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    Archive for February, 2008

    eBay Powerseller Conference

    Thursday, February 28th, 2008

    Recent eBay news has been filled with negative reports about changes in fee calculation methods and seller feedback. These changes have just recently been introduced by eBay to the millions of current sellers utilizing the online auction service to present their wares to the world. Rocketplace (formerly the As Was Conference) at The Disney World […]

    New Listing Title Builder for eBay Sellers

    Thursday, February 28th, 2008

    HammerTap.com has released the latest listing title builder for eBay sellers with the latest release of HammerTap3.
    “Understanding which keywords to include in your listing title can make a listing much more profitable,” says Brian Clark, HammerTap’s CTO. “This new title builder helps any seller create more successful and more profitable listing titles much more […]

    False bid for music collection

    Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

    An eBay sale has gone wrong after the more than $3 million US winning bid for a record collection was declared false.
    Music lover Paul Mawhinney, 68, had put his massive collection of more than three million records, tapes and CDs, for sale on the online auction site with an opening price of $3 million US.
    The […]

    New Skype CEO Appointed

    Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

    eBay said on Monday that Josh Silverman will be the new chief executive for its online telephone service, Skype.
    Silverman, who is currently the head of eBay property Shopping.com, will take up the post on March 24.

    eBay Powerseller Does not Agree With New Policy Changes, Starts His Own Site

    Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

    Press Release
    David Hoffman has been a member of eBay since mid 2000 and a powerseller for the past year. But, with eBay’s recent announcement that they are increasing fees, changing search results to favor the more established sellers, and implementing a new feedback policy that prevents sellers from leaving neutral or negative feedback to buyers, […]

    eBay access without a web browser

    Monday, February 25th, 2008

    eBay auction customers no longer need to open a web browser to search the auction site or to auction an item.
    User’s can now download an application that will allow them to use eBay directly no web browser being required.
    eBay is one of several companies, that have created downloadable, desktop versions of their websites using […]

    eBay Instructor Releases eBay Motors Guide - Showroom Secrets

    Sunday, February 24th, 2008

    Press release
    eBay expert, Steve Lindhorst released his new ebook Feb. 16 entitled “Showroom Secrets - Making Money on eBay Motors without selling a thing.” The book details how to approach and work with local auto dealerships, listing their inventory without the need for an expensive dealer license.
    “Many knowledgeable eBay sellers have a desire to […]

    PDQ Internet Marketplace Opens EBay Study Center, We Will Mind Your EBay Business, Or Teach You To Mind Your Own

    Sunday, February 24th, 2008

    Press Release
    Fort Lauderdale, FL - February 24, 2008 — PDQ Internet Marketplace, A Leading eBay Titanium Powerseller, located at 2599 North Federal Hwy, announced today the opening of their new eBay Learning Center, teaching eBay Certified Courses from eBay’s Power U.
    “People seeking additional income from the sale of their items find paying consignment commissions counterproductive, […]

    ByIndia.com Up For Sale On eBay

    Thursday, February 21st, 2008

    The ByIndia.com site which was acquired by Web2Corp in August 2006 is up for sale on ebay. The minimum bid for site starts at $500,000 (around Rs. 2 crores), and the auction closes on Feb 29th.
    According to the site: “Web2 Corp’s $5M funding for ByIndia.com didn’t materialize due to its lenders fallout with real estate […]

    Sellers boycott eBay

    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    Frustrated eBay sellers began a week-long boycott of the site on Monday over the fee and policy changes the auction site recently announced.
    Many angry sellers are posting their concerns on the Web, angry over newfees and controversial change’s to their feedback system.
    Sellers will no longer be able to leave negative or neutral feedback about buyers […]