Sanook! to take over eBay's site

The US-based worldwide e-marketing group eBay is to close its www.ebay.co.th website and hand over its Thailand businesses to Sanook.com.
In a joint announcement in Bangkok yesterday, eBay and Sanook! said the old website would cease operations when a new website, to be run and wholly owned by Sanook!, is up and running in the next five to seven months. Although the specific web address was not revealed, the new e-commerce website will be co-branded as Sanook!eBay, they said.
"We wouldn't categorise it [closing our website] as failure," said Dan Neary, eBay's regional vice president for emerging markets. "It's normal that we started it as a promotional site, but we realise that Sanook! understands the local market." Ebay.co.th was opened last year.
Sanook Online's chief executive Torboon Puangmaha said Sanook! would set up a wholly owned subsidiary to handle the new e-commerce business and would share revenue with eBay.
Through the Sanook!eBay site, Thai small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and village-level Otop enterprises will be able to sell their products to the world, he said.
Users who want to trade on eBay.com will be able to conduct their transactions on the Thai-language Sanook!eBay site which will automatically link orders to the global site.
However, Torboon said he still has to figure out how to avoid Thai sellers having to paying double fees on both sites. "However, users won't suffer," he said.
Both eBay.com and Sanook! will have links from their main pages to the Sanook!eBay website. Sanook will also cease its Auction page and redirect traffic to the new site.
Torboon said eBay was attracted to a deal with Sanook! because of the latter's web traffic, with more than one million visitors every day.
Sanook is wholly owned by MIH, a multimedia company headquartered in South Africa. However, the company is entirely managed by Thai staff.
Ebay's Neary said Thais are one of the most active selling groups on eBay, with items such as jewellery and cloth selling on the site every minute, thanks to Thailand's low production costs.
Torboon said Sanook!eBay would combine into one website its global trade, which is currently conducted on eBay, and domestic trade, which is currently undertaken on Sanook Auctions websites.
"Why separate the market? Why aren't those who are selling to the world, also selling to the Thai market? We will integrate both markets under a single platform, using the same tools," he said.
According to the global research firm IDC, Thailand has more than 16 million Internet users - a figure that is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 25 per cent through 2009.
Pichaya Changsorn
The Nation

eBay Holds 20-Cent Listing Fee Promotion

eBay is holding a 20-cent listing fee promotion on Thursday, May 24, 2007, for auction listings only. Fixed Price listings are not eligible for the promotion. All other fees apply, see website for details and restrictions.

Hi everyone...This is Jamie Stark from eBay's Marketing team. Once again, I'm here to let all sellers know that you have a little over 24 hours to get ready for our next Auction-style listing promotion! On Thursday, May 24th, the insertion fees for Auction-style listings on http://www.ebay.com/ will only be 20ข.
The 20ข Insertion Fee Sale starts on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 00:00:01 Pacific time (12:00 a.m. plus one second) and ends that same day, Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 23:59:59 Pacific time (11:59 p.m. plus 59 seconds). Listings which were created prior to May 24, 2007 and scheduled to start during the promotional period will also be eligible for the special promotional rate. Please note: If you schedule a listing to start during the promotional period, the regular price will still be displayed during the listing process. However, you will only be charged the promotional price.
This promotion will not apply to the following types of listings: Fixed Price listings, all eBay Motors listings (including Parts & Accessories, Passenger Vehicles, Motorcycles, Power Sports, and Other Vehicles), as well as Live Auction, Professional Services, Real Estate, Ad Format, and Store Inventory listings. Some Business & Industrial categories will also be excluded – see our promotion page for full details.
Sincerely,
Jamie StarkeBay Marketing

