Archive for October, 2006

Update: Providing More Information in the Bidding/Buying Process

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

eBay Radio: Call In Today at 11:00am PT

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Faith group urges eBay boycott over relic sales

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Tired of seeing sacred body parts for sale on eBay, the International Crusade for Holy Relics is calling for a boycott of the online auction house on Wednesday, All Saints Day.
Centuries ago, the day was set aside to honor Catholic saints, to celebrate their lives and to revere their relics. What better day to send [...]

eBay Giving Works: Join the Stars in Making Gulf Coast Holiday Dreams Come True

Monday, October 30th, 2006

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Faster Refresh on Item Pages Near the End of a Listing

Monday, October 30th, 2006

In the next week, we’re going to make a couple of changes to the item page:

Faster Refresh. When an auction-style listing has 15 minutes or fewer left before it ends, buyers will see a new …

Now Available: More Ways to Get Verified With PayPal

Monday, October 30th, 2006

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BigCrumbs.com Allows eBay Users To Save Cash

Monday, October 30th, 2006

Press Release
BigCrumbs.com is a free service that gives members cash back when shopping at popular retailers and commissions on the shopping of all referred friends. The company’s new agreement with eBay allows members to now earn cash back and referral commissions on every eBay purchase. Combined with their multi-generational commission structure, BigCrumbs’ has provided a [...]

eBay Radio: Call In Today at 3:00pm PT

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

Upcoming Workshops: Increasing Buyer Traffic with Email Marketing and eBay Stores Advanced Marketing Techniques

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

We would like to invite you to attend the following workshops this week:

End of Daylight Saving Time Reminder

Friday, October 27th, 2006

It’s that time of year again – time to fall back an hour now that Daylight Saving is ending! We will be setting our clocks back one hour at 02:00 PT on Sunday, October 29th. As a reminder, all li…

eBay Thailand

Friday, October 27th, 2006

eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, is moving aggressively to increase its presence in Thailand in a bid to increase the number of registered user base in the country.
The company yesterday announced to invest more in Thailand this year to encourage its online trade activities and website accesses in the country, said Sam McDonagh, the [...]

Community Counts!

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

As Gary Briggs announced last week, our Community Counts promotion starts today! Every time you list, bid, buy, sell, or participate in our Community Forums, you?ll be earning points for your loc…

HP offers eBays PayPal as payment option

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Hewlett-Packard has begun to offer eBay PayPal electronic-payment service as an option for customers of its Home & Office store at www.hp.com.

eBay Clarifies Auction Policy For PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

eBay states.
“- Only one of each console can be listed per eBay account prior to the launch of the console (PS3 is expected to be available on 11/17/06, Wii on 11/19/06).
- The seller must only accept payment through PayPal, and have at least 50 feedback with a 98% or greater positive rating so that they [...]

New BID NOW button on eBay Live Auctions

Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Bidders on eBay.com understand that most bidders find items when only a few hours remain, the day of the auction. With live auctions however, the day of the auction means all absentee bids are halted and bidders are forced to sit through the entire auction to bid on their favorite item using a live java [...]