Monthly Archive for June, 2006

Privacy is just another word for insecurity.

eBay private bidder’s identities revealed on British site points to a gapping hole in the API. One auction seller’s reflection on a bad selling experience yields some very wise counsel re the auction marketplace. Did eBay’s experiment with keyword expansion result in all of the problems re search on the main site and Express?

We revisit Zoho and strongly suggest you do the same…very useful on-line tools allow for easily created add-ons and enhancements. Now that Wal-Mart has joined the organic movement, are there any opportunities for you?…how about new yarns and fabrics that, at least for now, benefit from all of this added attention and for which there is little competition. An on-line site where you can easily experiment with HTML without ruining your listing. Is the USPS insurance fee worth the expense?…apparently not Read the rest …

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Can’t tell if this is a genuine Fendi bag? Not to worry, apparently neither can the world’s largest retailer.

After the parade….eBay Live and my stint in Vegas. Google takes dead aim at PayPal with GBuy…despite what the “official” word is. Is Google penalizing eBay Express and Store listings? Fendi accuses Wal-Mart of selling fraudulent goods through Sams Club…what affect, if any, will this have on the flood of on-line fakes? PayPal security flaw Read the rest …

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The one, the only..Shecky Greene! Its hard to imagine eBay Live in Vegas without him headlining the show.

eBay Live beckons…the siren’s song of the city that gave us Shecky Greene & Bugsy Segal is calling me. Meanwhile, megBay announces that they’ll be advertising on other web sites…in other words, they want to date around ( Google, that is). Are you using the Power Of Why in your sales copy? Phone etiquette, or lack thereof, could be costing you customers.

Goofbay is a silly enough sounding site BUT there are several very unsilly and useful tools available there that everyone should be using. Old newspapers offer a very interesting opportunity for selling, if you know what to look for….and we’ve got the site that explains it all. Perhaps your first step to an e-commerce site should be a blog Read the rest …

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