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eBay Roadmap Creates Fast Lane for Large Sellers

eBay's Product Roadmap reveals eBay's intention to make it easier for large merchants to conduct business on the site. At its recent Developer's Conference in Chicago, eBay announced its Web Services would provide better API and business process support for large sellers. Merchants will be able to manage their entire business without going to My eBay and will be able to organize information by SKU instead of ItemID. eBay also promised faster processing and fewer timeouts with asynchronous bulk interface.

eBay Picks Buyers Over Small-Time Sellers

Every time we've mentioned eBay lately, we've received a long list of complaints in the comments about how awful eBay is. It's become quite clear that there's plenty of dissatisfaction with the company -- and a big part of the problem seems to be figuring out who eBay is really representing: buyers or sellers. In theory, as an impartial marketplace, eBay should be able to serve both sides. After all, you need both sides to be happy to make the marketplace truly effective. However, with growing concerns of fraud on eBay, it seems that the company has recognized that it's more important to focus on improving the experience for buyers -- and less so for sellers, especially the smaller sellers. Witness eBay's recent change to ban sellers from offering feedback on buyers.

eBay Success Story, Entrepreneur and Author of 'The Guru's Guide to eBay,' Expert Greg Kusch, to Host Seminar in Santa Monica, California August 23, 2008

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Santa Monica, California native Greg Kusch, the author of a new book "The Guru's Guide to eBay" (http://www.wewillsellanything.com), reveals his personal eBay secrets to success and insider's knowledge in Santa Monica, California on August 23, 2008. Kusch is accredited through eBay University, one of only 28 people in the world who is certified and trained by eBay. During the course of these seminars, attendees will learn from the master "The Basics of Selling on eBay" and "Beyond the Basics (How to Open a Business on eBay)" as well. These courses give new or inexperienced eBay users the tools they need to become successful eBay sellers and entrepreneurs.

EBay (EBAY) NewsBite - EBay Price Target Slashed

EBay Inc. (EBAY) opened at 27.09. So far today, the stock has hit a low of 25.95 and a high of 27.43. EBAY is now trading at 27.22, down 0.27 (-1.00%). The stock hit its 52 week high of 40.73 in October and set its 52 week low of 25.10 in March. EBAY has been dropping for most of the past year. A RBC Capital Markets analyst cut his price target on the stock today to $35 from $40, and said the effect of deals with large online retailers the company's revenue may be more muted due to less-favorable terms. The company had signed a deal with Buy.com allowing it to sell books, electronics and other items on eBay's Website without paying the full complement of fees. Technical indicators for the stock are bearish but slightly improving while S&P gives EBAY a very positive 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy rating.

eBay Sellers Appeal to Australia Reserve Bank over PayPal Requirement

Anthony Green, an eBay seller from Australia, sent a letter to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) requesting it take action with regards to eBay's policy requiring users to offer PayPal on all transactions. Sellers are still fuming over eBay's attempt to make PayPal the exclusive payment service on eBay Australia (referred to as "Stage 2"), which eBay backed away from after a regulatory agency indicated it would not support such a move. However, eBay Australia left its "Stage 1" policy in place, requiring sellers offer PayPal on all transactions.

EBay Deal Irritates Individual Sellers

Dekortage writes "EBay's recent deal with Buy.com appears to be seriously irritating its veteran individual sellers. The deal allows Buy.com and other large fixed-price retailers to list millions of items on eBay without paying listing fees, and appears to be the direction that eBay will follow in the future. Understandably, individual sellers are outraged. 'I've paid eBay many hundreds of thousands in fees over the past several years and believed them when they talked about a level playing field. And they just plain and simple are going back on their word.' This comes after the dire prediction that eBay is losing its popularity."

eBay Watch: iPhone Apps, Free eBay Alternative

EBay delays mandatory shipping specifications until August, eBay apps for the new iPhone are out now and eBay offers Fixed Price listings promotions. Plus, we take a look at the free eBay alternative selling site, Flippid.com, and also offer hints and tips from eBay sellers.

