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Archive for September, 2008

The Free Shipping Conundrum

Monday, September 8th, 2008

The conundrum of offering free shipping is that it actually costs a seller more than charging for shipping as the seller pays eBay more to offer free shipping. eBay charges a final value fee (which has increased for fixed price) based upon the final selling price of an item. When a seller includes his shipping [...]

Red Flag on Free Subtitles..

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

On October 1, eBay will begin offering the subtitle option free for items when you use free shipping. This promotion ends at the “end of the year” (which I am assuming is December 31st). I’m raising a big red flag on the use of this promotion. If you use auto-relist, have your items scheduled or [...]

Google Chrome and Vendio Browser Compatibility

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Nothing interests those of us in a SaaS (software as a service) business more than advances and developments in browser technology.  Browser limitations can constrict our ability to provide compelling user experiences, time savings applications, and speedy services.  As new capabilities are added, we can introduce new technologies to our user interface and make general [...]