Archive for December 28th, 2006
Sellers Upset with Overstock Auction Changes
AuctionBytes: The new head of Overstock.com Auctions is going “back to basics,” causing third-party sellers consternation at some of the changes going on at the auction marketplace. Despite apparent fears on the part of sellers that Overstock may be “deemphasizing” or phasing out auctions, Stormy Simon said her job is to create a healthy auction [...]
Google Checkout Sales Up 1200%
eBay Strategies:Bob Peck at Bear Stearns hosted a call with Gian Fulgoni, Chairman of Comscore. There was lots of great macro ecommerce info, but I thought what would be interesting to eBay Strategies readers is some of the content around Google Checkout. The take-aways for me were: Google Checkout is driving the AOV thanks to [...]
eBay Takes New Approach in China
eBay Strategies: As predicted in early November here at eBay Strategies, eBay has retreated to some degree in China according to reports from Fortune, WSJ and others. The plan is for eBay to partner with Tom Online to launch an entirely new auction site. eBay would own 49% of the JV and TOMO the other [...]
Former eBay COO to Lead Valley Startup – LiveOps
America’s Network: A former executive at online auctioneer eBay has come out of a short-lived retirement to take a job leading Silicon Valley startup LiveOps, which contracts with companies to handle customer service and sales calls, an Associated Press report said. The Associated Press report said Maynard Webb, 51, left his position as eBay’s COO [...]
Entrepreneur Sends Trinkets On Rocket Ride
The Hartford Courant: UP Aerospace, a privately held rocket company, is betting that your beloved is less likely to say no to a marriage proposal if you blast the engagement ring into outer space before popping the question. UP Aerospace promises to send your stamps, coins, rings and even your Aunt Gerty’s ashes on an [...]
The Patriot Ledger: Filtering cooking oil from fryers may not sound like the most glamorous job, but it can help restaurants save money and cut down on employee injuries. In September, Walter Fonseca became a franchisee with FiltaFry, a British company that specializes in the micro-filtration of cooking oil and the cleaning of deep fryers [...]
Golfer’s Love For Sport Creates Invention
The StarPhoenix: Jason Hoium’s idea during a golf game might well end up financing him through his University of Saskatchewan classes. The 19-year-old student and a couple of his golf playing buddies came up with the idea of creating a unique golf putter grip, one that included its own built-in magnetic ball marker. It turned [...]
Teen Entrepreneur Is Unicef Poster Girl
HindustanTimes.com: A single box of honey was all it took to transform Anita Kushwaha, a teenager from a nondescript village in Bihar, into a successful entrepreneur. Anita countered gender bias to become a role model for millions of girls in India. Four years ago, 17-year-old Anita boldly fought and convinced her parents not to marry [...]
Make Your Web Business More Local
Search Engine Guide: Local Search is poised for big growth, with a recent estimate from Borrell Associates hinting at a 32% growth in local online advertising in 2007. But local search is still in its infancy and is a “mess,” as Greg Sterling described it at the recent Search Engine Strategies Conference in San Jose. [...]
Longtime Sellers Having Trouble with New eBay Rules
AuctionBytes: Sellers are struggling to understand and comply with a new initiative from eBay that is preventing some from listing items during the critical month of December. eBay launched an anti-counterfeiting initiative during the last week in November. While eBay staff made phone calls to some of its sellers inform them of the changes, it’s [...]
Brokeback Cowboy Hat Sells for $10K on eBay
The cowboy hat worn by Jake Gyllenhall playing the role of Jack Twist in the popular movie “Brokeback Mountain” was recently auctioned on eBay, bringing in $10,100 with more than 40 bids. The auction was sponsored by Variety – The Children’s Charity’s Mission, so all proceeds from the auction do go to a good cause. [...]
ecommerce guide: The Google Base Store Connector, a service that enables eBay, Yahoo! and Amazon Web store owners to have their store indexed in Google, just got an update. Engineering Manager Patrick Williams says that newly added features include more support for eBay customized stores, single connection support for merchants who have multiple Yahoo! stores, [...]
