Worried about Best Match? Check out BayEstimator

The little tool that helps you build eBay titles that rank well in best match is back!

If you're worried about how your listings are ranking in best match, and you haven't check out this tool, get a move on (click)!

Side Note: Take a look at the huge terms and disclaimers section they've added at the top. It's amazing the flak you get when you offer a free tool! Read More...

EBay Sellers: Check out SquidBids from Squidoo

I remember when MySpace pages were all the rage on the eBay Powerseller forum. Turns out that I was witnessing the beginnings of proof that social networking can drive a significant amount of traffic to your eBay business.

Well now web2.0 allstar Squidoo has Squidbids, "The place for trusted eBay sellers to strut their stuff, showcase their auctions and stores, and get more traffic." I think it'll be worth spending a few minutes creating a SquidBids profile. At the very least, another valuable incoming link to your business can only help your search engine rankings. Read More...

Time to Tell Amazon.com What You Really Think

Amazon has recently put up a survey to help it improve the Amazon Marketplace. If you've been following this blog, you probably already know that I'm not the biggest fan of their selling experience. If you're currently selling on the venue, I encourage you to head to the Amazon Seller Community and take the survey! Read More...

Famed eBay Hacker Vladuz Finally Arrested in Romania

If you've been a participant of the eBay seller community through the past couple of years, you probably heard of a hacker named Vladuz. He taunted eBay and other users by posting lists of usernames and addresses and logging into administrator accounts. Take a look at the auctionbytes article for a more in depth account:

http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m04/i18/s01

My only question here is, did eBay learn anything? Have the security holes been patched? I can't seem to find any type of response to that question on the net yet. If you find anything, leave me a comment. Thanks! Read More...

EBay Powersellers: Don't Forget to ENROLL in Expanded Seller Protection

Early February, PayPal announced it would be giving special benefits to powersellers. Especially of interest, transactions without confirmed addresses would qualify for Paypal Seller Protection.

Well, it's finally come to pass. Just remember...you have to sign up for it! Enroll for expanded seller protection here.

Read the following excert from the eBay Powerseller Program Benefits page to learn more:

PowerSellers that reside in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Hong
Kong with a registered PayPal account in one of these countries that is linked
to their eBay account are eligible for expanded PayPal seller protection against
claims, charge backs, reversals for unauthorized payments, and merchandise not
received. The expanded protection covers transactions on eBay paid through
PayPal. It's free, there's no annual limit, and transactions no
longer require confirmed addresses to be covered.

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