Ebay under attack over festival ticket sales

A government minister attacked internet auction site eBay today for failing to withdraw music festival tickets being traded on the website.
Music minister Shaun Woodward criticised the website owners after they refused to pull the free tickets for the BBC Big Weekend show which were being sold for about £50 each.
Mr Woodward has twice written to eBay calling for them to stop allowing the sales but the company has refused.
He said the firm was ignoring the terms and conditions laid down by the BBC by allowing the tickets to be resold.
Organisers introduced ID checks for festival-goers in a bid to combat touts but many sellers now offer fake identity paperwork to help buyers get through security.
A spokeswoman for Mr Woodward said: Not only is eBay ignoring the BBC's terms and conditions that these free tickets are not for resale, it is permitting people to engage in fraudulent activity by supplying and using ID to pass themselves off as someone else in order to gain entry to the Big Weekend."
Radio 1 held a ballot to give away 30,000 tickets to a huge two-day music festival to be held at Moor Park, Preston, this weekend.
Tens of thousands of fans applied for tickets during the one-week registration period.
Following eBay's decision Mr Woodward said he intended to meet representatives from the firm next week to negotiate an agreement over future ticket sales.
In a letters to the company, Mr Woodward said: "We strongly disagree with your decision not to suspend the listings for the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend event.
"We believe, given you are aware the BBC intends to impose strict ID requirements on entry to this event, consumers may well feel they have been misled if they buy tickets through eBay.
"This BBC event is free, funded by the licence fee. Many of the tickets are specifically intended to be available to people who live locally.

***Affiliate Program Opens to All Sellers, Plus eBay “Promote It” Sweepstakes for PowerSellers***

Hi everyone...this is Edurne Jorda with our Seller Development team, along with Dan Serpico from our eBay Affiliates team. We've got some great news for our sellers and PowerSellers.
Many eBay sellers already drive traffic to their eBay listings through marketing on their own websites and other off-eBay pages. We're pleased to let you know that we've recently expanded our Affiliate Program to allow all sellers to join the program and get rewarded for driving traffic to eBay.com - even if it's to your own items!
If you are marketing your eBay listings online, we hope you'll consider becoming an eBay Affiliate. For more details about this program, please visit our information page.
PowerSellers -- Join the eBay "Promote It" SweepstakesAs a special incentive for our PowerSellers, we've put together the eBay "Promote It" Sweepstakes. From May 15 through August 15, register as an eBay Affiliate and you'll have a chance to win one of 25 cash prizes up to $1,000 simply for using your off-eBay website, blog or online store to drive traffic back to your listings.
Here are the rules to be entered into our random drawing, to be held on August 20th, 2007:
You must be a registered eBay PowerSeller throughout the entry period.
You must be a registered eBay Affiliate throughout the entry period. (Not registered as an affiliate yet? Join Now!)
Integrate eBay onto your website! Use eBay Affiliate Tools or the API to create ads and links for your affiliate campaign.
Enter your site URL for a chance to win cash prizes – 25 sellers will be chosen to win! Here are the prizes:
1st prize – 10 winners will each receive $1,000 cash
2nd prize – 10 winners will each receive $750 cash
3rd prize – 5 winners will each receive $500 cash
For complete details and Official Rules, see our promotion page.
eBay is proud of our PowerSellers, who rank among the most successful eBay sellers in terms of both product sales volume and customer satisfaction. To learn more about the benefits of being a PowerSeller and how you can qualify, please visit our PowerSeller portal page.
Sincerely,
Edurne JordaSeller Development
Dan SerpicoeBay Affiliates Team

Winning eBay bid for "Dukes Of Hazzard" car likely a hoax

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A nearly $10 million eBay bid for a car made famous by "The Dukes of Hazzard" seems to have vanished faster than the Duke boys escaping from the sheriff. The General Lee's owner — actor John Schneider, who played the blond heartthrob Bo Duke in the 1980s television series — is upset that the $9,900,500 winning bid appears to be a hoax. The bid set an eBay record last week.
Schneider plans to list his 1969 Dodge Charger with a bricks-and-mortar auction firm that strictly screens buyers, and may file a lawsuit against the bidder, said Allen Stockman, who runs the star's Agoura Hills estate and has sold scripts, memorabilia and other items on eBay for three years.
"If this guy was just doing it as a prank or to ruin someone else's chances, he deserves to be hit in the pocketbook," said Stockman, who gave the winning bidder a negative rating in eBay's feedback forum.
Schneider, 47, was at a promotion in Las Vegas and could not be reached for comment.
The winning bidder — identified on his eBay home page as William Fisher, or "fishbashr1" — did not return e-mails and did not answer the phone listed for his house in Laguna Hills.
Schneider's plight is the most
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In December, a Montreal man listed a 40-year-old acetate of "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by Andy Warhol. Bidding began at 99 cents, but after 10 days, 253 bids and numerous articles about the item in the media, the winning bid was $155,401. Within hours, the bid was determined to be a hoax and the item was relisted.
In March, bids on a gas grill said to be owned by Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez reached $99,999,999, the highest bid the Web site was technically capable of listing. EBay pulled the listing after the company couldn't verify the grill was owned by Ramirez.
EBay spokeswoman Catherine England said the company doesn't keep track of how many winning bidders renege.
"There are all sorts of reasons a transaction may fall through, and we have a claims process for both buyer and seller," England said.
When bidding escalated on the General Lee, a customer service agent called Stockman and recommended that he only accept pre-qualified bidders who could prove that they had secured financing. But Stockman said he didn't have the time for credit or background checks.

