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Holiday Shopping on Ebay up 3 times

This year holiday shopping was up 3 times on ebay ,more people shopped using their cellphones.An estimate of 1.5 million worth of products was bought using cellphones,three times the number for the same period last year.This time frame is calculated between thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
EBay had said that mobile purchases included a 1996 Chevrolet Corvette which was sold for $75,000 and a 23 foot boat which sold for $19,108.People also purchased mobile phones,watches and other gift items during the holiday.Counting both mobile and online purchases,eBay users bought more that 500,000 Zhi Zhu pets robotic hamsters.

Ebay which is based in San jose,Californai said that nealy 6 million people have insatlled the various ebay applications on their iPhones and people use mobile apps to visit their site more than 2 million times on an average every day.eBay iphone application was realsed in 2008 and its mobile web site was realeased in 2007.For the entire year of 2009 a total of more than $500 million dollars worth of transactions happened on cellphones.M commerce has definately taken a step ahead,2010 will be a bigger.

Ebay makes changes to Ebay Motors category

EBay Recently announced changes in its eBay motors Parts & accessories category,it us a happy announcement for sellers who sell under the Car Electronics category and Tires and Wheel category .
So what has changed if you sell under Car and electronics ebay has lowered the fees for fixed price listings.If you sell under the Tires & wheel category under the Aution format you pay only 15 -cents during a special promotion period that has started from October 22nd to Novermber 1st .All other fees remain the same.
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Auctiva Goes from Free To Fee in a Big way

Auctiva, one of the most successful eBay service providers, will begin charging fees to sellers in July, four years after it had gone to a free model. The move will affect the profit margins of eBay sellers who currently don’t pay for Auctiva’s listing tools. In a letter to customers, Auctiva CEO Jeff Schlicht wrote, “We did not come to this decision lightly. This adjustment was difficult for us to imagine after four years of being a completely free service. We strive to provide you with the best service for your hard-earned dollars. The e-Commerce landscape is constantly evolving, and it has always been our promise to you to provide a full e-Commerce solution that will meet your needs today, tomorrow and in the future. As a result, we will have to begin charging for some of our services. ” One factor that likely played a role in his decision was eBay’s changes to its affiliate program.
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Ebay and its changes to third party checkout

Ebay has announced its changes to third party checkout today i would like to make this clear to all sellers they would not be removing third checkout ,they have asked third party vendors to make changes to there checkout so it resembles ebay checkout .To read more checkout this update from ebay .

To reiterate, Ebay is not eliminating third party checkout on June 15, they are only asking third-party checkout providers to update the user interface.

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200904.shtml#2009-04-15125710

Vendio and its alternative to selling online

Vendio and its alternative to selling online .An e’commerce platform for small business ,vendio provides a free online store and an online platform to sell on eBay,amazon and get your products to people across the web and sell your stuff.You can also build your own brand with the free vendio stores and use Google to market them.Sign up for your store now Free Online Store

Sell your stuff on eBay make that extra dollar

Ebay has recently released its new version of research in collaboration with a company called Terapeak ,this new feature enables sellers to do a research about a particular item that they would like to list on eBay and this gives them the Avg selling price of the item ,Price range and listings sold .

Research Now

So before you list that next item on ebay do not forget to do a quick research to get the best out of the market .

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Great time to cash in

In a tough economy, it’s important to get the most out of what you have. Everything is worth something to someone. So do an early spring cleaning and let eBay help you bring home extra cash. Sell the vintage magazines rescued from Uncle Bob; those red Manolo Blahniks you had to have but never wore; the digital camera you’re ready to upgrade. There’s someone looking for a good deal on just what you have to offer. Find out what items like yours are selling for now–just click the “Sell” tab on any eBay page and enter your item in the “What’s it worth?” box.

Check your listings in the new item page now!
The new item page is being rolled out to more and more buyers. If you haven’t done it already, be sure to check out what your listings look like in the new page. Just click the link in the top right corner of your listings.

Top tips to list fast and get more visibility in search results
Follow these best practices to list faster and help interested buyers find your items:
Whenever you can, use product details (formerly called pre-filled item information), now available for more and more categories. Plus, for new items, you can use a free stock photo.
Add product details to multiple listings at one time when bulk editing or bulk relisting.
Boost your exposure by using the Item Specific options when describing your item. Add your own item attributes if they’re not available.

Make sure you list in the right categories so buyers can find your listings. Listing in the wrong category could also result in your listings being taken down.