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eBay UK – New Business Seller Returns Policy Revisited

By Ed | April 19th, 2008 | Category: CQout, TazBar, eBay UK, eBid | No Comments »

eBay UK’s crusade, to bring Business and PowerSellers inline with eBay’s vision of the future for the site, has left many gasping for breath and incredulous at the way in which eBay has tried to extend existing UK legislation – the seller address details on all listings, and the new 14-day returns policy for example. That 14-day returns policy has however, opened a few eyes to deeper details of existing UK consumer protection legislation, and in my case brought some old eBay announcements back to the forefront of current ruminations ….


eBay Competitors Need to Ramp-up Their Game Plans

By Ed | April 9th, 2008 | Category: Affiliate Marketing, Amazon, CQout, International Trade, LiveWorld, TazBar, delcampe.com, eBay AU, eBay CA, eBay UK, eBay US, eBid | 2 comments

This month sees the switch from being reliant on Commission Junction (CJ) for management of their Affiliate Marketing scheme, to taking it in-house with the eBay Partner Network. Last month’s announcement was full of hype and spin about improved benefits and flexibility for affiliates, but already long-standing CJ members are complaining of being refused admission to the new Partner Network.


Competitors attempt to cash-in on eBay changes

By Ed | February 2nd, 2008 | Category: CQout, Classifieds Sites, International Trade, TazBar, delcampe.com, eBay US, eBid, ePier.com | 13 comments

Whilst the seller community still reels at the changes introduced by eBay this week, competitor sites have not been slow to react.  Many are directly marketing to eBay’s paying and non-paying customers in the hope of cashing in on the predictable upset and anxiety caused by some of the most radical policy shifts to ever [...]