This is my third Holiday season with eBay and, as usual, it is quite simply the busiest time of the year. I find my blog post output increases considerably and the number of meetings I get invited to seems to quadruple. I was talking about all that I’ve covered on Ink with my wife last night and she asked me to list all the promotions we’re running for eBay around the holidays. I realized that even though I’ve written and/or tweeted about every single one, I couldn’t list them off the top of my head. So… I figured a blog post was in order. One that breaks down all the major holiday promotions and ways in which people can save money, and buy & sell with ease this holiday season.
(I’ll update with any I may have missed).
Cheers!
RBH
To start with, eBay introduced a new homepage:
A snapshot of the changes
* Consistent layout: The new homepage features a more consistent use of modules, making it easier to read and more visually appealing.
* Activity information: We show your recent activity, including bidding, items outbid, watched, last viewed, and searched.
* Prominent navigation: Category navigation is higher on the page and better grouped for faster browsing.
* Improved loading time: We’ve built the page for faster site-speed.
* Deals and top trends: We highlight hot new deals and trends so you won’t miss out.Additional benefits
* Improved search engine performance means better visibility on search engines for eBay listings-to promote increased buyer traffic to our seller’s listed items.
* Module flexibility enables us to make changes to tailor the site to individual visitor’s needs and preferences.
* Personalized content means you’ll see personally relevant merchandise from great sellers.
dealfinder.ebay.com compares eBay listings with similar products on other sites like Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart.com and gives shoppers access to more than 50,000 deals on eBay.
The Holiday Coupons page highlights coupon offers from some of eBay’s most popular sellers during the 2010 holiday season. The coupons are open to use by all buyers, paying with PayPal . Coupon codes are unique to specific sellers and items, so be sure to enter the right coupon code to receive your discount at checkout.
eBay is offering 25 Days of Deals (through December 20). Check out the Deal Blasts to find out what limited-time-only deals are available each day or follow @ebaydailydeals on Twitter.
Don’t worry if you can’t figure out what gift to buy… I’m not going to judge. Promise. You can simply buy a gift card to practically anything from the Gift Card Mall and enjoy free shipping until December 15.
Buy now and pay later with Bill Me Later:
Three offers when you checkout with Bill Me Later:
1. $10 back on your first Bill Me Later purchase on eBay
2. $10 back + $10 in eBay Bucks if you are a Bucks member
3. Receive $10 back + no payments until July, 2011 on purchases made in December.
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