AuctionBytes Blog by Ina Steiner

News, rumors and speculation about the online auction industry by Ina Steiner, Editor of AuctionBytes.com

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:30:04 -500

eBay Rolls Back Identical Listings, Launches Seller Strategies

eBay is rolling back its Identical Listing policy for fixed price listings. eBay s Jeff King said the policy was intended to fix problems with some sellers dominating certain queries and ...

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:31:33 -500

eBay Search Goes into Repair Shop

Some announcements just lend themselves to cheap humor more than others. eBay posted the following on their System Announcements Board around noon today: We will be performing necessary ...

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:22:12 -500

Google Displays eBay Product Listings in AdWords Ads

If you conduct searches on Google, you ve likely seen the sponsored links that often appear above the search results. Google has added a Product Plus Box in the ads that lets searchers expand the ...

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:26:29 -500

eBay PayPal Glitch Affecting 3rd Party Checkout

I received a call from a very frustrated eBay PowerSeller about a glitch that is causing PayPal to undercharge customers for eBay purchases. The PowerSeller uses a third-party checkout system ...

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:01:36 -500

eBay Encourages Top Sellers to Compete on Price

An eBay presentation to top PowerSellers this afternoon revealed eBay s desire to be a more efficient marketplace and improve the buyer experience, and it appears low prices are key to ...