pages2.ebay.com.au/News/InsideSelling/Improvements_to_Search_Functionality
while I have never been a fan of Best Match ... I have to say from my observations the improvements are for the best
previously in the searches of my sort of listings the 99 cent auction asian selling flooders got priority exposure
at least now other sellers get a fair go
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auctions are still sorted by time left and do not get any priority based on price , postage , location , previous sales or any other best match criteria
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I got the 30,000 view snipe ! .... suck eggs you wannabe snipers ! ... LOL
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And the 2600 ! .. I'm on a roll !...Egg roll !... LOL
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“Best Match” is a joke and has nothing to do with aiding sellers or buyers in general; it seems to be the eBafia Don’s clumsy, disingenuous way of looking after his favored sellers, that’s all.
Auctions are indeed sorted by the default “Worst Match” unless you have manually chosen otherwise; indeed eBay, from time to time, resets my preferences to “Worst Match” and I have to then reset sorts to “Ending soonest”. Try doing a search without logging in and see what you get: the laughable “Worst Match”!
20 April is only 10 days away; I look forward to hearing the chief headless turkey once again spinning his fairy story about how well eBay is doing at the end of his first three-year “Great Leap Forward” plan. Sad so many of the hoi polloi had to be sacrificed along the way. All for the greater (his) good of course, you understand.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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again , I repeat auctions are sorted by time left if you use the best match default search and that is a fact !
This was in response to this statement ....
"while I have never been a fan of Best Match ... I have to say from my observations the improvements are for the best
previously in the searches of my sort of listings the 99 cent auction asian selling flooders got priority exposure
at least now other sellers get a fair go"
and I am merely pointing out that 99c auctions never got priority exposure because in the best match search the auctions get exposure based on time left
I strongly urge anyone whom thinks otherwise do their homework and look at the auction listings displayed in any best match search unless you actually refine the search
here is a sample on a search for mens wallets on the standard best match default ...
http://shop.ebay.com.au/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3984.m570.l1313&_nkw=mens+wallets+&_sacat=See-All-Categories
you will note that the bins are in random order or what eBay deems as "best Match" ( as previously noted by some knowlegable posters ....free post first ) but please note that any listing that is an auction is in time remaining order ................ I rest my case !!!!!!!
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and further to the above they are always listed in a ratio depending on how may auctions v bins there are in any given search ... for example you will notice in the above search it shows 4 auctions then 1 bin ...4 auctions then 1 bin and so one on the most prominent pages ( in this instance the first 7 or 8 pages ) ... also not that if it is listed as an auction with a bin price as well , it is treated in the search as an auction i.e listed in order of time remaining because if/as soon as someone bids then the bin price disappears and its auction only
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call me selfish
but prior to Best Match my items got good exposure
then after Best Match up until now my items were lost pages back into the wilderness
now I have listings on pages 1, 2 & 3 .... I am getting exposure again .... I don't really care who how or why
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exactly Tags ... I hear what you are saying and I agree with regards to BINS to a certain extent except it help to know why so that you know how to improve your exposure ... you have worked that out with the new free postage exposure , however when everyone comes to that conclusion and all list with so called free postage you will be back to where you were ..
but that doesnt alter the fact that auctions are shown by time remaining in the standard default search and it matters not what their starting price is/was or anything else for that matter ... and that has absolutely nothing to do with best match ...thats how they were always listed/shown and they get no more exposure than they always did in fact they get less because store listing never used to be included in the standard default search and now they do ( store listings used to be under all the other listing in a sperate section )
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If anyone wants to know what the default search is on eBay simply “sign out” and do a search and see what you get: it’s Best Match. OK, I agree that the “ending soonest” status of auctions is not affected by Best Match, but BINs are all jumbled up and there is absolutely no point to such jumble that I can detect—certainly not if you are looking at a list of items from a single seller.
Best Match is some sort of sick joke on eBay users; undoubtedly some sort of devious manipulation by eBay to aid its preferred sellers. Otherwise, I don’t know what purpose Best Match serves, but you can bet that it serves eBay’s interests before it serves the interests of eBay’s users generally, either buyers or sellers. As principally now a very rare buyer of anything on eBay it simply irritates me when it occasionally raises its ugly head.
“if/as soon as someone bids then the bin price disappears and its auction only”
If ever there was a classic demonstration of the utter stupidity of eBay data base programming this is indeed it. Why, when a buyer makes a nominal bid, on an auction that has an optional BIN, would eBay kill the higher BIN option? Surely, it is logical that any potential buyer should have the option of closing the auction early by taking the seller’s higher BIN price? Only eBay could come up with such totally illogical programming logic. You know for sure that you are dealing with idiots when you see this sort of logic.
Then, is not just about everything this bunch of headless turkeys do either devious or simply stupid?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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I always understood that the Auction with BIN was set up the way it was so that, should someone decide to try the auction path, then the final price would be determined by the auction process - including the possibility of the auction bidding going higher than the BIN price.
Otherwise, to do as you suggest Phil, the BIN price would have to be considered the sellers ceiling price ... when it is reached in an auction, bidding is over, item is won and everybody else can go home. So, despite the possibility of active bidding willing to push the price higher, the whistle is blown and its game over?
That is one sure way to end up with a frustrated seller and a number of annoyed buyers.
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I work on the presumption that a BIN price (initial option or otherwise) is the price that a seller wants for the quick sale of a known-value item—an eBay auction being not usually a prompt matter; why would you not leave the BIN option there at least until any bidding is within, say, a large fraction of the BIN; otherwise you may also risk getting possibly considerably less than the BIN, particularly with a nominal-start auction; or the seller has to watch the item and then play the “cancel auction” game if the bidding is not satisfactory. After all, does not eBay want—indeed does not eBay presently desperately need—the highest FVF it can possibly get off every sale, no matter what?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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SOC Exchange claims it will take on eBay
http://mumbrella.com.au/soc-exchange-claims-it-will-take-on-ebay-44183
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SOC Exchange claims it will take on eBay
http://mumbrella.com.au/soc-exchange-claims-it-will-take-on-ebay-44183
Just checked it out,, almost nothing on there ? how long has this Aust site been operating ? $10 a year is cheap enough but there's nothing but empty shelves ? I didn't know this site existed till BNtags linked it ... if they recon their going head to head with feebay they better have a lot of spondule for advertising ! the Net is a deep back void and every pixel looks the same ... unless you make a beacon you will not stand out.
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Beware of ‘the Paypal call’ and what to do today to mitigate large PayPal reserves. (Part I of II)
http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_strategies/2010/02/beware-of-the-paypal-call-and-what-to-do-today-to-mitigate-large-paypal-reserves.html
This is a Scott Wingo ChannelAdvisor blog story from 28 February 2010, which has probably appeared here before but is worth another read. Even Scott Wingo has given eBay/PayPal a good beating around the ears over PayPal’s intention to put holds on sellers’ funds.
First of all, PayPal does not supply “credit”; they are no more than an additional, non-retail bank-supported, middleman, “leach” sucking away at the online payments process. PayPal is applying these funds holds to protect themselves because eBay’s and PayPal’s fraud-facilitating policies have attracted so many fraudsters to their respective businesses that the whole thing is getting out of control. Even Scott Wingo, in whose business eBay has a financial interest, is offering criticism.
You will note also that Wingo’s blog has the comments turned off; he’s apparently gotten tired of having his ugly partner, eBay, complain about all the negative comments about eBay and PayPal appearing thereon.
And, PayPal’s (disingenuous) response thereto:
http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_strategies/2010/02/paypals-response-to-my-post-on-reservers.html
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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the best match for BINS seems to have changed again , I think ... it appears as though all the free postages arent getting priority exposure like they were in the past weel or so ... hmmmm , I didnt think it could last like that
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I can't say I'm not surprised - but how much better is it?
... or is it too soon to figure that out yet?
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I emailed my seller friend ... they're still up (what a surprise ... not). They have heard the same from a couple of other sellers, but haven't checked it out themselves yet.
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Shop for free! Researchers cheat PayPal checkout
http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/13/technology/ecommerce_security_flaw/?section=money_latest
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Tyranny of distance hindering Aussie online retail
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/2011-04-13/tyranny-of-distance-hindering-aussie-online-retail-report.html
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“Same Store Sales at eBay, Amazon Slightly Down in March
http://seekingalpha.com/article/263122-same-store-sales-at-ebay-amazon-slightly-down-in-march?source=email_watchlist
Don’t you just love this headline? But, what’s it got to do with the text of the story: “Amazon came in at 70.3% y/y growth for March, a very strong showing, and continues to show impressive share gains. eBay accelerated slightly for our customers, coming in at 6.5% y/y vs. February's 2.5% growth. Overall we see that e-commerce in March came in at 7.64%, a slight dip from the 11.3% in February.”
eBay is still going down the toilet relative to all other e-commerce.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay is still going down the toilet relative to all other e-commerce.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes. YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!
But it doesn't matter at all. Creative sellers see ebay and amazon as a selling tool and continue rake in tons of profits everyday.
So who care if ebay is dying? Obviously creative sellers don't. Every day I read more and more and more sellers are making tons of profit from ebay. I don't read this similar story from Amazon seller.
Everyone can sell on Ebay USA. Can an Australian seller sells on Amazon USA? You bet!
Amazon can be the best of the best of the best of the best of e-commerce website. So what? When it meant nothing to Australian seller.
Ebay could be the dead man walking. Again so what? Many sellers are still earning good income.
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“eBay Bans Auctions of Fixed-Price Items under Dupes Policy?”
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1302726556.html#comments
Ah, isn’t it comforting to know that the headless turkey idiots are still fully in control of the eBay farmyard?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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“What Amazon Will Be Like in 2030”
http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2011/04/13/amazon-like-2030/
“Amazon's business allowing third-parties to sell through them is a rip-roaring success and eating into eBay which, itself, is sinking into irrelevance because of poor management execution.
“By 2030, expect Amazon to be an enormous eBay-like marketplace, except functioning much better.”
Oh, dear me, what has eBay’s Chief Headless Turkey done to get the Dirty Digger’s Fox off side? Not advertising on Rupert’s TV channels, maybe?
“The only company that has the scale and expertise in payments to take on PayPal's network effects [sic] is Amazon. And PayPal isn't very well run, often angers customers, and has an ugly product. Amazon's payments solution already exists and is already better than PayPal's and is growing, albeit slowly as far as we can tell.”
Sorry, but it is the participating retail banks via Visa/Mastercard that, once they get their act together, will consign the clunky PreyPal to the history books.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Skull should not have been auctioned
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/skull-should-not-have-been-auctioned-20110414-1dg2q.html
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PayPal Survey Points to Interest in Escrow Service
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1302811770.html
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Online shopping starts to register
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Australian-shoppers-come-on-down-the-queue-at-the--pd20110406-FMVKY?OpenDocument&src=rot
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“eBay Best Match Search Sucked for Three Years”
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m04/i14/s01
“An eBay executive acknowledged the shortcomings of Best Match from the time it first rolled out in 2006. But, he said, Best Match has improved over the past 18 months due to the use of behavioral data.
“Best Match is the default sort order of search results on eBay. In a blog post on Wednesday, Senior Director of Search Science Mike Mathieson pointed to search results from September 2009 for a search for "plasma tv" and pointed out that there were no actual TVs in the top 10 results.”
And anything has changed, really?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Cash-strapped fashionistas are turning to eBay
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/8451330/Cash-strapped-fashionistas-are-turning-to-eBay.html
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Notice of [PayPal] Policy Updates
"You are receiving this notification because you have elected to receive email notice of all PayPal Policy Change Notices.
"PayPal recently posted a new Policy Update. You can view this Policy Update by logging in to your PayPal account. To log in to your account, go to https://www.paypal.com.au and enter your member log in information. Once you are logged in, look at the Notifications section on the top right side of the page for the latest Policy Updates.
"If you need help logging in, go to our Help Center by clicking the Help link located in the upper right-hand corner of any PayPal page.
"Kind Regards,
PayPal Australia"
Ah, yes, but where is the policy update? The link is to PayPal's home page; no mention thereon of any policy update. Why do I have to "log in" to see this update? Anyway, logging in produces a notice on "Never Give Out Personal Information". OK, I'll toss a coin and click on "Go to Security Center". Can't find any "Notifications" section there. Go back, try “My Account”. Ah, there it is; not exactly at the TOP right side of the page. Why do they have to make everything so hard? Can't these turkeys do anything logically? Anyway:
“The entire User Agreement has been revised. A copy of the revised User Agreement is contained in Schedule A, below. In particular, the PayPal Buyer Protection Policy and Buyer Complaint Policy has been revised with material changes to the Buyer Protection Policy and removal of the Buyer Complaint Policy. The revised PayPal Buyer Protection Policy contains material changes for sellers and buyers.”
I’m far too old to try to absorb all this legalese; maybe auctionbytes will summarize it for we simple peasants.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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" Once you are logged in, look at the Notifications section on the top right side of the page for the latest Policy Updates. "
Which is where I found it:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/brumbymg/ozroundtable-com/PPnotif1.jpg)
(Maybe if I had a few more transactions it would be more towards the 'top')
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AT LAST, AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT THE HEADLESS TURKEYS AT EBAY ARE UP TO WITH DSRs
(lifted from the auctionbytes forum)
Well here are the true facts of DSRs:
An account with 947 feedback 100% positive. Gone from a trusted seller to suspended in less than 10 days; every item we sell is mailed international. DSR’s 4.9-4.9-4.9-4.8 No disputes, No claims EVER only 4 neutrals ever and all read positive (not 1 negative ever). We sell around 8-10x more on Amazon with NO drama like this rubbish. Management have totally destroyed eBay. Here is what the goon squad say:
I have reviewed your account and found that your account has been restricted due to high BBE (Bad Buyer Experience) rate in the past 8 weeks. The BBE factors include neutral/negative feedbacks, disputes and 1-2 DSR ratings.
Please be kindly informed that neutral feedbacks also is included as Bad Buyer Experience. [THERE YOU HAVE IT IN PRINT]
For this restriction, eBay is counting BBE rate on the percentage of BBE transaction numbers and the total transaction numbers in the past 8 weeks. The formula of BBE rate is as below:
BBE rate= (BBE transaction numbers in the past 8 weeks / Total transaction numbers in the past 8 weeks) ×100%
Due to our safety and security reason, the minimum requirements of BBE rate cannot be disclosed to you.
But this rate does reflect the general buying satisfaction of your account. In order to maintain eBay as a safe and reputable place to trade, a number of seller accounts with high BBE rate may be restricted or even suspended to minimize their impact on eBay's overall buyer satisfaction, avoid further protential worse performance and make sellers aware of their weak points and focus on improving services to fulfill the ever-increasing buyer expectations.
According to the BBE rate formula above, there are 2 ways to lower the BBE rate and further to lift the restriction:
1. Reduce the BBE transactions records by revising the negative/neutral feedbacks and low DSRs.
2. Enlarge the total transaction volume, by selling out the active items with better communications and faster delivery. [LOL, HOW, WE ARE SUSPENDED, IDIOTS]
Since there is no appeal procedure applying to this restriction, we can't manually review your account. Our system will evaluate your account performance once a week. (Next re-evaluating time will be on Apr 20th). If the performance is improved and qualified enough, the restriction will be removed automatically. If not, your further effort to improving will be needed till next system evaluation.
Thank you for your interest in helping to keep eBay a fun and safe place
to trade!
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Philip
please stop filling the Media Reports with editorial and opinion
why not start your own thread
and just for the record these "true facts" about DSR's are no great revelation .... go to your Sellers Dashboard and all the details are explained in plain and simple english but I suppose you don't have a Sellers Dashboard to go to as you aren't a seller
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Good idea tags ! .... Phil go to it buddy .... we can have tags post what he does best and you can have your own thread and do what you do ....
Let me know if you need a hand selecting a suitable heading for your thread .... one thread would compliment the other ... wish I'd thought of it !..
" Dead men walking " ???? I'll leave it up to you ..
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First eBay / PayPal charge-back. We'll see what happens.
http://www.t-g.com/blogs/stevemills/entry/40976/
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Sick of Corporate Greed
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1302966780.html
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eBay Adds Facebook Like Buttons to Listings
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1302957658.html
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‘Buyer’ steals bike
http://www.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/8976992.___Buyer____steals_bike/
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eBay Adds Facebook Like Buttons to Listings
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1302957658.html
On the policy page under ''Other Links,'' it specifically states under the links not allowed: ''Links to social networking websites, such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.''
If it wasn't so damn typical of Ebay, I would laugh......
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eBay Listing Analytics Tool Provides Sellers with Performance Data
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m04/abu0285/s03
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PayPal to offer digital credentials to online consumers
http://www.finextra.com/news/fullstory.aspx?newsitemid=22479
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Bump app becomes a surprise hit
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2011-04-19-bump-app.htm
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I've been using the Bump app ever since I first got my iPhone. It IS a snazzy way of sharing information. *nod*
But... I would never, never, never "bump" financial information from PayPal, unless I were absolutely convinced this was secure to the nth degree. The level of security to be confident of your contact information is one thing; it's another level entirely when it comes to finance.
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eBay Acquires Ad-Driven Localized App Maker
http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/ebay-acquires-ad-driven-localized-app-maker-130827
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The power of the crowd
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/the-power-of-the-crowd-20110420-1doq8.html
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Amazon, eBay wage costly battle for shoppers
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/us-amazon-ebay-idUSTRE73K7FG20110421
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Item Condition goes missing on eBay.com, .de, .co.uk
http://tamebay.com/2011/04/item-condition-goes-missing-on-ebay-com-de-co-uk.html
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eBay's Fee Increase Is Not about Encouraging Free Shipping
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/4/1303681647.html
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Watch for the new "Shopping Cart" in eBay
http://www.t-g.com/blogs/stevemills/entry/41110/
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3 Internet Retail Stocks: Who Will Win Earnings Season?
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11090778/1/3-internet-retail-stocks-whats-the-top-of-online-this-earnings-season.html
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eBay Local Sends Shoppers Right to Retailers' Front Doors
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m04/i25/s01
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Alibaba Introduces Online Sellers to Chinese Brands
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m04/i26/s03
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PayPal pushes mobile phone payments (http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/business/items/201104/s3200841.htm)
[...]TICKY FULLERTON: How much of PayPal's transactions happen over mobiles as opposed to over the net - computers?
FRERK-MALTE FELLER: So we see a rapid growth in transactions that are happening over the mobile phone. We've already had 10 per cent of our four million customers use PayPal from their mobile phone and that growth curve is accelerating quite quickly.
So when we look at last year in 2010, we've had a 14-fold growth in mobile transaction. That's not 14 per cent, but it's in fact 14-fold the mobile transaction that we had just a year earlier, so it's been a rapid development, really a tremendous growth.
TICKY FULLERTON: And that's largely as a result of the take-up of smartphones, isn't it?
FRERK-MALTE FELLER: Yeah, the smartphones have really made that key difference. Whereas previously, you know, some phones would let you access the internet, they weren't too clever and it wasn't a great customer experience.[...]
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H&R Block names former eBay exec as new CEO (http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/04/26/personal-finance-business-and-professional-services-us-h-amp-r-block-ceo_8436204.html)
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EBay forecast pleases as PayPal, auctions gain users
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/us-ebay-idUSTRE73Q7Z920110427
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eBay, Levi's, and More Tackle Counterfeiting
http://fashionetc.com/fashion/shopping/1636-harpers-bazaar-ebay-levis-and-more-tackle-counterfeiting
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Internet shopping to cost 50,000 Australian jobs in next five years
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/internet-shopping-to-cost-50000-australian-jobs-in-next-five-years-national-retail-association/story-e6freqmx-1226046510310
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Fashion drives EBay's UK sales
http://www.drapersonline.com/news/multi-channel-news/fashion-drives-ebays-uk-sales/5024894.article
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PayPal acquires mobile payment start-up Fig Card
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/04/paypal-mobile-fig-card.html
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Sailor Sold Navy Gear on eBay
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Sailor-Sold-Navy-Gear-on-eBay-120913809.html
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Fakers dealing in death
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/fakers-dealing-in-death-20110430-1e20j.html
the other day I was speak with an agent in China to see if he could help me out at sourcing stock
when asking about what particular type of things I was looking for he said, "do you want fake goods?, because you know China is good to supply these"
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Fakers dealing in death
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/fakers-dealing-in-death-20110430-1e20j.html
the other day I was speak with an agent in China to see if he could help me out at sourcing stock
when asking about what particular type of things I was looking for he said, "do you want fake goods?, because you know China is good to supply these"
Oh inscrutable !...
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Online key to business success
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/online-key-to-business-success/story-e6frgakx-1226048651780
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eBay Runs National Campaign to Advertise Drop-off Stores
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i02/s02
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Popular Australian e-commerce fraud suburbs revealed
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/popular-australian-ecommerce-fraud-suburbs-revealed-20110504-1e71e.html
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eBay Acquires MissionFish Charitable-Giving Engine
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i03/s01
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Mesa man arrested in eBay scams
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/04/20110504chandler-ebay-fraud-abrk.html
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Professional eBay & eCommerce Sellers Internet Conference Now in Fifth Year
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/05/05/prweb8371378.DTL
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Longtime User Says Sayonara to eBay Due to Holds Policy
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1304711772.html
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Majority of eBay Sellers Prefer Alternatives to Best Match
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i06/s02
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Does eBay's Best Match Search Algorithm Favor Certain Sellers?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1304648083.html
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Leeds Festival conman is jailed for three years
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/leeds_festival_conman_is_jailed_for_three_years_1_3358246
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Tax online shoppers, save jobs
http://www.smh.com.au/business/tax-online-shoppers-save-jobs-20110508-1eeay.html
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Unpaid item assistant and PayPal echeques
http://tamebay.com/2011/05/unpaid-item-assistant-and-paypal-echeques.html
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eBay Spring changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m05/abu0286/s01
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PayPal criticises Australian online retailers
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/PayPal-criticises-Australian-online-retailers-repo-pd20110509-GPRVL?opendocument&src=rss
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Edelman’s big year continues with eBay win
http://mumbrella.com.au/edelmans-big-year-continues-with-ebay-win-45820
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Man arrested after Suffolk abbey stone appears on eBay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-13339650
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eBay Sellers Lose Appeal in Antitrust Lawsuit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i11/s01
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Visa to launch 'wallet' for phones, online buying
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/11/3619506/visa-to-launch-wallet-for-phones.html
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/special-reports/princess-beatrices-controversial-royal-wedding-hat-goes-up-for-auction-on-ebay/story-fn888sz0-1226055056814
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PayPal is top brand for mobile payments
http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCATRE74A8I420110511
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eBay removes page that exposed data
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20062272-245.html
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How eBay Is Responding to Google Product Search Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i13/s01
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eBay Tells Buyer to File Claim before Contacting Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1305402176.html
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PayPal glitch prevents eBay payments
http://tamebay.com/2011/05/paypal-glitch-prevents-ebay-payments.html
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PayPal glitch prevents eBay payments
http://tamebay.com/2011/05/paypal-glitch-prevents-ebay-payments.html
LOLOLOLOLOL...glitch ?.... it's standard Ebay office policy ... LOL
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ROYAL MAIL SOLD ‘LOST’ £10,000 ART FOR £20
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/246721/Royal-Mail-sold-lost-10-000-art-for-20
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PayPal and Visa Face off in Battle for Digital Wallet
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1305506530.html
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Industry unites in fight against counterfeit goods
http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/news.php?NID=8457&Title=Industry+unites+in+fight+against+counterfeit+goods
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Gecko shock for Ebay belt shopper
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gecko-shock-for-ebay-belt-shopper-2285265.html
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Gecko shock for Ebay belt shopper
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gecko-shock-for-ebay-belt-shopper-2285265.html
So Tags that seller has seen your Ants and raised you a Gecko ... you may need to send a Death Adder or a Scorpion in your next package to trump that one
reminds me of the Ol' 55 song .... we were looking for a Gecko ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0ftxVF-rI
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Re the link 3 posts above about fighting counterfeit goods...
Industry unites in fight against counterfeit goods
16/05/2011
By Marcus Leach
A new industry-driven initiative aimed at reducing the sales of counterfeit goods online has been welcomed by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), as an important step in the fight against piracy.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on May 5th 2011 by a number of rights-holders, Internet platforms and trade associations, has brought together brands such as Amazon, Burberry, eBay, Microsoft and the Motion Picture Association of America.
“From our perspective this can only been seen as a positive move. It represents the conclusion of one of the main planks of the European Commission’s September 2008 communication on enhancing the campaign to protect intellectual property rights," Julian Heathcote Hobbins, General Counsel, FAST, stated.
“Under the terms of this MoU, rights-holders and other parties involved in the online world have come together to help deal with the prevention, identification and removal of illegal offers and sellers on Internet platforms. As such this needs to be seen as a code of practice in the fight against pirated goods, and will enhance collaboration amongst the participating organisations.”
One of the key elements of the MoU is that the parties involved have agreed on a number or key principles regarding notice and take-down procedures. In addition they have also made a number of commitments to take pro-active and preventative measures to fight counterfeiting, as well as improve co-operation and information exchange.
“These are incredibly important commitments being made by both rights holders and internet platform providers. This may be a voluntary agreement, but it is a sign of the growing importance - and recognition - of the value of intellectual property rights in today’s economy. Increased co-operation between all parties must be a good thing when notifying internet platforms as this often leads to effective action,” concluded Julian.
I hope that's not just hot air. I will look with interest to see what happens to the Chinese counterfeiters. Genuine Chinese items of value are being tarred with the same brush simply because the Chinese are so dedicated with copying (and China's own laws don't treat copying in the same way as we do, for instance).
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PayPal Adopts SmarterTools Help Desk Solution
http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/analysis/articles/176058-paypal-adopts-smartertools-help-desk-solution.htm
I think ... "Licensing options for automatic failover support and load balancing functionality are also available, allowing companies to achieve true high-availability for their mission-critical help desks in enterprise environments." ... just about sums it up
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Checkout enhancements coming to eBay
http://tamebay.com/2011/05/checkout-enhancements-coming-to-ebay.html
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Going, Going, Gone: Who Killed the Internet Auction?
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_endofauction/
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Going, Going, Gone: Who Killed the Internet Auction?
