AuctionBytes Blog by Ina Steiner http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl News, rumors and speculation about the online auction industry by Ina Steiner, Editor of AuctionBytes.com en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:34:13 -500 Main Page Blogware Ina Steiner Major Search Outage Leaves eBay Shoppers Empty-Handed http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258839253.html http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258839253.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:34:13 -500 eBay experienced search problems on Saturday morning, and now there appears to be a complete search outage. At at 11:17 am PST, eBay posted an announcement stating it was experiencing some issues ... Main Page Ina Steiner uBid Sellers Worried over Enable Holdings' Financing http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258753718.html http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258753718.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:38 -500 There have been recent reports from third-party sellers on uBid who complain of late payments from the marketplace. Enable Holdings, parent company of uBid, has been trying to arrange financing ... Main Page Ina Steiner eBay Gives Employee Discount on Fashion Vault Designer Goods http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258740096.html http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258740096.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:01:36 -500 eBay launched a special marketing program this week called Fashion Vault for select sellers in which it holds 2- to 3-day sales event of clothing and accessories. The company is offering its ... Main Page Ina Steiner More Than A Few Kinks in eBay's Cross-Merchandising http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258598510.html http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258598510.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:41:50 -500 Shopping for children s magazines on eBay? You might find ads for Playboy magazines in the listings you peruse. Selling tetherballs? You might find ads for bondage rope at the bottom of your listing ... Main Page Ina Steiner eBay Vendors Named in Senate Exploitation Investigation http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258558233.html http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1258558233.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:30:33 -500 American consumers shouldn t have to worry that their favorite websites are ripping them off during the checkout process, Chairman John D. Rockefeller said about programs such as WebLoyalty ... Main Page