Ever been caught out by a phishing email that pretends to be from a reputable company but is actually a fake? Do you know what phishing emails look like or what to do if you get one?
Have no fear. eBay has joined forces with the original bad guys – Dracula, the Wicked Witch, Joe Mafiosi, Ned Kelly and Inspector Pratt – to help teach scammers a lesson.
These days, online scammers are dreaming up more and more ways to catch unsuspecting victims in their ever broadening nets. So don't fall victim to a scammer's evil tricks – learn how to spot a fake and take action against this evil force once and for all.
Here is you tips
http://pages.ebay.com.au/protectyourself/
Enjoy!!!
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Using Reviews and Guides to Boost Your Traffic on eBay
By: Lissa McGrath
Reviews and Guides are an excellent tool utilized by buyers looking for more information about specific products or topics. But did you realize how useful they are for sellers to build credibility and drive traffic to listings?
Most professional sellers specialize in a particular niche market. This means that you are an expert in that product type. It may seem inconsequential to you, but that knowledge can be put to good use to build your business. By writing reviews of your products, or guides about something relevant to that product type, you are showing potential buyers that you are an expert in that product. Instantly, you have become more credible as a seller. But don’t forget that some of your active items also display on the review/guide page. So if you have a well-written, detailed review of a product, and then the buyer sees that you have an active listing for that same product, you’ve got a good chance of them clicking through and buying the product from you rather than another seller.
The same works with guides. Let’s say you sell baby items. A guide to products that will help a new mom survive the first six months is very relevant to your target buyers. Again, have products you sell in the list and be very honest about the products (list both pros and cons). This is a review, not a sales letter.
Put a link in your auction to your reviews and guides. This again helps build your credibility. You get “helpfulness” votes from readers of your reviews and guides. As this number gets higher, you may find yourself as a Top Reviewer.
If you look to the right of my username you can see that I am a Top 5000 Reviewer. I only have a couple of guides, but they are very popular.
If you’re a seller of an item type that gets a lot of fakes on eBay, you might consider writing a guide about how to spot the fakes. This shows you as one of the “good guys” because you wouldn’t show people how to spot a fake if you were selling fakes yourself. If you sell information products, you might have a teaser in a guide and mention which book it is from. You should see that book as one of your items showing on the guide page, so they can click straight through and buy the full book from you.
There are so many different ways you can use Reviews and Guides to your advantage. Try it – it doesn’t cost you anything other than a little time to write it, and you’d be amazed at the increase in hits you will likely see.
Reviews and Guides are an excellent tool utilized by buyers looking for more information about specific products or topics. But did you realize how useful they are for sellers to build credibility and drive traffic to listings?
Most professional sellers specialize in a particular niche market. This means that you are an expert in that product type. It may seem inconsequential to you, but that knowledge can be put to good use to build your business. By writing reviews of your products, or guides about something relevant to that product type, you are showing potential buyers that you are an expert in that product. Instantly, you have become more credible as a seller. But don’t forget that some of your active items also display on the review/guide page. So if you have a well-written, detailed review of a product, and then the buyer sees that you have an active listing for that same product, you’ve got a good chance of them clicking through and buying the product from you rather than another seller.
The same works with guides. Let’s say you sell baby items. A guide to products that will help a new mom survive the first six months is very relevant to your target buyers. Again, have products you sell in the list and be very honest about the products (list both pros and cons). This is a review, not a sales letter.
Put a link in your auction to your reviews and guides. This again helps build your credibility. You get “helpfulness” votes from readers of your reviews and guides. As this number gets higher, you may find yourself as a Top Reviewer.
If you look to the right of my username you can see that I am a Top 5000 Reviewer. I only have a couple of guides, but they are very popular.
If you’re a seller of an item type that gets a lot of fakes on eBay, you might consider writing a guide about how to spot the fakes. This shows you as one of the “good guys” because you wouldn’t show people how to spot a fake if you were selling fakes yourself. If you sell information products, you might have a teaser in a guide and mention which book it is from. You should see that book as one of your items showing on the guide page, so they can click straight through and buy the full book from you.
There are so many different ways you can use Reviews and Guides to your advantage. Try it – it doesn’t cost you anything other than a little time to write it, and you’d be amazed at the increase in hits you will likely see.
Next generation checkout – a simpler way to pay on eBay
Over the next weeks, eBay’ll be introducing new checkout pages that should make it simpler to complete your transactions on eBay.
The main change you’ll see is that you’ll be able to log in directly to your PayPal account from eBay to pay for items, rather than having to leave eBay to log in to PayPal separately, as was previously the case.
Other improvements include the ability to pay multiple sellers at the same time, a facelift of the pages to make it easier to see what you need to do, and better integration of postage discounts and coupons.
At present, 5% of members will see the new checkout pages. eBay’ll increase that over the next few weeks, until 100% of members can use the new checkout, just in time for Christmas.
The main change you’ll see is that you’ll be able to log in directly to your PayPal account from eBay to pay for items, rather than having to leave eBay to log in to PayPal separately, as was previously the case.
Other improvements include the ability to pay multiple sellers at the same time, a facelift of the pages to make it easier to see what you need to do, and better integration of postage discounts and coupons.
At present, 5% of members will see the new checkout pages. eBay’ll increase that over the next few weeks, until 100% of members can use the new checkout, just in time for Christmas.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Consumer Product Safety Commission - October 2 Plush Baby Rattle Recalled
On October 2, 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of plush baby rattles in the forms of a white baseball with red stitching, a brown football with white stitching, and an orange basketball with black stitching. The tag sewn into the rattle contains: "Reg. No. PA5706(CN) and was distributed by Double Nice Co Ltd. The recalled rattles can break open releasing the small beads inside, posing a choking hazard to young children.
eBay takes recalled items very seriously, and we work closely with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on these issues. We encourage buyers and sellers to visit http://www.cpsc.gov/ (See the Recent Recalls section) for more details about the products and model numbers included in this recall. You may also wish to visit our Recalled Items policy at http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/recalled.html
For Sellers: Please check your product model numbers and refrain from listing any items that are part of this recall. Any currently listed items that are included in the recall should be ended.
For Buyers: If you believe an item you are interested in bidding on or purchasing may be part of this recall, we encourage you to use the Ask Seller a Question feature to verify the model number.
As a service to our Community, eBay announces some product recalls, like this one, when we believe the marketplace will be impacted. To stay informed about all CPSC recalls, please bookmark http://www.cpsc.gov/ and visit regularly.
eBay takes recalled items very seriously, and we work closely with the Consumer Product Safety Commission on these issues. We encourage buyers and sellers to visit http://www.cpsc.gov/ (See the Recent Recalls section) for more details about the products and model numbers included in this recall. You may also wish to visit our Recalled Items policy at http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/recalled.html
For Sellers: Please check your product model numbers and refrain from listing any items that are part of this recall. Any currently listed items that are included in the recall should be ended.
For Buyers: If you believe an item you are interested in bidding on or purchasing may be part of this recall, we encourage you to use the Ask Seller a Question feature to verify the model number.
As a service to our Community, eBay announces some product recalls, like this one, when we believe the marketplace will be impacted. To stay informed about all CPSC recalls, please bookmark http://www.cpsc.gov/ and visit regularly.
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