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_endofauction/
So what changed? Why did auctions, in a matter of years, go from world-shaking innovation to seeming curio? To begin with, the experience of auctions changed over time, generally in ways that made them less appealing to both buyers and sellers. Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor, which consults for ecommerce companies, points to the advent of sniping—the practice of placing winning bids at the last second—as something that has alienated ordinary shoppers. “New bidders don’t understand or expect sniping, so when it happens, you see people leave in frustration,” he says. It’s not that sniping is illicit—depending on the kind of auction, bidding as late as possible often makes sense. But sniping has stripped auctions of much of their entertainment value. What fun is it to wait for seven days, only to be outbid at the last second, with no chance of competing?
So it's the snipers fault ? ... something smells of fish . more than just snipers were the cause ! This is deep.
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I read that bit about snipers and had a similar reaction.
... and I disagree about the 'Entertainment value' claim - I think sniping is great fun and an adrenaline rush (besides, I'm not into chunking out more cash than I need to for somebody else's 'entertainment')
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'Ebay woman' is conned
http://www.uxbridgegazette.co.uk/west-london-news/local-uxbridge-news/2011/05/19/ebay-woman-is-conned-113046-28724420/
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Couple sold counterfeit jewellery on eBay
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/05/21/couple-sold-counterfeit-jewellery-on-ebay/
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Killer sells eBay art from jail
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/killer-sells-ebay-art-from-jail/story-e6freuy9-1226060218365
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Bullying claims hit Australia Post
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/20/3222036.htm
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Can Amazon Become a Platform for Collectibles?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1306033089.html
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Fuji Arts Finds Life After eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m05/abu0287/s02
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Leeds ‘designer’ thieves jailed
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/leeds_designer_thieves_jailed_1_3404440
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Ebay Wont Let Me Relist After Scammer Ordeal
http://consumerist.com/2011/05/ebay-wont-let-me-re-list-my-item-after-nigerian-scammer-fake-out.html
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Online boom shows much more pain still to come for retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/business/online-boom-shows-much-more-pain-still-to-come-for-retailers-20110523-1f0ov.html
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eBay Opens Australian Market to US and UK Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i24/s02
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eBay Selling Limits for New Businesses Makes No Sense
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1306246991.html
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New Services Take Aim at eBay's PayPal Business
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i25/s03
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Aussies ripped off by retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/business/aussies-ripped-off-by-retailers-choice-20110527-1f72l.html
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Phishers losing interest in eBay
http://www.gadget.co.za/pebble.asp?relid=3110
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Australia 'four years behind UK, US' in retailing trends
http://www.news.com.au/business/click-goes-the-retail-revolution/story-e6frfm1i-1226063863154
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Online shops opportunity for retailers
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/online-shops-opportunity-for-retailersceo-20110526-1f686.html
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Banks move into PayPal turf, offer electronic cash transfers
http://news.consumerreports.org/money/2011/05/big-banks-join-together-to-move-into-paypal-turf.html
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EBay and PayPal sue Google over online payment service
http://www.todayonline.com/TechandDigital/Digital/EDC110528-0000016/EBay-and-PayPal-sue-Google-over-online-payment-service
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eBay Imposes Selling Limits on Seasoned Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1306500948.html
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Panic in the aisles: where are the shoppers?
http://www.smh.com.au/business/panic-in-the-aisles-where-are-the-shoppers-20110528-1f9r1.html
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Google Denies Stealing Trade Secrets From PayPal, eBay
http://socialbarrel.com/google-denies-stealing-trade-secrets-from-paypal-ebay/8716/
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PayPal Sues Google, Ex-Employees
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/229700129
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Australians 'continue to share their personal and financial information irresponsibly'
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/cyber-crime-australians-continue-to-share-their-personal-and-financial-information-irresponsibly-20110530-1fbc2.html
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eBay DSRs Not Entirely Anonymous Thanks to Google
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/5/1306667812.html
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Australia Post To Charge Fuel Surcharge From July 4
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/05/australia-post-to-charge-fuel-surcharge-from-july-4/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifehackerAustralia+%28Lifehacker+Australia%29
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Australia Post will start incorporating a 1% fuel surcharge into the price of parcels,
1% my rectum
my parcel costs have gone up 5%
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New Services Take Aim at eBay's PayPal Business
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m05/i25/s03
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UK retailers lose billions due to bad mobile connections
http://www.internationalsupermarketnews.com/news/3192
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Sales are on but shoppers stay at home
http://www.smh.com.au/business/sales-are-on-but-shoppers-stay-at-home-20110601-1fgrd.html
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PayPal Resolves Glitches Impacting Payments
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m06/i01/s02
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Store giants battle to be best online mall
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/store-giants-battle-to-be-best-online-mall-20110601-1fgbd.html
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Paypal's Overseas Growth Rates Higher Than In US
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110602-712766.html
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eBay Fraudsters Target Job Centre Unemployed
http://www.channel4.com/news/ebay-fraudsters-target-jobcentre-unemployed
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Thief who stole dying pensioner’s antiques to fund Australia holiday
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/caught_out_thief_who_stole_dying_pensioner_s_antiques_to_fund_australia_holiday_1_3438323
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Amazon & eBay - the top websites for UK shoppers
http://www.retailgazette.co.uk/articles/20133-amazon-ebay-the-top-websites-for-uk-shoppers
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PayPal Will End Partnership with Alibaba
http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/182088-paypal-will-end-partnership-with-alibaba.htm
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Interesting (Alibaba and PayPal breakup).
It's the first indication I've seen that PayPal may feel a tad threatened by the continuing rise of Chinese wholesale.
I wonder whether a new payment method - AliPal or perhaps PayBaba - will appear...
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If the indication given that PayPal wanted to increase fees because of too many 'consumer' purchases than 'business' purchases is correct, then I would expect PayPal to take a firm stand if they were told to "Ali-off".
Maybe this is just brinkmanship on their part - hoping that AliExpress will cave.......?
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Shocked Eileen landed with threat of legal action after 99p eBay bag listing
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Shocked-Eileen-landed-threat-legal-action-99p-eBay-bag-listing/article-3627775-detail/article.html
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EBay fraud
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/06/ebay-fraud-wedding-scams-your-weekly-scamwatch.html
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Bulk email for sellers of custom made items
http://tamebay.com/2011/06/bulk-email-for-sellers-of-custom-made-items.html
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The next big thing in shopping is already here
http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-next-big-thing-in-shopping-is-already-here-mobile-commerce-20110606-1fp86.html
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Why eBay DSRs should be retired as worthless
http://tamebay.com/2011/06/why-ebay-dsrs-should-be-retired-as-worthless.html
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I've been following the saga of the eBay emails; it seems ludicrously unfair.
I received one of the "form" emails by eBay when a recently purchased object was marked as sent. I didn't like it; it seemed impersonal, and it seemed as though eBay were sticking their nose into the transaction rather than allowing the seller to inform me of whatever was necessary.
I often receive personalised communications from sellers, and it helps me to know something about them. I have been a repeat buyer from sellers whose communication style struck me as warm, informative, sufficient, professional, etc. Now that way of judging a seller has been taken away from me. The words "NOT HAPPY" come to mind.
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Countessa, from what my seller friend is telling me - get used to it.
It appears eBay are taking further control of communications and are going to remove all access to buyer email addresses from sellers ... so if there is a need for any special communication, it will have to be via 'contact a member'. Very inefficient and breaks the connection to the item in question.
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Mini worker sold stolen car parts on eBay
http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/9068503.Mini_worker_sold_stolen_car_parts_on_eBay/
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eBay Australia Delays Plans For Compulsory Returns And Handling Time Policy
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/06/ebay-australia-delays-plans-for-compulsory-returns-and-handling-time-policy/
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eBay argues import threshold not the issue
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20110607-online-retail-hits-back-in-productivity-inquiry-ebay-argues-import-threshold-not-the-issue.html
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LivingSocial Australia offers daily deals on eBay.com.au
http://www.prwire.com.au/pr/23372/livingsocial-australia-offers-daily-deals-on-ebay-com-au
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eBay Sellers Despondent in Australia
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/6/1307720199.html
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PayPal ready to seek e-commerce gold in Russia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/business/8567909/PayPal-enters-Russia.html
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WILMINGTON, Del., June 10 (Reuters) - California-based eBay Inc and other companies should expect to fight their legal battles in Delaware if they decide to organize under the state's popular corporate law, a federal judge ruled.
http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2011/06_-_June/Federal_judge__If_incorporated_in_Delaware,_litigate_there/ (http://newsandinsight.thomsonreuters.com/Legal/News/2011/06_-_June/Federal_judge__If_incorporated_in_Delaware,_litigate_there/)
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New York man tries to sell 2010 Camaro SS, wife on eBay
Divorce can be messy, often resulting in items like sports cars being sold off as the couple splits up the assets but one guy from Lancaster, New York has gone to eBay in an effort to sell his 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS – or his wife – going so far as to offer up a side-by-side comparison of the two.
http://www.torquenews.com/106/new-york-man-tries-sell-2010-camaro-ss-wife-ebay
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Myer, David Jones, Coles and Woolworths want tax threshold for imported goods lowered to $100
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/myer-david-jones-coles-and-woolworths-want-tax-threshold-for-imported-goods-lowered-to-100/story-e6freqmx-1226073957960
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PayPal still sees vast opportunities
http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2011/s3241897.htm
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Get Ready for New eBay Fees on Shipping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m06/abu0288/s02
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Young entrepreneur sets out to beat eBay
http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Business&F=1&id=21470
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PayPal Policy Change Could Cost eBay and Online Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/6/1308000962.html
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Scammers strike pensioner
http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2011/06/14/scammers-strike-pensioner-bundaberg-paypal/
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Scam artists chasing local cash
http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/story/2011/06/14/scam-artists-chasing-cash-warwick-rose-city/
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Minister predicts end of bookshops
http://www.smh.com.au/business/minister-predicts-end-of-bookshops-20110614-1g15n.html
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Yes, I'd noticed that - and got rather ... enraged.
I sent him a polite but definite communication expressing how disappointed I was in his saying something of this nature. I didn't call him a cretin. I didn't say he probably read nothing but online comics. I was polite.
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The Booksellers' Association's president, Jon Page
aretheyextractingtheurine?
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Gillard hoping to beat Abbott on eBay
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/gillard-hoping-to-beat-abbott-on-ebay/story-e6freooo-1226075202290
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What doomed the online auction?
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=91c51fd7-8d37-4c5c-bc81-15a04c4fa0c3
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Office Depot manager got rich selling stolen ink cartridges
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Office-Depot-manager-got-rich-selling-stolen-ink-1422472.php
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Ebay reinvents its China business
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/1e6e1624-9774-11e0-af13-00144feab49a,s01=1.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz1PNyIfWgY
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Details of eBay's New Facebook Social Shopping Feature
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/6/1308243852.html
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Hacked logins used to buy condoms and hijack PayPal, Facebook accounts
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/hacked-logins-used-to-buy-condoms-and-hijack-paypal-facebook-accounts-20110617-1g7k6.html
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That is really disturbing - that anyone would think other people's hacked password details should be given out and used for a laugh.
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Australia Post to update stores for e-commerce
http://nett.com.au/news/australia-post-to-update-stores-for-e-commerce-100169/
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Cheshire Police auction criminals' assets on eBay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13806154
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eBay Fashion Cuts Out the Unnecessary Parts of eBay
http://www.chipchick.com/2011/06/ebay-fashion.html
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eBay Shopping Cart Could Help Block PayPal Echecks
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/6/1308542077.html
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Don’t Be a Loser on eBay
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=C5AC3A3B-1A64-6A71-CE427AF188B474B0
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eBay UK Raises Success Fees for Casual Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m06/i21/s01
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How Jack Abraham Is Reinventing EBay
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/157/jack-abraham-ebay-milo
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eBay Shipping-Refund Policy 'Reprehensible'
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/6/1308713465.html
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Australia Post Testing 24-Hour Parcel Pickup
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/06/australia-post-testing-24-hour-parcel-pickup/
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Sales soar as retailers leap aboard eBay
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/sales-soar-as-retailers-leap-aboard-ebay/story-e6frg8zx-1226080901483
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$45m Sydney fraudster splurged on luxuries
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/45m-sydney-fraudster-splurged-on-luxuries-20110623-1gh7d.html
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EBay To Provide Fulfillment Service
http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/06/23/ebay-to-provide-fulfillment-service/
if previous examples of eBay's ability to perform even the most basic functions are any to go by, heaven help anyone that uses this service
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Ebay user banned from selling tiny figurine of Hitler because it is 'Nazi propaganda'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007231/Ebay-user-banned-selling-tiny-figurine-Hitler-Nazi-propaganda.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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EBay To Provide Fulfillment Service
http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/06/23/ebay-to-provide-fulfillment-service/
if previous examples of eBay's ability to perform even the most basic functions are any to go by, heaven help anyone that uses this service
The fulfillment service is intended to help woo large sellers that provide a much bigger opportunity, according to eBay. The company estimates that the large seller segment opportunity is currently $160 billion compared to the small seller opportunity of just around $12 billion and the small and medium business (SMB) segment of around $36 billion.
I don't understand why the "large sellers" would be attracted to eBay when they can sell on their own sites, set their own prices and not pay any fees.
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I don't understand why the "large sellers" would be attracted to eBay when they can sell on their own sites, set their own prices and not pay any fees.
Traffic. EBay has it.
In another article (posted in this thread) it has been stated that merchants with their own websites are using eBay as an additional sales channel. With eBay's traffic, it means a greater exposure which will translate into more sales. I have read (and know of) some sellers who will press on with developing their own websites, but keep a presence on eBay - and write it off as an 'advertising' expense.
As for the fulfillment service, it might offer useful benefits for some businesses....
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PayPal's Big Challenge in Mobile Payments
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2011/tc20110624_991336.htm
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PayPal Australia Updates Policy so It Can Withdraw Funds on Behalf of eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m06/i24/s02
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eBay Australia to hand sales data to tax man
http://tamebay.com/2011/06/ebay-australia-to-hand-sales-data-to-tax-man.html
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PayPal Australia Updates Policy so It Can Withdraw Funds on Behalf of eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m06/i24/s02
All the more reason to not accept paypal as a payment method.
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eBay: Request for information from ATO and Centrelink
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201106.shtml#2011-06-24103520
Oh, dear me …
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why oh dear me.... ????? that is excellent news
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I'm with Smee on that ... if Sellers have been doing the right thing (and at that volume of sales, you would expect they would understand the obligation to do so) there won't be too much of a problem.
Except, of course, how eBay actually report the figures.
I spoke to my seller friend who said "So? They've done this last year and the year before - it's just now they are publicising it." They also said that eBay had in the past only reported total Gross Sales. NO adjustments for non-payers, nothing about postage, etc.
Just as well my seller friend has a setup where they can track the various twists and turns - so if they are asked to 'please explain' they can. (They showed me an example and I believe they could answer - and support - any questions from the ATO.)
Any Seller on the 'list' should be able to, IMHO.
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I'm with Smee on that ... if Sellers have been doing the right thing (and at that volume of sales, you would expect they would understand the obligation to do so) there won't be too much of a problem.
Brumby, you would be surprised how many "big" sellers the ATO caught last year. I'll see if I can find the report.
Found it, I've started another thread so this one doesn't get sidetracked.
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*Canada Post suspends operations***
Canada post STILL on strike , complete lockout, (been 3 weeks so far)
Due to an ongoing labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Canada Post has announced that mail will not be accepted or delivered across Canada until further notice.
The suspended service impacts all shipments to and from Canada handled by Canada Post, as well as shipments into Canada via other postal carriers. As a result there is likely to be a delay in the delivery of items to Canadian buyers or from Canadian sellers.
eBay would encourage any affected seller to notify affected customers of the likely delay to their purchases arriving and for buyers to please be patient during this time.
FYI, USPS may be next as they are broke...and have said so publicly, the entire postal system is subsidized ... like the rest of nearly everything in North America.
Aust post should pay heed.
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From eBay Conflicts to Global Peace Initiatives
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m06/abu0289/s05
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Internet Retailer Conference Unearths New Services for Online Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m06/abu0289/s02
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Yes, Colin Rule: From eBay Conflicts to Global Peace Initiatives
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m06/abu0289/s05
“Colin Rule: I learned a couple interesting lessons I didn't know before coming to eBay. First, buyers trade off convenience and outcome. We discovered buyers would rather lose a dispute quickly, say within a week, than win a dispute and have it take a month. The added headache of worrying about the matter is more painful to them than the injustice over losing $50-$75.”
Well, eBay’s diamond-seller-biased dispute algorithm will certainly be making good use of that perception:
If diamond_seller then seller_win else buyer_win
“Second, disputes are an incredible loyalty opportunity. We compared hundreds of thousands of user accounts and discovered that users who filed disputes used PayPal more after the dispute than users who never filed a dispute in the first place. And that was regardless of outcome - even users who lost their dispute were more loyal.”
“… regardless of outcome - even users who lost their dispute were more loyal.”? Please, pull the other leg!
“Colin Rule: By volume, the number one [dispute] reason is buyer payment.”
So, what dispute resolution is involved here? If the buyer does not pay, they don’t get the goods. Seems pretty simple to me; even I could design an algorithm to handle that black and white situation.
And it appears that Mr Rule managed to avoid answering the question, most interesting of all, about DSRs. Oh, well, maybe when the next cretin defects from eBay?
All a merchant needs to know about the clunky PayPal, at:
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=165263
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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PayPal has hit 100 million active users
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/27/paypal-hits-100-million-active-users/
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eBay debuts online video ad model
http://www.adnews.com.au/adnews/ebay-debuts-online-video-ad-model
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eBay Offers Sellers Greater International Visibility in Some Markets
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m06/i27/s04
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PayPal has hit 100 million active users
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/27/paypal-hits-100-million-active-users/
"It’s unclear, however, what PayPal considers as an ‘active user.’"
:)
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PayPal has hit 100 million active users
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/27/paypal-hits-100-million-active-users/
"It’s unclear, however, what PayPal considers as an ‘active user.’"
:)
Of course all those shifty sellers on ebay, etsy etc, private websites or otherwise, that have up to 100 and counting cloaked paypal multiple accounts wouldnt be counted? Surely.. lol
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EBay unveils shareholder-friendly moves
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/28/us-ebay-idUSTRE75R6VQ20110628
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Canceled eBay Orders Due to PayPal Problems
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/6/1309230866.html
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Suppliers resisting online sales
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Suppliers-resisting-online-sales-eBay-Australia-pd20110629-J9T26?OpenDocument&src=hp3
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eBay Australia seeks ACCC talks over unco-operative suppliers
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/growth/2011-06-29/ebay-australia-seeks-accc-talks-over-unco-operative-suppliers.html
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eBay Eliminates Supermajority Voting Requirement
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m06/i29/s02
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27 years after burglary, reporter's watch ends up on eBay
http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/195786/45/Twenty-seven-years-after-burglary-reporters-watch-ends-up-on-eBay
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“eBay Australia seeks ACCC talks over unco-operative suppliers”
What galling hypocrites this eBafia mob are. They themselves would have to be the most anti-competitive entity on the planet, yet they have the hide to complain about suppliers not wanting to have their product sold on eBay’s clunky “online” mall.
The ACCC certainly should investigate this matter, but first the ACCC should have a good look at all the unscrupulous and/or anti-competitive activities of eBay and its most ugly adopted daughter, PreyPal.
All a merchant needs to know about the clunky PayPal, at:
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=165263
What all buyers should know about the criminal activities of eBay, at:
http://forums.auctionbytes.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23540
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay Prunes Third-Party Developer Certification Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m07/i01/s01
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Business or pleasure? It's a taxing question for eBay sellers
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/business-or-pleasure-its-a-taxing-question-for-ebay-sellers-20110701-1gv81.html
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Thieves target vintage post boxes in eBay racket
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/07/03/thieves-target-vintage-post-boxes-in-ebay-racket-91466-28983623/
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It's adapt or die for retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/business/its-adapt-or-die-for-retailers-20110704-1gyn1.html
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Parcel post price rise hurts online businesses
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/parcel-post-price-rise-hurts-online-businesses-20110704-1gygk.html
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Our net growth is upwardly mobile
http://www.smh.com.au/business/our-net-growth-is-upwardly-mobile-20110705-1h0ni.html
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eBay, this is why you deserve to fail
http://tamebay.com/2011/07/ebay-this-is-why-you-deserve-to-fail.html
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Shops 'go the way of the dinosaurs'
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/shops-go-the-way-of-the-dinosaurs-says-richard-branson/story-e6freon6-1226088981483
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Six Bite-Sized Innovation Lessons From Ebay's New Design Think Tank
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664404/six-bite-sized-innovation-lessons-from-ebays-new-design-think-tank
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Six Bite-Sized Innovation Lessons From Ebay's New Design Think Tank
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664404/six-bite-sized-innovation-lessons-from-ebays-new-design-think-tank
There seems to be a problem with the sites spell checker.... it should read Ebay's New Design "Septic tank" ...
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Six Bite-Sized Innovation Lessons From Ebay's New Design Think Tank
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664404/six-bite-sized-innovation-lessons-from-ebays-new-design-think-tank
These concepts are OLD - VERY OLD!. I was doing this sort of thing in the 80's. I mean, how obvious is it to get the people who are going to be using your deliverable involved in its design and production?!! (Mind you, getting them to commit their time to it is another matter.)
There is ONE thing I will say in its favour - by getting an outside group to run it, more notice will be placed on following their guidelines ... and they may have some more efficient tools than I had back then.
BUT STILL - there is a glaring hole in eBay's Application Development. The mechanism where one change is lost when a subsequent change is implemented is all too simple to explain. It's called Version Management. The mechanics are very simple and have been an issue ever since modular programming (which was old hat in the 1970's) came to be. Every IT department knows about it - and there has been some very elaborate packages around to manage it in larger installations.
This is just one of several indicators of poor IT structure and ....
* stopping there * /rant
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Retailers hit by window-shopping threat, study reveals
http://www.couriermail.com.au/money/money-matters/shoppers-browse-in-malls-then-buy-online/story-fn3hskur-1226089901469
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Who's Behind eBay's Kuponan Group-Buying Site?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m07/i07/s03
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EBay to Buy Mobile-Pay Service Zong for $240M
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-07/ebay-to-buy-mobile-payment-service-zong-for-240-million-in-cash.html
“Zong charges merchants more than PayPal for a comparable transaction. PayPal transactions carry a fixed fee of 30 cents in addition to 2 to 3 percent of the purchase. Merchants who use Zong receive between 70 and 92 percent of the purchase amount, said Brooke Hammerling, a Zong spokeswoman.”
What! Would you say that again please, I think I misheard it the first time …
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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DvF, Rodarte & More Team Up With eBay For Anti-Copycat Campaign
http://www.styleite.com/retail/you-cant-fake-fashion-bags/
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EBay-Zong is the first salvo in World War of Payments [?]
http://venturebeat.com/2011/07/08/ebay-zong-is-the-first-salvo-in-world-war-of-payments-which-side-are-you-on/
I prefer Visa’s slant on the matter:
“On May 11, Visa announced our cross channel digital wallet which will be available later this year. Targeted for a global market, it will be regionally customized and will work for consumers at point-of-sale, online and with mobile purchases. It will work with Visa cards, as well as AmEx, Mastercard and Discover.
…
“Visa’s Head of Mobile Products, Bill Gajda, will explain all this (and more) at the MobileBeat conference next Wednesday.”
I look forward to next Wednesday. I doubt the “Ho” will attend this conference—he’s too busy buying new toys; maybe Scott Thompson will go along to confirm the bad news?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Romanian citizen sentenced in fraud case
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/7646356.html
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One-man businesses find rich niche on eBay
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2938674
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GST cut little relief for retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/gst-cut-little-relief-for-retailers-experts-20110725-1hw0r.html
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TSA worker who stole from LAX luggage was tripped by EBay
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/tsa-worker-who-stole-watches-from-luggage-at-lax-tripped-by-ebay-authorities-allege.html
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eBay Business Looking Up
http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/57661/eBay+Business+Looking+Up
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Online shopping to grow at twice the speed of traditional retail
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/online-shopping-to-grow-at-twice-the-speed-of-traditional-retail/story-e6frede3-1226101551134
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We're shifting $6bn from local stores to overseas sites
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/were-shifting-6bn-from-local-stores-to-overseas-sites/story-fn59niix-1226101612722
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A couple more laughable puff pieces on eBay:
http://www.statesman.com/business/after-years-of-skepticism-ebay-on-way-to-1642074.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/20/ebay-results-idUSN1E76J1T320110720
I'll resist the urge to editorialize on these laughable articles; but, be careful, don't aggravate your hernia repair by laughing too much.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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How Do You Organize and Store Your Inventory?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/7/1311621929.html
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“eBay Australia Raises Fees and Wants Fewer Auctions”
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m07/i26/s02
“… eBay said that future growth in ecommerce would come primarily from Fixed Price formats.”
How would these turkeys possibly know, seeing as how the eBay Marketplace has effectively made no progress in the past four years? And, if Donahoe is now publicly declaring that eBay wants to discourage professional sellers from using auctions it is only because he well knows that a great many of such professional sellers are corrupting their auctions with rampant shill bidding, about which eBay can not be bothered to do anything effective; and, if there is even a single brain being shared amongst all these turkeys, there has to be some fear that a government regulator, somewhere, may one day take a closer look at eBay’s effective criminal facilitation of such rampant wire fraud.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Union Man Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Internet Domain Name
TRENTON – A Union County man has been sentenced to prison for stealing a company’s Internet domain name and selling it over eBay for more than $110,000 to an unsuspecting buyer, Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced this afternoon. This is the first known conviction for a domain name theft...
http://njtoday.net/2011/07/25/union-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-stealing-internet-domain-name/
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Murdoch Merch Sales a Disappointment
Exhibit 1: The final edition of Murdoch’s News of the World, which published on the 10th. At press time, eBay had 32 copies for sale—and all of two bidders. The highest offer stood at $8.13; the other guy's best offer was $1.61. (C'mon guys, these papers were in mint condition!) Nearby, a genuine autographed photo of Murdoch was selling for $100 bucks. No takers. (eBay did not respond to a request for comment.)
http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/murdoch-merch-sales-disappointment-133625
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Starting up a small business in an economic slowdown
Newsbeat has been to Greenock in the west of Scotland to see how one new business is dealing with the slow pace of the economy.
New figures show the British economy growing just 0.2% in the three months to June.
In 2007, Gillian Chalmers was working as an air stewardess flying out of Gatwick but now she sells vintage clothes on eBay and through a shop in Gourock.
