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Not eBay's VAT Announcement

Not eBay’s VAT Announcement

Like many people (see TameBay), I'm staggered by eBay's breathtakingly arrogant post regarding VAT. You'll recall that the government announced Monday last that VAT would be reduced from 17.5% to 15% for 13 months starting Monday next. With customers firmly in mind, late Wednesday eBay made an ... Read more »
Free eBay Helplines

Free eBay Helplines

My empwronline post, regarding seminars about eBay selling (which I strongly advise you don't waste your time and money on) has received an interesting response both her and on Tamebay. Thank you to everyone who has commented or emailed me privately: I've heard from some seriously disgruntled ... Read more »
The Great Twatsby

The Great Twatsby

I really love freshly laundered shirts. So much so, being a web internetist wankr, I took a pic of mine only recently washed and ironed. And being even more pretentious I immediately thought of The Great Gatsby. 'They're such beautiful shirts,” she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick ... Read more »
How to use a toilet.

How to use a toilet.

Just in case you didn't know, it being 2008 and all that, here's what to do if you've been to the lav and have no idea what to do with that handle by the pan. Thank goodness all toilet goers on the City Thameslink will never be confused ... Read more »
Are you a Moneysavingexpert.com?

Are you a Moneysavingexpert.com?

Moneysavingexpert.com is surely one of the top ten most important websites in Britain. But from an internet industry perspective, who would know? Those ever-so-cool Web 2.0, assymetric hair-do, skinny jean types who think they rule the web wouldn't ever admit it (even if they flick their ... Read more »
Smallbizpod Scribblings

Smallbizpod Scribblings

File under 'plugging'. I'm a huge fan of the urbane Alex Bellinger, smallbizpod and the superb smallbizpod podcasts. So it was a pleasure to scribble some thoughts for the smallbizpod blog about things people should know about eBay. In other news. The smallbizpod piece and my own post ... Read more »
Thanks Darling: Good news for SMEs.

Thanks Darling: Good news for SMEs.

Serious times call for serious measures. This is, as Gordon said, no time for a novice. While the Tories whinge from the sidelines (and what IS your plan, George Osbourne?), Alastair Darling unveiled the Pre-budget Report. A full Budget in all but name, and frankly more significant than any of ... Read more »
What has the BNP ever done for us?

What has the BNP ever done for us?

Today saw another hoo-hah 2.0 in the blogotwittergeekerativersesphere. Presented with the membership data of the British National Party, as is completely normal, the mash-ups started popping up. And then disappearing. And sometimes reappearing, with caveats, when the blogger had sobered ... Read more »
My concerns about EmPwrOnline

My concerns about EmPwrOnline

Last week, I attended a two hour seminar held by EmPwrOnline in Brighton called 'The secrets of proven eBay selling success.' If you are interested in selling on eBay or want to improve your eBay selling skills, I would strongly advise that you don't attend these events. The event has been ... Read more »
Today's motivational spur...

Today’s motivational spur…

This morning I learnt that a school chum has published a novel. Not a close friend or anything but being a curious kind of person I popped over to Amazon buy it: Who is Charlie Conti? by Claus von Bohlen. And while I was there I tought, "well, I'd better get Richard Mason's new book too." Richard's ... Read more »
Venn you're in love with a beautiful woman...

Venn you’re in love with a beautiful woman…

Blame my mum for the fact I know this song. She had a Dr Hook tape and I think it got played quite a lot when I was wee. Well, blame my mum and Radio 2. Radio 2 still plays their tape. So, here's my homage to that great song 'When you're in love with a beautiful woman'. Responsibility for the ... Read more »
NaNoWriMo: the story so far...

NaNoWriMo: the story so far…

NaNoWriMo is a great idea. It's obvious to me that the daily discipline of sitting down and writing words with a deadline works: it's certainly been how my modest past works have been produced. And from the experience of writing those worthless volumes I know I can write 1700 words a day and much ... Read more »
eBay Sellers: Have you considered 'Shill Buying'?

eBay Sellers: Have you considered ‘Shill Buying’?

Getting top billing in search on eBay has never been more complicated. In the system they call 'Best Match' there is a lot that remains unknown. What do we know for sure? We know that Feedback DSRs are important. We also know that having made a sale on a 30 day multiple BIN listing boosts your ... Read more »
Something Changed

Something Changed

Pulp. I just love Pulp and one song will come to that desert island when I'm famous enough and I think it's probably gonna be this one. Oh Jarvis. Where would I be now? Where would I be now, if we'd never never met? Would I be blogging this song somewhere else instead? And I'm blogging it not ... Read more »