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

[bnwt]

Online retailers demand better mail service


http://www.discountvouchers.co.uk/news/53193535.html

[Philip.Cohen]

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.

[*CountessA*]

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.

[*CountessA*]

Century-Old Former Casino Riverboat on the Market

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12027184

[*CountessA*]

eBay Inc. (EBAY) 11/1/10 PriceWatch Alert Support At Around $29.33

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]

[*CountessA*]

Letters to the Editor (Ina Steiner): eBay Adds to Delivery Confusion with New Holiday Countdown

[*CountessA*]

Police issue warning over iPhone fraud

http://www.witneygazette.co.uk/news/wgheadlines/8487979.Police_issue_warning_over_iPhone_fraud/

[bnwt]

eBay Goes Viral with Holiday Unwrap Attack Campaign


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i01/s08

[bnwt]

Bulk relist tool becomes default option on eBay


http://news.parcel2go.com/ParcelDeliveryNews/bulk-relist-tool-becomes-default-option-on-ebay-800209892.aspx

[bnwt]

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/

[bnwt]

Man Accused Of Selling On eBay, Not Delivering Goods


http://www.wxii12.com/r/25605902/detail.html

[bnwt]

eBay Fulfillment Deal Helps Chinese Users Sell Direct to US


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i02/s01

[bnwt]

‘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/

[bnwt]

NY man hired thieves, sold loot on eBay


http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=13437317

[bnwt]

PayPal Races To Fix IPhone App Security Flaw


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592782874885808.html

[bnwt]

Op shops losing out as retailers go online


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/04/3057044.htm

[bnwt]

$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

[*Yibida*]

$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...

[*CountessA*]

Please do not hurt the amoeba's feelings by such a comparison, Yib.

[*Yibida*]

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....

[bnwt]

Ebay Makes Long Over Due Changes To Home Page


http://chittachatta.info/11/04/ebay-makes-long-over-due-changes-to-home-page/

[bnwt]

How EBay Revved Up Its Website


http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2010/11/05/how-ebay-revved-up-its-website/?boxes=Homepagechannels

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Bonymaen teenager denies eBay fraud and other offences


http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/Teen-denies-9-fraud-offences/article-2844885-detail/article.html

[bnwt]

Amazon and eBay Battle for Apparel Market


http://rapiddaily.com/amazon-and-ebay-battle-for-apparel-market-as-black-friday-sales-come-early/428114/

[bnwt]

eBay Requires Automatic Payment Method for Seller Fees


http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1289088256.html

[tellomon]

‘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]

[bnwt]

US High Court Hears Costco Case On Resale Of Foreign-Made Goods


http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101108-712946.html

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

eBay Runs Auction Promotion, New Bulk-Edit the Default


http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y10/m11/i09/s04

[bnwt]

Pay back time for eBay conman Andrew Green


http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/2010/11/pay-back-time-for-ebay-conman.html

[bnwt]

Opportunities galore for developers in e-Commerce


http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Opportunities_galore_for_developers_in_eCommerce-nid-73681-cid-3.html

[*CountessA*]

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.

[bnwt]

Local businesses told to compete online


http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/trends/local-businesses-told-to-compete-online-20101110-17mds.html

[bnwt]

Australian online shopping defies retail sales slump


http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/australian-online-shopping-defies-retail-sales-slump/story-e6freqmx-1225951275140

[bnwt]

Which Shipping Address Should You Use-eBay or PayPal?


http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1289445200.html

[bnwt]

More people surfing before splashing out


http://www.smh.com.au/business/more-people-surfing-before-splashing-out-20101111-17pdz.html

[bnwt]

Ex-cop Accused Of Selling Nude Pics On eBay


http://www.kpho.com/news/25751864/detail.html

[bnwt]

Top 25 most-visited websites in Australia


http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/top-25-mostvisited-websites-in-australia-20101112-17ptg.html

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Phoenix man sentenced in eBay fraud scheme


http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9JEQ2HO1.htm

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

Zavvi make epic eBay mistake, but honours sales


http://kotaku.com/comment/32342862/

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

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/

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

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

[bnwt]

eBay's Newest Features


http://letters.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/comments/2010/11/1290058016.html

[bnwt]

Army sgt sentenced for selling fed property online


http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/ap/army-sgt-sentenced-for-selling-fed-property-online-109008299.html