The 24-year-old explains what it's like to start up a business in a slow, economic period.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14289816
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Low-tech Internet scams harvest billions of dollars
...Individuals aren't the only ones to be targeted by scam artists.
E-tailers face the threat of so-called "re-shippers," who buy merchandise with stolen or fake credit card numbers, or reverse their PayPal or credit-card payments after they've received the goods...
http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/26/technology/internet_scam_artists/
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“Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 51% to $9.91 Billion”
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/7/1311710878.html
Oh, dear me, ...
But don’t worry, PreyPal is coming to the rescue, Scotty and the Ho are going to give those greedy banks a run for their money at B&M POS.
Now, why on Earth would any B&M merchant want the clunky, unprofessional PreyPal at POS?
Frankly, the idea that PreyPal could ever hope to even minutely threaten the existing EFTPOS system or Visa/MasterCard at POS is simply ludicrous; particularly as PreyPal operates simply as a merchant-middleman parasite on those very systems.
What can one say about this latest naive pipe dream of Scotty’s and the Ho’s other than “beam me up, Scotty/John”.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Amazon.com shares jump on 'great' sales growth
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/world/amazoncom-shares-jump-on-great-sales-growth/story-e6frg90o-1226102470799
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eBay on defensive over link to bomb stash case
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-27/explosives-man/2812184
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Hacker Group Calls For PayPal Boycott
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110727-716413.html
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Old retail's five fallacies
http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/retail/old-retails-five-fallacies
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eBay on defensive over link to bomb stash case
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-07-27/explosives-man/2812184
eBay spokesman Daniel Feiler says the website works closely with authorities to report suspicious activity.
"We do collect a lot of data about both our buyers and our sellers" he said.
Mr Feiler says the company reports all suspicious transactions to police.
:lmao:
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Online retail is simply soaring
http://www.smh.com.au/business/net-prophets-online-retail-is-simply-soaring-20110728-1i2c4.html
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American Apparel teams up with eBay
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9OND7C02.htm
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“Struggling clothing company American Apparel Inc. is teaming up with eBay Inc. to create an online store within eBay's auction web site due to strong demand for its products there.”
“Struggling” / “strong demand”. Anyone notice anything ludicrously inconsistent with this statement which I presume has probably been ghost written by an eBay Dept of Spin staffer?
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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eBay slugs Aussies with fee rise
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/ebay-slugs-aussies-with-fee-rise-20110729-1i32p.html
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How retail giants are hoping to win back customers
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/how-retail-giants-are-hoping-to-win-back-customers/story-e6freuy9-1226104624971
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Counterfeit to the Apple core
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/counterfeit-to-the-apple-core-20110727-1hyym.html
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eBay Announces Promotion, New Features and Expansion of Ad Testing in UK
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m07/i29/s04
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An eBay Glitch that Benefits Sellers
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/7/1312145325.html
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Myer to ship free in online retailing war
http://www.smh.com.au/business/myer-to-ship-free-in-online-retailing-war-20110801-1i88e.html
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eBay Mulls 'Try Before Buy' Plan, Certified Seller Program
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?%2Fpl%2F2011%2F7%2F1312149043.html
Are they serious?
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eBay Australia needs to get a brain
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/395742/yarn_ebay_australia_needs_get_brain/#closeme
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Retailer mixes real and virtual
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/retailer-mixes-real-and-virtual/story-fn59niix-1226107823166
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New eBay App Tells You What Your Old iDevice Is Worth
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/08/new-ebay-app-tells-you-what-your-old-idevice-is-worth
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Five Ways To Boost Your Online Sales
http://www.businessreviewaustralia.com/marketing/viral/five-ways-to-boost-your-online-sales
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'Creative losses' to pay off in the end
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/creative-losses-to-pay-off-in-the-end/story-fn59niix-1226107822993
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The reality of online retail
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/the-digital-bottom-line/20110803-the-reality-of-online-retail.html
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Productivity Commission calls for a shake-up in laws governing retailers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/productivity-commission-calls-for-a-shake-up-in-laws-governing-retailers/story-fn59niix-1226108247819
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A report that won't be PC with retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/business/a-report-that-wont-be-pc-with-retailers-20110804-1id20.html
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Goods tax on internet sales won't save shops
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/goods-tax-on-internet-sales-wont-save-shops-20110804-1idmu.html
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Retailers only have themselves to blame
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-05/shorten-tells-retailers-to-pick-up-their-act/2825262
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eBay Notification Glitch Equals Unhappy Customer
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/8/1312551829.html
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You've got mail: online purchases make post office prosper
http://www.smh.com.au/national/youve-got-mail-online-purchases-make-post-office-prosper-20110805-1ifby.html
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Longtime Seller Abandons eBay after Finding Growth on Other Channels
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i05/s01
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Is There Life after eBay? Recent Columns Strikes a Chord
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/8/1312559496.html
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eBay to Launch Branded Outlet Stores in September
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i05/s02
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Smartphones latest weapon for shoppers
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/smartphones-latest-weapon-for-shoppers/story-e6freoof-1226109655166
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Face of our shopping crisis
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/the-face-of-our-shopping-crisis/story-e6freuy9-1226110005361
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How Visa Plans To Dominate Mobile Payments
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/how-visa-plans-to-dominate-mobile-payments-create-the-digital-wallet-and-more/2011/08/07/gIQA7UqR0I_story.html
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eBay plans to add a fashion outlet for U.S. shoppers
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/08/08/ebay-plans-add-fashion-outlet-us-shoppers
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eBay Canada Looking for Outstanding Entrepreneurs
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i08/s04
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Another blow to retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/another-blow-to-retailers-virtual-dressing-rooms-20110809-1ijxa.html
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Ex-eBay boss Simon Smith to launch online retail consultancy
http://mumbrella.com.au/ex-ebay-boss-simon-smith-to-launch-online-retail-consultancy-for-quantium-54337
I'm sure his first bit of advice will be that all payments must be paypal only and if you don't accept that you are a heroin junkie
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eBay launches a sleek Mac app
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/09/ebay-launches-a-sleek-mac-app-in-the-u-s/
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Suspected loot found on eBay
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/crime-and-law/suspected-loot-found-on-ebay/2253142.aspx
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eBay confirms it will remove listings linked to looting in London
http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/08/09/ebay-confirms-it-will-remove-listings-linked-to-looting-in-london/
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Ex-eBay boss Simon Smith to launch online retail consultancy
http://mumbrella.com.au/ex-ebay-boss-simon-smith-to-launch-online-retail-consultancy-for-quantium-54337
I'm sure his first bit of advice will be that all payments must be paypal only and if you don't accept that you are a heroin junkie
Ah yes ! THAT famous line ! ... it will go down in the annals of history as a classic ! I remember all the fuss it caused .. LOLOL
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eBay launches Mac app for auction tracking
http://www.macworld.com/article/161697/2011/08/ebay_launches_mac_app_for_auction_tracking.html
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‘N-Word' Bag For Sale on eBay
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/lost-in-translation-n-wor_n_925921.html
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Unfair and Unjustified Payment Hold from PayPal
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/8/1313280652.html
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http://www.zdnet.com.au/ebay-buys-up-in-mobile-payment-push-339320384.htm
eBay buys up in mobile payment push
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German entreprenuers sue Paypal for having suspended its accounts
http://www.cubaheadlines.com/2011/08/15/33126/german_entreprenuers_sue_paypal_for_having_suspended_its_accounts_to_traders_sellin
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Retail slams online dealings
http://www.smh.com.au/national/retail-slams-online-dealings-20110815-1iuv8.html
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eBay Traffic up in July but Transaction Growth Slows
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i15/s01
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Online consumers should hunt and gather
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/online-consumers-should-hunt-and-gather-20110815-1iuw4.html
Many online shoppers have no idea how search engines work or that some links are paid advertising - and the majority of bargain hunters do not bother looking beyond the first page of search results, a new report has found.
this is why Best Match is crap
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You got that right tags... what used to take me 20 minutes or so to see all the listings now takes me well over an hour .. it wasn't broke so what did they fix ?.... azzholes
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Etsy Sales Trigger PayPal Holds for Longtime eBay Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/8/1313465968.html
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The State of Online Auctions: Going, Going, Going?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/The-State-of-Online-Auctions-Going-Going-Going-73079.html
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Chinese Exporters to Sue PayPal
http://www.marbridgeconsulting.com/marbridgedaily/2011-08-16/article/48782/chinese_exporters_to_sue_paypal
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Magento Now Officially a Part of eBay's X.commerce Portfolio
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i18/s04
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eBay UK Tests New Search Experience
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i18/s02
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Buying from search results preview pane test
http://tamebay.com/2011/08/buying-from-search-results-preview-pane-test.html
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EBay expanding its Utah operations
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705389528/EBay-expanding-its-Utah-operations.html
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Amazon, eBay, Craigslist among the Top Visited Sites
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i22/s03
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Test purchase leads to shilling suspension
http://tamebay.com/2011/08/test-purchase-leads-to-shilling-suspension.html
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eBay Takes Mobile Push to Affiliates to Reach $4 Billion Goal
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i23/s02
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eBay theft ring unplugged
http://www.c-dh.net/articles/2011/08/23/top_stories/01ebaytheftring.txt
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Ebay: A Lose/Lose/Lose Situation
http://technorati.com/business/small-business/article/ebay-a-loseloselose-situation/
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Why eBay Will Never Be Great Again
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/24/why-ebay-will-never-be-great-again/
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eBay CEO to Present Keynote at Open Mobile Summit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i24/s01
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Selling On eBay? Now You Need A Returns Policy
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/08/selling-on-ebay-now-you-need-a-returns-policy/
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'The most ambitious project at eBay for a long, long time'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/23/ebay_cassini_search_rewrite/
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eBay Implements Fall Seller Updates, Tries Opening Catalog
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m08/i25/s01
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How to Handle eBay Customer Service in Case of Dispute
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/8/1314389622.html
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eBay biz millionaires proliferate as high street suffers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/26/ebay_millionaires_rise_to_150_while_high_street_shops_close/
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Amazon, Alibaba, eBay Take Half of All Internet Retail
http://socialbarrel.com/amazon-alibaba-ebay-take-half-of-all-internet-retail/18101/
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International Transactions on eBay Can Affect Seller Feedback
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/8/1314471002.html
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eBay million-pound businesses to grow by a quarter this year
http://www.internetretailing.net/2011/08/ebay-million-pound-businesses-grow-by-a-quarter/
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“38% of sales come from a few top sellers”
http://tamebay.com/2011/08/ebay-38-of-sales-come-from-a-few-top-sellers.html
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Trade Me Rouge Trader
http://tvnz.co.nz/fair-go/trade-me-rogue-11-07-video-4364982
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When Do eBay Sellers Deserve Negative Feedback?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/9/1314934102.html
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eBay glitch locks sellers out of My eBay & SMP
http://tamebay.com/2011/09/ebay-glitch-locks-sellers-out-of-my-ebay-smp.html
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Online shopping, strong dollar and consumer jitters make a perfect retail storm
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/online-shopping-strong-dollar-and-consumer-jitters-make-a-perfect-retail-storm/story-e6frg996-1226129301453
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Big retailers bullying online stores, claims eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/business/big-retailers-bullying-online-stores-claims-ebay-20110905-1jtbv.html
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eBay Calls on Australia to Investigate Bullying Tactics
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i05/s03
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I have no words, other than "Pfffft".
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The US postal service is facing default as internet use cuts into mail volumes
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-us-postal-service-is-facing-default-as-internet-use-cuts-into-mail-volumes/story-e6frg6so-1226130310661
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Nearly Half of UK Fashion Shoppers Prefer Online Over High Street
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/nearly-half-of-uk-fashion-shoppers-prefer-online-retai/
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Changing the way we shop
http://www.smh.com.au/tv/show/the-finance-quarter/changing-the-way-we-shop-20110906-1jv36.html
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PayPal Freezes Funds of eBay Seller
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/9/1315365507.html
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eBay Gives Sellers Longer Titles to Describe Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i07/s02
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Australia's white hot smartphone revolution
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/australias-white-hot-smartphone-revolution-20110908-1jz3k.html
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eBay is trying to find your missing sales
http://tamebay.com/2011/09/ebay-is-trying-to-find-your-missing-sales.html
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eBay Updates iOS App
http://www.zippycart.com/ecommerce-news/3051-ebay-updates-ios-app-makes-ecommerce-solution-easier.html
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NZ's eBay rival floats expansion
http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/nzs-ebay-rival-floats-expansion-20110908-1jzs5.html
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eBay UK Acknowledges PayPal Payments Notification Glitch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i09/s01
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eBay Wants to Make Marketplace More Social
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i09/s02
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EBay shares slip on concern over U.S. Postal Service closures
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/09/us-ebay-postal-idUSTRE78871720110909
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Plumber denies making £180,000 in huge eBay con
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/plumber_denies_making_180_000_in_huge_ebay_con_1_3044094
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From the above article...
Ashley Turner, 28, is accused of selling stolen cameras, sat navs, MP3 players and laptops through the online auction site. Over three years police believe Turner made £178,580 from the racket.
Portsmouth Crown Court heard Turner, of Warnford Crescent, Leigh Park, was a modern day Fagin, part of a UK-wide network of criminals selling high value stolen electrical goods online.
Between October 2007 and March 2010 he sold 591 items online.
Prosecutor Tim Moores told the court the goods were being stolen from stores by ‘professional shoplifters’.
He said: ‘The thief needs a way of passing on these goods and getting money for them.
‘They need what’s traditionally called a handler. You will be familiar with story of Oliver Twist and Fagin – he is a Victorian handler.
‘Bill Sykes would bring back the goods and Fagin would move them on through his contacts.
‘One of the modes of choice to handlers nowadays is the biggest marketplace in the world, eBay.
‘It makes it very easy to pass on a large amount of stolen goods without the problem of having to meet in dingy pubs or alleyways for people to buy them.’
I have got to laugh; "dingy pubs or alleyways" are replaced by eBay.
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Best Buy Goes After Amazon & eBay
http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/aap/8297073/best-buy-goes-after-amazon-and-ebay-with-new-marketplace
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Just popping to the online shops
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/just-popping-to-the-online-shops-20110912-1k61i.html
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eBay's Chinese Rival Alibaba to Target US Consumers Directly
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i12/s02
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Online job claims 'laughable'
http://www.zdnet.com.au/online-job-claims-laughable-commissioner-339322138.htm
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Retail to go from 'bad to worse'
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail-to-go-from-bad-to-worse-says-forecaster-20110913-1k6oq.html
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Seller Snared by eBay's Dupe Listing Policy
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/9/1315884742.html
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EASTWOOD LEAVES NINEMSN FOR EBAY
http://www.bandt.com.au/news/eastwood-leaves-ninemsn-for-ebay
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London-based Nepali migrant takes eBay by storm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14902975
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Inside ‘Alifest’ Netreprenuers Summit with DealsDirect
http://www.powerretail.com.au/retailer-perspective/paul-greenberg-alifest-summit/
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EBay targets mobile users, hoping to seem hip
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ebay-targets-mobile-users-hoping-to-seem-hip-20110915-1ka1l.html
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U.S. Probes Ebay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beLLQmleIUA
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Myer CEO Bernie Brookes warns of weaker profits as consumers are 'reluctant to spend'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/profit-loss/myer-warns-of-weaker-profits-on-tight-consumer-spending/story-fn91vch7-1226137879774
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How the new self-service kiosks will work at NZ Post shops.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-zealand-post-s-look-technology-video-4402472
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Myer says sales will explode on new revamped website
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/myer-says-sales-will-explode-on-new-revamped-website/story-e6freqmx-1226138006738
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Ebay to launch UK ticket sales site
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/46983c82-def1-11e0-9af3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Y3nMNNPz
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For some reason, that seems menacing.
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eBay's PayPal to expand payment options
http://ecommerce.cbronline.com/news/ebays-paypal-to-expand-payment-options-160911
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Did Your PayPal-Funded eBay Purchase Disappear into Thin Air?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i16/s01
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Did Your PayPal-Funded eBay Purchase Disappear into Thin Air?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i16/s01
Love the "logo" on that story:
(http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m09/i16/images/ebay_paypal_glitch.jpg)
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WikiLeaks offers scoop to eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/wikileaks-offers-scoop-to-ebay-20110917-1kf1p.html
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eBay Routinely Overcharges Sellers and Refuses to Issue Refunds
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/9/1316259004.html
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Offshore buying up
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/offshore-buying-up-20110919-1kgnp.html
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The Australian's Stuart Kennedy speaks with Alastair MacGibbon about security risks for computers
http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2131512331/Portable-technology-brings-new-risks?ref=home
so Alastair, is it like wearing a seatbelt?
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Myer's online operation is booming
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/myers-online-operation-is-booming/story-fn91v9q3-1226140378709
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McInnes blames government for shop woes
http://www.smh.com.au/business/mcinnes-blames-government-for-shop-woes-20110919-1ki1n.html
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How can stores fight online?
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/how-can-stores-fight-online-20110919-1kgzi.html
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Premier warns retail to get worse
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/profit-loss/premier-warns-retail-to-get-worse-as-just-jeans-profit-slumps-18-per-cent/story-fn91vch7-1226141244684
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eBay Opens Fashion Outlet
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ebay-opens-fashion-outlet-first-virtual-outlet-mall-in-the-us-brings-great-deals-direct-from-brands-to-shoppers-anytime-anywhere-anyhow-2011-09-19?reflink=MW_news_stmp
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eBay Tries to Get Competitive with Shipping During the Holidays
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i19/s01
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eBay Begins Processing Payments on Sellers' Behalf in Europe
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/9/1316550005.html
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5 Businesses That Will Suffer From a Post Office Overhaul
http://www.investorplace.com/2011/09/united-states-post-office-usps-overhaul-affected-stocks/
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Mobile now accounts for more than 10% of all UK eBay purchases
http://www.internetretailing.net/2011/09/mobile-now-accounts-for-more-than-10-of-all-uk-ebay-purchases/
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Left Out
http://youtu.be/refJmQhLvBs
it's interesting to note the 'like' - 'dislike' ratio
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This Is How I Shop
http://youtu.be/Wyc03BlRyN4
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Online shopping clicks for Aussie men
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-21/online-shopping-clicks-for-men/2910062
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Male order: men shopping madly online
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/male-order-men-shopping-madly-online-20110921-1kk7e.html
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Trying not buying - Aussie retailers fight back against time-wasting internet users
http://www.news.com.au/business/trying-not-buying-retailers-fight-back-against-time-wasting-internet-users/story-e6frfm1i-1226145007904
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eBay Motors launches car show online, and in mobile app
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20110841-1/ebay-motors-launches-car-show-online-and-in-mobile-app/
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Is PayPal right to freeze customers' accounts?
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/simon-read-is-paypal-right-to-freeze-customers-accounts-2360058.html
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Regional business suffers digital lag
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/regional-business-suffers-digital-lag-20110923-1ko2v.html
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Is PayPal right to freeze customers' accounts?
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/simon-read-is-paypal-right-to-freeze-customers-accounts-2360058.html
"But Shelley believes her case is far from unusual and wants to warn others of the practice. She also hopes to persuade PayPal to rethink its actions. "The company continues to arbitrarily freeze accounts and withhold customers' funds for up to 180 days. The extremely unfair practice could adversely affect thousands if not millions of PayPal customers.
"My concern is that PayPal's practice of arbitrarily freezing accounts could cause a business to fail or an innocent person to suffer financial hardship, particularly in the current tough ecnomic climate." But the company denies her claims. "We do not arbitrarily freeze accounts – instead, we may apply restrictions for a large number of reasons, including the need to protect a seller's buyers; in response to negative buyer feedback or an unusual spike in payments received; to protect PayPal against possible financial loss; and to comply with anti-money laundering regulations."
The company's spokesman Rob Skinner points out that PayPal has made it easier for a huge number of people to start a business online, without needing to set up merchant accounts with banks and credit card companies. "It's important to remember that other financial institutions also have risk and credit controls which can affect their business customers," he says.
But Shelley isn't the only disgruntled PayPal customer to contact The Independent. Among others, 49-year-old Steve Hudgell says his account was frozen with £350 in it when he moved to China. "They refused to unfreeze my account even after I explained my circumstances. It took around three months of emails before they relented and gave me my cash but the experience annoyed me so much I'll never use their services again."
PayPal's Rob Skinner is keen to suggest that the company is improving its customer service. "I'd like to say sorry to any PayPal customer who has had a bad experience. We've invested significantly in customer service over the last couple of years, with a new European customer service centre in Dublin.
"We've also significantly improved our buyer and seller protection programmes, helping our customers when things go wrong," says Skinner. "Most of our 14 million UK customers find that things go smoothly, and like the fact we don't share their financial details with the people and businesses they're paying."
Shelley's not convinced. "My legal background gave me the confidence to challenge PayPal's terms and I won," she says. "However, the vast majority of people do not challenge such terms. I believe this is due in part to PayPal's monopoly as an e-money issuer and customers' lack of legal expertise. My judgment has drawn attention to PayPal's unfair commercial practice and it needs to be addressed." "
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Daily Telegraph/Herald Sun shopping and consumer survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/telegraphconsumersurvey3
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Clothes shop boss stole his own stock and sold it on eBay
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local/clothes_shop_boss_stole_his_own_stock_and_sold_it_on_ebay_1_3081406
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Australian women paying twice as much as US counterparts for popular brands of cosmetics
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/women-count-high-price-of-beauty/story-e6frfmd9-1226146594670
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Federal probe of eBay may turn on its quest for rival's 'secret sauce'
http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_18975552?nclick_check=1
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eBay Launches Video Content to Attract Shoppers on eBay Motors
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i26/s02
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eBay Launches More Changes to 'My eBay' Account Pages
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i26/s01
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US woman posts $35 Missoni for Target boots on eBay for $31,000
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/the-other-side/us-woman-posts-35-missoni-for-target-boots-on-ebay-for-31000/story-e6frfhk6-1226148241470
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eBay Adds Enhancements to Shipping-Label Printing Feature
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m09/i28/s01
I wonder if anyone from Australia Post reads this forum
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Do you think this feature would work in Australia? - Australia Post is becoming so reluctant to pay compensation on lost parcels even if there is proof of lodgement that it is a real problem for sellers who rely on postage being reliable.
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Countessa
Australia Post are not "reluctant" to pay compensation ............ they no longer pay compensation at all regardless of proof of lodgement (as of April 7th)
your only option is Registered Post
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Click now, pain later
http://www.smh.com.au/money/investing/click-now-pain-later-20110927-1ku49.html
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eBay unveils Census Guide 2011
http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2011/09/ebay-unveils-census-guide-2011/
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How to Take Better Photos for eBay
http://www.pcworld.com/article/240712/how_to_take_better_photos_for_ebay.html
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eBay: Biassed, Incompetent, Indifferent or All Three?
http://www.business2community.com/consumer-marketing/ebay-biassed-incompetent-indifferent-or-all-three-064082
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eBay CEO Raises Mobile Projections, Reaches Out to Developers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/10/1317496446.html
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eBay Takes away Seller's International Site Visibility
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/9/1317440048.html
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Going for a thong ... but little to show as group buying site caught short
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/going-for-a-thong--but-little-to-show-as-group-buying-site-caught-short-20111002-1l3sg.html
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Low hopes for pre-Christmas sales flurry
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-03/struggling-retailers-have-no-high-hopes-for-christmas-sales/3207562
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eBay unveils fashion advertising campaign
http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/10/03/26721-ebay-unveils-fashion-advertising-campaign/
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Group buying deals booming despite complaints
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/group-buying-deals-booming-despite-complaints-20111004-1l69s.html
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eBay deliveries disrupted by Qantas strike
http://www.zdnet.com.au/ebay-deliveries-disrupted-by-qantas-strike-339323519.htm?feed=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zdnetaustralia+%28ZDNet+Australia%29
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Massive eBay Fraud
http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x597291837/Carl-Junction-man-admits-massive-eBay-fraud
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Online Retailer Reports PayPal Overcharged on Fees
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/10/1317746557.html
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Man to be extradited over ute theft
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-04/man-to-be-extradited-over-ute-theft/3208374/?site=ballarat
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Retail industry on the ropes
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-04/retail-industry-on-the-ropes/3229138?section=business
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Former National Archives worker pleads guilty to selling recordings
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/former-archives-worker-pleads-guilty-to-filching-recordings-.html
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Want to sell your old iPhone? Here's the deal
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/want-to-sell-your-old-iphone-heres-the-deal-20111005-1l84f.html
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Havant gang jailed for total of 10 years for eBay racket
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/havant_gang_jailed_for_total_of_10_years_for_ebay_racket_1_3119569
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Group buying sites miss the market
http://www.smh.com.au/business/marketing/group-buying-sites-miss-the-market-20111006-1lbkp.html
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eBay UK Rolls out Best Match in Stores
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m10/i06/s04
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eBay Rolls Out New Shopping Cart by Early November
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/10/1318024974.html
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Thanks Tags for your updates every day. They really add value to this site.
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Auction Seller Has Laundry List of Complaints about eBay
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/10/1318086755.html
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eBay Find of the Day: Rinspeed Porsche 911 R69 is spectacularly Eighties (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/08/ebay-find-of-the-day-rinspeed-porsche-911-r69-is-spectacularly/)
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Could eBay's Worst Nightmare Come True?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/298375-could-ebay-s-worst-nightmare-come-true
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Frozen Account Further Sours PayPal’s Terrible Reputation
http://kotaku.com/5848062/frozen-account-further-sours-paypals-terrible-reputation-with-indie-devs
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Post changes to cope with online shopping boom
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/post-changes-to-cope-with-online-shopping-boom-20111010-1lgpz.html
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Meet the million-pound eBay businesses
http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/10/09/meet-the-million-pound-ebay-businesses/
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Amazon, eBay Same Store Sales Solid For September
http://seekingalpha.com/article/298414-amazon-ebay-same-store-sales-solid-for-september
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Gap in market opened door to riches for Ireland's first eBay millionaire
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/gap-in-market-opened-door-to-riches-for-irelands-first-ebay-millionaire-2900561.html
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Shoes of Prey with specs to match
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/shoes-of-prey-with-specs-to-match-20111010-1lgzq.html
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EBay's designer brand boom
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/retail/8358105/ebays-designer-brand-boom?mch=snlink&cmp=art_8358105
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eBay Expands New Shopping Cart in US and UK
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m10/i10/s06
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Big retailers need to win, not whinge
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/blogs/the-venture/big-retailers-need-to-win-not-whinge-20111010-1lgmh.html
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Australia Post claims core business now delivering books, CDs and DVS ordered in Australia's online sales boom
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/email-texting-killing-snail-mail/story-e6frep1o-1226164267649
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eBay has a style magazine?
http://ebay-stories.com/welcome-the-inside-source
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eBay Tells Sellers, No Email Addresses Allowed!
