Goofbid eBay Blog

June, 2010

eBay To Retire Tool

eBay is retiring its Accounting Assistant Tool. The tool was introduced to the eBay forum in 2005 and allowed sellers to export their eBay and PayPal data to QuickBooks, the accounting programme used by many small businesses. Existing subscribers to the eBay tool can use Accounting Assistant until June 30 2010, after that, it will be challenging to import eBay … Read more

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PayPal Announcement

PayPal UK has announced that all purchases made through them off-eBay will now have the same levels of protection as those that take place on the auction website. This announcement means that ‘significantly not as described’ claims will be allowed for off-eBay purchases. Prior to this change, buyers using PayPal off-eBay had limited protection in transactions which covered them only … Read more

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Free Listing For UK Private Sellers’ Auctions

Sunday will see eBay UK host another free listing day for private seller auctions. The auction website has announced that on June 6th it will waive insertion fees no matter what the starting price, though all other fees will still apply as normal. Business sellers will not be eligible, nor are auctions in other usually-excluded categories such as vehicles, real … Read more

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Another Big Brand Sets Up Shop On eBay

As Goofbay users get set to jet off on their summer jollies, they can now snap up further holiday eBay bargains after Speedo became the latest big brand name to set up shop the auction website. After announcing that their goal was to attract mainline retailers and brands to the site, eBay have had a host of impressive additions in … Read more

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USPS Will Help eBay Sellers In China Ship To US

American consumers picking up eBay bargains from the Far East will soon be able to track USPS packages purchased from eBay sellers in China. The US Postal Service has announced that it entered into an international tri-lateral agreement on Friday with eBay Greater China & Southeast Asia (eBay GC) and China Post Express & Logistics Corporation. The agreement creates a … Read more

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‘Mini Skirt Meteorology’ Can Be Used For Weather Forecasts According To Research

A study carried out by auction website eBay has revealed that sales of skimpy ladies leg-apparel soared a few days before the Met Office announced that we were set for last week’s mini heat wave. Female eBay hacks across the land used auction sniper and eBay tips to snap up summer clothing in preparation for the hot weather. eBay spokeswomen … Read more

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