ebay and the latest ...............................................MEDIA REPORTS

[bnwt]

Auction Ruling to Set a Precedent


http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/01/113_58777.html

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

eBay UK Institutes Changes in PowerSeller Discounts


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i11/s03

[bnwt]

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

[gr8-expectations]

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?

[bnwt]

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

[gr8-expectations]

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

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

New $20k PayPal 21-Day Hold Policy


http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1263441641.html

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Another eBay Pirate Heads to Prison


http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essentials/ebay/article.php/3858586

[bnwt]

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

[gr8-expectations]

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

[Philip.Cohen]

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.

[*Yibida*]

If it smells like a fish..looks like a fish..feels like a fish..tastes like a fish....it's probably a Sprout...

[tellomon]

Pretzel Fish Logic.

[bnwt]

eBay Helps Antique Sales in Binghamton


http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=12327

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Amazon Breaks eBay's Record for Unique Visitors


http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1263752913.html

[bnwt]

Neal joins ex-wife in pleading guilty to thefts


http://www.t-g.com/story/1602980.html

[bnwt]

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/

[bnwt]

Sold or Not Sold on eBay


http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/clips/ebay-sold-or-not-sold/1191542/

[bnwt]

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/

[bnwt]

eBay displaying other sellers’ items on your live listings


http://tamebay.com/2010/01/ebay-displaying-other-sellers-items-on-your-live-listings.html

[bnwt]

eBay Earnings Due Today, Bets on PayPal and Larger Sellers


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i20/s01

[bnwt]

eBay: Does it have any answers for Amazon?


http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=29726

[bnwt]

EBay Results Beat Street; 2010 Outlook Rosy


http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/technology/ebay-results-beat-street--outlook-rosy/

[bnwt]

EBay sellers' rebellion: The aftermath


http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/20/smallbusiness/ebay_aftermath/

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Hertford eBay fraudster to be sentenced in March


http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hertfordshiremercury-news/displayarticle.asp?id=478393

[bnwt]

eBay: The Recovery Takes Hold


http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/01/21/ebay-the-recovery-takes-hold/

[bnwt]

eBay Expands Buyer Protection Policy to Additional Payment Services


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y10/m01/i22/s01

[bnwt]

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

[Philip.Cohen]

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 ...

[bnwt]

1,400 Merchants Rate eBay, Amazon and 13 Other Marketplaces


http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1264292193.html

[bnwt]

eBay plug PayPal credit card in payment options


http://tamebay.com/2010/01/ebay-plug-paypal-credit-card-in-payment-options.html

[bnwt]

eBay ad leads to tire theft arrest


http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=892829&category=REGION

[bnwt]

eBay announces a new fee structure


http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=33288

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

What’s happening to PowerSeller phone support?


http://tamebay.com/2010/01/whats-happening-to-powerseller-phone-support.html

[Philip.Cohen]

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

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Is eBay facing seller revolt?


http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10444003-36.html

[bnwt]

Auction site, Ebay, bans Dad's Army game


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/auctio/story-e6frf96f-1225824846541

[bnwt]

eBay Continues Testing Feedback


http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/1/1264791508.html

[bnwt]

Another cellphone ebay scammer


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-eQKdLSyeY


video presentation

[bnwt]

Tacoma man got rich selling stolen ink on eBay


http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/crime/story/1049952.html

[bnwt]

NARCISO RODRIGUEZ TO OPEN EBAY SHOP


http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/fashion/news/article/-/6741588/narciso-rodriguez-to-open-ebay-shop/