Sep
5
An eBay user recently found a rare, 50-year old bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale for sale at a no-reserve auction that was misspelled as Allsop’s (missing one “p”). This beer was brewed in 1852 especially for an arctic expedition to rescue one (lost) Sir John Franklin. Knowing a bargain when he saw one, he snatched it up for $304.00, outbidding one other user who had only bid the minimum, opening amount.
Two months later, the new owner of the full bottle of beer, placed the item for sale on eBay with the correct spelling. He garnered 157 bids and the auction closed at $503,300!
Just goes to show you that spelling counts!
Sep
3
Lynda Talgo of eBay’s Trust and Safety team clarified the criteria used in evaluating Seller Non-Performance, or SNP last week. She specified that no user would be subject to SNP restrictions due to a single negative of neutral feedback and emphasized yet againd that while detailed seller is not currently a factor in SNP evaluation, it will be in the future.
Further, SNP penalties are divided into two categories: Read more