A major announcement by eBay today restructures Auction and Fixed Price fees. For instance, beginning March 30, 2010, up to 100 auction listings per month with a start price under $1 are free to list. Also Final Value Fees (FVF) for auction items are a flat nine percent but never more than $50, which does simplify working with FVFs. In addition, there will be new lower listing fees for all other start prices.
Fixed price listings, both store items and direct listings will be considered the same for search purposes. This means that all store fixed price items will always appear in search results, unlike today where store fixed price listings only appear in search if the threshold is met and often don't appear at all. Now you can eliminate direct auction or fixed price listings to drive traffic to your store.
Another thing I like is the new eBay fee illustrator. This new tool allows you to put in your average estimated listing data and the tool will respond with recommendations as to which store level, or no store, is the best choice for you!
You can find all the details eBay Annoucements.
Happy eBaying!!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
eBayers Donate Sales Proceeds to Haiti
As a follow up to my blog about eBay Ink last Thursday, the latest issue of the eBay Ink blog tells how eBayers are stepping up to the plate to help the Haitian people after their devastating earthquake earlier this month.
Yes, you can buy, sell, or donate items while on eBay with the proceeds being sent to The American Red Cross, Save the Children, and other nonprofits doing relief work in Haiti. So far, over 326,000 donors have raised over $1,000,000 and climbing, for the work in Haiti.
How can you get in on this worthwhile effort? Click here to get to a special eBay page to learn how to help in Haiti by simply buying or selling something on eBay. You can also make a cash donation on the same page if you prefer.
In addition to the eBay effort, Paypal Checkout is waiving the payment processing fees for donations to Save the Children. You can also make donations to Save the Children through Amazon Checkout, and Google Checkout if you use those services. Click here for the Save the Children donation page.
Yes, you can buy, sell, or donate items while on eBay with the proceeds being sent to The American Red Cross, Save the Children, and other nonprofits doing relief work in Haiti. So far, over 326,000 donors have raised over $1,000,000 and climbing, for the work in Haiti.
How can you get in on this worthwhile effort? Click here to get to a special eBay page to learn how to help in Haiti by simply buying or selling something on eBay. You can also make a cash donation on the same page if you prefer.
In addition to the eBay effort, Paypal Checkout is waiving the payment processing fees for donations to Save the Children. You can also make donations to Save the Children through Amazon Checkout, and Google Checkout if you use those services. Click here for the Save the Children donation page.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
eBay Ink
Here's a resource any serious eBayer should be watching. It's called eBay Ink. These are regular posts by eBay's resident blogger. His name is Richard Brewer-hay. He is an eBay, Inc. employee. His job is to blog about the conversations happening inside eBay and outside of it too.
It's a great way to keep up with what management is thinking and lower department heads are working on for the future, even before the official announcements are made about changes to the platform. Richard also welcomes comments and questions about his blog posts.
As I write this, Richard has blogged about his Favorite eCommerce Podcasts. The topics include: "eBay Radio", "ColderIce (Internet eCommerce & eBay)", "eBay & Beyond: Basics to Business", and "The River, The Ranch & The Bay." These are all great topics and I'm sure you will learn a lot if you give a listen.
It's a great way to keep up with what management is thinking and lower department heads are working on for the future, even before the official announcements are made about changes to the platform. Richard also welcomes comments and questions about his blog posts.
As I write this, Richard has blogged about his Favorite eCommerce Podcasts. The topics include: "eBay Radio", "ColderIce (Internet eCommerce & eBay)", "eBay & Beyond: Basics to Business", and "The River, The Ranch & The Bay." These are all great topics and I'm sure you will learn a lot if you give a listen.
Virtual Online Meetup
I found a great resource for eBay buyers and sellers. It's called the "Virtual Online Meetup." There you will find online classes called webinars, a discussion board, monthly skype meetings, website directory, article reference, and more. Topics range from eBay and other online sales sites to social network marketing blogging, and other of Internet marketing.
This great resource has been created and hosted by the one and only Danna Crawford, PowerSellingMom. Many of these features are free. But you get everything for a very reasonable membership fee. If you are interested in learning about these topics, a visit to this group may be just what you've been looking for. I'm a member myself and I can tell you that there is something for everyone from newbie to experienced.
This great resource has been created and hosted by the one and only Danna Crawford, PowerSellingMom. Many of these features are free. But you get everything for a very reasonable membership fee. If you are interested in learning about these topics, a visit to this group may be just what you've been looking for. I'm a member myself and I can tell you that there is something for everyone from newbie to experienced.
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