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ChannelAdvisor Users: Your store of choice?
I know I have a few ChannelAdvisor customers reading my blog. This post is for you!
We are developing some automation tools for ChannelAdvisor customers, and to assist with a development roadmap I would LOVE some feedback on whether or not you use the ChannelAdvisor Store or another store altogether…
I put together a quick poll in [...]
eBay Australia Backs Down on PayPal Push
eBay.com.au released a statement yesterday notifying of their intent to withdraw its notification to the ACCC regarding the removal of other payment options from the eBay.com.au website.
This didn’t come as a big surprise.
Going to court over the matter would indeed have been a long and painful process, not to mention the amount of stress and [...]
ChannelAdvisor Premium Stores - What will they be like?
We are currently part of a beta test group for ChannelAdvisor, testing their integration into a new ‘premium’ storefront.
I was pretty eager to put my hand up for this, as the old store has a lot of limitations and shortcomings. It certainly isn’t a best of breed product. Is the new premium store going to [...]
eBay Australia In Lose/Lose Situation
Time to change all your listings back to include all payment options?
Today eBay announced it would postpone its (now) 15th July deadline for changes of listing payment options to PayPal only, citing its requirements to wait until the review process of the ACCC regarding its recent draft notice is complete.
It seems fairly inevitable to me [...]
Importing From China - Need Some Help?
Each day I answer emails about importing product from china. It seems that when you search in Google now for ‘Importing from china” my blog ranks pretty highly.
I have one particular buyer in China that I trust and have used for years now. He actively works with me and for me to source a few [...]
eBay to Phase Out 3rd Party Checkout
eBay annouced that it is to phase out 3rd party checkout.
This is a move that will impact many thousands of (usually large) eBay sellers.
It will affect us, as we use ChannelAdvisor, as do many larger sellers. ChannelAdvisor’s main markets are US and UK, and they have some very big eBay sellers using their systems.
For us, [...]
The ACCC proposes to revoke immunity for eBay’s PayPal only policy
This afternoon the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, an independent statutory authority formed in 1995 to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974 and other acts in Australia, issued a press release regarding it’s intent toward the pending PayPal only policy change from eBay.com.au.
The press release says:
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft [...]
eBay Australia Offering Some Sellers Cash to Help Change Listings
Seems that eBay Australia is offering some ‘eligible’ sellers some funding to assist in the modification of their listings prior to June 17th to remove any payment methods that will be disallowed after this date.
I asked my TSAM (Top Seller Account Manager ) about it, but they did not know who was made eligible or [...]
Oztion.com.au Australian Auction Site Acquired For Over $1 million
The Australian online auction space is a hive of activity at the moment. eBay Australia is making big site changes, Tradingpost Auctions launches and now we hear the second biggest online auction site in Australia, Oztion.com.au, has been acquired today by Jumbuck Entertainment for $1million in cash, and $1million in Jumbuck shares.
Earn-out is based on [...]
Xoobie.com.au - Another Australian Auction Site
Looking for aAnother Australian auction site to check out, xoobie.com.au.
So, what is it like?
First impression is : What the heck does that name mean?! Xoobie is a wierd one. BUt these days, names for products are either going to be descriptive, or bizarre and hopefully catchy and memorable. What is Xoobie? Its bizarre alright, but [...]
