Analysis

DSRs – How to beat eBay.com at their own game

By now, most eBay sellers are sick to the back teeth of hearing about DSRs and the way they are used for the sole purpose of punishing sellers, robbing them of fee discounts, having them suspended from selling, or worse.
I know there’s a minority of sellers who think they’re the best thing since sliced bread, [...]



TL2 bug makes late bid to boost eBay Q3 Profits?

Tipped off on Wednesday by a quick message from a fellow seller, I went in search of information concerning a supposedly benign bug that had appeared in the latest version of Turbo Lister for eBay UK sellers. What I discovered through trial and error has left me horrified … and seriously out of pocket.
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Thai eBay runs promo to feed the foil-hat theories?

Information forwarded to me today, with rough translation and comments, shows that the localised eBay service in Thailand may be struggling to survive, and could be for the chop.  Alternatively, it could indicate severe problems on the main eBay.com site.
The announcement and linked information (originally received yesterday by Gaz, who also provided the photos for [...]



Are 2008’s changes biting eBay? Sellers, not Buyers, Wanted

I received an interesting email today from eBay’s in-house affiliate program, the eBay Partner Network (ePN).  Receiving an email from them that can be described as interesting is event enough to blog about it, but this one is really interesting for those of us who blogged and journalised every change and nuance of 2008.
Let’s start [...]