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Google Wave Invites selling on eBay

Haven’t received your Google Wave invite yet? You’re not alone. Thousands of users around the world are still awaiting their invitation to Google’s new communication platform.

At this point, it’s not clear whether demand far exceeds supply or GoogleGoogle is simply still waiting to open the flood gates, but if you really can’t wait, at least one invite has already found its way to eBay.

The item has already attracted 19 bids, pushing the price up to $70 (there are two days left on the auction). Mind you, for the moment it’s the only Wave invite auction on eBay, a far cry from the mini-industry that emerged around GmailGmail invites back in 2004. Nonetheless, the fact that a free web service can still attract any significant interest in an auction does show the enormous level of hype that’s been built up for Wave.

More changes coming

http://pages.ebay.com/sell/July2009Update/Overview/index.html

http://pages.ebay.com/sell/July2009Update/Chart/index.html

Changes coming to PayPal seller protection

We are revising Sections 10.1 and 10.2 of the User Agreement. The revised section will read as follows:

1. “10.1 Your Liability. You are responsible for all Reversals, Chargebacks, Claims, fees, fines, penalties and other liability incurred by PayPal, a PayPal User, or a third party caused by or arising out of your breach of this Agreement, and/or your use of the Services.
   1. Liability for PayPal Buyer Protection Claims, and Buyer Complaint Policy Claims. If PayPal makes a final decision that you lose a Claim filed directly with PayPal, you will be required to reimburse PayPal for your liability. Your liability will include the full purchase price of the item and original shipping cost (and in some cases, you may not receive the item back). PayPal Seller Protection may cover your liability, see section 11 below.
   2. Liability for claims filed directly with eBay under eBay’s resolution process.If you are an eBay seller, eBay requires that you comply with their resolution process. As such, you have provided eBay with permission to make a final decision on a claim that a buyer files against you directly with eBay. If eBay makes a final decision that you lose a claim, you agree to allow PayPal to remove funds from your PayPal Account in order to reimburse eBay for your liability. Seller Protection does not cover claims filed with eBay.
   3. Opt-Out. If you do not want to allow PayPal to reimburse eBay for your liability, you may opt-out by calling eBay at 1-866-643-3727. Your opt-out will be effective within 3 Business Days. If you opt-out then eBay will not use your PayPal Account to recover amounts that you owe due to an eBay claim that you lost. This opt-out will not affect other amounts that you pay to eBay using your PayPal Account (such as your eBay fees).

   10.2 Reimbursement for Your Liability. In the event that you are liable for any amounts owed to PayPal, PayPal may immediately remove such amounts from your Balance. If you do not have a Balance that is sufficient to cover your liability, your Account will have a negative Balance and you will be required to immediately add funds to your Balance to eliminate the negative Balance. If you do not do so, PayPal may engage in collection efforts to recover such amounts from you.”

DSR changes coming

Beginning October 2009, eBay is going to calculate a low DSR percentage for sellers based on the total number of low DSR scores a seller receives from buyers. A buyer who purchases 10 items and leaves 10 low DSR ratings will have the same effect as 10 different buyers who each purchase 1 item and leave a low DSR score.

eBay allows sellers to use the Buyer Requirements to specify the criteria whereby a buyer can be blocked. Previously, eBay allowed sellers to limit buyers to purchasing no more than 10 items at a time. However, eBay is now giving sellers much more flexibility in limiting the number of items each buyer can purchase at a time. eBay sellers can now limit buyers from bidding on or purchasing additional items after they have purchased anywhere from 1 to 100 items. So, it is now possibly for eBay sellers to limit buyers so that they can purchase no more than one item every 10 days if the seller so chooses.

More changes coming

This is to follow up on our earlier emails about the exciting changes coming the week of June 15 that will make it faster and easier for you to sell your items on eBay.

1. Easier, more visual shopping

• New item page with bigger pictures
• Product pages for popular items likes CDs, DVDs, video cameras, and cell phones
• Variations of a product-e.g. color and size-in one listing
• New incentives for buyers including Daily Deals, coupons, and rewards

2. Key information right up front

• New Smart FAQ answers top questions about a listing
• Package tracking right in My eBay
• Return policy and handling time required in new listings

3. More great ways to make buying and selling easy

• Ship from home! Pay for shipping and print the shipping label right on eBay. Plus, order free boxes and schedule a free package pickup.
• New, more efficient process for resolving disputes
• FREE Selling Manager to help you sell more

Coming back!

I am in recovery from my emergency heart surgery and will be offering classes this Fall. Look here for dates and times. I did lots of Ebaying while recovering at home!