Several Cross-Promotion Features to be Removed

Hi everyone ... I'm Diana Baraniewicz with eBay's Finding team. As we focus on ways to make it easier for you to find the items you're looking for, we're also taking a fresh look at some of our existing tools and assessing their effectiveness. Tools that have not performed well for our members are being removed.
There are a few Cross-Promotion options that sellers have had access to that we'll be retiring soon. These options simply haven't been as effective as eBay's default logic in driving bids and purchases.
Item Cross-Promotion Rules Using our seller cross-promotion tool, sellers have been able to create rules for what types of their own items should appear in the cross-promotion display area on Bid/Buy It Now Confirmation pages, and at the bottom of Stores sellers' item pages. When a seller does not specify cross-promotion rules, eBay's default logic populates the space with relevant items, choosing additional items from the seller based on the buyer's search.
We'll be removing the item-level Cross-Promotion options in the next few weeks. These rules have had low adoption by our sellers, and have not had a positive track record in increasing bids/purchases among buyers. Please note that sellers will still be able to create Keyword to Keyword, Category to Category, and Store Category to Store Category rules.
Both sellers and buyers should experience better results by letting eBay's logic do the work.
Cross-Promotion Connections & Personalized Picks Also, in June we'll be removing the Cross-Promotion Connections feature, which allowed sellers to promote other selected sellers' listings on their item pages, as well as the Personalized Picks page in My eBay that makes recommendations for future purchases based on your buying history. These features have also seen very low usage. By removing features like these that under-perform, we help simplify the site and free up available resources that can be better utilized elsewhere.
Sincerely,
Diana Baraniewicz Finding Team

GiddyGiddy eBay

It’s easy to forget the ever-plodding eBay with all the noise made by the more lithe and lively Web 2.0 companies.
But the online marketplace powerhouse shows a little more leg in its deal-in-the-making to pay way too much for a trendy Internet Web page discovery and recommendation service called, wait for it, StumbleUpon. Several stories, including one earlier this week in The Wall Street Journal, report that eBay has been in deep discussions to buy the San Francisco-based company for $75 million, which is less than it forked over for online ticketer StubHub in February. That deal cost $292 million.
While that purchase made obvious sense because it is a pure retail play, StumbleUpon also makes some sense because it could help get users more information about eBay’s zillions of auction pages.
A word you will hear more and more, “surfacing,” means the ability of Web sites to bring forth interesting and popular content. That is presumably what StumbleUpon could help eBay accomplish.
Other companies, including Google and Yahoo, have eyed the company, but have not moved to buy it. (”StumbleUpon?,” said one top Google executive to me at a party a few months ago. “I hear it talked about so much that I am now officially tired of it.”)
But I am more delighted, for completely superficial reasons, in eBay’s minority investment in early May in the Turkish online marketplace called GittiGidiyor.com. The Istanbul-based company says it has 17 million users in a country known for trading, and it represents the 37th country eBay has landed in. But I am just liking the peppy name, which means “Going, Going, Gone” in Turkish.