Marketplace Research by Terapeak Offered as Alternative to eBay Marketplace Research

Marketplace Research by Terapeak Offered as Alternative to eBay Marketplace Research VICTORIA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ - Terapeak, an eBay Certified Provider, today announced that Marketplace Research by Terapeak is being offered as an alternative for eBay Marketplace Research, which eBay plans to retire as of September 15th, 2008. Available to all existing eBay Marketplace Research subscribers, and to all eBay users going forward, the tool will be accessible from the eBay website, and Terapeak will provide dedicated customer support. Fred Speckeen, CEO of Terapeak/AERS, says, "The transfer of research responsibilities to Terapeak reflects our longstanding business relationship with eBay, and our company's commitment to providing the best market research product possible.

eBay Supports Sellers With Dramatically Lower Listing Fee

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Business Wire) -- In time for the holiday shopping season, eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) is dramatically lowering - by more than 70 percent - the cost to list an item in eBay's Buy It Now(TM) fixed price format. Sellers will now enjoy a flat rate of 35 cents for a 30-day listing period, up from the previous seven-day standard. Sellers also can now list multiple quantities of the same item for a single 35 cent listing fee; previously, multiple quantities resulted in higher listing fees. This pricing change significantly reduces the upfront cost of listing fixed price items on eBay and bases fees primarily on the successful sale of items.

eBay Shows Competitor Listings in Item Pages

eBay is testing new designs of the listing ("View Item") page. One part of the test is a new "merchandising module" that will display additional items from the same seller or from other sellers. eBay said sellers who do not wish to have other sellers' items appear on their item page can opt-out via preferences in My eBay. Opting out would also mean that seller's items would no longer appear on other sellers' pages.

Belgian Tribunal Dismisses L'Oreal Claims in eBay Lawsuit

eBay said the Belgian Tribunal de Commerce has dismissed all claims by L'Oreal brought against eBay regarding the sale of counterfeit items. eBay issued a statement published on the eBay corporate blog "This is the second successful court ruling in a row for eBay, both supporting our view that controlling prices and distribution reduces consumer choice. The litigation of counterfeits against eBay has been exposed as merely a stalking horse. eBay provides a vibrant and trusted marketplace that gives European consumers a good deal. We work to tackle the menace of counterfeit through action and co-operation with rights owners."

EBay Abandons Plans For PayPal Monopoly

An anonymous reader writes "eBay's has lost its fight to ban all payment methods except PayPal. When Paypal originally announced the scheme it was to be global, but they began with a dry run in Australia to test the reaction of government and consumer authorities. In the public slanging match that followed between eBay and the regulatory ACCC, eBay spammed users claiming it was fighting for 'safety benefits for consumers.' Fortunately the consumers won. Conceded eBay vice president Simon Smith, 'While we disagree with the ACCC's draft notice, we have decided to withdraw the notification to stop any further confusion and disruption among the eBay community.' Nevertheless eBay insists PayPal is now always offered as a payment option. Have big corporations finally learned that they can go too far? More chillingly, if eBay had launched the sc

New eBay Contest Promotes PayPal-Only in UK

PayPal is giving away a year's worth of eBay insertion, final value and PayPal fees to one eBay seller in the UK every month, for the remainder of 2008. UK sellers who agree to use PayPal exclusively on eBay will have a chance to win a year's worth of free fees up to 30,000 pounds. Sellers must have been a confirmed registered eBay.co.uk user for a minimum of two months prior to the date they register for the contest, and must keep their eBay account in good standing. They must also have a Business or a Premier PayPal account.

ScienceDirect Expands Search Capabilities With FAST ESP„

Oslo, Norway and Amsterdam, the Netherlands - 16 January 2007 - Fast Search & Transferâ„¢ (OSEAX: FAST.OL) (FASTâ„¢), the leading developer of search technologies, and ScienceDirect, Elsevier's premier full-text research resource, today announced that ScienceDirect has deployed the FAST Enterprise Search Platform (FAST ESPâ„¢). With FAST ESP, ScienceDirect provides a more powerful search experience enabling users to access over eight million full-text scientific, technical and medical articles. FAST ESP was recently voted 'Top Search and Retrieval Technology' in Information Today's People's Choice Awards and is a finalist for the 2007 SIIA CODiE Awards.

eBay cozies up to sellers with lower fees to try and compete with Amazon

With a press release headline that begins with the words: “EBay supports sellers,” eBay announced today it is lowering its listing fees. The move is an attempt to calm sellers who are frustrated with the company’s recent policy changes aimed at attracting buyers and a bid to compete with Amazon.com Inc.’s rapidly growing online marketplace. However, while eBay has lowered its listing fees, it’s also increased some of its commissions on sold items.

