2008 eBay Changes – Seller Dashboard

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 27, 2008

Today, we are wrapping up our series on the 2008 eBay changes and how they affect your ability to make money on eBay. The last topic we are going to cover is that of the upcoming eBay Seller Dashboard.
We have done our best to analyze and give you our thoughts on the 2008 eBay changes, [...]

eBay Desktop 1.0 Released

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 25, 2008

eBay just released a very cool, new tool for those that don’t sell on eBay, but buy on eBay. Most, if not all, eBay sellers are also eBay buyers, so this very neat tool will benefit us all.
eBay Desktop is an application for both Mac and Windows that you install on your computer and lets [...]

2008 eBay Changes – Expanded PayPal Seller Protection Policy

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 21, 2008

Among the many changes that eBay is rolling out in 2008 is the expanded PayPal Seller Protection Policy for the top-tier of those making money on eBay. We say top-tier because this is how eBay defines PowerSellers. However, we have previously written that it doesn’t take that much to become an eBay PowerSeller.
Beginning this month, [...]

2008 eBay Changes – Search Visibility

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 19, 2008

Having your eBay listings visible to potential buyers is a must for anyone who is trying to sell on eBay. After all, if the buyer can’t find your listing, how in the world do you expect them to make a purchase from you?
The eBay search results that we are familiar with show the items ending [...]

2008 eBay Changes – Safer Payments

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 13, 2008

Today, we continue our discussion of the 2008 eBay changes and how they affect those that sell on eBay. We are going to talk about the upcoming changes to the eBay safe payment policy.
January 2007 saw changes to the eBay payment policy that required new eBay sellers to either offer PayPal or a merchant credit [...]

USPS Rates Going Up, Again

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 12, 2008

For those that sell on eBay and use the United States Postal Service as a shipping option, get prepared to update your shipping prices once again.
The USPS has just announced that the postal rates for First Class Mail are going up by one cent, effective 12 May 2008. There are also other [...]

Media Category Announcement Shocks Many eBay Sellers

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 12, 2008

eBay made an announcement yesterday that shocked many of those that sell on eBay. They have, for the first time ever, announced that there is going to be category specific pricing.
Lorrie Norrington, who is replacing Bill Cobb as President of eBay Marketplace Operations, announced that listing fees for the Books, Music, Movies and Video Game [...]

FREE eBay Webinar For Those Who Sell on eBay

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 11, 2008

If you are wondering how you can survive the upcoming eBay changes and still make money on eBay, then there is an event this week you will want to attend.
Scot Wingo of Channel Advisor is hosting a FREE webinar this Wednesday, 13 February 2008, at 2pm EST. This should be a very informative webinar as [...]

2008 eBay Changes – PowerSeller Program

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 7, 2008

Today, we continue our discussion about the 2008 eBay changes and how they affect those that sell on eBay. We are going to talk about the upcoming changes to the eBay PowerSeller program.
On the heels of eBay’s recent changes to the PowerSeller program minimum requirements, they have gone ahead and announced further qualification changes. In [...]

2008 eBay Changes – Feedback

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 6, 2008

It has been just over a week since the big eBay announcement that has gotten almost everyone who is making money on eBay in an uproar. We have been sitting back digesting all of the hubbub in the blogosphere, waiting for the right time to chime in. Now is the time for us to put [...]