eBay Announces New Buyer Protection Programs on UK, Australia Sites

eBay has announced new buyer protection programs on the UK and Australian sites. On the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie websites, PayPal will provide £150/€200 of coverage with no processing fee, no minimum purchase price and no seller requirements for all UK / IE buyers who pay with PayPal, beginning in June. This coverage protects buyers for purchases made of certain items which are either not received or for those that are significantly not as described. Additionally, buyers who use PayPal to purchase items from eligible sellers may be entitled to up to £500/€1000 protection. Buyers can look in the Meet the Seller, Buy Safely section on item listings to see how each specific listing is covered.
The protection offered by PayPal is an expansion of PayPal Buyer Protection and replaces the eBay Standard Purchase Protection Programme which previously covered most eBay listings for up to £120/€200 minus a £15/€25 processing fee. http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200705081459002.html
On eBay Australia, when sellers offer PayPal as a payment method for eligible items, these items will be covered for at least $400 with no processing fee, where the items are paid for with PayPal. In addition, the new PayPal Buyer Protection will cover certain items for up to $3,000. http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/200705090852542.html
Earlier this year, eBay doubled PayPal Buyer Protection on its US site, offering up to $2,000 of coverage for qualified transactions on eBay.com, but eliminating buyer-protection for non-PayPal transactions. http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m01/i10/s01
Review all policies carefully for details and restrictions.

Google, eBay and Amazon among UK's favourite brands

In a survey of the UK's favourite brands, internet superstars Google, eBay and Amazon all scored highly, with the search engine taking top spot.Google earned $10.6 billion (5.3 billion pounds) in 2006 and has expanded its portfolio rapidly, offering new services such as satellite maps, photo management software and even database services.The survey of 2,412 consumers was conducted by Marketing magazine and reflects the rise of online companies as strong consumer brands, the magazine said.Online retail giant Amazon moved up the chart from seventeenth place last year to the third spot this year.Auction site eBay achieved fifth spot.It wasn't good news for all internet brands however; AOL was labelled as one of the "most hated" brands in the UK, being rated as the third worst by consumers.Despite the disappointing results of the survey for AOL, its parent company Time Warner recently announced that the internet advertising revenue growth had been good on the platform.AOL's ad revenue grew by 35 per cent during the first quarter of 2007 and operating income at the internet company grew by 27 per cent to $542 million, as the company capitalised on ad revenue from its popular free email service. Figures released last week by the internet marketing research firm comScore for the month of March showed Google is still the most popular UK site by traffic. Google's sites continued to retain the top spot, with 27.3 million visitors. Second and third place went to Microsoft sites and eBay, with 26.8 and 22 million visitors respectively

'Dukes of Hazzard' car sets eBay record

The famous Dodge Charger from 1980s TV show The Dukes of Hazzard has been sold on eBay for an amazing $US9.9 million ($A12 million).
The 1969 car, known in the series as the “General Lee” and the nemesis of Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane in numerous chase scenes, was auctioned by actor John Schneider, who played Bo Duke in the long-running show.
It is believed to be the second highest price ever paid for a car at auction after that of a 1931 Bugatti that was sold by Christie's in 1987 for $US11 million ($A13.4 million).
Schneider is believed to have sold the highly modified Dodge to finance his latest film.
Dukes of Hazzard screened for seven seasons between 1979 and 1985.
The inspiration for the hit TV series was a 1975 film called The Moonrunners, written and directed by Gy Waldron.
The film was about a closely knit family determined to produce and sell moonshine despite stiff competition and marauding federal agents.

Afterwards Waldron, who hails from the deep south, put together a proposal for a TV series loosely based on the script.
The Dodge Charger was chosen for the role of the General Lee as it was well known to NASCAR fans in the southern state of Georgia, where it was filmed.
It was painted bright orange, the number 01 added and a Confederate flag also added to the roof.
The General Lee was billed as a 1969 Dodge Charger with a 440 cubic inch Magnum V8 and an A-727 automatic transmission.
The cars used in the series apparently underwent surprisingly few modifications for their screen role.
Each was fitted with a four-barrel Holley carburettor, aluminium intake manifold, and stiffer shocks and springs to firm up the handling, with inner tubes added to tyres as a precaution.
The doors of the cars (there was more than one General Lee) were welded shut to stop them springing open and the parking brake lock removed so hand brake turns could be performed.
The sealed doors explain why Bo and Luke were always seen sliding in and out of the windows.
Interestingly, much of the driving we see Bo (John Schneider) and Luke (Tom Wopat) doing was actually performed by the actors.
Schneider, in fact, attended the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.
Any time the script called for the General to leave the ground, however, stunt doubles were called in.
Many hours were spent planning chase sequences.
The cars often became airborne and to keep them level during jumps, lead ballast was added to the boot to stop them nose diving.
Legend has it that the General Lee's musical horn was the result of a chance discovery.
A production crew on their way to a shoot passed a car with a horn that tooted the first 12 notes of Dixie.
To cut a long story short, they chased after the driver and offered him cash for the horn which was removed on the spot.
It turned out later that the same horn could be readily obtained through the J C Whitney catalogue, but the crew wanted it right away for filming.
Quite a few cars were wrecked during filming of the show and so it had an almost insatiable appetite for replacements.
Legend has it that more than 300 Dodge Chargers were wrecked during the filming of the show.
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Seller Sourcebook Releases eBay Auction Launcher

