eBay Australia

Aussie eBay Powersellers Get a Bonus!

Wow,
eBay Australia just announced, for Powersellers only, 3 days of free listings if you start them at 99c (or less).
Is the playing field ‘unlevelling’?!
This is the closest thing to a discount in fees for large sellers that I have seen, and it will be interesting to see what sort of reaction there will be [...]


eBay Australia Has Kidnapped Santa!?

Ebay Australia has launched a new online campaign to generate interest from prospective buyers.
The key message is ‘We demand you pay less for Christmas’.
A special mini site is dedicated to the kidnapping of Santa, with a new video shown every day.
Visit www.santakidnap.com.au for more.Here is one piece of advice to parents I found on their [...]


eBay’s Flawed Detailed Seller Ratings

There has been some discussion recently in forums around the place (eBay Powerseller, PeSA etc) about eBay’s Detailed Seller Ratings statistics recently released.
Personally, I think the system is flawed.
Many of our buyers are not experienced on eBay, and as eBay continues to state, Trust and Safety for buyers is a big issue and we [...]


Where to spend your marketing, eBay or Adwords?

Would you be better off shifting your eBay spend towards Adwords? This is a question that many eBay sellers may never ask of themselves, but those with online stores should do the numbers!
There are a growing number of eBay sellers who do have their own online stores either of their own software and design, or [...]


Customer focus is important for eBay sellers

eBay recently made some changes to its non performance policy for sellers. The changes are highlighted here, and I had a good chat to my account manager about it when I called her earlier today.
Essentially, eBay now uses a metric to see whether or not you are performing well a a seller. They do this [...]


eBay. Loved and Loathed

Consumers are fascinated and intrigued by eBay. eBay sellers mention the website they sell on to possible suppliers, and supplirs go running in the other direction! When is it all going to change? Is it going to change at all?


ChannelAdvisor Launching an Australian Office

News is out that ChannelAdvisor is launching a dedicated Australian office later this year. This is great news for large Australian ebay sellers looking for a more scaleable selling solution.


PESA Critical of eBay Marketplace and Strategies

PESA Critical of eBay Marketplace and Strategies. eBay strategies are questioned by professional eBay sellers and powersellers. What should eBay do? Pofessional ebay sellers are looking to retail online elsewhere.


National Retailers In Australia Fail To Get Behind eBay

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Just Reached 10,000 eBay Feedbacks (Again!)

We just reached 10,000 feedbacks on our Tacklemania eBay account.