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You could soon be using virtual currencies such as the peer-to-peer Bitcoin on eBay UK. In fact, the online market place giant announced that it will allow the sales of certain virtual currencies as from February 10th. eBay UK pioneering new scheme eBay UK will be pioneering this interesting new development. It suggests that if all goes well in the …

We usually associate drones with warfare, but these unmanned craft have so many other potential uses. In fact, online retailer Amazon, has announced that it will be experimenting with un-manned drones to deliver its parcels! The news came during ‘Cyber Monday’. CEO Jeff Bezos anticipated that these robot drones are capable of delivering packages weighing up to five pounds (or …

eBay has recently notified sellers with the results of its new “Report a Buyer feature”. The feature was initially brought in to protect sellers from unjustified negative feedback. This means that the ratings of over 60,000 sellers have been protected. Conversely, 54,000 buyers have had their accounts suspended over the course of the 2013, because they were in breach of …

Although the Sony PlayStation 4 has only been available for a matter of days, the sales on eBay have gone through the roof. Over  16,000 units have been listed on the site.eBay says that 10,000 PS4 consoles alone were sold between November 15th to 17th – this is an average of two PS4s per minute. In addition to the massive …

eBayhas just updated the search options which appear in the sidebar. So, what does this mean? Well, first of all this allows people to limit their search specifically to items that are available on Click and Collect. Which retailers are providing the Click and Collect service? So far, this is more or less limited to Argos. Nevertheless, it’s only a …

We’ve recently noticed that eBay are tinkering around with watched items. So, what’s new this time? Well, they’ve added a little “Hot” icon, (a cute little flame symbol) in their search results. It’s so buyers can see how many other eBayers have added an item to their watch list. eBay introduced Popular items, replacing eBay Pulse back in 2012. So, …

We’ve been pondering on the new eBay picture standards and whether eBay has taken any action to enforce them yet. We’re curious to know whether you’ve seen any evidence of this too. So, we’ve had a quick browse around the eBay site and it appears that even some of the major sellers aren’t exactly playing by the book. They seem …

As we’ve already economy in the States has slowed down. Naturally e-commerce has been affected by this downturn. Meanwhile, Europe is in a much better situation as far as eBay is concerned. The first half of the year was somewhat dicey, but it has stabilised during Q3 according to Bob Swan, eBay CFO. Nevertheless, he has other concerns about the …

You have probably heard about the planned postal strike which may take place on November 4th. If the CWU and Royal Mail can’t reach an agreement, this means that deliveries will be affected. However, there is good news for sellers, because eBay has pledged that it will offer protection to them. So, you needn’t worry about neutral or negative feedback …

So, you’ve confidently placed your order on eBay early last week. Perhaps you are going away, buying a gift for a special occasion or an outfit for a wedding. It’s never wise to leave these purchases until the last minute. So, this is why we always check when the seller will dispatch the item – and the estimated delivery date …