Seller Sourcebook, an auction template and photo-hosting service, has released Auction Launcher for eBay.com. The tool is a 1-page listing tool that is fully integrated with eBay and is an eBay certified application.
Seller Sourcebook founder Kristen Rice said, "We want to make the listing process easier and faster for the busy seller." Sellers create their listing description as usual, and then go to the Auction Launcher to fill out the listing specific details such as price, duration and shipping. Clicking on "Calculate Fees" displays the eBay insertion fees and submit the listing to eBay.
Auction Launcher is included in the $8 monthly subscription fee.
http://www.sellersourcebook.com

AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, May 4, 2007

Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
"Auctioneers licenses an issue for eBay sellers," By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5/3/07 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07123/782952-28.stm
"EBay drop-off stores rethink business model: As growth of eBay drop-off business slows, stores rethink their models," By Teresa F. Lindeman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5/3/07 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07123/782951-28.stm
"ConsumerWatch: Saint-Like Spud Runs Student Into eBay Problems: Man Tries To Sell Potato On Auction Site," KETV.com, 5/3/07 http://www.ketv.com/news/13253538/detail.html
"Are You Going to eBay Live?" posted by Jeff Grass on the BuySafe blog, 5/3/07 http://blog.buysafe.com/buysafeblog/2007/05/are_you_going_t.html
"eBay's Proactive Approach Emphasized in Rob Chesnut's Trust and Safety Town Hall," posted by Ninad on the eBay Chatter blog, 5/3/07 http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/05/ebays_proactive.html
"eBay CEO Meg Whitman" - Forbes video http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/business/hj_whitman050307&partner=yahootix
"eBay official testifies in Halloween sex assault case," By SAMUEL MAULL (AP), Newsday, 5/3/07 http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--fakefirefighter0503may03,0,6736598.story

Yahoo to Close US, Canadian Auction Sites

Yahoo informed AuctionBytes Friday morning that the company has decided to close the Yahoo US and Canada Auctions sites. It said it will continue to operate its international auction businesses, including its auction properties in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Yahoo Auctions will no longer accept listings as of June 3, 2007, on the US and Canadian sites, which will close on June 16, 2007. The last day to bid or buy is June 16, 2007, and users will be able to access their accounts through October 29, 2007.
Listings will not auto re-submit after June 3, 2007, and as of May 4th, Auctions Scheduler and Auto Resubmit features will no longer be available.
Buyer Protection Plan claims must be submitted no later than 60 days after buyers have been declared the winning bidder for an auction.
Meanwhile, The New York Post said Friday that Microsoft has intensified its pursuit of a deal with Yahoo to acquire the company (http://tinyurl.com/263egj).

eBay Tests New Search Technology, Delays Rollout of New Feedback

eBay is running a test of how it displays search results to shoppers. For about six weeks, a small percentage of buyers - about 1 percent - will "see a different search experience." To help give buyers the best chance of finding what they want without having to guess at the terms sellers might have used in their item title, eBay will use other elements of a listing, such as item specifics and category, to bring back relevant results. The project is similar to the "New Way to Shop" it first tested back in 2005, according to the company.
eBay's announcement explained the new search test using an example:
As a simple example, if a buyer in the test searches for "red size 12 shoes," instead of looking just for listings with the words "red," "size," "12," and "shoes," the search engine will find all of the items in the shoe category that are size 12 in the color red. In the end, the buyer should see more relevant items. Plus they'll see a new way to narrow their listings results according to important details such as size, color, type, etc.
Meanwhile, eBay said it is running into delays with the rollout of its new Feedback 2.0 rating system. The system appeared briefly and was then rolled back, and an announcement was made on the eBay Announcement Board (http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200705021923321.html). The new system seemed to be back on Thursday evening, at least temporarily.

