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Changes to eBay Bucks reward program: variable earning rate for big retailers?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 22, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 4 |

I am a member of the eBay Bucks reward program and I am a big fan of it as a member and as a...

Why eBay Top-rated sellers blow the PowerSeller program out of the water

by T. W. Seller | Oct 14, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 27 |

It’s hard for me to get into the gripe party about the new Top-Rated Seller program because...

eBay’s WTF Google Product Search (Base) announcement (eBay to English translation)

by T. W. Seller | Oct 8, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging | 1 |

While those of us over here in the trenches were trying to puzzle out if the changes to Google Product Search (which eBay calls Google Base which I thought was two names ago but whatever) was good or bad news, eBay sent down an...

eBay Partner Network Referral Program makes PowerSellers’ ask themselves: To link or not to link?

by T. W. Seller | Aug 26, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 5 |

The eBay Partner Network sent out the following email:Link your accounts for special featuresDear Hillary,As we announced in our July Newsletter, we have introduced the ability for you to link your eBay account with your eBay...

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

by T. W. Seller | Jan 10, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 11 |

(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,...

How to get eBay PowerSeller status for a full year on one month of work

by T. W. Seller | Oct 13, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

If you aren’t a PowerSeller, you have at least heard about the great additional benefits sellers get for being in this program.PowerSellers get. . . priority customer supportincreased PayPal and chargeback...

A Pleasant Chargeback Surprise and a Non-Paying Bidder Conundrum

by T. W. Seller | Oct 1, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

I have heard a lot from eBay lately about their new PayPal chargeback protections for PowerSellers and a lot from of sellers saying that this protection is a myth. I personally had yet to experience a chargeback for myself so I...