It’s always worth keeping an eye on what the journalists and financial analysts are saying about eBay. Here are some of the things I’ve been reading in the past few weeks. Financial Times: eBay’s rising star plots revamp of ‘flea market’ Henry Blodget: Fixing eBay: Our Four Step Plan And three from the New York […]
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This blog, and by extension me, was reviewed in the Independent Guide to eBay 2008. A big, glossy magazine format guide, it’s a pretty engaging read. But you’d expect that for £7.99. It’s a got lots of useful resources and reviews of eBay services and software which means it’s better suited to more advanced sellers,
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Allons-y! I thought to myself. Boxing Day treat: I’ll rewatch the Doctor Who Christmas special. And why not have a go with the BBC iPlayer? Millions of pounds and years in development, it’s bound to be clever, robust, user-friendly. Hell, I’ll even power up Internet Explorer. But no such luck. “Something went wrong.”
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… signed the contract for my new flat. Woop woop! … started saying “woop woop!” to express excitement or approval. Rather unbecoming. … been informed by someone cooler than me that noone says “woop woop!” anymore. The kids actually say “w00t“, it seems. … enjoyed a raucous Pogues gig at Brixton Academy. Beery, brazen and
I can hardly contain myself. Giddy as a schoolgirl. And whilst RTD may just be messing with us, as he does so well, someone pointed out that Astrid (Kylie’s character) is an anagram of Tardis. ‘Citing.
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I meant to blog this weeks ago, but it slipped my mind. Here’s an interview I did (in June!) with housewives’ favourite, Take a Break magazine. It has an astonishingly huge readership: 3 million. And then enjoys a second life languishing in surgery waiting rooms all over the nation. (When the aliens land after the
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It often seems to me that us Brits look abroad for our radical politics: often to Marx, Rousseau or a dozen others. But we have such an amazing radical heritage in Britain to which we give too little love. This is why I’m thrilled that the Putney Debates are getting so much attention lately. In
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I cannot pretend that I face and regard my 30th birthday today with unfettered glee, but as a man wiser than me once said: ‘if you can’t stop it, enjoy it.†So in the spirit of looking forward and not back here are some things I want to do in the next three decades. These
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Recently I’ve received several emails from readers of my book Make Serious Money on eBay UK. It’s always nice to hear from readers and it gives me a good idea of what I might need to improve in future editions. One thing I don’t really cover is how eBay sellers can make the best of
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… spent the weekend in Glasgow. It’s always a pleasure to be north of the border, not least because you can have a nourishing dram of scotch and pretend it’s a cultural experience. … taken the overnight Caledonian Sleeper from Glasgow to London. Definitely the highlight of the weekend! Who would fly when it’s so
Are you narked by the crud and crumbs that lurk under your computer keyboard? You can easily remedy this, by hoovering your keyboard. Just make sure that your vaccuum cleaner isn’t set at full whack otherwise the keys themselves will be hoovered off and you’ll have to root around in the hoover bag to retreive
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… been damned by faint praise. … been ‘seperated’ from my phone and whilst I enjoyed the freedom from the thing’s tyranny, I’ve been forced to conclude that it’s just not practical to do without these days, especially living and working as I do. But I have changed supplier and number. The old number don’t
Mashable published a list of services for eBay buyers and sellers this week. The list not only provides a useful guide to what’s out there but serves as a sobering reminder of how big the eBay ecosystem has become.
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