Archive for December, 2007

eBay and Kyozou Explore High-Volume Seller Opportunities

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Good news may be right around the corner for high-volume, low-price eBay sellers.
Toronto’s Kyozou Inc. recently opened a dialogue with eBay representatives – including top seller account managers – about exploring the possibility of creating a joint offering that would specifically cater to these kinds of eBay businesses.
“It’s been a real ‘Ghost in the Machine’ [...]

eBay UK 10p Listing Day – Dec 29

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

For the entire day of Saturday 29th December 2007 (local UK time), sellers who list one or more items in an eligible category using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy It Now Only (Fixed Price) formats will pay a 10 pence Insertion Fee per item they list. Terms and conditions apply.
Details at, http://pages.ebay.co.uk/sell/xmas10pdec29th/?ov=00402

Top Gear crash dragster on eBay

Monday, December 24th, 2007

The jet powered car which almost took the life of Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been put up for sale on eBay, the online auction site.
Although the car is no longer roadworthy, its owners hope to raise between £5,000 and £10,000 for the Vampire jet dragster, which is holder of the current 301mph UK [...]

BidPay Closes Online Payment Service

Friday, December 21st, 2007

BidPay.com sent an email to users on Wednesday informing them it was discontinuing it’s service from December 31, 2007, without giving a reason reason.
CyberSource bought BidPay.com in March 2006 from First Data, which shut the site down in December 2005 when it had 4 million registered users. The deal was valued at about $3 million, [...]

New Research API for eBay from DataUnison

Monday, December 17th, 2007

DataUnison, licensed eBay Market Data reseller, has just released a free version of their Research Web Services for eBay. This API is free for non-commercial use, making it ideal for widgets or other affiliate tools. Access to eBay Research APIs is over HTTP, and requires only an eBay AppID for authentication. DataUnison also licenses an [...]

Swindon hospital specialist sold stolen equipment on eBay

Friday, December 14th, 2007

An employee of the Great Western Hospital sold off NHS equipment on eBay to line his own pockets.
Paul Jones, 28, appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court after admitting he had sold hearing aid batteries on the internet auction site.
Jones, pictured, pocketed £600 but was caught after using an NHS franking machine to send off his goods.
ones’s [...]