Shoestring Theory

More stats from PowerSellers Unite. Put a fork in it, for it is done. Statistics are again from PowerSellers Unite. You can visit them to see the current volume versus the same time on the previous day at their site anytime. Total listings increased 203,254 over the same time yesterday, or a 1.49 percent increase. […]

More stats from PowerSellers Unite. Barring any shocking (or even interesting) news about this year’s eBay boycott, this should be the next to last post dealing with the numbers. As always, statistics are from PowerSellers Unite. You can visit them to see the current volume versus the same time on the previous day at their […]

Let’s cover some background before we get to the funny auction. There were a ton of news stories this week about Paul Mawhinney putting his legendary music collection up for sale on eBay for three million dollars. From the Pittsburg Business Times: After 46 years of collecting and 36 years of running Record-Rama, Mr. Mawhinney’s […]

More stats from PowerSellers Unite. eBay listings increased again today, putting them equal to (or even slightly above) where they were earlier this month. Statistics are again from PowerSellers Unite. You can visit them to see the current volume versus the same time on the previous day at their site anytime. Total listings increased 204,069 […]

Mobuzz ran a bit on Thursday dealing with the eBay changes and the Scientology brouhaha. You can find a widescreen, higher quality vid at mobuzz.tv.

More stats from PowerSellers Unite. eBay listings increased today for the first time since the boycott started. As a commenter mentioned yesterday, the big drop was likely caused by the list fee sale from the previous day. Statistics are again from PowerSellers Unite. You can visit them to see the current volume versus the same […]

More stats from PowerSellers Unite. As we enter the fourth day of the boycott, we saw the biggest drop yet in auction traffic on eBay. Statistics are again from PowerSellers Unite. You can visit them to see the current volume versus the same time on the previous day at their site anytime. Also, PowerSellers Unite […]

Hey, isn’t this supposed to be more stuff about Scientology? What’s up with the comic books? Read on to solve the mystery dear reader, read on. (Screen capture of this auction). I posted yesterday about the Church of Scientology using the VeRO program to directly end auctions. Primarily, they’ve been accused of ending auctions for […]

Thanks for the tips power up newsletter, but I think I know what I’m doing. The February PowerSeller newsletter (Power Up) hit inboxes yesterday afternoon, glorifying the changes and providing “tips” on how to improve Detailed Seller Ratings. Communication: Even on weekends. Today’s online shoppers expect 24-hour communication lines and prompt response. That doesn’t mean […]

More stats from PowerSellers Unite. The fee changes officially went live today and auction traffic is down again from yesterday. Statistics are again from PowerSellers Unite. You can visit them to see the current volume versus the same time on the previous day at their site anytime. Today saw an even larger drop, almost 650,000 […]