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/10/1318342721.html
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EBay’s PayPal Plans to Offer Range of Payment Options
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-09-15/ebay-s-paypal-plans-to-offer-range-of-payment-options.html
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Police hunt online car scammer
http://melton-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/police-hunt-online-car-scammer/
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eBay enters the high-end fashion scene
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/ebay-nters-the-high-end-fashion-scene/story-fn7x8me2-1226164283706
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ebay launch the fashion gallery
http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/ebay+launch+the+fashion+gallery,14695
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Online fashion success is all about the dress
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/online-fashion-success-is-all-about-the-dress-20111012-1lkuk.html
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PayPal announces online shopping login service
http://www.newsday.com/business/paypal-announces-online-shopping-login-service-1.3238863
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Logan retailers work out keys to success in online domain
http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/logan/logan-retailers-work-out-keys-to-success-in-online-domain/story-fn8m0u8i-1226165265196
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eBay and Facebook unveil e-commerce partnership
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/12/ebay-facebook-idUSN1E79A23N20111012
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EBay to add image recognition to mobile offerings
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-10-13/ebay-image-recognition/50753448/1
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Sellers Say eBay Australia Is Flooded with Overseas Goods
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1318557900.html
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Shop Naked? PayPal Could Make it Possible
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394660,00.asp
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PayPal launches partial services in Russia
http://en.ria.ru/business/20111013/167662836.html
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eBay's commerce platform competitive, but won't dominate
http://www.zdnetasia.com/ebays-commerce-platform-competitive-but-wont-dominate-62302517.htm
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Boom time: Aussie's set for $10b online shopping spree
http://www.news.com.au/business/australians-set-to-spend-10b-online/story-e6frfm1i-1226166986396
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Retail store wars move online
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=10758795
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PayPal-Only eBay Shopping Cart - Read the Fine Print
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1318647481.html
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eBay Resolution Centre return cases glitch
http://tamebay.com/2011/10/ebay-resolution-centre-return-cases-glitch.html
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Soldier faces prison for stealing medals
http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/latestheadlines/9305205.Soldier_faces_prison_for_stealing_medals_in_Warminster/
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Australia Post a two-speed business
http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2011/s3340842.htm
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Australia Post transforms its parcel service to meet online shopping boom
http://auspost.com.au/about-us/parcels-transformation-announcement.html
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"Did Justice Dept Err in Allowing eBay Acquisition of PayPal?"
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl
They sure did!
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Spending via the internet to surpass $37b by 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/business/spending-via-the-internet-to-surpass-37b-by-2013-20111017-1ltfv.html
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Sellers Complain eBay Is Capping Listing Prices
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m10/i17/s04
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How eBay is hiding your auctions from buyers
http://tamebay.com/2011/10/how-ebay-is-hiding-your-auctions-from-buyers.html
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eBay Tests New Search Results Page
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/10/1318876340.html
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PayPal Seeks to Cut Out Card Companies with New Plastic
http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_202/paypal-disintermediation-mobile-wallet-1043246-1.html
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Stealing staff behind shrinkage rise
http://www.smh.com.au/business/stealing-staff-behind-shrinkage-rise-20111018-1lu47.html
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John Donahoe, describes the future of e-commerce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT691y3jOj4&feature=player_embedded
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China restricts eBay trade
http://memeburn.com/2011/10/china-restricts-ebay-trade/
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Downsizing is inevitable in retail
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Downsizing-is-inevitable-in-retail-2805.aspx
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Australia Post unveils a new era for Online Shopping.
http://www.youtube.com/auspost#p/u/0/yVZpv6IxISQ
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EBay Profit Up 13% Amid Strength in PayPal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204618704576641473174344468.html
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Fashion firm shines through social media only
http://media.smh.com.au/life-and-style/essentials/fashion-firm-shines-through-social-media-only-2718223.html?from=newsbox
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It Won't Be an eBay Christmas
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44974252/ns/business-motley_fool/#.TqCHEGBfsZ0
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Jonathan Adler And eBay Launch 'Inspiration Shop' In New York
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/jonathan-adler-ebay-inspiration-shop_n_1021966.html
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Survey reveals good news and bad for retailers
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Survey-reveals-good-news-and-bad-for-retailers-2838.aspx
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Mum sues over son's bank scam
http://www.theage.com.au/national/mum-sues-over-sons-bank-scam-20111022-1mdsv.html
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Facebook’s Integration into eBay Insufficient to Make E-Commerce via Social Media Mainstream?
http://www.dailydealmedia.com/664facebooks-integration-into-ebay-insufficient-to-make-e-commerce-via-social-media-mainstream/
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8 Minutes with… Neal Sample, New VP of Architecture for eBay
http://ebayinkblog.com/2010/10/21/video-8-minutes-with-neal-sample-new-vp-of-architecture-for-ebay-ebaynews/
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Ebay finally gaining traction in China
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_19177171?nclick_check=1
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eBay Collector Turns to Amazon to Power Online Toy Store
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m10/abu0297/s04
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Is eBay Giving Away the Store to Big Brands?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1319407868.html
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Will Niche Online Players Disrupt the Retail Playing Field?
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/deloitte-online-retail-report/
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Aussie Mums Flocking Online
http://www.powerretail.com.au/pureplay/aussie-mums-flocking-online/
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Aussie Mums Flocking Online
http://www.powerretail.com.au/pureplay/aussie-mums-flocking-online/
Ya had me pissing myself tags !
""Aussie Mums Flocking Online""
I had to look twice I thought it was Tello posting ! LOL "Flocking" is Tello's war cry !... LOLOLOLOL
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Parcel Lockers
http://auspost.com.au/personal/parcel-lockers.html
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Bricks and mortar retailers told to get online quickly
http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/50587-bricks-and-mortar-retailers-told-to-get-online-quickly
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Garden centre boss finds stolen products on eBay
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8846226/Garden-centre-boss-finds-stolen-products-on-eBay.html
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Three Quarters of Smartphone Users Look In-Store but Buy Online
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/look-instore-buy-online/
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Commonwealth Bank kick starts end of the credit card with new payment app
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/commonwealth-bank-kick-starts-end-of-the-credit-card/story-e6frfmd9-1226176210728
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Luxury makeup loses its lustre
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/beauty/blogs/beauty-beat/luxury-makeup-loses-its-lustre-20111024-1mg94.html
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eBay Top Rated Seller Protection now live
http://tamebay.com/2011/10/ebay-top-rated-seller-protection-now-live.html
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John Lewis Backs the Race Online and Moves to Cross-Channel
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/john-lewis-cross-channel/
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Catch of the Day doubles revenue
http://insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Catch-of-the-Day-doubles-revenue-2895.aspx
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Could eBay Deliver Better Customer Service? Survey Says,...
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1319600616.html
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eBay to Highlight TRS Listings with Free and Fast Shipping
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1319745449.html
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PayPal dramatizes how it plans to get into stores
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/10/27/paypal-dramatizes-how-it-plans-get-stores
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Man's warning to eBay shoppers
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2102320_mans_warning_to_ebay_shoppers_
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Going digitally native
http://www.smh.com.au/business/going-digitally-native-20111027-1mm3c.html
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Online fashion obsession
http://ten.com.au/630pm-with-george-negus.htm?movideo_p=44087&movideo_m=135973
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Are Online Shoppers More Loyal?
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/online-shoppers-more-loyal/
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Online Stores Are Different!
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/online-stores-are-different/
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Australian retail mark-ups drop as markets broaden with internet shopping
http://www.news.com.au/business/aussie-mark-up-drops-as-markets-broaden/story-e6frfm1i-1226180069993
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eBay Adds New Shipping Badge to Seller Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m10/i28/s02
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eBay Launches Wish Lists that Can Be Shared on Facebook
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m10/i28/s01
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eBay competitor opts to treat sellers with dignity
http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/personal-finance/the-view-from-here-ebay-competitor-opts-to-treat-sellers-with-dignity
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eBay sellers should make their views known
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=148410
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PayPal leaves a hole in the net
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/oct/28/paypal-credit-card-internet-protection?newsfeed=true
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Booksellers may get cheap postage
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/booksellers-may-get-cheap-postage-20110528-1f9u4.html
''We are happy to explore any commercial arrangements to boost online commerce for domestic retailers,'' said Australia Post spokeswoman Melanie Ward.
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Shock result in retail spending study
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Shock-result-in-retail-spending-study--2945.aspx
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What If Your Online Checkout Was In-store
http://www.powerretail.com.au/powerretail-tv/google-online-checkout-video/
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Can Your October Sales Indicate Holiday Sales Trends?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1320063761.html
yikes !!! .... my October figures have been shocking
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eBay Tells Congress Volume-Based Rates Challenge Small Retailers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/10/1320118152.html
i.e. .... pot calling the kettle black
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Pay by PayPal via your telly
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/pay-by-paypal-via-your-telly.html
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Christmas spending set to grow online – but not on the high street
http://www.internetretailing.net/2011/10/christmas-spending-set-to-grow-online-but-not-on-the-high-street/
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eBay UK Predicts December 4th as Busiest Online Shopping Day
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i01/s03
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12 Days
http://youtu.be/BWzp7Hpxi58
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eBay Urges Sellers to Sign Petition for Postal Reform Without Rate Hikes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m11/i01/s02
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Free Shipping An Xmas Ace in the Hole for Online Retailers
http://www.powerretail.com.au/insights/free-shipping-xmas-online-retailers/
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The advantage large sellers get in search
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/the-advantage-large-sellers-get-in-search.html
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Online Retail Spurs Consumer Support for ‘Try-On’ Fees
http://www.powerretail.com.au/insights/online-retail-spurs-consumer-support-for-try-on-fees/
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eBay Hacker Vladuz Gets Suspended Sentence
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1320261605.html
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Sellers out thousands after eBay sale
http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-sellers-out-thousands-after-internet-deal-with-mexico-20111102,0,1889679.story
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EBay's 'Buy It New' Rebranding Angers Devoted Used Goods Sellers
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/11/02/ebays-buy-it-new-rebranding-angers-devoted-used-goods-sellers/
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eBay preparing for 'super Sunday'
http://www.hostway.co.uk/news/ecommerce/ecommerce--ebay-preparing-for-super-sunday-800784244.html
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David Jones Price Matches for Online to Drive Traffic In-Store
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/david-jones-price-matches-for-online-to-drive-traffic-in-store/
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Zeroes to heroes - Australia's coupon sites clean up their act
http://www.news.com.au/business/zeroes-to-heroes-australias-coupon-sites-clean-up-their-act/story-e6frfm1i-1226184625512
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Smartphones blur the line between stores and e-commerce, eBay CEO says
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/11/03/smartphones-blur-line-between-stores-and-e-commerce
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Cops Break Up Target Theft Ring
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/cops-break-up-target-theft-ring-110311
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Fraud Internet Sales Earn Conman Thousands.
http://www.ayrshirepost.net/ayrshire-news/local-news-ayrshire/ayr-news/2011/11/04/fraud-internet-sales-earn-conman-thousands-102545-29702238/
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eBay embraces the iPad
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/11/03/ebay-embraces-ipad
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How to use eBay catalogue to your advantage
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/how-to-bend-the-rules-with-ebay-catalogue.html
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Fixed price listings from Australia now visible on eBay UK
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/fixed-price-listings-from-australia-now-visible-on-ebay-uk.html
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Tap, Swipe, Enter - PayPal Wallet Makes Shopping Smart
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i04/s02
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eBay Loses Loyal Seller Thanks to Overzealous Fraud Detection
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1320417962.html
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eBay’s top sellers confident of Xmas sales surge
http://www.startupsmart.com.au/finance/ebays-top-sellers-confident-of-xmas-sales-surge/201111044441.html
who are these "top sellers"? .... my current week is the slowest in living memory - I feel Xmas will be a dud and a very cheap dud at that
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Seller Says New eBay Shopping Cart Swallowed Sales
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1320495102.html
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Former sailor sentenced in military theft case
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/04/4031654/former-sailor-sentenced-in-military.html
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The Pros and Cons of eBay's New Shopping Cart
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1320544937.html
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The Pros and Cons of eBay's New Shopping Cart
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1320544937.html
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Our Promise
http://a.yfrog.com/img857/7702/ya2s.jpg
new eBay print media ad
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eBay ad spoofs the price-matching promises of David Jones
http://mumbrella.com.au/ebay-ad-spoofs-the-price-matching-promises-of-david-jones-63852
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Best ways to make quick Christmas cash on eBay
http://www.news.com.au/money/the-great-sell-off-for-festive-cash/story-e6frfmci-1226187566349
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Stores clutch at less as they get trampled in online rush
http://www.news.com.au/business/stores-clutch-at-less-as-they-get-trampled-in-online-rush/story-e6frfm1i-1226188227561
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Online Holiday Shopping Trends Dominates the News
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i07/s06
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eBay Disappoints Bidders Thanks to Auction Glitch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i07/s01
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Now it's illegal to write down prices in a Tesco supermarket
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2011/sep/16/tesco-shopping-supermarket-prices-check-writing
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Pricing Problem Lands eBay Seller in Hot Water
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1320636180.html
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eBay Not Giving Boost in Search Results for Free, Fast Shipping?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1320696909.html
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Department store sales in freefall
http://www.smh.com.au/business/department-store-sales-in-freefall-20111108-1n5ju.html
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PayPal Australia chief Frerk-Malte Feller resigns
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/it-jobs/paypal-australia-chief-frerk-malte-feller-resigns/story-fn9ytfio-1226189095572
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Nation racked by Christmas shopping nerves
http://www.news.com.au/money/cost-of-living/woe-ho-ho-nation-racked-by-christmas-shopping-nerves/story-fnagkbpv-1226190079604
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Daily deals yet to prove their worth
http://www.smh.com.au/business/daily-deals-yet-to-prove-their-worth-20111109-1n6f8.html
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Survey Shows Marketplace Sellers Are Not Optimistic about Holiday Sales
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i09/s01
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Building Your Store on Facebook -- The Easy Way
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomtaulli/2011/11/09/building-your-store-on-facebook-the-easy-way/
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EBay Puts at Record as Confidence Falls Before Holidays
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-09/ebay-puts-at-record-as-confidence-falls-before-holidays-options.html
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How eBay are blacklisting good seller’s auctions
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/how-ebay-are-blacklisting-good-sellers-auctions.html
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Pieces from the Versace for H&M Line Have Already Popped Up on eBay[/b
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/11/versace-for-hm-already-popping-up-on-ebay.html
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Mobile a Christmas Miracle for Aussie Shoppers
http://www.powerretail.com.au/insights/google-australia-mobile-xmas-miracle/
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No eBay UK TV ads in 2011
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/no-ebay-uk-tv-ads-in-2011.html
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New Developments in PayPal Class Action Lawsuit over Payment Holds
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i11/s01
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Postman guilty of hoarding 30k undelivered letters and parcels
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/postman-guilty-of-hoarding-30k-undelivered-letters-and-parcels.html
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Buy it now, for real: eBay to refer sales to nearby stores
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57322770-52/buy-it-now-for-real-ebay-to-refer-sales-to-nearby-stores/
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eBay claims unreliable mobile networks cost UK economy £1.29bn
http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=469176
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How eBay are hiding fixed price items in search
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/how-ebay-are-hiding-fixed-price-items-in-search.html
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Internet auctions can be hotbed for scammers
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/internet-auctions-can-be-hotbed-for-scammers-1283538.html
well I never ..........
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eBay Expands Test of Mandated Escrow Payments
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1321199743.html
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How Google, eBay, And PayPal Are Gearing Up For A Very Mobile Holiday Shopping Season
http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/13/how-google-ebay-and-paypal-are-gearing-up-for-a-very-mobile-holiday-shopping-season/
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The dangers of using Paypal
http://www.lovemoney.com/news/make-your-money-go-further/shopping/13325/the-dangers-of-using-paypal
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EBay auction blunder raises questions
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/11/12/20111112ebay-car-auction-mistake-questions.html
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Shoppers turn Scrooge as cost-of-living pressures bite into retail spending
http://www.news.com.au/business/shoppers-turn-scrooge-as-cost-of-living-pressures-bite-into-retail-spending/story-e6frfm1i-1226195116787
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eBay launches Mobile Manifesto
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/ebay-launches-mobile-manifesto.html
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PayPal Seller Protection - What Does It Mean?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1321227769.html
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EBay Lets You Virtually Window Shop
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Ebay-Lets-You-Virtually-Window-Shop-133820243.html
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Savile Row Co launches
http://www.ragtrader.com.au/news/savile-row-co-launches
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Ecommerce Bits TV Episode 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ7HWnvsyik
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Shoppers enticed into local web of buys
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/shoppers-enticed-into-local-web-of-buys-20111115-1nh5p.html
More than 90 per cent used either credit cards or direct money transfer services to pay for their purchases
didn't I recall paypal saying they were the most popular method of payment in Australia .. if not the Universe
oh that's right they dropped that line after they got 'reviewed' by the Reserve Bank
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Can eBay Search Handle Influx of Listings?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1321381630.html
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eBay: Aussie Shoppers Save $2.9 Billion by Leveraging M-Commerce
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/ebay-mcommerce-shoppers-save-billions/
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More Australians choosing to shop online
http://www.news.com.au/money/cost-of-living/more-australians-choosing-to-shop-online-study-finds/story-fnagkbpv-1226196346229
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Free eBay auction listings: The day before yesterday, 50; yesterday, 1,000; today, 5,000; tomorrow, 1,000,000?
This surely can't be to attract all those low-class, smelly, "flea market" people? More likely it’s the sweet smell of death emanating from the utter desperation of the headless turkeys that are running around in circles in the eBay executive suite ... or maybe its just a raccoon that has crawled under the eBafia building and died ...
And, when devout eBay cheerleaders the likes of Chris Dawson or Sue Bailey start criticizing eBay you know there really is an extremely serious problem afoot.
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/how-ebay-are-hiding-fixed-price-items-in-search.html
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/how-ebay-are-blacklisting-good-sellers-auctions.html
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Good news on search visibility – Fixes are happening
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/good-news-on-search-visibility-fixes-are-happening.html
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Visa to launch PayPal rival V.me
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/visa-to-launch-paypal-rival-v-me.html
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Making money on eBay for Dummies, Australian Edition
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/making-money-on-ebay-for-dummies-australian-edition.html
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eBay PowerSeller MovieMarz Re-launches Site to Engage Shoppers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m11/i16/s03
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It’s just been pointed out to me that Tamebay’s Sue Bailey committed suicide a couple of months ago. Please excuse my ignorance of Sue Bailey’s demise. As my IP address is barred from accessing the tamebay site I had no idea.
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Even in the position of being eBay Radio's "European Correspondent" (seriously!) Dawson seems not to be getting any priority in eBay search, which could suggest that the state of eBay search is not by any deliberate design, but it has simply been irretrievably broken by a team of greedy, arrogant, ignorant, incompetent, manipulative, narcissistic, sociopathic, criminal facilitators …
eBay offers free auction listings: The day before yesterday, 50; yesterday, 1,000; today, 5,000; tomorrow, 1,000,000?
eBay is obviously getting desperate. Indications are that sales may have tanked, literally, “across the board”, and the major part of their income comes from FVFs and PreyPal, not from listing fees. Therefore, eBay is not after listings, they are desperately after sales on which they take ~9% (plus PreyPal ~3%). The chief headless turkey’s Bain & Co apprenticeship taught him the simple premise that you can’t make sales if you don’t have the listings to sell, and so “let there be listings” …
I suggest free listings for all across the board will be their next move, which won’t fix the problem because, regretfully, it literally is “too little, too late”: it will be no mean feat for anyone to raise such a large, old, rusted, sunken vessel from the bottom of the ocean. Regardless, it has been clear to many all along that this imbecile Donahoe has always been out of his depth. What a shame it is that the eBay BoD has never had the sense to recognise same.
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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I for one have been trying to excuse your ignorance for years
The content of that post above is low even for your standards
Looks like you are trying to get your ip address banned from other sites too
You are a disgrace !
Now felafel off !
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And what's wrong with dim sims ? ~ I happen to like dim sims !......Oh ! sorry wrong thread, who moved the food thread !!
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Overseas Purchases on the Rise
http://www.powerretail.com.au/pureplay/overseas-purchases-on-the-rise/
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PayPal Reveals Australians Revel in Retail Therapy at Work
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/paypal-australians-shop-online-at-work/
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User Finds Flaw in eBay Search Engine
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1321503637.html
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“Visa launches PayPal competitor V.me with developer community to back it up”
http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/16/visa-launches-paypal-competitor-with-developer-community-to-back-it-up/
Goodnight clunky PreyPal, your days, outside of whatever will ultimately be left of the Donahoe-devastated eBay Marketplace, are numbered …
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking.
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Phiilip, constructive criticism is a healthy part of a society - but please take care you don't post non-constructive and repetitive criticism here. It doesn't help any of us.
Thank you.
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Hi, Countessa,
So, personal criticisms are public now. And you think that comments such as that made by the resident imbecile, smee, are appropriate. My God, surely you aren’t allowing this fool to moderate the forum comments?
Could I suggest that you again read my comment about Sue Bailey; there was nothing offensive about it, except possibly to a cretin such as smee who clearly has difficulty understanding English sentences containing more that two or three words.
The fact is Bailey committed suicide; the fact is she and Chris Dawson were/are blatant eBay cheerleaders; indeed, my second post, that you edited, was an apology because I was not aware, at the time of my earlier post, that she had killed herself; now, why would an eBay seller do that? You find that question offensive? Frankly, if you prefer the idiot smee's interpretation of what I said, so be it. ...
Enron / eBay / PayPal / Donahoe: Dead Men Walking (not long to go now).
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Cohen what part of felafel off didnt you understand ....
I shall be more precise this time ...felafel off and dont come back , you degrade the site and every site you post on
you
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eBay is opening a store in London for 5 days only
http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/11/17/ebay-to-launch-temporary-bricks-and-mortar-store-in-london-for-christmas/
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Cambridge United footballer in court over role in eBay scam
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/United-footballer-is-spared-jail-over-role-in-eBay-scam-17112011.htm
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Philip ... why on earth don't you start your own thread ? it would seem the only way to avoid future conflicts, you can post what ever you desire there and not interfere with anyone's topic... ( I may have suggested this in the past )
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'Signs of recovery' in retail sector
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Signs-of-recovery-in-retail-sector-3229.aspx
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High streets the perfect online showroom
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/High-streets-the-perfect-online-showroom-3243.aspx
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Scam callers asking for payment to deliver parcels
http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/892511
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Sales up but Aussie online commerce still e-volving
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-17/online-shopping-threatens-traditional-model/3677278
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eBay Launches Give-a-Toy Store
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2eaxtb/www.theinsidesource.com/article/home-and-garden/ebay-launches-give-a-toy-store
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eBay Glitch Affects Buyer's Ability to See Images
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m11/i18/s01
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... indeed, my second post, that you edited, was an apology because I was not aware, at the time of my earlier post, that she had killed herself
I happened upon your original post, Philip, before it was 'edited' and feel your comment (quoted above) makes a rather improper inference.
For the record, the two short statements removed were (1) a question about Sue Bailey which I felt was in extremely poor taste and (2) a libellous comment about Chris Dawson.
Your apology is untouched, still clearly evident and is, in fact, made to appear more sincere with the removal of this material.
In protecting this site, the moderation on that post has done you a favour, Philip - and you are doing yourself no favours by heading down such paths.
IMHO.
