Browsing the archives for the bidder tag

Sellers: Here’s a tip, lose the chip! (on your shoulder)

As anyone who reads this blog regularly, like the President of Hair Club for Men, I’m not just an eBay seller, I’m also a buyer. I have been on both sides of the fence and, if you aren’t a buyer on the same marketplace you sell on, you are making a big mistake.
Take a moment [...]

eBay Bucks (or as I like to call them Anything Points 2.0) are back in Beta but only for some

So just about a year ago (May 2008) eBay unveiled a rewards program called eBay Bucks. It was in Beta and also by invitation only. For some reason, I was one of the people asked to join the Beta program. It was free and, since I shop on eBay anyway, it was no hardship to [...]

Editorial: But eBay! I don’t want to sign up for ProPay, Moneybookers OR Paymate!

(I planned to reopen The Whine Seller next week with a more positive note but eBay went and ticked me off so, sorry, two bitter rants in two days!).
eBay added two more approved Payment Methods to its approved list yesterday, Mooneybookers and Paymate now join eBay owned PayPal and newcomer ProPay. As part of the [...]