Archive for November 7th, 2006

  • PayPal Explosion Intentional But No Motive Yet

    eBay spokesperson Hani Durzy said authorities have confirmed that Tuesday evening’s explosion on the PayPal campus in San Jose, California, was not accidental. The device blew out a window, but there were no injuries, and all 45 employees were safely evacuated from the building.
    Durzy said many employees had left early on Tuesday to take their […]

  • Making Refunds Through PayPal Painless

    Refunding buyers through PayPal, eBay’s online payment service, sounds like a simple process. However, there are some details that have message-boards buzzing with seller suggestions for how to manage the process while causing the least frustration to buyers and sellers.
    Normally, a PayPal seller goes to the “History” tab, clicks on “details” for the item to […]

  • Making Search Engines Work For Your eBay Business

    Despite 50 percent of online purchases being researched via a search engine, most eBay sellers ignore the potential of search engines to drive traffic to their listings. By optimizing your eBay Store, your products could improve their rankings in the search results on major search engines and boost your sales.
    High rankings can drive huge amounts […]

  • PayPal’s Network Comes with Cash Rebates

    PayPal, the payment-service company owned by online auction site eBay Inc., said Monday it will launch an incentive program, allowing customers who subscribe to the service to receive cash rebates of up to $20 on several thousand merchants’ sites in North America.
    In a release, PayPal said that the cash rebate programs, valued at $100 million, […]

  • Who Has Really Won With eBay’s New Magic

    On August 29, 2006 eBay North America undertook a formidable task. They sought to return their auction site to more of the ‘traditional’ auction style format. Or at least that’s what they said. Resetting the balance was what they called it, and restoring the magic is their mantra. So after a year of aggressive soliciting […]

  • Mpire Teams With eBay to Capture Sales Trends

    Mpire launched a new site called eBay Pop that captures buying and sales trends on eBay. Mpire worked with eBay to develop the site, including its design, sales data and analysis, interactive games, editorial content and a blog.

    Consumers can access data about top items sold on eBay, ranging from iPods and Xboxes, to NASCAR collectibles […]

  • eBay Keeps the Postal Service Booming

    Carol Johnson, of Centennial, laughs loudly when asked by telephone how she ships the products she sells on eBay.
    “That’s what I’m doing right now,” she says.”
    Fifteen of my items ended (their auctions) last night, and I’m wrapping them up.”
    Johnson, as it turns out, is the quintessential eBay seller: She ships mostly via the U.S. Postal […]