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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 [...]


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 [...]


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 [...]


Musings on ChannelAdvisor and eBay

I read an interesting post yesterday from Randy Smythe entitled ‘10 Reasons Why eBay Will Eventually Acquire ChannelAdvisor‘.
I am always interested in acquisitions and business strategies, and I think this one makes sense. eBay will want to control buyers as well as sellers.
Their current tools (Turbolister is a good example) are geared for small time [...]


Bill Gates is giving away his fortune!

In the last week I have received emails from friend’s about Bill Gates giving away his fortune (no really, its TRUE! Someone got a cheque, and they were an attorney!) , and another one about scray rapists who jump in the back of your car while you are filling up with petrol.
Both of course can [...]