If you’re free on Thursday evening this week and find yourself in the Brighton area, it would be lovely to see you at a book signing, talk and Q&A event I’m doing associated with the launch of my new book Make Serious Money on eBay UK, Amazon and Beyond. Waterstones in Brighton is on North …
Dan Wilson Book Signing @Waterstone’s in Brighton 17/10/2013, 19:30 Read More »
I have a modest but growing collection of Brighton and Hove ephemera that includes documents, postcards and now a stereo card. It was an inexpensive purchase on eBay and I must confess to being slightly unsure it is Brighton at all. What do you reckon? (Click to embiggen.) Some facts. There are no marks on …
If I had a London 2012 Olympic Torch* from the relay, I’d sell it on eBay. I reckon it’s fair game for several reasons. Firstly, that Olympic Torch is yours to sell. Relay runners have already bought it from the Olympic organisers for £199. It’s a not a gift (unless you ran for health drink …
5 Tips for London 2012 Olympic Torch Sellers on eBay Read More »
In recent months, since Sue Bailey died, I’ve been doing and more and more with Britain’s foremost eBay and ecommerce news site and blog Tamebay.com. It’s been good fun and long may it last. You can see some of the stuff I’ve been writing here. So, I want to plug a useful resource we’ve put …
Download Tamebay eBay & Ecommerce Tools & Services Guide 2012 Read More »
I picked up a thing the other day in a charity shop and I can’t really find anything about it online. So I throw it over to you. Do you know anything about this glass jelly mould with the images of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose on it? I intend to sell it on …
Royal Jelly Mould with Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose Read More »
Take a look for yourself. This is what Anders Behring Breivik bought on eBay, apparently. The Telegraph is reporting that Norwegian terrorist and confessed murderer Anders Breivik bought some of his equipment and supplies on eBay. They say he used the now suspended eBay ID andrewbrei. At least one seller will now be regretting that …
The News of The Screws is now behind a paywall, so please excuse the slightly crap snap. It proves something we’ve know for a while, that eBay is a better way of liquidating your belongings than Cash Converters or the like. The results are stark.
You know what it’s like. There’s usually a gift under the tree for you that you don’t really want. The thought was a good one but it didn’t hit the spot. Now it’s gathering dust somewhere. Here’s an idea. Why not just flog that little something on eBay? Transform that present into cash and everyone’s …
eBay established something called the Online Business Forum last year. I’m the Editor. I take a fee from eBay but I’m a totally independent curator and moderator of a really exciting new space. I’m not sure I ever thought I’d ever work for eBay again but this was a fun way to get involved and, …
Have you checked out eBay’s Online Business Forum? Read More »
The latest from eBay’s Online Business Index. A survey of more than 600 VAT-registered business selling online, shows that nearly a quarter (24%) of online businesses will absorb the whole cost of the VAT hike to avoid stunting consumer demand, a further 39% will avoid passing on the whole cost. Only a quarter (23%) intend …
eBay celebrated its 15th birthday a few weeks back. Here are 15 memories of my time at eBay. Happy 15th Birthday! The first pay cheque I ever got from eBay was from the head of eBay Europe’s joint account with his wife. eBay itself didn’t even have it’s own bank account. In the first month …
Every now and again I get asked to comment on eBay and ecommerce. A request a few weeks ago, resulted in a quote in The Independent. But as ever, I submitted much more than was used. So here is the Q and A in full: Has it become easier or harder to make money on …
Meg Whitman was the CEO and President of eBay from 1998 to 2008 and is now pursuing a bid for the Governorship of California. She led one of the biggest technology-based companies in the world, taking it from start-up to global dominance. In many ways she was the most powerful woman in Silicon Valley and …
Meg Whitman announced today that she’s seeking the Republican nomination in the 2010 California Gubernatorial election. A political ingénue, it’s the first time she has sought public office but she has a distinguished business career behind her. Most notably as eBay CEO for the decade that saw it become one of the most successful internet …