For the past several months it has seemed like hardly a day has gone by without eBay announcing more policy changes, many of which have proved unpopular with sellers. Until recently, any protests against the changes seem to have been falling on deaf ears.

However, there are now signs that eBay may have actually started to listen to some of their customers’ concerns.
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On 24^th March eBay announced that from late April 2008 all sellers on eBay UK will be required to offer Paypal as a payment option. I doubt many sellers will have a problem with this since Paypal is currently offered as a payment option on around 95% of listings, and it is to the seller’s advantage to give buyers as many payment options as possible.

However, an announcement on eBay Australia stated that from 21^st May all sellers will be required to offer Paypal as a payment option and from 17^th June all items must be paid for using either Paypal or Visa/MasterCard with transactions processed by Paypal. Read the rest of this entry »

eBay have announced that from May 19^th until September 30^th the gallery picture listing upgrade will be free on eBay UK and eBay ie. This is the small image which appears next to your listing in the search results and normally costs £0.15/€0.20. Read the rest of this entry »

eBay recently announced that, from May, a new International Site Visibility listing upgrade will be available which will give eBay UK and eBay Ireland sellers’ listings full visibility to buyers on the USA and Canadian eBay sites and vice versa. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m sure I’m far from being the only person who has looked through completed auctions on eBay and discovered that something they either threw away, gave away, or sold for next-to-nothing a few years ago is now worth a small fortune. Read the rest of this entry »

One is a very precarious number in any business, but many eBay sellers seem to be oblivious to the risks they are taking. Read the rest of this entry »

As regular readers of this blog will know, I am slowly compiling a book of hot-selling non-fiction books and, consequently, I spend a lot of time researching completed auctions on eBay.

I have noticed several series of books that are regularly listed on eBay, many of which sell for very good prices. I thought it would be useful to highlight some of them as you may want to keep your eyes open for them when visiting charity shops and flea markets etc.

The first series I want to look at is The New Naturalist : Read the rest of this entry »

One year ago this month I received an email from eBay expert Jim Cockrum announcing the launch of his new membership site, My Silent Team.

At the time, I resisted the temptation to join as I was busy with my day job, selling on eBay and working on other projects, and I didn’t think I would find the time to get any worthwhile value from the site.

Some six months later however, after reading many enthusiastic testimonials from eBay and internet experts whose opinions I respect, I decided to sign up and see what all the fuss was about. Read the rest of this entry »

When browsing on eBay I am always amazed by the number of sellers, including experienced ones, who seem to completely disregard the Insertion Fee structure. Being aware of the fee structure can save you money. Read the rest of this entry »

Used books are an ideal product to sell on eBay. They take up little storage space and are easy to post and pack. And most importantly, they are in plentiful supply from a variety of sources and at very low cost so no large cash outlay is necessary to get started.

We have put together a free report full of hints and tips to help you get the best possible results from your used book auctions Read the rest of this entry »