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'Tis a season for jolly retailing (perhaps)
http://www.smh.com.au/business/tis-a-season-for-jolly-retailing-perhaps-20111119-1noft.html
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eBay Seller Who Was Double-Billed Finds Persistence Pays Off
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1321701307.html
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Sluggish Patterns in Australian SME E-Commerce Growth
http://www.dailydealmedia.com/sluggish-patterns-in-australian-sme-e-commerce-growth567/
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Hilarious eBay Purchases
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cary-mcneal/hilarious-ebay-items_b_1101907.html#s483850&title=Haunted_Doll_That
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Meet the Company – P4D | Parcels for Delivery
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/meet-the-company-p4d-parcels-for-delivery.html
be afraid Australia Post ... be very afraid
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Putler, Your PayPal Butler: Making Sense of Your Ecommerce Data
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y211/m11/abu0299/s02
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Melburnians the biggest users of the eBay app
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/melburnians-the-biggest-users-of-the-ebay-app/story-fn7x8me2-1226200589545
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Thirty Percent of Retailers to Offer Free Shipping on Cyber Monday
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i21/s05
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eBay Holds Twitter Party to Attract Holiday Shoppers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i21/s04
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eBay have a hunch they know what you want
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/ebay-have-a-hunch-they-know-what-you-want.html
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eBay Seller Says Google May Be Contributing to Sales Lull
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1321936983.html
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OurPAD – new online delivery receptacle for Australian homes
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/ourpad-online-delivery-mailboxes/
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Want to stand out on eBay
http://uk.alibaba.com/knowledge-centre/international-trade-guide-ebay-and-amazon-stand-out.html
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eBay Launches Contextual Mobile-Shopping for TV Viewers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m11/i22/s01
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Increasing your online presents
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/increasing-your-online-presents/story-fn6ci13q-1226202636429
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Online Retailers Amazon, eBay Get a Jump on "Cyber Monday"
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/online-retailers-black-Friday-eBay-holiday/11/22/2011/id/38034
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eBay Glitch Unleashes Emails from Old Claims
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1322002440.html
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hAPPy sweets
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6nJxwC/www.theinsidesource.com/article/fashion/ebay-black-friday-2011
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Robber lured victim on ebay
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2011/11/23/robber-lured-victim-on-ebay/
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Dodge the dodgy websites
http://www.smh.com.au/money/saving/dodge-the-dodgy-websites-20111124-1nvqi.html
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20% off fees for free expedited shipping on eBay.com
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/20-off-fees-for-free-expedited-shipping-on-ebay-com.html
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David Jones sales slump 11 per cent
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/David-Jones-sales-slump-11-per-cent--3321.aspx
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Online charity boutique launched
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Online-charity-boutique-launched-3326.aspx
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2016 – The year you ditch your wallet
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/2016-the-year-you-ditch-your-wallet.html
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Google Reveals Crucial Christmas Dates for Online Retailers
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/google-christmas-online-retail-searches/
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Retail hopes fading for Christmas bonanza
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail-hopes-fading-for-christmas-bonanza-20111124-1nwzc.html
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Woolies chief says retail conditions worst he has seen
http://www.news.com.au/business/woolies-chief-says-retail-conditions-worst-he-has-seen/story-e6frfm1i-1226205504870
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Free Shipping Loophole in eBay 5-Star DSR Policy
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1322108853.html
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Sellers Receive Checks as Part of $30 Million eBay Settlement
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i24/s01
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How Will Online Sellers Cope with Increased Costs of Shipping?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1322147699.html
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Coming soon: New design and functionality for the Australian Community
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201111.shtml#2011-11-22145214
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Newspaper launches online luxury store
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Newspaper-launches-online-luxury-store-3337.aspx
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AMP launches eMall
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/AMP-launches-eMall-3333.aspx
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ARA modelling predicts tough Christmas
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/ARA-modelling-predicts-tough-Christmas-3341.aspx
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Retailers count on electronics to lure Christmas shoppers
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/retailers-count-on-electronics-to-lure-christmas-shoppers-20111125-1nz8s.html
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Police warn of online identity theft in the lead-up to Christmas
http://www.news.com.au/technology/police-warn-of-online-identity-theft-in-the-lead-up-to-christmas/story-e6frfro0-1226206655420
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Discount websites run foul of the law
http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/central/discount-websites-run-foul-of-the-law/story-fn8m0qb4-1226205174220
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Sharkey finds retail therapy eBay-style
http://www.smh.com.au/business/key-leaders/sharkey-finds-retail-therapy-ebaystyle-20111121-1nr3m.html
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Offline buyers to lift retailers' joy by defying online shopping at Christmas
http://www.couriermail.com.au/life/shoppingfashion/offline-buyers-to-lift-retailers-joy/story-e6frer4o-1226207105623
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Major Issue with eBay Cross Border Search
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1322335515.html
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eBay Dispute - The Case of the Empty Cologne Bottle
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1322338510.html
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Online sales leap 20 percent on Black Friday
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9R842QO0.htm
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Black Friday online sales growth lags last year
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/26/usa-retail-ecommerce-idUSN1E7AP08L20111126
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Australian consumers talking themselves into recession
http://www.news.com.au/business/australian-consumers-talking-themselves-into-recession/story-e6frfm1i-1226207706094
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Aussie Shoppers Can Tap Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales Online
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/aussie-shoppers-can-tap-black-fridaycyber-monday-sales-online/
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eBay More than Doubles Mobile Volume on Black Friday
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i28/s01
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eBay and Amazon Battle for Cyber Monday Bargain Shoppers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i28/s04
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The Battle For The Digital Wallet
http://blogs.forrester.com/benjamin_ensor/11-11-25-the_battle_for_the_digital_wallet
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Holiday Sales And Profits Set To Soar
http://seekingalpha.com/article/310484-ebay-holiday-sales-and-profits-set-to-soar
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eBay’s physical stores are giving it the jump on competitors this Christmas
http://memeburn.com/2011/11/ebays-physical-stores-are-giving-it-the-jump-on-competitors-this-christmas/
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US Consumers Spend $816M on Black Friday with Amazon at the Top
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/us-spends-816m-on-black-friday-amazon-at-the-top/
where did eBay come ????????
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Ebay is not an online retailer so they wouldnt be included in these stats
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Will Online Merchants Face Free-Shipping Backlash?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/11/1322536560.html
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Shopping at the eBay Christmas Boutique
http://tamebay.com/2011/11/shopping-at-the-ebay-christmas-boutique.html
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Request to eBay - How Much Black Friday Sales, Exactly?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/11/1322596522.html
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eBay and PayPal discover huge rise in mobile payments over holiday period
http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-stats-research/2011/11/29/ebay-and-paypal-discover-huge-rise-mobile-payments-over
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Stay-at-home father dodged tax on £4.7million of electrical goods he sold on eBay
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2067674/Stay-home-father-dodged-tax-4-7m-electrical-goods-sold-eBay.html
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24 hour post pickup being rolled out.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/red-letter-day-as-post-office-opens-around-the-clock/story-fn59niix-1226209615130 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/red-letter-day-as-post-office-opens-around-the-clock/story-fn59niix-1226209615130)
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eBay UK Says Brits Will Spend Less This Holiday, Irish to Spend More
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m11/i30/s02
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eBay, is it time to take responsibility for illegal seller terms?
http://tamebay.com/2011/12/ebay-is-it-time-to-take-responsibility-for-illegal-seller-terms.html
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Why 'The PayPal Mafia' Is Killing It
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-m-jackson/why-the-paypal-mafia-is-k_b_1121899.html
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Amazon and eBay brawl over Web sales tax
http://money.cnn.com/2011/11/30/technology/onlines_sales_tax/
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eBay opens pop up store in London
http://media.theage.com.au/business/businessday/ebay-opens-pop-up-store-in-london-2811954.html
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Black Friday shoppers head online
http://media.smh.com.au/technology/tech-talk/black-friday-shoppers-head-online-2802636.html
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Google close to launching marketplace says WSJ
http://tamebay.com/2011/12/google-close-to-launching-marketplace-says-wsj.html
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Yahoo shares up on report that Alibaba is preparing bid
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15996848
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Couple facing jail after selling counterfeit children's shoes on Ebay
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/9397587.Couple_facing_jail_after_selling_counterfeit_children_s_shoes_on_Ebay/
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eBay tries to engage couch potatoes
http://www.news4jax.com/news/us-world-news/eBay-tries-to-engage-couch-potatoes/-/475808/4862548/-/2bvm5z/-/
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Google could threaten Amazon and eBay with a new shipping service, an analyst says
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/12/01/google-could-threaten-amazon-and-ebay-new-shipping-service
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Why the high price tag?
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/why-the-high-price-tag-20111203-1och9.html
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Walmart, Amazon and eBay Woo Holiday Shoppers With Apps
http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2011/12/02/Walmart-eBay-Amazon-Shopping-Apps-120211.aspx
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Refining Item Specifics for eBay Best Match
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y211/m12/abu0300/s05
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Shoppers to go online in a frenzy of clicks for Christmas gift buying
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/shoppers-to-go-online-in-a-frenzy-of-clicks-for-christmas-gift-buying-20111204-1odgq.html
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High street pulls out all stops to compete
http://www.smh.com.au/business/high-street-pulls-out-all-stops-to-compete-20111204-1oded.html
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Christmas shoppers have clicked: it's a lot cheaper online
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/christmas-shoppers-have-clicked-its-a-lot-cheaper-online-20111205-1oe42.html
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Privacy: get it right or fail
http://www.zdnet.com.au/privacy-get-it-right-or-fail-339327309.htm
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Holiday Sales Up 15 Percent, Free Shipping at All Time High
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i05/s05
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What Every Seller Needs to Know about Attributes and eBay Best Match
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i05/s01
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Did you have a record sales day today?
http://tamebay.com/2011/12/did-you-have-a-record-sales-day-today.html
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Christmas cheer starts now
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Christmas-cheer-starts-now-3468.aspx
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Shoppers to spend more on Xmas
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Shoppers-to-spend-more-on-Xmas-3467.aspx
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Temple & Webster To Take On $15 Billion Home Category
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/temple-webster-homewares-site/
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PayPal Competitor Paymate Sells Australian Unit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i06/s03
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PayPal feels web's wrath after 'ruining Christmas'
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/paypal-feels-webs-wrath-after-ruining-christmas-20111207-1ohsn.html
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Regretsy Tangle with PayPal Raises Questions
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1323230218.html
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Can Seller Mention eBay's Shipping Fee Policy in Listings?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1323218961.html
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69% of Women Embrace Online Christmas Shopping
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/69-of-women-embrace-online-christmas-shopping/
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eBay: Needs To Improve Profitability
http://seekingalpha.com/article/312184-ebay-needs-to-improve-profitability
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Strong Holiday Sales Point Toward Possible eBay Renaissance
http://www.investorplace.com/2011/12/ebay-stock-strong-holiday-sales-bargain-stock/
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eBay wants the Gillard government to be cautious with data breach laws
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/ebay-wants-gillard-government-to-be-cautious-with-data-breach-laws/story-fn4htb9o-1226216579338
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Man defrauded of $27,000 in eBay scam
http://www.cleveland.com/solon/index.ssf/2011/12/man_defrauded_of_27000_in_ebay.html
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Parcel Delivery Booms as Letter Delivery Busts
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/australia-post-parcel-delivery/
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Post passes parcels as shoppers click with the web
http://www.smh.com.au/business/post-passes-parcels-as-shoppers-click-with-the-web-20111208-1olh7.html
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Why PayPal's bad reputation is bigger than Regretsy
http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/07/9280634-why-paypals-bad-reputation-is-bigger-than-regretsy
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eBay Appeals to Male Shoppers using Twitter and Facebook
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y11/m12/i08/s01
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Australia Post's first super store
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA-5kE52hnY&feature=youtu.be&a
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Productivity Commission shoots down online GST argument but pushes for changes to postal costs, trading hours and zoning laws
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/20111209-productivity-commission-shoots-down-online-gst-argument-but-pushes-for-changes-to-postal-costs-trading-hours-and-zoning-laws.html?utm_source=SmartCompany&utm_campaign=baf675ae71-Friday_2_December_2011&utm_medium=email
The Commission says the costs of processing and handling parcels is too high and involve too many manual and "clunky" systems.
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Taskforce to investigate feasibility of taxing Australian online shoppers
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online-shoppers-may-not-escape-tax/story-e6frfro0-1226218679245
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Small Online Sellers Saw Growth During Cyber Week
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/09/4111727/small-online-sellers-saw-growth.html
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Man pleads guilty to selling hundreds of fake England shirts in the run up to World Cup
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/man_pleads_guilty_to_selling_hundreds_of_fake_england_shirts_in_the_run_up_to_world_cup_1_4045250
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Solon man loses $27,000 in Ebay wire transfer scam
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/money/consumer/troubleshooter/solon-man-loses-27000-in-ebay-wire-transfer-scam
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Analyst sees robust sales growth for Amazon, eBay
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RH75DO0.htm
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Whingeing retailers not tackling the real issues
http://www.smh.com.au/business/whingeing-retailers-not-tackling-the-real-issues-20111210-1oorz.html
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eBay and PayPal discover huge rise in mobile payments over holiday period
http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-stats-research/2011/11/29/ebay-and-paypal-discover-huge-rise-mobile-payments-over
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Online sellers 'bullied on price'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/online-sellers-bullied-on-price/story-e6frg6nf-1226219427293
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Online spending stays strong in early December
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/12/11/us-usa-retail-holidayspending-idUKTRE7BA0TX20111211
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Will Merchants and Marketplaces Embrace Visa's V.me?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i12/s03
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How OZ Retailers Force eBay To Keep Prices HIGHER
http://smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Industry/D5T7D9F7
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Harvey Predicts 200,000 Retail Job Losses Looming in 2012
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/harvey-predicts-retail-job-losses/
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eBay Seller Moves on after Traffic Drops 75 Percent
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1323747185.html
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Online Retail Growth to Continue
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/online-growth-to-continue/
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Consumer mood darkens despite rate cuts
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/economics/consumer-mood-darkens-despite-rate-cuts-westpac-survey/story-e6frg926-1226221659555
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Could Offering Free Shipping on eBay Hurt Your Google SEO?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1323833297.html
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eBay Gives Free WiFi to Delta Airline Passengers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i14/s04
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eBay Launches Guaranteed Arrival Holiday Delivery Program
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i14/s01
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Retailers fight back on the web
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/retailers-fight-back-on-the-web/story-e6frgakx-1226222352559
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Free Shipping Has Not Killed Green Monday. Yet
http://www.marketingvox.com/free-shipping-has-not-killed-green-monday-yet-050243/
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behind the scenes at ebay uks first pop up shop
http://thenextweb.com/uk/2011/12/14/behind-the-scenes-at-ebay-uks-first-pop-up-shop/
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eBay merchant exposes hundreds of Aussies
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/ebay-merchant-exposes-hundreds-of-aussies-20111215-1owf2.html
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Shipping demand spikes as online shopping booms
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Shipping-demand-spikes-amid-online-shopping-boom-pd20111215-PJRF6?OpenDocument&src=hp17
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Ebay scam warning
http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/story/2011/12/15/ebay-scam-warning/
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Could States Provide Relief from PayPal Holds?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1324008722.html
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Online sales deliver bonanza
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/12/17/285281_tasmania-news.html
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Stores See Huge Returns
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/45690541#45690541
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eBay Favors Big-Box Retailers in Holiday Promotions
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1324079992.html
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Myer shrinks from challenges to retail sales
http://www.smh.com.au/business/myer-shrinks-from-challenges-to-retail-sales-20111218-1p0vg.html
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Australia Post truck goes up in flames
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2011/12/18/374975_tweed-byron-news.html
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Dogs saved as PayPal agrees to unlock cash
http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/dogs-saved-as-paypal-agrees-to-unlock-cash-6278194.html
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eBay’s most boring Christmas deals ever
http://tamebay.com/2011/12/ebays-most-boring-christmas-deals-ever.html
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ACCC reminds Xmas shoppers of rights
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/breaking-news/accc-reminds-xmas-shoppers-of-rights/story-e6frg90f-1226225508370
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Australia Post mail truck fire ......... update
http://auspost.com.au/about-us/australia-post-mail-truck-fire.html?cmpid=sm-tw-truck-fire-incident-MR
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Big W customers furious over delivery delays
http://www.news.com.au/business/big-w-target-incur-shoppers-wrath-as-deliveries-fail-to-arrive/story-e6frfm1i-1226225623539
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No end for the retail gloom in store
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/no-end-for-the-retail-gloom-in-store/story-e6freuzi-1226226250926
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Heaviest Week of Online Shopping Behind Us
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i19/s03
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How Pay-Pal Squeezes Merchants with Unfair and Likely Illegal Business Practices
http://www.alternet.org/investigations/153474/how_pay-pal_squeezes_merchants_with_unfair_and_likely_illegal_business_practices/
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eBay in talks with retailers
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/ebay-in-talks-with-retailers/story-fnay3vxj-1226225629592
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Unhappy Christmas: $1120 for an empty box through eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/unhappy-christmas-1120-for-an-empty-box-through-ebay-20111220-1p2zg.html
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Deep discounts aim to pry open wallets
http://www.smh.com.au/business/deep-discounts-aim-to-pry-open-wallets-20111220-1p41g.html
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Big W major fault
http://video.couriermail.com.au/2178709167/Big-W-major-fault?area=endslate2
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Retailers predict dire Christmas profits
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-20/retailers-predict-dire-christmas-profits/3740280
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Jail for £86,000 eBay sport fraud
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-16260902
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eBay First Refuses then Removes Deadbeat Neg
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1324431692.html
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eBay As Predicted In 1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y0pPfyYtiBc
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eBay Sets up Buyers for Delivery Disappointment
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1324483045.html
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3 men arrested in connection with eBay theft ring
http://www.gazette.com/articles/fountain-130531-items-theft.html
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Window shop the world - online
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Window-shop-the-world-online-3662.aspx
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Don't throw your wallet away yet.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/22/uk-mobilepayments-idUSLNE7BL01O20111222
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Five predictions for the communications world in 2012
http://mg.co.za/article/2011-12-22-five-predictions-for-the-communications-world-in-2012
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Australia Post struggles to cope with surge in parcels
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/australia-post-struggles-to-cope-with-surge-in-parcels/2402245.aspx
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eBay sales lead to theft arrests
http://www.themorningsun.com/articles/2011/12/22/news/doc4ef2571d59b4f200693121.txt
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Turn hideous Christmas presents into fast cash by opening a seller’s account on eBay
http://www.nydailynews.com/2.1353/turn-hideous-christmas-presents-fast-cash-opening-a-seller-account-ebay-article-1.995395?localLinksEnabled=false
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eBay Makes Best Match Algorithm Change Permanent
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i23/s01
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Queensland retailers to do it tough in Boxing Day sales
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/queensland-retailers-to-do-it-tough/story-fn7kjcme-1226230092104
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it's boxing day so it must be time for ....
Unwanted presents provide a net gain online
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/unwanted-presents-provide-a-net-gain-online-20111225-1p9ju.html
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eBay Oblivious to Impact of Unrealistic Delivery Estimates
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2011/12/1324846954.html
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Boxing Day shoppers swamp stores but still cautious
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/shoppers-swamp-the-stores-for-sales/story-fn7kjcme-1226230864674
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Sales shoppers shrug off pre-Christmas caution
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-26/sales-shoppers-shrug-off-pre-christmas-caution/3747106
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Clicks vs bricks: how traditional retailers have battled online stores for your shopping dollar
http://www.smh.com.au/business/clicks-vs-bricks-how-traditional-retailers-have-battled-online-stores-for-your-shopping-dollar-20111226-1pa3t.html
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Incredible Things That Happen Every 60 Seconds On The Internet
http://www.businessinsider.com/incredible-things-that-happen-every-60-seconds-on-the-internet-2011-12
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Man who sold 'life' on eBay to have story turned into film
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/27/man-who-sold-life-on-ebay-to-have-story-turned-into-film-115875-23662361/
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Australian retailers finally click to online market
http://www.news.com.au/business/australian-retailers-finally-click-to-online-market/story-e6frfm1i-1226232258495
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Amazon Leads in Retail Satisfaction, eBay Is Average, Overstock Drops
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y11/m12/i28/s02
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Shopping under the influence
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-2070738/Half-shop-online-drinking-according-research.html
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Online Merchants Home in on Imbibing Consumers
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/business/online-retailers-home-in-on-a-new-demographic-the-drunken-consumer.html
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End eBay Auctions Between 6:30 pm and 10:30 pm to Maximize Views
http://lifehacker.com/5871812/end-ebay-auctions-between-630-pm-and-1030-to-get-more-viewers
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eBay Chides Buyer for Leaving Sellers Low Shipping DSRs
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2011/12/1325195662.html
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Retailers flout refund law
http://www.smh.com.au/national/retailers-flout-refund-law-20111231-1pglg.html
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Short shop hours boosting online sales
http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=702165&vId=
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Seller Complains to FTC over eBay Fees
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1325419916.html
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Happy new year Tags ! may you sell bags full in 2012 and THX for keeping the peeps here updated with your posts
you are an asset to ozrt and the lurkers that come here just for your reports !...
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Online sales a concern for retailers
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/online-sales-a-concern-for-retailers/story-e6frezc0-1226235595852
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Memorabilia and China Remain Most Popular Collectibles in 2011
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i03/s02
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A Vogue Editor's Guide To eBay
http://www.ology.com/fashion-and-beauty/vogue-editors-guide-ebay-ology-editors-commentary/01032012
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From the Mailbag
http://www.regretsy.com/2012/01/03/from-the-mailbag-27/
I sold an old French violin to a buyer in Canada, and the buyer disputed the label
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PayPal makes eBay customer destroy $2,500 violin, seller left empty handed
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57352136-501465/paypal-makes-ebay-customer-destroy-$2500-violin-seller-left-empty-handed/
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eBay Seller Stuck with Negative Feedback, Nowhere to Turn
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1325725099.html
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Brick and Mortar Retailers Experience Holiday Sales Decline
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i05/s04
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Seller Challenges eBay Auction Process
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/05/42774.htm
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USPS Testing Gopost Shipping Kiosks
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i06/s02
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Surge in online shopping hits Christmas deliveries
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/technology/surge-in-online-shopping-hits-deliveries/story-e6freaal-1226238667492
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eBay Sellers Who Ship Internationally Take Hit on Fees
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1325903283.html
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Sydney's suburban shopping strips are on their knees as retailers close their doors in the downturn
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydneys-suburban-shopping-strips-are-on-their-knees-as-retailers-close-their-doors-in-the-downturn/story-e6freuy9-1226238995293
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Why eBay’s Daily Deals team needs replacing
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/why-ebays-daily-deals-team-needs-replacing.html
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Paypal ‘not able’ to comply with new EU Law
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/paypal-not-able-to-comply-with-new-eu-law.html
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PayPal Launches Pilot With Home Depot to Offer In-Store Payment Service
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513604577145140658342670.html
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Judge Advances EBay Antitrust Class Action
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/06/42837.htm
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Target aim is online
http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/target-aim-is-online/story-e6frg2qc-1226238879329
I recently bought some things from Target online ... pretty impressed
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Layby makes a retail return
http://www.smh.com.au/business/layby-makes-a-retail-return-20120108-1pq5y.html
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Sears culls network
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/-Sears-culls-network-3720.aspx
as Sting once sang .... "hey, mighty brontosaurus don't you a message for us"
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Judge Gives eBay Sellers Chance to Amend PayPal Antitrust Complaint
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i09/s02
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Does eBay Violate Antitrust Laws by Forcing Sellers to Use PayPal
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1326118264.html
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Shoppers snub department stores
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Shoppers-snub-department-stores-3747.aspx
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Christmas online rush a 'learning process': Australia Post
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/christmas-online-rush-a-learning-process-australia-post-20120110-1psee.html
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Online Selling Trends Part 1 - Challenges Facing Online Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i09/s00
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Forrester Research Unveils 2012 Online Retail Predictions
http://www.powerretail.com.au/pureplay/forrester-2012-online-retail-trends/
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Lawsuit Raises Questions about eBay's Role in Auction Process
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/1/1326290815.html
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Former deputy accused of selling evidence on eBay
http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=706245#.Tw3ttJg-SLQ
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Consumers Leave Sites When Forced to Register
http://www.powerretail.com.au/pureplay/consumers-leave-sites-rather-than-register/
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Shoppers Bought $5 Billion in Goods on eBay via Mobile Devices
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i12/s02
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From eBay to $2.6m in three meteoric years
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/entrepreneur/from-ebay-to-26m-in-three-meteoric-years-20120112-1pwpk.html
... if only he had listened to Philip Cohen
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SingPost and USPS launch Singapore eBay delivery service
http://postandparcel.info/44897/news/companies/singpost-and-usps-launch-singapore-ebay-delivery-service/
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Ebay sale gone bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UtU3YOSkrw&feature=related
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Why the store must do more
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/why-the-store-must-do-more-20120111-1pu9i.html
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EU Aims to Double Online Trade by 2015
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/eu-to-double-online-by-2015/
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Challenges and Opportunities Ahead for Online Sellers
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1326427420.html
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When is an eBay Top Rated Seller not a Top Rated Seller?
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/when-is-an-ebay-top-rated-seller-not-a-top-rated-seller.html
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eBay Changes Header Design to De-emphasize Community
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1326461533.html
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Stamp out illegal posties
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/stamp-out-illegal-posties-union-20120113-1pylz.html
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eBay Extends Completed Item Research Data to 60 Days
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1326517071.html
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Retail to e-tail: a web of opportunity
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/startup/retail-to-etail-a-web-of-opportunity-20120116-1q237.html
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eBay Raises Cost of Domestic Goods, Lowers Costs of Asian Imports
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1326810920.html
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eBay has yet to sell its turnaround to investors
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/01/17/ebay-has-yet-to-sell-its-turnaround-to-investors/
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Could eBay Actually Build Goodwill with New Paid Listings Ads?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1326841209.html
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Consumers Opt for Aussie Sites as “.au” Registration Soars
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/au-registration-soars/
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eBay Marketplaces GMV up 10 Percent, New Products in Pipeline
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i19/s01
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More Brits desert high streets to spend £50bn online
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/19/death_of_the_high_street/
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eBay start to test new postage label printing
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/ebay-start-to-test-new-postage-label-printing.html
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eBay's New Coins Policy Buys Troubled Discussion
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1327028748.html
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eBay Warns Sellers to Prepare for USPS Postage Rate Changes
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i20/s01
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PayPal Will Expand In-Store Payments
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-20/paypal-will-expand-in-store-payments-to-2-000-locations-by-march.html
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PayPal Forecasts Australian Surge in UK Sales
http://www.powerretail.com.au/insights/paypal-forecasts-australian-surge-in-uk-sales/
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eBay Introduces Lifetime Transaction Totals
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1327159310.html
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Lifetime sales and seller protection on eBay.com dashboard
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/lifetime-sales-and-seller-protection-on-ebay-com-dashboard.html
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Online Commerce Trend: More Spending, Smaller Purchases
http://allthingsd.com/20120120/online-commerce-trend-more-spending-smaller-purchases/?mod=googlenews
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Aussie dollar lures US retailers onto eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/business/aussie-dollar-lures-us-retailers-onto-ebay-20120122-1qc8s.html
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Lowest prices? The internet will judge that
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/shops-are-meeting-their-match/story-e6frfmd9-1226250952684
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eBay Plans for New Lifetime Transactions Report
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i24/s02
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Would You Give eBay Access to Your Email Inbox?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i24/s01
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eBay CEO John Donahoe: 2012 will be an “inflection point in retail, shopping, and paying”
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/24/john-donahoe-dld/
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Would You Give eBay Access to Your Email Inbox?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i24/s01
They must be joking!!!!
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Target Seeks a Better Deal, Taking Aim at Online Retail
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/target-seeks-better-deal/
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eBay Offers Sellers Advice on Social Media Selling
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i25/s01
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Class Action Claims EBay Ad Program Flopped
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/25/43314.htm
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PayPal Email Change Causes Major Headaches for Merchants
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/1/1327546625.html
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Would You Give eBay Access to Your Email Inbox?
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i24/s01
They must be joking!!!!
I'm incredulous that they would even suggest such a security NO NO, anyone who opted for this sort of Ebay intrusion has rocks in their head, could you imagine if there was a notorious Ebay 'glitch' LOL
Oh and Happy New Year BNWT and again thank you for the interesting articles as always.
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Macy’s In Australia: No, John, It’s Not All Thanks To eBay
http://storefrontbacktalk.com/e-commerce/macys-in-australia-no-john-its-not-all-thanks-to-ebay/
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eBay employees to sell on eBay for 1st time
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/ebay-employees-to-sell-on-ebay-for-1st-time.html
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Online Retailers Suffer at the Hands of Suppliers
http://www.powerretail.com.au/pureplay/online-retailers-suffer-suppliers/
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eBay CEO Makes Faux Pas when Taking Credit for Macy's Expansion
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m01/i27/s03
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How safe is PayPal?