eBay.com Runs 5-Cent Promotion for UK Visibility

eBay is letting US sellers get visibility on eBay's UK marketplace as part of a 4-day promotion. The International Site Visibility upgrade lets sellers reach buyers in the UK (listings show up in search results on eBay.co.uk) for an additional fee of between 10 and 40 cents, depending on the item's starting price. During the promotion, which runs from July 1 - 4, 2008, sellers can upgrade listings with the feature for 5 cents.

eBay Changes Mind on No-Links Policy

eBay announced it will allow sellers to include links to off-eBay websites after all. The company had announced its intention to ban almost all outside linking in mid-May, and earlier this month it had delayed implementation of the policy. On Thursday, eBay's Senior Director of Trust & Safety wrote on eBay's announcement board eBay would leave its Links Policy as is.

eBay Announces Marketplaces Executive Changes

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today announced executive changes to its global Marketplaces business. Effective in October, Rajiv Dutta, President, eBay Marketplaces, will retire from the company. Succeeding Dutta as President, eBay Marketplaces, is Lorrie Norrington, who most recently was President of eBay Marketplaces Operations. She will report to eBay President and CEO John Donahoe.

eBay Announces Marketplaces Executive Changes

SAN JOSE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today announced executive changes to its global Marketplaces business. Effective in October, Rajiv Dutta, President, eBay Marketplaces, will retire from the company. Succeeding Dutta as President, eBay Marketplaces, is Lorrie Norrington, who most recently was President of eBay Marketplaces Operations. She will report to eBay President and CEO John Donahoe.

eBay Announces Marketplaces Executive Changes

SAN JOSE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today announced executive changes to its global Marketplaces business. Effective in October, Rajiv Dutta, President, eBay Marketplaces, will retire from the company. Succeeding Dutta as President, eBay Marketplaces, is Lorrie Norrington, who most recently was President of eBay Marketplaces Operations. She will report to eBay President and CEO John Donahoe.

EBay quarterly profit rises, but shares fall on outlook

Online auction house eBay Inc. said yesterday that its second-quarter profit jumped 22 per cent, as the company enjoyed strong growth in its e-commerce sites and its PayPal payments service. But eBay's outlook for the current quarter was softer than analysts had been forecasting, and the company's shares fell in after-hours trading after closing up $1.21 at $28.10. EBay earned $460-million, or 35 cents a share, compared with $376-million, or 27 cents, in the year-ago quarter. Excluding certain items, eBay earned 43 cents a share. That beat Wall Street's forecast for 41 cents a share. EBay's revenue rose 20 per cent to $2.2-billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had been looking for $2.17-billion. EBay expects third-quarter earnings of 30 cents to 32 cents a share, or 39 cents to 41 cents a share on an adjusted basis, and $2.

eBay Inc. Applauds Court's Rejection of Tiffany Counterfeit Claims

SAN JOSE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY)(www.ebay.com) today praised a federal judge's ruling in the Tiffany vs. eBay trademark case, affirming the company's leading efforts to fight counterfeits and to support consumer choice to buy and sell authentic merchandise online. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York also declared that eBay takes appropriate steps to remove suspected counterfeit listings as part of the company's additional efforts to provide a safe and trusted marketplace. Furthermore, the court also found that Tiffany was responsible for policing its own trademark on eBay.

You can promote Your Ebay Store! How?

To really maximise your eBay ebook sales you need to be promoting your eBay store. eBay stores get less exposure than normal eBay listings and therefore will not yield great sales for you unless you promote them. There are many ways both on and off eBay that you can promote your eBay store. This article outlines some of them:

Marketplace Research by Terapeak Offered as Alternative to eBay Marketplace Research

VICTORIA, Aug. 18 /CNW/ - Terapeak, an eBay Certified Provider, today announced that Marketplace Research by Terapeak is being offered as an alternative for eBay Marketplace Research, which eBay plans to retire as of September 15th, 2008. Available to all existing eBay Marketplace Research subscribers, and to all eBay users going forward, the tool will be accessible from the eBay website, and Terapeak will provide dedicated customer support.

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