How to create eBay Payment Policies and apply these to Listings

If you are not yet a managed payments customer, you have the option of specifying the payment options you will accept.  These are: Postal order/Banker’s draft Personal cheque Cash on collection Credit cards Escrow Other than PayPal, these payment options are completed outside eBay. If you are a managed payments seller, forms of payment will […]

Cross boarder payments with Dan Marsland from Payoneer – Online Payment Provider

Today I chatted with Dan Marsland from leading payment provider Payoneer We discussed: What does Payoneer do? How does Payoneer help Amazon sellers? How to choose a payment provider How Brexit has affected CBT What international opportunities do you see your clients using? What is the future for online payments? What has inspired you recently? […]

How to create eBay Variation listings

Bay variation listings allow multiple versions of a product to be sold from a single listing.  For example, a shoe might come in numerous sizes or colours.  An example eBay listing variated on colour and size. Instead of creating a separate listing for each option, all variations can be sold from a single listing.  This […]

eBay Sell Your Item/Quick Listing Form

The quick listing tool is the form within eBay that is used to create listings one by one.  Features of an eBay listing Title. A descriptive title helps buyers find your item. State exactly what your item is. Include words that buyers might use to search for your item.  Max 80 characters Subtitle.  Subtitles appear […]

Stock numbers (SKUs) for eCommerce

Choosing stock numbers is on the face of it a pretty uninspiring subject. However, all online retailers need to do it and choosing the wrong format can cause lots of pain later. Here are some quick tips: Avoid preceding zeros Avoid zeros at the front of your stock numbers like the plague. Excel will strip them out automatically […]

Barcodes for eCommerce

Barcodes are much abused by a hugely important aspect of retail, especially eCommerce. They (should) uniquely identify products and are a vital part of the process of listing products and processing orders. This article looks at the advantages of using barcodes and the pitfalls that can arise. Types of Barcodes Barcodes come in several flavours. The main […]

eBay Listing Types – Auction & Fixed Price

What can be sold on eBay With 15000 categories, most legal things can be sold on eBay.  https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/prohibited-restricted-items?id=4207 Sellers should avoid the following: Product requiring a licence e.g. alcohol, tobacco Recalled items Restricted Some brands (e.g. high end fashion brands) do not like products sold on eBay.  eBay has a programme called VERO that enables […]

Technical SEO – Javascript, Scheme, Usability and Mobile

Google aims to serve its users with high-quality sites which quickly answer their query. Consequently, it has started to consider a range of factors related to the site’s performance and technical architecture. Since the technical structure can have a massive impact on its performance, it is essential to understand the factors that can affect performance. […]

Instructional eCommerce Videos

At VendLab we love sharing our knowledge of all thing’s eCommerce, so we have created VendLab eCommerce School – a YouTube channel dedicated to eCommerce instructional videos. Alongside our educational videos, there are recording of our eCommerce Odyssey Podcast which features interviews with interesting people in the eCommerce world Amazon Understanding Amazon FBA SettingsUnderstanding what […]