Tag: eBay Fees
Use eBay’s Search Visibility Tool to Find the Best Keywords
There is a cool tool right on your My eBay page that can help you make more money on eBay. It is called the Search Visibility Tool. To find it go you your My eBay Page and hover your cursor over the My Account Tab. The fifth or sixth item down says Search Visibility Analysis. [...]
Posted: August 6th, 2010 under eBay Business.
Tags: eBay Business, eBay Fees, ebay marketing system, eBay Seller, skip mcgrath
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eBay Announces More Policy and System Changes Coming in September
2010 eBay Fall Seller Update eBay announced major changes to the platform and new selling policies changes today that will roll out in September. Most of the changes will launch between September 7 and September 13. eBay is calling the changes Seller Release 3. As usual eBay is putting a positive spin on the announcement. [...]
Posted: July 13th, 2010 under eBay Business.
Tags: ebay auction, eBay Business, ebay ebook, ebay fakes, eBay Fees, eBay Policies, ebay profits, ebay sales, eBay Seller, ebay tips, Sell on eBay, skip mcgrath
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eBay 33% Listing Fee Sale
Starting on Saturday, September 26, 2009, sellers who list Auction-style item(s), and have a 12 month Detailed Seller Rating of 4.5 or higher on all criteria, will receive 33% off the standard Insertion Fee per item listed. New sellers who don’t yet have DSR ratings are also eligible. DSR rating criteria for this promotion will [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2009 under eBay Business.
Tags: eBay Business, eBay Fees
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Deconstructing eBay, Part 3 of 3
A look at the new eBay policy announcement and the likely effect on eBay sellers The last few parts of the announcements include a new dispute resolution process, free access to eBay Selling Manager, moving the shipping process from PayPal to eBay and tools to bulk edit your listings. The new Dispute Resolution Process will [...]
Posted: April 20th, 2009 under PayPal, eBay Policies.
Tags: ebay announcements, eBay Fees, ebay sellers, PayPal, skip mcgrath
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Are eBay Sellers Deserting The International Marketplalce?
I asked this question of several sellers and got different answers, but in general the news is not good. I would love to know what eBay’s stats show, but I suspect that cross border sales between the US and Europe and Japan are down. Why? Because I got a call from eBay last week wanting [...]
Posted: March 31st, 2009 under eBay Fees.
Tags: ebay dropship, eBay Fees, ebay international, eBay Seller, official geezer guide, online business, skip mcgrath
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Personal Checks and Money Orders Banned From eBay As of Today
Yesterday was the last day to accept checks and money orders on eBay. eBay starts cancelling reported auctions today. About three days ago I received a phone call from eBay Seller Support reminding me that yesterday was the last day for eBay listings to appear with a statement that sellers will accept personal checks or [...]
Posted: January 15th, 2009 under eBay Policies.
Tags: complete ebay marketing system power seller, eBay Fees, eBay Seller, PowerSeller
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eBay Extends Fee Discounts Through March
In case you missed it, last week eBay announced extended holiday fee discounts through March 31, 2009 I mentioned this in passing in my last post, but though some of you would like the details and links to the actual fee promotions. Here is a quick summary of the promotion: If you list with Free [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2008 under eBay Fees.
Tags: create ebooks, ebay fee discounts, eBay Fees, ebay insertion fee, ebay promotion, ebayfees, geezer guide, sell ebooks, skip mcgrath
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Free eBay and PayPal Fee Calculator
Know your fees before you sell Here is a great little free tool for eBay sellers. It is an online calculator that calculates eBay and PayPal fees to help you decide the best price and format to list an item on eBay. If you are running an eBay business this is a great little tool [...]
Posted: October 18th, 2008 under PayPal, eBay Fees.
Tags: eBay Business, ebay fee calculator, eBay Fees, eBay Seller, paypal fees, Sell on eBay
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eBay Live 2008 Ends With A Whimper But Lives on in YouTube. And, New Policies for Sellers That Require Action Now
Let’s face it. We all wish that Elvis, the Beatles and Frank Sinatra were still with us –but they’re not. And neither is the old eBay we knew and loved. Everything changes and eBay is no different. Before I get started let me clear something up. A lot of people have complained that I don’t [...]
Posted: June 22nd, 2008 under eBay Events.
Tags: DSR, ebay announcements, eBay Fees, ebay live 2008, eBay Niche Business, eBay Policies, ebay shipping, ebay utube, power seller, powersellers, skip mcgrath
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eBay Blinks… New President of Global Marketplace Lowers Media Listing Fees and hints that DSR System May be Revised.
eBay drops listing fees by 50% in the Books, Music, Movies and Video Game software categories. The new fees will take affect on February 20th. I spoke to a few media sellers over the past two weeks and all of them were disappointed that the eBay listing fee cuts were not enough for their listing. [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2008 under eBay Fees.
Tags: auctionbytes, ebay books, eBay Feedback, eBay Fees, ebay sellers, lorrie norrington
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Join Me and Other eBay Sellers on a Teleconference Call Next Tuesday to Discuss eBay Changes
Here is a chance to here how professional eBay sellers are coping with the new changes to the eBay Platform. If you run an eBay business, be sure and put this in your calendar for next Tuesday at Noon Pacific – 3PM Eastern Time. PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance) and ECMTA (eCommerce Merchants Trade Association) [...]
Posted: February 8th, 2008 under eBay Events.
Tags: baddad bob ebay, ebay 2.0, eBay Business, eBay Fees, eBay Seller, ecmta, pesa, powersellers
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Meg Whitman Stepping Down at eBay. What Will it Mean for eBay Sellers?
Information Week reported today that Meg Whitman could be stepping down as soon as tomorrow when eBay releases financial results. eBay is scheduled to release financial results tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd. Wall street is buzzing that Meg Whitman will announce her retirement at the same time. The Wall Street Journal reported that her successor will [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2008 under eBay News.
Tags: complete idiots guide to ebay, eBay Fees, ebay profits, ebay results, ebay sellers, john donahoe, meg whitman, skip mcgrath, three weeks to ebay
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Will eBay Lower Seller Fees in January? and FREE eBay Niche Product eBook for my readers.
There has been no shortage of speculation and rumors that eBay will lower fees this January. I think there is now some concrete basis to the speculation. In today’s AuctionBytes Newsletter, Ina Steiner reported on a conversation with eBay spokesman, Hani Durzy, that “we are always looking at ways to adjust the marketplace to make sellers [...]
Posted: December 13th, 2007 under eBay Fees.
Tags: auctionbytes, eBay Business, eBay Fees, eBay Seller, hani durzy, selling on ebay
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Can eBay Sellers Still Make Money With Higher eBay Fees and Lower Sell-Through-Rates?
A falling STR is a recipe for losing money on eBay! Recent eBay fee increases have not been that high, but sell-through-rates (STR) are dropping all across eBay which effectively increases your listing fees as a percentage of total sales. Your STR on eBay is nothing more than the percentage of auctions launched that resulted [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2007 under Make Money on eBay, Sell on eBay, eBay Fees.
Tags: eBay Business, eBay Fees, eBay Seller, Make Money on eBay, Sell on eBay, STR
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Is it Time That eBay Did Something for Sellers for a Change?
eBay Fee increases, killing ebay keywords, ad deals with Google and Yahoo –what’s Next? If you have ever been to eBay Live and attended the last night’s gala, eBay has a wonderful tradition of welcoming you. As you line up to enter the hall where the gala is held, several hundred eBay execs and employees [...]
Posted: August 30th, 2006 under eBay News.
Tags: bill cobb, eBay Business, ebay convention, eBay Fees, ebay live, eBay Seller, meg whitman
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