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/how-safe-is-paypal.html
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How secure is PayPal for sellers?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jan/27/is-paypal-safe-protection?newsfeed=true
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Feedback DSRs replaced with drop down options
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/feedback-dsrs-replaced-with-drop-down-options.html
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Shoppers to spend more next month
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/shoppers-to-spend-more-next-month/story-e6frezc0-1226257811945
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Landlords play important part in survival of retail
http://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sunshine-coast/landlords-play-important-part-in-survival-of-retail/story-fn8m0yxo-1226254267473
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Service will provide competitive edge
http://www.couriermail.com.au/money/service-will-provide-competitive-edge/story-e6freqoo-1226257333194
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New eBay International Selling Policy
http://tamebay.com/2012/01/new-ebay-international-selling-policy.html
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Australians spent almost 48,000 years surfing the web last December
http://www.news.com.au/technology/australians-spent-almost-48000-years-surfing-the-web-last-december/story-e6frfro0-1226258587823
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The world spent more than 5,000,000 years sleeping last night (my 'headline')
Some headlines are just weak......
But at least some of the information within the article had some merit.
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Wholesaler caught price fixing
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Wholesaler-caught-price-fixing-4011.aspx
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Chinese Seller's Item Location Stirs up Confusion
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1328111325.html
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Vendor Claims eBay Plays Dirty
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/02/01/43529.htm
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Suspected stolen Red Centre rock art on eBay
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/20120201-stolen-rock-art-on-ebay/3804694
Jenny Thomas - you are hilarious
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Suspected stolen Red Centre rock art on eBay
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/20120201-stolen-rock-art-on-ebay/3804694
Jenny Thomas - you are hilarious
I have to agree Tags, Jenny is quite the comedienne.
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PayPal Reverts Notification Emails after eBay and Etsy Sellers Protest
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i02/s01
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eBay Left Seller in the Cold in the Case of the Frozen Account
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m02/i02/s02
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Exciting times for the nimble and innovative
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/exciting-times-for-the-nimble-and-innovative/story-e6frg9if-1226261254439
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Woman pleads guilty to running fraudulent online eBay scheme
http://downtown.live5news.com/news/news/65927-woman-pleads-guilty-running-fraudulent-online-ebay-scheme
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How to Take Great Product Photos for Your Online Store
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/249183/how_to_take_great_product_photos_for_your_online_store.html
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eBay to delete dormant accounts with 30 days notice
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/ebay-to-delete-dormant-accounts-with-30-days-notice.html
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Sellers Choice 2012: Merchants Rate Ecommerce Marketplaces
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y212/m02/abu0304/s02
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Sellers Choice 2012 Marketplace Ratings: eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y212/m02/abu0304/s07
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eBay Supports Australia Consumer Rights Campaign
http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/news/ebay-supports-australia-consumer-rights-campaign
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The Limits of Ebay Buyer Protection
http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Lifestyle/ebay_buyer_protection_0206121213.html
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Why Customer Service Counts in Online Retail
http://www.powerretail.com.au/insights/customer-service-online-retail/
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Global e-mall adds Australian stores
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/IR/IRnews/Global-e-mall-adds-Australian-stores-4080.aspx
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Swimming against the internet tide
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20120207-swimming-against-the-internet-tide-four-sectors-fighting-to-stay-relevant.html
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Fraudster used eBay to steal $333,000
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Fraudster+used+eBay+steal/6118322/story.html
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eBay Campaign Highlights the Problem of Fake Merchandise
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i09/s01
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New eBay 14-Day Minimum Return Policy Unfair to Sellers?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/2/1328806769.html
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Failing his way towards success
http://www.smh.com.au/business/failing-his-way-towards-success-20120210-1shx9.html
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eBay Seller Spitting Mad over New Ads in Paid Listings
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1328852050.html
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Stricken retailers squeeze suppliers
http://afr.com/p/national/stricken_retailers_squeeze_suppliers_jtjpVjgjepkstw2VQiikuL
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Will eBay's New Design of Completed Item Page Help Sellers?
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329143236.html
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Want to weather the global financial crisis? Move to Australia
http://www.periscopepost.com/2012/02/want-to-weather-the-global-financial-crisis-move-to-australia/
Ebay is awash with BNWT
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Should buyers be rated on eBay?
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/should-buyers-be-rated-on-ebay.html
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Australia Post builds on online shopping
http://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-post-builds-on-online-shopping-20120214-1t3sv.html
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The Effect of Smartphones on Online and Offline Shopping
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s04
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eBay Places Competing Ads in Paid Active Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i14/s01
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eBay Customer Service - Being Persistent Pays Off
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/2/1329248246.html
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Commuters and virtual storefronts - a match made in heaven?
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/commuters-and-virtual-storefronts--a-match-made-in-heaven-20120215-1t5lq.html
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Last Sacred Cow - eBay Monetizes Traffic with Ads in Listings
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329275396.html
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eBay Asks for Feedback, DSRs Input: What Do You Suggest?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329324070.html
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PayPal soon to be a payment option at major retail stores
http://debtmerica.com/industry-news/11-credit-cards/1139-paypal-soon-to-be-a-payment-option-at-major-retail-stores
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UPS Seizes on New Package-Delivery Trend for Online Retailers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i16/s03
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eBay to Offer Free Image Hosting, Other Changes on the Way
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329409430.html
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eBay sniffs out Australia's sweet retail wastes
http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/52810-ebay-sniffs-out-australias-sweet-retail-wastes
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eBay to test enhanced version of recently viewed items
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/ebay-to-test-enhanced-version-of-recently-viewed-items.html
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Barclays launch PayPal mobile competitor Pingit
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/barclays-launch-paypal-mobile-competitor-pingme.html
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Listings on eBay Australia Get Fast-Free Shipping Designation
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i17/s05
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eBay Launches New Seller Protection Overview
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329506438.html
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Fashion buffs going snap appy
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/fashion-buffs-going-snap-appy/story-fn84giwp-1226274779174
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Ebay...Fast and Free
*lol*
Fast N Free
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201202161237292.html (http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201202161237292.html)
From late February, you will start to see a new eBay Fast N Free icon next to some listings.
eBay Fast N Free is a new functionality which lets buyers know at-a-glance that the item posts for free and, based on the buyer's postage address and the item location, should arrive on their doorstep within four business days.
Based on the seller to buyer postcode, eBay can estimate with a high level of confidence that the item will deliver within four business days.
Really EBay? And who is going to tell Australia Post when the "where is my item it was supposed to be here in 4 days!!!!" Negs start rolling in?
By all means set up some more unrealistic buyer expectations, sure some might get there in 4 days, but what if they don't?
I have had items from the next and same postcode take 7 days.
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Marketing Guru Jim Cockrum Has Daring Advice for eBay Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y212/m02/abu0305/s03
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PayPal points to procedure over stolen goods
http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/mr-justice-consumer-advice/2012/02/19/paypal-points-to-procedure-over-stolen-goods-79310-30357691/
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eBay seller turns hobby into business
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20120219/CWS03/202190406/What-s-Up-eBay-seller-turns-hobby-into-business
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Finding your niche off eBay with an eCommerce website
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/finding-your-niche-off-ebay-with-an-ecommerce-website.html
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Britons turn to eBay
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9089966/Britons-turn-to-eBay.html
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Where Have All the eBay Buyers Gone?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329849953.html
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eBay pulls Snowtown bank from sale
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/technology/ebay-pulls-death-bank-from-sale-site/story-fn7cejkh-1226277794586
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eBay Tapping Best of Both Worlds with Split Screens?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1329931822.html
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How can eBay UK grow users and sales?
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/how-can-ebay-uk-grow-users-and-sales.html
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eBay Urges UK Policy Makers to Help Sellers Export Goods
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i24/s02
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Why can’t eBay buyers change their payment method?
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/why-cant-ebay-buyers-change-their-payment-method.html
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Fortune Calls Out PayPal for Holding eBay Seller Funds
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1330111646.html
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eBayers Who Use Creative (and Weird) Packaging
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/2/1330103312.html
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eBay's got a PayPal problem
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/02/24/ebays-got-a-paypal-problem/
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Tap-happy shoppers spoilt for choice
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/taphappy-shoppers-spoilt-for-choice-20120224-1ttkm.html
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Group-buying sites on watchdog's radar as complaints rise
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/groupbuying-sites-on-watchdogs-radar-as-complaints-rise-20120226-1twkq.html
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WIDshops eBay shop design
http://tamebay.com/2012/02/widshops-ebay-shop-design.html
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eBay Offers Free Enterprise Apps For Struggling OZ Retailers
http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Technology/Hardware/G4E9R4M9
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eBay Seller Release to Include Changes to Fees, Feedback
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m02/i28/s00
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Sellers React to eBay Spring Changes
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/2/1330532594.html
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eBay fake make-up sales
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-17204046
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eBay UK’s first TV advert since 2007
http://tamebay.com/2012/03/preview-ebay-uks-first-tv-advert-since-2007.html
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Time for eBay to redesign the “View Item” page?
http://tamebay.com/2012/03/time-for-ebay-to-redesign-view-item-page.html
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eBay's latest ad campaign shies away from the company’s auction heritage
http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/news.php?NID=13241&Title=eBay's+latest+ad+campaign+shies+away+from+the+company%92s+auction+heritage
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eBay prods its sellers to get into better shape
http://www.internetretailer.com/2012/02/29/ebay-prods-its-sellers-get-better-shape
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Harvey Norman scales back online hopes
http://www.news.com.au/business/harvey-norman-scales-back-online-hopes/story-e6frfm1i-1226287413405
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Should eBay TRS status be harder to achieve?
http://tamebay.com/2012/03/should-top-rated-seller-status-be-harder-to-achieve.html
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Will eBay's Changes Move You to a New Marketplace?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1330708324.html
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Australian Tax Office's Big Brother has eye on you
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/big-brother-is-watching-you/story-e6freooo-1226288318516
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Canadians Get Relief from New eBay Tracking Requirements
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1330918188.html
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eBay Execs Discuss Impact of Spring Seller Release
http://podcast.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/podcast/pod.pl?/pl/2012/2/1330457395.html
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Jail for thief who put stolen motor home on eBay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17259646
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Retailers face more online pain
http://www.smh.com.au/business/retailers-face-more-online-pain-20120306-1ugyr.html
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Jail for thief who put stolen motor home on eBay
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17259646
"The pair were arrested after the motor home's owner saw it on eBay."
It's not rocket science, is it?
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eBay Seller Fights PayPal over Returned Console
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1331003716.html
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China to overtake US online
http://www.insideretail.asia/InsideRetailAsia/IRNews/China-to-overtake-US-online-4336.aspx
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China to overtake US online
http://www.insideretail.asia/InsideRetailAsia/IRNews/China-to-overtake-US-online-4336.aspx
konichiwa bnwtSan !!
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eBay Playing, And Losing, The Retail Prediction Game
http://storefrontbacktalk.com/securityfraud/ebay-playing-and-losing-the-retail-prediction-game/
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Have You Been Burned By Fakes (or VeRO) on eBay?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1331135706.html
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PayPal Censorship
From an email I received last night from Smashwords (an online publisher of eBooks)
PayPal, the online payment service we use to process credit card payments, has asked Smashwords to remove fiction that contains themes of bestiality, rape and incest. They tell us they are compelled to do this to remain compliant with the rules of the banks and credit card companies. Regardless on one’s opinions about these objectionable topics, we view this attempted censorship as a bad precedent. Fiction is fantasy. It’s not real.
PayPal’s request has caused a firestorm of debate on the Internet about censorship, and what this means for the future of ebook publishing. Most people are horrified at the thought of any censorship, while others believe such content should be restricted. It’s a contentious debate.
This story, out today by TechDirt, does a good job of summarizing the timeline of events and the issues involved: Paypal Pressured To Play Morality Cop And Forces Smashwords To Censor Authors (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120301/17363217939/paypal-pressured-to-play-morality-cop-forces-smashwords-to-censor-authors.shtml)
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PayPal Censorship
From an email I received last night from Smashwords (an online publisher of eBooks)
PayPal, the online payment service we use to process credit card payments, has asked Smashwords to remove fiction that contains themes of bestiality, rape and incest. They tell us they are compelled to do this to remain compliant with the rules of the banks and credit card companies. Regardless on one’s opinions about these objectionable topics, we view this attempted censorship as a bad precedent. Fiction is fantasy. It’s not real.
PayPal’s request has caused a firestorm of debate on the Internet about censorship, and what this means for the future of ebook publishing. Most people are horrified at the thought of any censorship, while others believe such content should be restricted. It’s a contentious debate.
This story, out today by TechDirt, does a good job of summarizing the timeline of events and the issues involved: Paypal Pressured To Play Morality Cop And Forces Smashwords To Censor Authors (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120301/17363217939/paypal-pressured-to-play-morality-cop-forces-smashwords-to-censor-authors.shtml)
""They tell us they are compelled to do this to remain compliant with the rules of the banks and credit card companies""
Am I totally off the mark here? I thought paypus was not a signatory to the rules our Australian banks and financial institutions are bound by?
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I think you will find this furore originates in the good old USA.
.... but the issue does have global implications.
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PayPal Sparks Backlash Over Obscene Book Warning
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120307-718611.html
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eBay Attempts to Explain PayPal Holds
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1331418479.html
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21 Days of Rage for Some EBay Sellers
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/your-money/ebay-policy-leaves-some-sellers-fuming.html
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Shoppers still a little store shy, experts say
http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/shoppers-still-a-little-store-shy-experts-say/story-fn7kjcme-1226296697246
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eBay to Change Practices on PayPal 21 Day Holds
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m03/i12/s02
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What Would You Tell the Head of eBay Marketplaces?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1331582661.html
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Retailers Falling in Line with Online
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/retailers-falling-in-line-with-online/
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Sellers Worry About Impact of eBay Search Bugs on Sales
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1331666853.html
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Buyer email marketing based on eBay TV Advert
http://tamebay.com/2012/03/buyer-email-marketing-based-on-ebay-tv-advert.html
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PayPal Among Companies Nominated for Consumerist Worst Companies
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m03/i14/s03
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eBay revamps Australian fees
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/eBay-revamps-Australian-fees-4425.aspx
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Seller changes coming soon to eBay.com.au
http://pages2.ebay.com.au/Hub/May_2012_seller_changes
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PayPal fattens digital wallet
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/paypal-fattens-digital-wallet-20120314-1uzta.html
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Report finds 118,000 retail jobs to go
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-03-15/report-finds-1182c000-retail-jobs-to-go/3892608
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PayPal launches mobile payment device
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/paypal-launches-mobile-payment-device-20120316-1v8x8.html
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Paypal Here offers stores smartphone credit card reader
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17397342
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Scams ring up $85 million
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/scams-ring-up-85-million/story-fn7ki14e-1226303534023
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eBay Relaxes Seller Performance Standards in Some Cases
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/3/1332104304.html
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Group buying novelty wears off
http://www.smh.com.au/business/group-buying-novelty-wears-off-20120319-1vejz.html
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PayPal launches smartphone credit card reader
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/blogs/gadgets-on-the-go/paypal-launches-smartphone-credit-card-reader-20120319-1vf14.html
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Sellers Choice Awards 2012: Rating Online Payment Services
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m03/i19/s01
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Banking system out of date, RBA's Edey says
http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-system-out-of-date-rbas-edey-says-20120320-1vh9v.html
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DJs online strategy may fall short
http://www.theage.com.au/business/djs-online-strategy-may-fall-short-20120321-1viwv.html
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PayPal Here signs up 1,000 users per hour on launch day
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/paypal-here-signs-1000-users-hour-launch-day/2012-03-21
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eBay requirements forcing sellers to 3rd party solutions
http://tamebay.com/2012/03/ebay-requirements-forcing-sellers-to-3rd-party-solutions.html
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eBay, Australia Post and PayPal, have joined forces to launch the eBay Shipping Report
http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/53601-ebay-telstra-paypal-combine-to-launch-shipping-report
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eBay sellers say postage costs a major barrier to growth
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/retail/048871-ebay-sellers-say-postage-costs-a-major-barrier-to-growth.html
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Shipping Innovation Needed Claims Australia Post & eBay
http://www.smartoffice.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/eBusiness/K7L8V4D8
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Mobile shopping: it's on the cards
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/digital-life/hometech/mobile-shopping-its-on-the-cards-20120313-1ux9t.html
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Should eBay Give Sellers a Way to Contact Watchers?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1332793990.html
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Is eBay Snatching User IDs to Give to Large Retailers?
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1332736629.html
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Australia Post Superstores to Open with Digital Mailboxes
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/australia-post-superstores-to-open-with-digital-mailboxes/
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Hard to verify online users: eBay
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/exec-tech/hard-to-verify-online-users-ebay/story-e6frgazf-1226311877258
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More Aussie businesses want to go mobile
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/more-aussie-businesses-want-to-go-mobile/story-fn7ki14e-1226313011053
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eBay Admits Mistake, Returns User ID to Longtime Seller
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m03/i28/s01
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Cost curb for online
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/cost-curb-for-online-20120328-1vypm.html
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Sale rush for eBay as stores struggle
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/sale-rush-for-ebay-as-stores-struggle/story-fn91v9q3-1226312920223
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eBay sets online bar higher for retailers
http://www.news.com.au/business/ebay-sets-online-bar-higher-for-retailers/story-e6frfm1i-1226313973931
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Online sales suffering in the delivery
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/online-sales-suffering-in-the-delivery/story-e6frgakx-1226313925349
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Online businesses still under pressure from suppliers, eBay Index reveals
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/048971-online-businesses-still-under-pressure-from-suppliers-ebay-index-reveals.html
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Expensive, Slow Deliveries Hamper Online Retail Success
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/slow-deliveries-hamper-online-retail/
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Buyers Confused over Changes to eBay Item Page
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1333066731.html
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Is Ongoing Discounting Good for the E-commerce Industry?
http://www.powerretail.com.au/editorial-2/is-discounting-good-for-ecommerce/
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Savvy shoppers force stores to get real on prices
http://www.smh.com.au/business/savvy-shoppers-force-stores-to-get-real-on-prices-20120330-1w38d.html
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eBay Grills Seller on Source of Inventory
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/3/1333197843.html
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DJs rejects eBay's offer of online help
http://www.smh.com.au/business/djs-rejects-ebays-offer-of-online-help-20120401-1w6io.html
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Tips from an eBay Power Seller
http://www.americanaexchange.com/AE/AEMonthly/AEMonthlySingleArticle.aspx?ArticleID=1256&Month=4&Year=2012&Page=1
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Wallets! Who needs them?
http://vator.tv/news/2012-04-02-wallets-who-needs-them
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Booming online sales a welcome boost for ailing sector
http://www.smh.com.au/business/booming-online-sales-a-welcome-boost-for-ailing-sector-20120402-1w8lk.html
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eBay Buyer Protection Changes Include Partial Refunds, Returns
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/4/1333331894.html
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eBay to inform sellers of proactive protection from buyers
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/ebay-to-inform-sellers-of-proactive-protection-from-buyers.html
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Why eBay UK should ban stock images for used items
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/why-ebay-uk-should-ban-stock-images-for-used-items.html
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Chadstone Customers Talk Online Shopping
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/power-retail-tv-chadstone-customers-talk-online-shopping/
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Nissan launches official eBay store
http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog/9511-nissan-launches-official-ebay-store
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eBay Puts Sellers on Alert over Spring Update Policy Changes
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1333546056.html
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eBay Emails Top Rated Sellers about Spring Update
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i04/s01
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PayPal announces new pricing model, creates suite of mobile products
http://venturebeat.com/2012/04/04/paypal-payments/
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eBay Checkout problems prevent PayPal payments
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/checkout-problems-prevent-some-ebay-buyers-from-paying.html
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PayPal Red Flag Warning Greets eBay Users
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1333632548.html
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Even more adverts for eBay’s view item page
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/even-more-adverts-for-ebays-view-item-page.html
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Baby boomers shop locally online
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/Baby-boomers-shop-locally-online-T34UM?opendocument&src=rss
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Online retail optimism driving move to mCommerce
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/news/online-retail-optimism-driving-move-to-mcommerce-ebay-05042012.html
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eBay, USPS Innovate Shipping for Retailers
http://www.webpronews.com/ebay-usps-innovate-shipping-for-retailers-2012-04
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Probation for man who sold stolen goods on eBay
http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/11734458-418/probation-for-man-who-sold-stolen-goods-on-ebay.html
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Amazon Vs. eBay: A Shopper's Perspective
http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/amazon-amzn-ebay-walmart-retail-retail/4/5/2012/id/40257
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The dark face of a cheap and easy online shopping habit
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/the-dark-face-of-a-cheap-and-easy-online-shopping-habit-20120405-1wfj1.html
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PayPal revamps products as PayPal Payments for the US
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/paypal-revamps-products-as-paypal-payments-for-the-us.html
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Does Free Shipping on eBay Lead to Higher Sales?
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1333938335.html
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Buying clothes online can be costly
http://www.news.com.au/money/money-matters/buying-clothes-online-can-be-costly/story-e6frfmd9-1226321927284
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From Perth to Panama: the man who sold his life on eBay
http://www.smh.com.au/wa-news/from-perth-to-panama-the-man-who-sold-his-life-on-ebay-20120409-1wkvq.html
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How US Retailers are Stopping ‘Showrooming’
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/how-to-stop-showrooming/
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PayPal to Bring Entire Site Down during April 20th Upgrade
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i12/s02
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eBay highlight sellers’ special offers to buyers
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/ebay-highlight-sellers-special-offers-to-buyers.html
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Offering Free Shipping Improves Sales on eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i13/s02
Free Shipping Does NOT Improves Sales on eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i13/s03
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EBay Scammers Lose Bid for Sentence Reduction
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/04/13/45588.htm
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Ebay computer sale went to pieces
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/apr/14/ebay-computer-sale-pc-broken?newsfeed=true
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Is eBay Easing up on Seller Performance Standards?
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1334503856.html
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Before Facebook there was eBay….
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/before-facebook-there-was-ebay.html
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PayPal bid to expand cashless sales to stores
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/paypal-bid-to-expand-cashless-sales-to-stores/story-fn91v9q3-1226328205992
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Supreme Court To Weigh Copyright Case On Resale Of Foreign-Made Goods
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20120416-713490.html
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Australians Spend Big Online as Dollars Trickle Overseas
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/australians-spend-big-online/
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Amazon eyeing off local warehouse in Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/business/amazon-eyeing-off-local-warehouse-in-australia-20120417-1x5k5.html
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Catch me if you can: how to sell every three seconds
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/entrepreneur/catch-me-if-you-can-how-to-sell-every-three-seconds-20120314-1uznh.html
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Aussies spending lavishly online, as overseas retailers draw ahead
http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/aussies-spending-lavishly-online-as-overseas-retailers-draw-ahead-12763/
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Amazon moves a step closer to local operation
http://www.smh.com.au/business/amazon-moves-a-step-closer-to-local-operation-20120418-1x7p1.html
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eBay to Credit Some Sellers for Impact of Search Outage
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i18/s01
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eBay Drops Coin-Grading Firms to Dealers' Dismay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i18/s04
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EBay's Profit Jumps 20% on PayPal Growth
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577352213772708678.html
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Beware the pitfalls of online auctions on eBay
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/money/beware-the-pitfalls-of-online-auctions-on-ebay/story-e6frezc0-1226332846913
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eBay Releases Q1 Earnings, CEO Says Lots of Change Ahead
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i19/s01
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eBay reports hot quarter as shopping goes digital
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/world-business/ebay-reports-hot-quarter-as-shopping-goes-digital-20120419-1x8el.html
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eBay Delays Some Spring Changes in Australia
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m04/i20/s01
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Suspended sentence after gold chain eBay fraud
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/suspended-sentence-after-gold-chain-ebay-fraud-16147709.html
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Roxon flags online identity checks
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/roxon-flags-online-identity-checks/story-fn4htb9o-1226334461469
Meanwhile, the current parliamentary Joint committee inquiry into Cybersafety for Seniors was also told shopping site eBay and payments provider PayPal wanted the government to introduce a strong online identity verification regime.
why?? ............ because they (ebay/paypal) couldn't be bothered even attempting to do it?
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EBay aims to double fashion business
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/ebay-aims-to-double-fashion-business/4001273.article
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EBay still battling the scammers
http://www.retail-digital.com/online_retailing/ebay-still-battling-the-scammers
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When 24 Hours Is 23:59 Too Long
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/your-money/paypals-verification-wait-irks-a-business-owner-haggler.html
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eBay buyers should consider alternative delivery methods
http://pr.auctionbytes.com/?id=791351&keys=ebay-delivery-shipping-shiply
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Seller Reports Delayed and Missing Funds with PayPal
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/4/1335051914.html/1/0#1335079213
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eBay seeks to double size of Fashion Outlet business
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/ebay-seek-to-double-size-of-fashion-outlet-business.html
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New MD of PayPal Australia appointed
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/new-md-of-paypal-australia-appointed/
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GST plan to hit online shoppers
http://www.news.com.au/business/retail-relief-gst-plan-to-hit-online-shoppers/story-e6frfm1i-1226336436109
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PayPal Here already has more than 200,000 merchants on board
http://www.intomobile.com/2012/04/24/paypal-here-already-has-more-than-200000-merchants-board/
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Online censorship thwarted
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/arts/13507081/online-censorship-thwarted/
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Man charged with stealing $1.7M in computer parts from Hewlett-Packard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-hewlett-packard-computer-parts-theft-alexis-ortega,0,4122972.story
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eBay Tests Pricing Options including 'See Price at Checkout'
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1335325831.html
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Congratulations BNWT on 80037 views ! a marvelous service to the ozrt community and to the outside lurkers, a mile stone !
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eBay want bigger pictures than ever before
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/ebay-want-bigger-pictures-than-ever-before.html
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Feedback Changes Turned eBay from Fun to Fearful
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1335406241.html
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Finding Your Way on eBay
http://www.powerretail.com.au/getting-started/power-up-case-profile-ebay/
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The story of Littlewoods Clearance on eBay
http://tamebay.com/2012/04/the-story-of-littlewoord-clearance-on-ebay.html
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Pay Happy TV Commercial, PayPal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReVJO13PvAs&feature=youtu.be
perhaps one of the dumbest commercials I have ever seen
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Pay Happy TV Commercial, PayPal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReVJO13PvAs&feature=youtu.be
perhaps one of the dumbest commercials I have ever seen
.... only if you aren't in Kindergarten.
