eBay made a new announcement again, this time on eBay.de (Germany). eBay is setting the shipping costs limits for each product category. This policy will be effective from June 15 2008.
Auctionbytes recently reported results of a survey conducted by Paypal and comScore, which showed that unexpectedly high shipping fees are the number one reason consumers [...]

International Fund for Animal Welfare of Washington, D.C., is urging eBay to ban—not simply restrict—all such sales on its Web market.
An animal welfare group charges that eBay sales of ivory are brisker than ever a year after the online marketplace promised to restrict the sale of products made from animal teeth and tusks—many of [...]

Online auction site OZtion announced a 50% increase in sales for May, thanks to eBay decisions to restrict payment via Paypal only, on its Australia site. OZtion is a Melbourned-based auction site.
Co-founder Philip Druce happily reported on SmartCompany:

28,000 new members have joined since the last 6 weeks,
number of members now at healthy figures 275,000.
value [...]

CNN reports today that Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, has launched an online classified advertising site, a move that opens a broader range of shopping to Wal-Mart’s Internet customers.
Wal-Mart Online Classified is run through Oodle.com, and links to Oodle’s online offerings. Wal-Mart Classied Advertising is expected to be a free and community-based place where [...]

iPhone, yes, a new Apple iPhone model is coming to town in June. After a year of crazy buzz and staying on the Top 10 eBay Pulse, Apple is ready to launch a new version of the iPhone.
Apple previously announced that its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the [...]

Affiliate network, PepperJam announced that they has officially partnered with the eBay Partner Network to bring eBay’s links and graphics to Pepperjam’s affiliates.

Just like Commission Junction and Clickbank, you can choose to join one or more program, promote, bring in the sales and get the commission.
This program is in partnership with eBay US and is [...]

Folks at Adobe released 3 applications of the Creative Suite 4 (CS4) line-up, respectively the Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth.
These applications are available for download and test drive over at Adobe Lab. For Dreamweaver and Fireworks, you can enjoy full version for at least 2 days, and for existing customers you can request a [...]

I always love to check out each year’s eBay Best In Stores Winners. The stores designs are a joy to look at. Check out this years winners:

Best Shopping Experience:

A Fortunate Dog - Sells professional dog grooming products. The store is easy for shoppers to find what they’re looking for, and engages them at the same [...]

In April, a counterfeiter who sold pirated DVDs to overseas buyers through the eBay online auction site has been jailed in Hong Kong. In the first case of its kind in the territory, 35-year-old Yung Chun-pong was jailed for three-and-a-half years Monday for possessing pirated copyrighted works and attempting to export them.
Yung, described by [...]

“eBay is great for the economy because it gives sellers a platform for pursuing entrepreneurialism on a global scale, with nearly 1.2 million individuals selling on eBay in the top 10 markets alone last year,” says Marsha Collier, eBay selling expert and author of the book “eBay for Dummies.”
“Additionally, a recent eBay/Nielsen survey discovered [...]