A seller also wrote in on Thursday to report that a glitch with My eBay is appearing again. He expressed concern over whether the site would remain stable on Monday May 7, when sellers are slated to begin updating shipping rates based on significant USPS postal rate changes going into effect on May 14.
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200705031513002.html

AuctionBytes Newsflash: Other Online Auction News, May 2, 2007

Here is today's AuctionBytes online-auction news roundup.
eBay announced that Feedback 2.0 has rolled out on the US eBay.com website. AuctionBytes interviewed eBay's Director of Global Feedback Policy Brian Burke on Tuesday as the changes were about to roll out worldwide: http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m05/i02/s02 http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200705021214182.html
"Now Available - Audio file from Discussion with Jordan Banks, eBay Canada country manager," posted on the eBay Announcement Board, 5/2/07 http://www2.ebay.com/aw/ca/200705021817482.html
"UPDATE 1-Alibaba.com says report of IPO for unit old rumour," Reuters, 4/30/07 http://www.reuters.com/article/newIssuesNews/idUSPEK19902220070430
"Silver PowerSellers Telephone Support," posted by eBay on the UK announcement board, 4/30/07 http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200704301609342.html
"Alibaba and Microsoft Hook up in China," http://english.people.com.cn/200704/25/eng20070425_369707.html
"eBay Launches "ToGo" Widgets For Any Listing," posted by Michael Arrington on his TechCrunch blog, 4/30/07 Read comments from Jeffrey McManus, who launched eBay's developer program when he was at the company, and Alan Lewis. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/30/ebay-launches-togo-widgets-for-any-listing
"eBay, The Community, Meg, and the Webbys," posted by Griff on the eBay Chatter blog, 5/1/07 http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/05/ebay_the_commun.html
"Yahoo founder sees China ripe for online ad exchange," (AFP), The Age, 5/3/07 http://tinyurl.com/yqd6ew
"PayPal, EBay Phishes Continue Swimming," by David Utter, SecurityProNews, 5/2/07 http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20070502PayPaleBayPhishesContinueSwimming.html
"NBC2 investigates: Online auction feedback fraud," by Kellie Burns, NBC2 News Online, 5/2/07 Includes video news report. http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=12378&z=3&p=

Thousands Of Kate Moss TopShop Items On eBay

Thousands of Kate Moss TopShop items have been put up for sale on internet auction site eBay, though only a few were attracting bids today.While some online punters seem to be willing to fork out up to four times retail prices, other items are failing to attract any bids at all.Reports today suggested the clothes were not meeting sales expectations at TopShop's flagship store on Oxford Street in central London.And though some dresses were attracting bids of £200 or more, there were scores of items failing to prompt any activity.That may be down to the fact that many sellers are vastly over-pricing the items in the hope of raking in hefty returns.A few canny sellers were being successful, with one advert for the special edition red dress the supermodel wore herself when posing in the store's display window on Monday night has received one bid of a whopping £250.Another one shoulder lemon number had already drawn 10 bids, topped by one at £200.Dresses were still proving to be the most popular items, among both bidders and sellers.Handbags, shoes and sunglasses were also sparking interest amongst bidders, with one pair of pointed shoes on sale for £140, though they had not prompted any bids.The popular pansy print dress, on sale in TopShop for £45, was the most popular item for sellers, with dozens pricing it at more than £100.A simple eBay search of the words Kate Moss and TopShop brought up more than 3,500 items

The Secrets to Successful eBay Selling

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Many people think of eBay as a place to sell your unwanted and often, used stuff. But if you shop on eBay, you'll see many new items that are sold by individuals. How do they do this? They work in conjunction with an inventory supplier and sell the items for a profit that they keep. Learn how eBay works and you can do it too.How does a new seller become established on eBay?Learn the answers quickly and easily by signing up for a free BidFuel Auction Success Kit -- a collection of books that contain everything you need to know about becoming a successful eBay seller.
"There are a lot of tricks of the trade. Among them, start your opening price low to attract attention, even on items you know are worth more. Establish yourself as a credible seller by following through on delivery of completed items quickly. Good feedback is worth its weight in gold," says Gary Livingston of BidFuel, a full service eBay tool provider.Included in the Auction Success Kit:* "eBay Tips for Dummies" which offers chapters outlining why eBay is a terrific place to buy and sell
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