(My hat off the the Ad agency who sold the idea!!)
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eBay Seller Unable to Block Harassing Bidder
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1335627506.html
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"eBay millionaire" jailed five months
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Crime/Story/A1Story20120428-342680.html
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eBay Diamond Sellers Get Authorized Reseller Designation
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/4/1335795303.html
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Hermes Wins $100 Million Damages From Counterfeit Websites
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-30/hermes-wins-100-million-in-damages-from-websites-selling-fakes.html
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Online counterfeits beating street sales
http://www.news.com.au/business/online-counterfeits-beating-street-sales/story-e6frfm1i-1226343354330
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eBay Officially Sells Ads to Retailers in Sellers' Paid Listings
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1335897755.html
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eBay Sued over Good Til Cancelled Fees
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i01/s03
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eBay would like your input on Seller Council
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/ebay-would-like-your-input-on-seller-council.html
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eBay Sellers Must Share Their Paid Listing Pages with Big Brands
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i02/s01
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Soft growth in eBay auctions points to user frustrations
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/soft-growth-in-ebay-auctions-point-to-user-frustrations/story-fnay3x58-1226344461431
Consumers don't want to wait days for auctions to end only to see those with faster internet connections outbid them at the last moment. They prefer to buy items at low, fixed prices. And for that, Amazon.com is best.
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eBay Gives Sellers New Multi Quantity Discount Option
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1336063724.html
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eBay for iPad Hits Version 2.0 with All-New Look and Feel
http://www.maclife.com/article/news/ebay_ipad_hits_version_20_allnew_look_and_feel
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eMoviePoster.com celebrates 4 years since leaving eBay completely!
http://pr.auctionbytes.com/?id=791457&keys=eMoviePoster-Hershenson-posters-eBay
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EBay Says Fines May Be Cut After Appeal on Sales of LVMH Fakes
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-03/ebay-says-fines-may-be-cut-after-appeal-on-sales-of-lvmh-fakes.html
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EBay, Walmart to develop search engines in web marketing push
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ebay-walmart-to-develop-search-engines-in-web-marketing-push/473622/
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eBay Expands PayPal Holds Policy
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1336417579.html
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Plaintiffs Work on Settlement in PayPal Holds Lawsuit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i07/s02
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MasterCard PayPass wallet: buy with one click or tap
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/mastercard-paypass-wallet-buy-with-one-click-or-tap-20120508-1y9us.html
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Deals websites face tough times
http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/deal-a-day-sites-facing-challenge/story-e6frfq80-1226349655015
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Smartphones ‘more secure’ than credit cards
http://afr.com/p/national/smartphones_more_secure_than_credit_4RCAOuWoQy0epA0w4y0yDJ
It will rival the PayPal payment service run by online auction house eBay.
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eBay Australia Targets Fashion Shoppers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i09/s01
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PayPal withdrawls to banks to be instant by summer
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/paypal-withdrawls-to-banks-to-be-instant-by-summer.html
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Shoppers are trying in store and then buying online
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/were-trying-in-store-buying-online/story-fn7x8me2-1226351389469
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EBay Wins Bid to Have Class Action Dismissed
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/09/46358.htm
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Importers close door on overseas online stores
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/shopping/importers-close-door-on-overseas-online-stores-20120511-1yg3r.html
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eBay Accuses EcommerceBytes of Fraud then Retracts
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1336679635.html
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Miss Terry Shopper and the Smashed Art Deco Vase
http://www.powerretail.com.au/miss-terry-shopper/paypal-art-deco-vase/
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eBay Australia removes ad from search results
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/ebay-australia-removes-ad-from-search-results.html
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Should eBay Require Immediate Payment for Auctions?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1336844611.html
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'Queen's underwear' for sale on eBay
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8467347
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'Queen's underwear' for sale on eBay
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8467347
Oh save me....
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new british anthem ....
roooooo ..... uuuuu......llllllll......e, Brittania! my undies are for sale .....
britain never, never nev......ver ..... shall be ... stale ...
and (slight) adjustment to ours (as loyal brit subjects ...)
Australians all let us rejoice
the Queen is finally free ;D
her undies soiled and wealth bespoiled,
she needs a loan from me: ;D
Our land abounds in nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare,
In history's page let every stage
Advance Australia fair,
In joyful strains then let us sing
Advance Australia fair !!!!
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or.
'god save our gracious queen
she keeps her undies clean
god save the queen ...'
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They could have been the queen mothers
Looks like you could fit 4 or 5 artificial hips in them
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eBay Seller Sucked into Beta Selling Interface
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337025292.html
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eBay Could Force Buyers to Pay at Moment of Purchase
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i14/s01
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eBay fashion app to feature revolutionary image swatch technology
http://internetretailing.net/2012/05/ebay-fashion-app-to-feature-revolutionary-image-swatch-technology/
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Should eBay Sellers Require a Phone Number at Checkout?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337105483.html
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SM, SMP and Mark Down Manager glitch
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/sm-smp-and-mark-down-manager-glitch.html
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eBay Australia Removes Postage Caps for Books
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i15/s02
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Global village demands freedom
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/global-village-demands-freedom/story-fn6bfkm6-1226356616954
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Watchdog urged to probe local distributors blocking online sales
http://www.smh.com.au/business/watchdog-urged-to-probe-local-distributors-blocking-online-sales-20120516-1yrcf.html
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eBay predicts one in four Brits will shop via interactive TV by end-2014
http://www.iptv-news.com/2012/05/ebay-predicts-one-in-four-brits-will-shop-via-interactive-tv-by-end-2014/
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ACCC to investigate internet clothing deals
http://www.smh.com.au/national/accc-to-investigate-internet-clothing-deals-20120517-1ytnx.html
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eBay Launches Offline Audience Segmentation in Online Advertising
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/ebay-launches-online-advertising-segmentation/
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eBay CEO Must Come Clean on Scott Thompson
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i16/s06
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eBay Australia Segments Shoppers into Tribes to Attract Advertisers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i18/s04
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Was it Philip Cohan?
Reality TV Star Accused of eBay Shill Bidding Sues Her Accuser
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i18/s01
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The app crisis alarming retail
http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-app-crisis-alarming-retail-20120518-1yw8g.html
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Judge Grants Restraining Order against eBay Seller's Critic
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m05/i18/s06
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eBay Changes DSR Report as It Works to Update Seller Dashboard
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337698155.html
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Part and parcel of the digital age
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it-old/cebit/part-and-parcel-of-the-digital-age/story-fn5nkg7c-1226363683500
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"Head of Parcel & Express Services, Richard Umbers, told a conference at the CeBIT computer trade show in Sydney that Australia Post had had to cope with huge drops in parcel deliveries after numbers peaked in 2008."
Ebay and oz post staff, rejected pond scum .OZ Post just deleted the under 250gram parcel . Now the minimum parcel costs $7.20 oz wide even if it only weighs 10 grams. As a letter 10 grams costs 60 cents. Not everything is under 20mm thick. Hello thick as a brick oz post staff. Increase the price= lose customers.
It is cheaper to post small items from china air mail oz wide, than within QZ . If you can find yhe logic in that OZ post has a senior management job for you.
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Minimum parcel rate is $6.60 - for a Small Parcel (up to 500g)
As for shipping from China (for example) Australia Post get a pittance from China Post to deliver their parcels here - but it still has to deliver them, no matter how far across this great land of ours they have to travel.... and guess who subsidises that?
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You can actually do it cheaper Australia wide , with tracking , using ebay 500g satchel with click and send
Its $6.20 now plus the cost of the satchel which from memory is about 15c for that size
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eBay Ordered to Turn over Seller Data without Disclosure
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y12/m05/i23/s01
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Executive charged with theft over Legos
http://www.skynews.com.au/offbeat/article.aspx?id=753309&vId=
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eBay Seller Sues Buyer for Leaving Negative Feedback
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337819616.html
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Good luck with the feedback claim ... then again only in America, where anything can happen ! ... LOL
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337819616.html
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Why Aren't Sellers Moving to eBay Alternatives?
http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337893361.html
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How do you compete with your suppliers?
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/how-do-you-compete-with-your-suppliers.html
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IT employee who sold company routers on eBay walks free from court
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/9726021.IT_employee_who_sold_company_routers_on_eBay_walks_free_from_court/
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Royal Mail add Airsure to Australia
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/royal-mail-add-airsure-to-australia-to-meet-demand.html
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eBay Tells Buyers, Ask Questions, Don't Abuse Feedback
http://blog.ecommercebytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1337973032.html
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eBay – A great place to work
http://tamebay.com/2012/05/ebay-a-great-place-to-work.html
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Yeah if ya like working in a crack house...
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Nobody home? Postie to leave parcels for pick-up at a locker near you
http://www.smh.com.au/business/nobody-home-postie-to-leave-parcels-for-pickup-at-a-locker-near-you-20120527-1zcxd.html
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Housewives desperate for deals head online
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/money/money-matters/housewives-desperate-for-deals-head-online/story-fn312ws8-1226370615358
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eBay Pondering New Tiered Pricing Model?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/5/1338304352.html
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eBay Postpones New Cassini Search Engine
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i29/s01
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Major Aussie retailers finally embrace online shopping
http://www.news.com.au/business/your-business/major-aussie-retailers-finally-embrace-online-shopping/story-fn9evb64-1226374817889
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eBay Loses Motion to Dismiss 'Featured Plus' Lawsuit
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i30/s02
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Weak electronics sales slow online retail spending
http://www.cio.com.au/article/425975/weak_electronics_sales_slow_online_retail_spending_/
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Myer plans 'omni-channel' to boost sales
http://www.news.com.au/business/companies/myer-plans-omni-channel-to-boost-sales/story-fnda1bsz-1226376560747
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Google Shopping Product Search Kills Free Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m05/i31/s00
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Online shoppers to be fined if they accept fake invoices to avoid GST
http://www.news.com.au/business/online-shoppers-to-be-fined-if-they-accept-fake-invoices-to-avoid-gst/story-e6frfm1i-1226379657028
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eBay Reacts to Google Shopping's Decision to Drop Free Listings
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i01/s01
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Judge Allows Lawsuit Against eBay/paypal To Proceed
http://consumerist.com/2012/06/judge-allows-payment-monopoly-lawsuit-against-ebay-to-proceed.html
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Top 5 Tools for Building Optimized eBay Item Titles
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y212/m06/abu0312/s03
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Australia loves shopping on the internet
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eea9813c-a616-11e1-b77a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1wltSFleT
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Woah major alert ! no BNWT report today ? Ebay must have Imploded with all the rules imposed on sellers...
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eBay opens Melbourne office
http://www.insideretailing.com.au/IR/IRNews/eBay-opens-Melbourne-office-5132.aspx
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eBay Drops GTC Listings over Item Specifics Requirements
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i05/s02
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New Deals Direct chief to chase more acquisitions
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/information-technology/050035-new-deals-direct-chief-to-chase-more-acquisitions.html
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WOOT ! reports are back ! there like my morning paper ! ..........
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German Regulators Delay eBay's Move to Process All Payments
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i06/s01
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Etsy opens Melbourne showroom to reverse 'under-investment' in Australia
http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/internet/esty-opens-melbourne-showroom-reverse-under-investment-australia
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Men shopping more
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Men-shopping-more-5148.aspx
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If eBay Lawsuit Goes Class Action, Watch Out
http://pymnts.com/briefing-room/commerce-3-0/playmakers/If-eBay-Lawsuit-Goes-Class-Action-Watch-Out/
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Sweet smell of success for eBay seller
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2155933/Sweet-smell-success-eBay-seller-wins-court-battle-Seventies-glam-rock-guitarist-sale-secondhand-CD.html
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What’s In Your Closet? eBay Wants a Peek
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47727902
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eBay display “Best offer accepted” in feedback
http://tamebay.com/2012/06/ebay-display-best-offer-accepted-in-feedback.html
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eBay Creates Wholesale Deals Site for Top Sellers
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i12/s01
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eBay change “File a report” options
http://tamebay.com/2012/06/ebay-change-file-a-report-options.html
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Smaller e-retailers find it easier to list products on eBay than on Amazon
http://www.internetretailer.com/2012/06/12/e-retailers-find-it-easier-list-ebay-amazon
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eBay Australia Opens New Office to Support Ad Biz
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i12/s02
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Counterfeit Goods Sneak on to Daily Deal Websites
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i13/s01
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Using eBay as a Source of New Customers
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/using-ebay-acquire-customers/
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Kogan wages war on Internet Explorer: Users taxed
http://www.news.com.au/technology/kogan-wages-war-on-internet-explorer-users-taxed/story-e6frfro0-1226395298505
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eBay's New Selling Tools: What Would You Like to See?
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1339607457.html
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Adidas to Prohibit Dealers from Selling on Amazon and eBay
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i14/s01
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Should PayPal Encourage Delayed Payments on eBay Purchases?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/6/1339730358.html
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eBay to help crack down on Centrelink fraud
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2012/s3526448.htm
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Should PayPal Encourage Delayed Payments on eBay Purchases?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2012/6/1339730358.html
What is Pay After Delivery?
Pay After Delivery gives you 14 days for your item to be delivered before you pay for your purchase. There's no cost to you - because the money is deducted from your bank account, there's no credit check and no credit card fees.
How it works
1. Click the "Enroll" button to sign up for the Pay After Delivery service – there is no cost to you.
2. Add and confirm your Bank Account so that you can take advantage of Pay After Delivery.
3. PayPal will pay the seller immediately, but will not deduct the money from your bank account until 14 days later.
Why am I sceptical about ^^ this ^^ one....?
4. We'll send you a reminder email four days before we deduct anything so you won't find any surprises.
In the terms and conditions, it states not all buyers are eligible .... but nowhere does it say what the criteria are.
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eBay UK to Redesign Seller Performance Page
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i19/s02
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PayPal Gives Banks A Run For It's Money
http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/motley/8485932/paypal-gives-banks-a-run-for-their-money
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eBay Hits a 52-Week High: Will Investors Keep Bidding Up Shares?
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/06/19/ebay-hits-a-52-week-high-will-investors-keep-bidd/
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eBay Tests New Search Interface, Receives Harsh Criticism
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1340162038.html
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eBay Australia Ditches ‘Past Its Prime’ Automated Agent Emma
awwwwwww, poor Emma
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/06/ebay-australia-ditches-past-its-prime-automated-agent-emma/
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Ebay Stalls Efforts Forcing Tracking on Top-Rated Sellers
http://www.webpronews.com/ebay-stalls-efforts-forcing-tracking-on-top-rated-sellers-2012-06
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eBay Unannounced Feature Undercuts Seller Prices
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1340246411.html
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What Do You Think of the New PayPal Design?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1340293921.html
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Ebay seller surprised to be sued by Amway
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2012/06/ebay_seller_surprised_to_be_su.html
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Neutral: I found it cheaper somewhere else
http://tamebay.com/2012/06/neutral-i-found-it-cheaper-somewhere-else.html
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Where's your note young man ? lol
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Retailers aghast at city's shop-less policy
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/retailers-aghast-at-citys-shopless-policy-20120625-20ymd.html
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Would You Use PayPal's Store Checkout?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1340814261.html
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eBay Stops Promoting eBay Stores in Search Results
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1340832577.html
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Small sellers turn to eBay over Amazon
http://news.eway.com.au/post/2012/06/26/Small-sellers-turn-to-eBay-over-Amazon266.aspx
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lessons from a renegade entrepreneur
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/blogs/enterprise/ruslan-kogan-lessons-from-a-renegade-entrepreneur-20120628-213qn.html
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Disappearing cash gives way to e-wallet
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/disappearing-cash-gives-way-to-ewallet-20120627-211vn.html
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eBay Clarifies Controversial Email Syncing Policy
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m06/i28/s01
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How eBay Gives Big Brands Like Coach Favored Treatment
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/6/1341067353.html
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Car-parts racket costs GMH $2.5m
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/car-parts-racket-costs-gmh-25m/story-e6freon6-1226413245208
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EBAY CAR SALE FRAUD MAN SENT TO PRISON
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/ebay-car-sale-fraud-man-sent-to-prison-1.970670?referrerPath=news
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CEO Counts on Disruptive Mindset to Reinvent eBay
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341163639.html
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eBay Seller Complains of Low Sales and Never-ending Glitches
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341263162.html
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US Successfully Introduces Online Sales Tax, So What About Our GST?
http://www.powerretail.com.au/multichannel/texas-sales-tax-gst-comparison/
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eBay Tests New Features in Search Results
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341339724.html
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How To Stop Online Shopping Splurges
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/07/how-to-stop-online-shopping-splurges/
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eBay Credits Sellers Overcharged Due to Shipping-Fee Glitch
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i04/s01
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School sells itself on eBay
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/school-sells-itself-on-ebay/story-fn6e1m7z-1226415172756
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Woman tries to sell 'soul' online
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8494642/woman-tries-to-sell-soul-online
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Tuscan village for sale on eBay
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1665798/Tuscan-village-for-sale-on-eBay
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Would you pay $1,825 for a Nexus 7 tablet? Someone on eBay did!
http://www.droidmatters.com/news/would-you-pay-1825-for-a-nexus-7-tablet-someone-on-ebay-did/
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eBay fake make-up sale: Leanne Wetheim sentenced
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-18694969
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FlexiGroup launches mobile payments system
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/flexigroup-launches-mobile-payments-system/story-e6frf7ko-1226417992569
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PayPal offers rewards for software bugs
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/263751/scitech/technology/paypal-offers-rewards-for-software-bugs
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What Do You Think of the Adidas Ban on eBay and Amazon?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341517957.html
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Why Other Brands Might Follow Adidas off eBay and Amazon
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i05/s01
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Retail's next dimension demands attention
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/retails-next-dimension-demands-attention-20120706-21m98.html
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eBay Rep Tells Seller of Best Match Glitch
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341548465.html
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Relive the excitement!
http://youtu.be/qmCjUrWjqQ0
WARNING : Have bucket or vomit bag close at hand
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Relive the excitement!
http://youtu.be/qmCjUrWjqQ0
WARNING : Have bucket or vomit bag close at hand
Excitement ... maybe for some. But aside from Griff dancing and the forgettable eBay socks, there were a few things of interest in that clip that are not just relevant for eBay - but for eCommerce in general. (IMHO)
As for the bucket or bag ... this was very mild as far as the American 'hype' factor can get.
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eBay Demotes Top Rated Seller over 5-Minute Delay
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341671052.html
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Adidas to ban eBay & Amazon
http://tamebay.com/2012/07/murray-sponsor-adidas-to-ban-ebay-amazon.html
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eBay Policies Run Counter to Stance on Supreme Court Case?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1341859922.html
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Complaints about online vouchers double
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/complaints-about-online-vouchers-double-20120709-21rt0.html
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eBay to Flag Listings with 3-Day Handling
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i10/s01
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eBay display average used sale price on listings
http://tamebay.com/2012/07/ebay-display-average-used-sale-price-on-listings.html
insanity runs wild at ebay again
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eBay display average used sale price on listings
http://tamebay.com/2012/07/ebay-display-average-used-sale-price-on-listings.html
insanity runs wild at ebay again
You gotta be shitting me ? what seller gets treated like this ? you wouldn't want to rely solely on E-fleece for your income...
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Card fraud soars as shoppers move online
http://www.smh.com.au/business/card-fraud-soars-as-shoppers-move-online-20120712-21xrp.html
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eBay's Social Networking Plans
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342065742.html
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eBay Surveys Users about How They Perceive the Marketplace
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i13/s01
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SurfStitch Says Sorry for Website Failure
http://www.powerretail.com.au/news/surfstitch-website-failure-email/
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Can a Vacation Actually Boost Your eBay Sales?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342194655.html
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eBay's New 'Like Want Own' Buttons: Good or Bad for Sales?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342458606.html
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eBay Sellers Exploit Loophole to Increase Exposure in Search
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342402463.html
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Move Over, PayPal Mafia
http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/07/16/move-over-paypal-mafia-meet-the-google-mafia/
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EBay seen posting stronger 2Q
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/earnings-preview-ebay-seen-posting-stronger-2q-20120717-227a1.html
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ABS to collect online retail data
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-19/abs-to-collect-online-retail-data/4141436
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Moderators Get Heavy-Handed on eBay Discussion Boards
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/letters/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342707414.html
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Moderators ? more like organ grinders dancing to a tune begging for peanuts...
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Experts warn against over-reliance on apps
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-19/experts-warn-against-over-reliance-on-apps/4141234
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eBay Confirms Changes to Best Match Search Algorithm
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i20/s01
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How Will eBay's Best Match Changes Impact Your Traffic?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342751758.html
I hope 99 cent fakes/junk sold by chinese sellers get puts to the back of the line .... (I'm not holding my breath though)
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eBay powers on to make itself a dominant force
http://www.smh.com.au/business/ebay-powers-on-to-make-itself-a-dominant-force-20120719-22d12.html
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Seeing red on eBay has buyers spending more green
http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/seeing-red-on-ebay-has-buyers-spending-more-green/
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bnwt, that is one of the most fascinating articles I've read on the impact of colour on buyer behaviour.
It's well worth quoting in full:
Red—it’s the color of arousal, aggression, and...higher eBay bids? According to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, the answer is yes. eBay items with a red background were found to receive higher bids, but the color had the opposite effect on negotiation-based sales, influencing consumers to make lower offers.
Previous studies on the influence of color on aggression in animals have found that red-colored male lizards are more likely to win contests against yellow-collard lizards, and a Nature study published in 2005 found that Olympians who wear red are more likely to win. While previous research has focused on the effects of red-induced aggression in physical competitions, the researchers of the current study wondered how aggression might be expressed in purchase settings. They postulated two scenarios: in one, the aggressive buyer would want to ensure possession of the item being sold, and therefore would be more willing to pay for it; in the other, the aggressive buyer would want to get the best deal from the seller and would want to pay the least amount possible.
The researchers theorized that the influence of aggression on willingness-to-pay would also depend on the selling mechanism, i.e. auction vs negotiation, which determines whether the buyer is competing against other buyers or the seller.
To learn how consumers viewed different purchase scenarios, the researchers did a pretest, in which they asked 168 undergraduates to complete a TV purchase. Half of the participants read that they would be bidding in an auction, while the other half were expected to make an offer in a negotiation. The participants were then asked to describe who they felt they were competing against. The auction participants indicated that they were primarily going head to head against one another, while the negotiation participants indicated that they were competing with the seller.
Researchers Rajesh Bagchi of Virginia Tech and Amar Cheema of the University of Virginia then came up with three studies to test the effect of color on willingness-to-pay.
In the first study, the researchers examined data from real eBay auctions for a Nintendo Wii bundle, as well as a study replicated in the lab where the seller and product bundle were identical across auctions and the only difference was the background color: red or blue. The colors red and blue were chosen because they are on opposite ends of the color spectrum—red being the warmest, while blue is the coolest—and have a strong influence on behavior. Individuals who saw a red background made higher bid jumps, bidding more aggressively.
In the second study, people from an online panel were asked to imagine they were looking for a vacation package to South Beach, Florida. While searching online, they find a 4-day package listed for $790, but the seller also says buyers can make their best offer, which they can accept or reject. Participants then had the chance to see pictures of the hotel and its amenities on a webpage that had either a red or a blue background. In this scenario, participants who saw red offered lower prices.
In the final study, participants were asked to imagine they were purchasing a Wii video game console on eBay, and were then showed identical products on a white computer screen with either a red, blue, gray, or white banner at the top of the page.
Some of the participants learned that they would not be around when the auction ended in a few hours, and that they should make their maximum bid, or purchase the Wii for the "buy it now" price of $149.99. Those who saw the red banner offered higher bids.
Other participants were given the choice of using the "buy it now" option, or they could make their single best offer that the seller would either accept or reject. In this scenario, a red background had the opposite effect and decreased willingness-to-pay, causing the buyers to make lower offers.
The researchers learned that red-induced aggression affects willingness-to-pay. In auctions, an aggressive bidder tries to win the product for sale by outbidding other potential buyers, and therefore offers higher bid jumps. But in negotiations, the buyer is pitted against the seller, and makes lower offers because they want to get the best deal possible.
The findings of this study have implications for both online sellers and brick-and-mortar stores in terms of color schemes selected for websites, logos, and store design. If you’re selling on eBay, you probably want to photograph your items with a red background, and if you own an auto dealership, you should paint the walls a nice, calming blue.
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eBay's New Search - Get Used to It
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1342901473.html
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Paymate to Cease Ecommerce and eBay Payment Processing
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i20/s05
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Couple who made £350,000 at car boot sales and on eBay are jailed. . . because they didn't pay tax
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2176869/Gail-Fox-Ronald-Donkin-Couple-260-000-car-boot-sales-jailed-dodging-tax-takings.html
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eBay Fall Update Includes New Auction Fee, Seller Protections
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i24/s01
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eBay Announces Fall Update Changes for UK Sellers
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i24/s02
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Some eBay Sellers Lose TRS Status Due to Spring Update
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i26/s01
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eBay considers accounts for under-18s
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/wall-street-journal/ebay-considers-accounts-for-under-18s/story-fnay3ubk-1226436577224
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Aussie Post to deliver fresh blow to traditional retailers
http://www.smh.com.au/business/aussie-post-to-deliver-fresh-blow-to-traditional-retailers-20120730-238um.html
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eBay and Online Sellers Prefer Domestic Customer Service Reps
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1343656776.html
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eBay Clothing Sellers Survey Highlights Return Problems
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/7/1343750475.html
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eBay Explores Search Placement, Deadbeats, Inventory Management in New Survey
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m07/i31/s01
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Seller Sues eBay Over Unpaid-Items Relisting Policy
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/8/1343847080.html
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Should eBay Allow Buyers to Back out of Transactions?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m08/i02/s01
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Australian Businesses with Online Presence Show Stronger Growth, PayPal Says
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m08/i02/s05
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eBay Test New Home, SERP & Shop pages
http://tamebay.com/2012/08/ebay-test-new-home-serp-shop-pages.html
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are you coming to the late year meet bnwt? and which state are you in, not sure whether i asked this before, would be nice to catch up
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Should eBay Drop Listing Fees?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/8/1344357408.html
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BNWT is in Ipswich.
