Archive for February 8th, 2006

  • eBay Europe

    Pasta & Vinegar:
    Over 170,000 people in 12 European countries make money selling on the site and 50 million
    Europeans buy or browse, according to research commissioned by the company. Trading activity generated sales worth $947 million in 2004.
    In the United States, buyers and browsers total roughly 90 million. EBay’s home market generated 55 percent of [...]

  • eBay Phishing Scams

    SC Magazine:
    This file, when modified, can override the default DNS servers, thus allowing users’ internet browsers to receive one address and lead to another, leading users to a spoofed site when they try to access eBay. When personal information is entered, the user will be taken to the actual eBay website, completely unaware that [...]

  • Updating Blocked Bidder Profile

    Auctionbytes:
    eBay has modified sellers’ ability to block bidders. Buyer requirements allow sellers to block buyers from bidding on or purchasing their items based on criteria such as their country of registration, their buying history on eBay, and whether or not they have a PayPal account. Sellers use the feature to help minimize the impact of [...]

  • eBay Express

    Auctionbytes:
    Launching this spring, the new eBay service - eBay Express - will be aimed squarely at the many shoppers who want to get on the Internet, buy what they want at a good price, and get off. To help them, eBay Express will be limited to fixed price, commodity-type items such as such as DVDs [...]

  • Woohoo I sold something!

    You might be surprised that some professional eBay seller feel the same way…
    Drea:
    Today I got an email from ebay letting me know that I sold an item I posted!
    A few days ago I found this sweater in my closet that had never been worn. Mainly because it just wasnt my style. Someone had given it [...]