eBay IE

eBay IE & UK post blanket ban on blades

After an extended period of no announcements (the calm before the storm?) eBay UK and eBay IE have posted several new policy notices, including that all bladed products except cutlery are to be banned for sale on the site, further decreasing their market opportunities for sellers.
In a main Announcement Board (AB) post yesterday, the justification [...]



eBay UK & IE want the Cheap Charlies for Christmas

eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie have launched their Christmas marketing campaigns aiming to attract the “cheap charlies, pikeys, and penny pinchers” (UK slang terms) rather than promote the uniqueness and variety of items available on the sites.
Off-eBay blogs and discussion boards are already buzzing about the negative effects that a similar campaign had last Christmas season, and [...]



UK & Eire clear some questions about new-BIN

After weeks of pressure from UK & Irish sellers and PowerSellers, eBay.uk and eBay.ie have finally updated the announcements and policy pages for the changeover from SIF to new-BIN listing formats. In the meat of the new announcement and FAQs are answers to some (but not all) of the questions raised in BuildaSkill blog posts from the last month, including this week’s post, last week’s, last Monday’s, and our early questions immediately after the first announcement 3 weeks ago.
Answered Questions include ….



Reminder – Big Changes on eBay UK & IE next week

Just a quick reminder or three, that it’s all change on eBay UK and Ireland next week.
Changes to the duplicate listings policy, and to the P&P for all sellers, amongst others, on eBay.co.uk were confirmed in December, to be effective from Tuesday next, the 27th.  Summary details are as follows -