:hornetsnest: :chair: :muffled:
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Top Gun territory ! ... danger zone ! .. Maverick .. Goose ....... you've lost that loving feeling !
Morning, Scott.
Morning, Wells.
Ghost Rider, we have an unknown
aircraft. Vector 090 for bogey.
- Who's up there?
- Cougar, Merlin, Maverick and Goose.
Great. Maverick and Goose.
- Talk to me, Goose.
- Roger, I got them. 900 knots closure.
- Cougar, you hear that?
- Roger.
- Merlin, you got them?
- I've got radar contact.
- I'll get a visual ID. You hook them.
- I'll clean them and fry them.
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eBay lures big retailers in Amazon battle
http://m.smh.com.au/business/world-business/ebay-lures-big-retailers-in-amazon-battle-20120808-23t6b.html
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eBay Runs Competing Ads on Seller Listing Pages
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/8/1344483236.html
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New office game: pass on parcels
http://www.theage.com.au/business/new-office-game-pass-on-parcels-20120810-23yur.html
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Why Is eBay Targeting Casual Sellers?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/8/1344618241.html
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eBay Releases Results of User Experience Survey
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m08/i10/s01
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eBay.au hikes stores fees to discourage use
http://tamebay.com/2012/08/ebay-au-hikes-stores-fees-to-discourage-use.html
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Mr Brookes you are a tosser
Traditional retailers to rule web
http://www.insideretail.com.au/IR/IRNews/Traditional-retailers-to-rule-web-5842.aspx
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new idea
http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/thorn-in-the-side-of-mainstream-retail-20120822-24lfj.html (http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/thorn-in-the-side-of-mainstream-retail-20120822-24lfj.html)
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Can eBay Prohibit Users from Filing Class Action Lawsuits?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2012/8/1345691590.html
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quicksales.com.au innovation arrives at TradingPost
http://www.quicksales.com.au/community/quicksales-com-au-innovation-arrives-at-tradingpost/455904
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Trading Post takes another hit as Telstra licenses iconic classifieds rag to CarSales.com.au
http://www.smartcompany.com.au/buy-or-sell-a-business/051529-trading-post-takes-another-hit-as-telstra-licenses-iconic-classifieds-rag-to-carsales-com-au.html
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bnwt am i finally going to meet and thank the man with the news at the endy meet on 24th nov in sydney??
please come old/yung bean
;D ;D
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Quicksales (nee OZtion) did not seem to fare well with the change of management (from my own, personal experience) and the Trading Post has conceded a significant impact from online competition - such as eBay.
So in this new move, I have to ask ... will the Trading Post become the Trading Ghost?
I would hope not, as I am keen to support Aussie business - so long as they deliver - but my fears remain.
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Is a lower gst free threshold inevitable ?
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/state-backs-push-to-impose-gst-on-online-purchases-20120914-25xxw.html (http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/state-backs-push-to-impose-gst-on-online-purchases-20120914-25xxw.html)
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Did I hear that right bnwt is coming to the Sydney November meet ?
I'm pulling the big girl panties over your head Magoo if your joking... lol
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Did I hear that right bnwt is coming to the Sydney November meet ?
I'm pulling the big girl panties over your head Magoo if your joking... lol
I hope so yibs but i am surely a thread killer because since i asked the question above we have not seen a glimpse of bnwt and usally he posts news every day virtually .....
i feel bad!
BNWT forgive moi for asking!!
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Ok OK move back citizens give the guy some breathing space !
please get back behind the barriers !
nothing to see here move along ! move along !
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What are you talking about , nothing to see ?
Weve got a herm dressed in a pink taffeta frock and an alien wearing a green tutu wih a brush sticking out of his head , having a conversation ... Its not everyday you see that
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lol.........
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Point: It's Okay to End eBay Auctions Early
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m09/i17/s02
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Counterpoint: It's NOT Okay to End eBay Auctions Early
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m09/i17/s03
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eBay Sellers Sued by Amway Settle with the Company
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y12/m09/i17/s01
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Ok OK move back citizens give the guy some breathing space !
please get back behind the barriers !
nothing to see here move along ! move along !
ok bnwt hez been abducted by martians, yibs we may have to search your spaceship ...), brumbs ur doing a good job filling in for now but seriously what have I dont with BNWT hope i didnt offend you? (not like moi to offend anyone .... ahem ...)
ok move along now everyone .... as decreed by the yibster ....
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Where is BNWT? I enjoy reading the material he posts here.
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the only one in the street on ebay now.
http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/meet-the-lambonaro-20120925-26ilc.html (http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/meet-the-lambonaro-20120925-26ilc.html)
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Yes, I have really been missing his contributions here.
I believe he needs a bit of an internet break, though, so I have told the sniffer dogs to stand down.
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all hours oz post parcel pickup
will help but costs!!!!!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-11/post-office-smart-lockers-rolled-out-for-online-purchases/4306946 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-11/post-office-smart-lockers-rolled-out-for-online-purchases/4306946)
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Feebay / pay$pal profits up
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19986409 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19986409)
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Shyer, the more I buy online, the less frequently I look to eBay as the first port of call... In fact, often I won't look at eBay at all.
One of the most annoying things is when searching for a title, and an eBay link comes up in the search results, but the link leads to a nothing page - a page in which one is cheerfully informed that no such title is listed on eBay.
I really do not want to have my time wasted by a link to nowhere. (I'm so insanely busy that I really do hate those dead-end links - they are a drain on my very limited time because they infiltrate every search result.)
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Countessa, I'm guessing you're using a global search engine like Google for that sort of behaviour - which is to be expected when a lot of the listings on eBay are rather transient. Google cache will hang on to these for a somewhat inappropriate amount of time.
I would like to say the solution to this is to go to eBay and use the eBay search, since it will be operating on current data only and you won't get the 'dead link' problem.
I would like to say that, but I cannot in all good conscience.
While the 'dead link' problem would be averted, you would be at the mercy of the vagaries of the eBay search algorithm - and a recent search exercise I undertook on eBay using 4 good, solid keywords yielded entirely irrational and inconsistent results.
Now on that score, there may be some who might want to 'coach' me on how to use the eBay search effectively - but my response is this: Using the search is not the objective, finding the desired item is.
The more convoluted the mechanism, the more difficult it is to drive. When the search engine deviates away from the literal search arguments and starts 'thinking' for you, it is absolutely certain that there is going to be a significant percentage of searches that are going to be entirely misinterpreted.
I truly fear for anyone who knows exactly what they want and tries to drive the eBay search when the search engine thinks it knows what you meant ... not what you actually typed.
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a good tool that i used to use was 'auction sieve' its a great program for sorting the wheat from the chaff on ebay only
i have not used it for a while but it was great before
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Feebay a good fair citizen? I think not.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20022365 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20022365)
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Feebay, Pay$pal and all those other tax cheats time is running out.
http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/uk-and-germany-flag-tax-crackdown-on-ecommerce-20121106-28usi.html (http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/uk-and-germany-flag-tax-crackdown-on-ecommerce-20121106-28usi.html)
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http://www.indystar.com/usatoday/article/1694671?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|s (http://www.indystar.com/usatoday/article/1694671?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|s)
eBay CEO: Our big bet on mobile is paying off
After making a big bet on mobile several years ago, eBay CEO John Donahoe told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" that the gamble is paying off with the company able to monetize the same on mobile as it does on the Web.
"Consumers are making the mobile device the central navigation system of their lives," the eBay executive said. "While it's driving great mobile results for us, the coming year will be when the mobile device links the digital world to the physical world."
Donahoe pointed to a new Black Friday mobile app it has developed with Macy's that will allow consumers to find deals in their Macy's store ahead of time. That will then get consumers to come into the actual stores to shop.
As this distinction between offline and online blurs, Donahoe expects an explosion of innovation around how that can help retailers.
..... read more (http://www.indystar.com/usatoday/article/1694671?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|IndyStar.com|s)
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big brother is watching
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/welfare-recipients-pocket-ebay-income/story-fn3dxiwe-1226600540268 (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/welfare-recipients-pocket-ebay-income/story-fn3dxiwe-1226600540268)
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Shyer, it's a good reminder to people to be fair in their dealings... As far as I'm aware, people claiming benefits can earn a little extra, but if it goes over the stipulated amount, they ought to be declaring it.
But from what I've been hearing, more and more people are finding it hard to sell on eBay - some declaring that the last two months have been particularly poor and wondering how on earth they are going to manage.
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Deborah Sharkey gone from Ausse eBay
22 March 2013 | 09:27AM EST
eBay Vice President and leader of eBay's Korea businesses, Jooman Park, will lead eBay Australia & New Zealand from July following a decision by current leader Vice President Deborah Sharkey to move to eBay's global headquarters in San Jose, USA.
Regards,
The eBay team
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eBay facing seller revolt
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/ebay-facing-seller-revolt/story-e6freuy9-1226612011117
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eBay has just launched eBay Garage, a new community that makes it easier than ever to
find what you need for your car.
Shopping for spare parts is simple with eBay Garage. Just add your vehicle and with one
click you can filter all of the listings on eBay to show only the parts that fit your car,
truck, or ute.
You'll also be able to join conversations with other eBay members who
share your interests in our worldwide eBay Garage community.
Whatever you're looking for, find it at a glance with eBay Garage
http://www.ebay.com.au/motors/garage
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eBay May Count Late Deliveries as Item-Not-as-Described Defects
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m07/i28/s02 (http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m07/i28/s02)
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Louisiana Man Sues eBay over Security Breach
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m07/i25/s01 (http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m07/i25/s01)
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And so they should too in some instances at least
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PayPal Launches Loyalty Program for Top Customers
PayPal launched a new program called PayPal Select for its top customers. It provides members of the program with two benefits to start: "first-in-line customer service," and special coupons for retailers with whom PayPal has a special relationship. These include Target, Wayfair, Overstock, PacSun.com, Footlocker, and FinishLine.com.
One current offer, for example, is $10 off a $50 purchase at Target when you pay with PayPal.
PayPal said members receive special access to customer service: "Each time you call, you'll jump to the front of the line for faster service."
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl
I find this repugnant. (Presumably this is within the US only at this point, but it highlights that ordinary customer service is now being touted as something special for people who use PayPal as a payment method where ordinarily they'd use credit card (with its associated protections) or cash.)
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eBay-PayPal Split Not Designed for Sale to Alibaba
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m09/i30/s06
(http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y14/m09/i30/images/ebay_paypal_split_execs.jpg)
Yes ... it seems John Donahoe will be leaving the top spot after the split - but he will be on both Boards. However, there is a sense that this may be a temporary situation designed to gently ease him out rather than simply dump him by the roadside.
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It's the equivalent of executive vaseline, hmm?
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I have noticed that once someone gets to a certain level in an organisation and the management don't want them around any more, they get a "sideways promotion" which vacates the position of interest and allows them the opportunity to leave "on their own terms" ... which tends to be just long enough for them to find another job. I reckon around 3 months, give or take.
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Whatever happened to bnwt?
Just suddenly disappeared.........
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Paypal fined $25M over online credit program
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/242492-paypal-fined-millions-over-credit-program (http://thehill.com/policy/technology/242492-paypal-fined-millions-over-credit-program)
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Phil will get an erection from reading that
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Yes, I miss our sensible and nice bnwt.
:missing: :crygirl:
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Re Brumby's post about the PayPal settlement... it's well worth quoting here.
Paypal is paying $25 million to settle allegations it illegally enrolled customers in its credit payment plans.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leveled a host of charges in a consent order Tuesday, also alleging PayPal automatically set the credit option as customers’ default payment preference, that it deceptively advertised credit promotions and mishandled billing disputes.
A total of $15 million will be set aside to reimburse consumers. The other $10 million will go to the agency. The company will also have to make sure future customers know they are signing up for the credit program.
“PayPal illegally signed up consumers for its online credit product without their permission and failed to address disputes when they complained,” CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a statement. “Online shopping has become a way of life for many Americans and it’s important that they are treated fairly.”
The order applies to customers from 2011 all the way up to the beginning of May 2015.
The California-based company offers people an easy way to make secure purchases online. The company was acquired by eBay in 2002, but last year, the companies announced plans to part.
In 2008, Paypal acquired a company called Bill Me Later — a service that has since been renamed Paypal Credit. The program operates much like a credit card, allowing people to make purchases and pay the balance down later, subject to interest rates.
But the agency alleges the company deceptively enrolled customers in the credit program who were only attempting to sign up for a standard Paypal account, among other allegations.
“The Bureau brings this suit to secure relief for injured consumers, to stop Defendants’ unlawful conduct, and to obtain a penalty against them,” the agency wrote in a complaint.
The settlement was submitted in a U.S. court in Maryland and will need to be approved by a judge before taking effect. The agency noted that the order “is not a finding or ruling that the company has actually violated the law.”
A spokesperson for the company did not specifically address the allegations in a statement.
“PayPal Credit takes consumer protection very seriously,” according to the company. “We continually improve our products and enhance our communications to ensure a superior customer experience. Our focus is on ease of use, clarity and providing high-quality products that are useful to consumers and are in compliance with applicable laws. ”
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - the agency which brought the charges on behalf of consumers - appears to be something similar to Australia's Financial Ombudsman.
It's pivotal to note that the CFPB found that "PayPal illegally signed up consumers for its online credit product without their permission and failed to address disputes when they complained".
I point this out specifically because too many eBay and PayPal users in Australia have been saying that PayPal and/or eBay wouldn't be implementing anything illegal because they'd have the very best lawyers who would be checking everything with a fine tooth comb. It's being said by those same persons in effect that... if PayPal and/or eBay are behaving in a particular way, ipso facto it must be legal for them to behave in that way.
This is grossly misleading. For such a response to be served up to distraught or bewildered consumers (who ask something along the lines of "Is this legal?" when eBay and/or PayPal do something that strikes those consumers as illegal and infringing on their consumer rights) is SO offensive and so eroding of those rights that it makes one want to smack the responder with a fagot of elderberry wood. (Fagot as in a bundle of sticks; I'm using the older spelling form out of preference.)
The point is well made that eBay and/or PayPal may be putting into practice behaviour which is NOT legal, and which - when challenged by a consumer (by bringing it to the attention of the appropriate body) - will have PayPal/eBay backing down.
(PayPal and/or eBay have in such instances reversed their wrong decisions - but not by admitting guilt. No, rather the wording used is that the reversal is a "discretionary payment" or decision. This is because neither of these companies wish to give the consumer the impression that they have behaved illegally, and because neither of these companies wants the proffered remedy to be spurned by the consumer so that the investigation by the FOS ( :clickme: (http://www.fos.org.au/) would be pursued to create a finding or charge in law. If the consumer accepts the proffered solution (aka "discretionary payment"), the company dodges the bullet. All they've lost is a one-off forced refund. What they GAIN is the landscape of unaware consumers who can be misled and infringed upon when eBay or PayPal makes a decision which is actually against those persons' consumer rights.
It is deliberate disarmament forced upon individuals over whom PayPal and/or eBay have the power of a far more powerful entity... Consumers are inherently in a position of powerlessness against such corporations, and when a user agreement is forced upon them which implicitly or explicitly removes the individual's lawful consumer rights, it far far far too often doesn't occur to those persons that such an agreement is not lawful and will not be upheld IF IT IS CHALLENGED - IF a complaint is made to the appropriate body.
It is of no earthly use for a person to palely loiter with all the gumption of a dying swan, saying feebly, "Oh, if it's illegal, the law will stop them..." but the point is very clear that unless a person MAKES A COMPLAINT when something of this nature occurs to them, nothing will be done. The appropriate body is the weapon - but it will only and can only be wielded against the offending corporation if a complaint is made and the complaint is followed through until sufficient charges are made to have the offending corporation/s dealt with on a higher level than an individual case.
(I am thinking specifically of the 21-day hold imposed upon sellers. The hold is enforced by PayPal although instructed by eBay. Too many sellers - although angry or upset by this - are afraid to (or unaware they can) bring PayPal to brook for this behaviour by going straight to the FOS and making a complaint. It's by no means the only instance of behaviour which is certainly against Australian consumer rights, but it is the most obvious and most recent example.)
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:link: (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/paypal-says-sorry-to-customers-mistakenly-double-billed/story-fn91wd6x-1227362793708?nk=8991738ee5714698587470f979bfd793)
PayPal says sorry to customers mistakenly double-billed
Banks and financial institutions are warning customers to carefully check any transactions made with PayPal after thousands of people were mistakenly double billed by the online payment system.
All banks and financial services that accept payments through PayPal have been affected.
PayPal said it was aware of the error, which occurred when customers only completed one transaction through their PayPal account.
It is telling customers they will have to wait between 24 and 72 hours before receiving a refund on any transactions that were double-billed.
“We understand that impacted customers are concerned and will ensure all customers affected are reimbursed. We apologise to those that have been impacted and are actively working with our tech team to resolve this as quickly as possible,” a PayPal spokesman said.
The error led to PayPal’s Facebook page being inundated with complaints, as hundreds of irate customers said they were unable to get through to the service’s helpline to rectify the fault.
The double-billing has also left some customers unable to pay bills for other services.
“We are aware that some PayPal debits have duplicated,” the Commonwealth Bank said in an alert to its customers.
“This is due to an error from PayPal and we’re working with them to rectify this as a priority. We apologise to our customers for this inconvenience.”
The error comes at a troubling time for PayPal which has just agreed to pay $US25 million in fines and compensation in the US after being accused of deceiving its customers.
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau denounced the company for signing people up for its credit arm, PayPal Credit (previously Bill Me Later), without making them aware of the fact.
Of the total $US25m penalty, $US15 million will be used to reimburse PayPal customers, with the other $US10 million issued as a fine.
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I doubt this is really news for most on this forum:
http://www.theage.com.au/business/comment-and-analysis/ebays-no-teddy-bear-when-it-comes-to-tax-20150626-ghxzj1
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So dont expect your money back from Paypal
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Is Former eBay CEO John Donahoe Looking for a Job?
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y15/m12/i01/s01
Do we send him to Montello?
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I see that story is 2 days old on auctionbytes and Cohen is yet to spew forth any of his repetative garbage , has he worn out his welcome there too?
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Mr Donahue is looking for a job?
Perhaps he could try being a pooper-scooper. There must be many dogs who would be glad to give him the necessary accoutrements...
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Why Morgan Stanley Is Struggling to Get Bidders for eBay Debt :link: (http://www.thestreet.com/story/13380577/1/morgan-stanley-struggles-to-raise-700m-for-ebay-units-as-investors-flee-junk-debt.html)
eBay can sell just about anything, apparently, but its own debt.
That exception has come as a surprise to Wall Street banks confident they could market a junk-rated loan package that helped fund the $925 million sale of two of eBay's (EBAY - :clickme: for Report (http://secure2.thestreet.com/cap/prm.do?OID=028198&ticker=EBAY)) businesses to private-equity firms Sterling Partners and Permira in July, a deal struck at the same time that the online auction site spun off electronic payment service PayPal.
Instead, lead underwriter Morgan Stanley (MS - :clickme: for Report (http://secure2.thestreet.com/cap/prm.do?OID=028198&ticker=MS)) is now struggling to place the $700 million debt at its expected terms, even to investors often hungry to take on risk in return for high yields, according to two sources familiar with talks. The investment bank missed its target completion date in late October, and the loans are now being pitched at a significantly higher rate of interest, according to the sources.
The second-lien component of the loan, a $100 million slice, is being offered at nearly 11% annual interest, and the first-lien slice, $540 million, is being offered at nearly 7%. Credit Suisse (CS - :clickme: for Report (http://secure2.thestreet.com/cap/prm.do?OID=028198&ticker=CS)) and Barclays (BCS) are also underwriters.
Read more»» (http://www.en.kolobok.us/smiles/user/FinouCat_02.gif) (http://www.thestreet.com/story/13380577/1/morgan-stanley-struggles-to-raise-700m-for-ebay-units-as-investors-flee-junk-debt.html)
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eBay will begin intermediating payments on its Marketplace platform?
What the ....? Were they not always doing this with paypal?
I see they say they will still offer paypal payment at checkout ? Is this new thing similar to oaypal but now just ebays preferred bedmate to paypal ? It seems like they are trying to complicate matters again ...
Heres a copy of the email for thise that didnt get it
Dear Smee
eBay is happy to announce plans to further improve the customer experience by intermediating payments on our Marketplace platform. In doing so, eBay will manage the payments flow, simplifying the end-to-end experience for both buyers and sellers. We have signed an agreement with Adyen, a leading global payments processor, to become our primary payments processing partner. PayPal, a long-time eBay partner, will be a payments option at checkout for eBay buyers.
You do not need to take any action at this time. The transition to full payments intermediation will be a multi-year journey.
Over the past three years, eBay has transformed its business to drive the best choice, most relevance and most powerful selling platform. Building out our payments capabilities is the next step in that strategy.
Payments intermediation will bring significant benefits for eBay sellers. You can expect a simplified pricing structure, more predictable access to funds, and most sellers can expect their costs of payments processing to be reduced. We’re also working on ways to provide sellers a central place to track and manage their business, which can soon include payments information.
By offering buyers more choice in how they pay and expanding payment options into more geographies, eBay believes sellers will be able to reach more buyers and improve conversion.
The transition to full payments intermediation will be a multi-year journey. eBay will begin intermediation on a small scale in North America starting in the second half of 2018, expanding in 2019 under the terms of the Operating Agreement with PayPal. In 2021, we expect to have transitioned a majority of Marketplace customers to the new payments experience.
Again, you do not need to take any action at this time. As eBay gets closer to the initial phase of its intermediation efforts, we will share more details about this process and next steps for sellers. In the meantime, please read the eBay Inc announcement for further information. For any immediate questions or to share feedback, please email paymentsinfoau@ebay.com.au
We’re looking forward to what’s next, and to getting there with you.
As always, thank you for selling on eBay.
Tim Mackinnon
VP & Country Manager, Australia & NZ
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Yeah... My seller friend got this. They did a bit of digging and there are a few things they weren't happy about.
I didn't get the full detail - but one of them was the equivalent of a full escrow service. Sellers won't get their payment until delivery is confirmed. One of the problems with this is, if you have something small that can get sent as a letter for a dollar or two, there is no tracking - unless you want to add Registered Post ... at $4 a pop. So a $3 item with $2 postage won't be $5, it will have to be $9 ... or the seller won't ever get paid. Genius.
There's also something about when payments are made to Sellers. At the moment, a seller can pull money from PayPal at any time. With this new setup, it seems that will happen whenever eBay feels like it. "How to get interest on other people's money" 101. PayPal have been playing that game for a while now. (Ever notice how payments take longer to get through when there's been big exchange rate fluctuations.)
There's no doubt it's going to be painful. Sellers are going to have to learn how it all works (the hard way, of course) so they can help guide their customers through the minefield.
I can't, for the life of me, see how it's going to be a "better experience" overall - but it will be spun that way.
I would love to be proved wrong - but I suspect I will be disappointed on that front.
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This is nothing to do with making things better for sellers (or buyers).
It's about maximising profit for eBay.
This new payment system where eBay will "manage the payments flow" means that eBay will be control of the money.
You'll notice that the letter states "You can expect a simplified pricing structure, more predictable access to funds". There's no mention of "faster access to funds"; more predictable means it's regulated by eBay at intervals they decide, and it also means it's not accessible when YOU want the funds.
I'm extremely glad that I am not a seller on eBay.
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You'll notice that the letter states "You can expect a simplified pricing structure, more predictable access to funds". There's no mention of "faster access to funds"; more predictable means it's regulated by eBay at intervals they decide, and it also means it's not accessible when YOU want the funds.
I did notice that - particularly the choice of the word "predictable" ... and I agree with your conclusion.
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New Fees for Sellers That Fall Below Standards
To protect our buyers and the customer experience, starting 4 April, sellers who fall Below Standards will incur an additional fee of 2% on Final Value Fees. Sellers who remain Above Standard or are Top Rated will not be affected
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It's outrageous, but transparently obvious what is going on here.
Do eBay executives think that we - the buyers - are morons?
This isn't to safeguard buyers. It's to discourage sellers from fighting unjust claims by unscrupulous buyers looking to cheat their sellers.
The way it plays out is like this:
- Buyer casts their eye on a coveted item.
- Buyer doesn't want to actually BUY the item; why pay if you can get it for nothing?
- Buyer purchases item on eBay.
- Buyer receives item and chooses the most convenient "get money back" routine. E.g., if untracked, "INR" (it didn't arrive). If an itemneeded for one occasion or for a short time, "SNAD" (not as described at all!). If buyer directed to return, well, contact eBay by phone and go into a rant about how horrible it is and come up with a reason why it doesn't need to be returned - OR send an empty envelope with tracking number - OR any of a number of tricks. Buyer may choose to damage the item him/herself if no longer needed, or send back similar but not identical item if buyer already owned similar (damaged) item. Possibilities are endless.
- Seller chooses to fight unjust claim.
- Buyer escalates claim and is rewarded with money back and possibly with no direction to return the item.
- Seller is rewarded with a defect. I'm not sure how many - is it 2? - before the seller is hit with a "below standard" punch by eBay.
- Seller loses item and money, and is also charged an extra 2% by eBay.
Why? Because eBay has for years been attempting to turn eBay into a new shopping mall with retail shops - Myer, Peter's of Kensington, Harvey Norman, Betta, Big W, Woolworths, etc. You can bet those big sellers do NOT find themselves subjected to this ridiculous treatment by eBay. This behaviour does however make it ever more likely that smaller sellers will be forced out, unless they are the sort of sellers who humbly accept eBay's seller terms - unequivocal terms of acceptance for change of mind, free shipping, no fighting scamming buyers. It means eBay will make up some of the money it expends currently on giving 20% discounts on particular sellers - e.g., the recent 20% for Myer items on eBay.
Sickening for the genuine smaller sellers whose business model cannot sustain eBay's ridiculous terms of roll over and play dead for the customer.
I have some stock left over from the shop, but I am far too terrified by eBay's prohibitively punitive and destructive behaviour towards sellers to risk selling any of it on eBay.
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An extraordinary tale of theft and deception on eBay, using the Money Back Guarantee to defraud, as well as identity theft, etc.
Scammers making millions and living high-life in online fraud (https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/03/19/18/58/scammers-make-millions-in-online-fraud)
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The sad thing is that this goes on at a much smaller level, but over a broader scale and it is often the case that hard working honest sellers are at the mercy of such fraudsters.