Archive for June, 2006

 AuctionBytes
ChannelAdvisor issued a press release on Tuesday announcing competitor Marketworks filed a complaint against it in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta. “ChannelAdvisor understands that the complaint primarily centers around the hiring of a former Marketworks employee who was allegedly bound by a non-competition agreement forbidding employment with AuctionRover.com” (http://www.channeladvisor.com/company/press_releases/pr060627.asp). ChannelAdvisor and Marketworks provide multi-channel […]

 Reuters
Google Inc. is expected to unveil on Wednesday an online payment system called GBuy, which analysts say will allow merchants to accept payment for services and could become a broad-based alternative to eBay’s PayPal, the dominant system.
Analyst Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com, said he expected Google to make the announcement on Wednesday and to target […]

Auction Bytes 
PayPal’s Senior Director of Trust and Safety Dan Levy discussed trust and safety issues in using eBay and PayPal in an interview with AuctionBytes.TV.
Sellers have been concerned about the risk of sending items to unconfirmed addresses, which is a requirement of eBay’s new Express marketplace. Levy said sellers can make their own risk decisions […]

 Auction Bytes
Mpire introduced new consignment features to its eBay auction-management program and is running a summer seller promotion. New features in Mpire Builder include a consignment central page, a consignment supplier page, a consignment-items listing page and a streamlined method for entering items quickly.

MSN NBC

I’ve been hearing from lots of eBay sellers: What’s this eBay Express site all about? Will it really bring me more business? Why aren’t my items listed on the site? How do I know if someone buys my items? That’s a lot of questions, but eBay sellers like to feel they’re in the loop. […]

 Seattle PI
FON, a company funded by Google Inc. and eBay Inc. to promote free wireless Internet access, will start selling routers for $5 to encourage consumers to share their Web connections with others.
Consumers buying the routers, which usually cost about $60, will need to let others use their Internet connections and in return will be […]

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According to Meg Whitman’s keynote (she’s the CEO of eBay), at the eBay Developer Conference: 1.3M people make their living selling full-time on eBay

 Ezine Articles
Have you seen any sellers on eBay which shows a “starâ€? and the word “PowerSellerâ€? by the side of their names? PowerSellers are eBay’s top sellers who have sustained a consistent high volume of monthly sales, a high level of total 98% positive feedback or better, and have met a threshold of compliance with […]

 Ezine Articles
Wholesale buying by eBay sellers represents a growing percentage of the wholesale market.
With eBay expected to surpass 200 million registered users in the near future, there will be plenty of more opportunities for eBay sellers to sell merchandise.
The best source for the merchandise that eBay sellers need will come from the wholesale marketplace.
Here are […]

 http://www.ezinearticles.com/?The-Elusive-eBay-Product-Niche&id=224441
There’s nothing more disappointing than doing the research, getting the product, and then finding that no one wants to buy it. It can also be quite a shock.
It’s not unusual to research the item, see it listed in eBay’s hot list, hear everyone talking about it…and still no one buys.
This is one of the most […]