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AMSF Calls on eBay to Support Small Business

 The Alliance for Main Street Fairness released a statement today calling on eBay to drop its attack on a bill that would impose across-the-board sales tax on all internet retailers.

eBay Promotes Buyer Protection For Small Businesses

eBay has launched a month long campaign to expand consumer awareness of its eBay Buyer Protection program.Launched nationally earlier this year, eBay Buyer Protection covers the purchase price plus original shipping of most purchases on the site.According to a study commissioned by eBay and conducted online by Harris Interactive in September:

NRF, eBay Connect To Fight Retail Crime

Most small businesses can't afford to be victims of theft.  Also, since small businesses can't match Wal-Mart's prices, then it stands to reason that they really can't compete with the criminals who steal from retailers.  Fortunately, the National Retail Federation and eBay have teamed up in attempt to crack down on organized retail crime.

New eBay Application for Android Keeps Us Connected

To an extent, phones/applications keep us connected to the world when away from the computer. Now for eBay users, leaving the computer might be a little easier with the eBay application for Androids.The app can be downloaded for free by going to the Android Market and searching "eBay" on the handset.

eBay Launches 'Garden by eBay'

Planting seeds of ideas allows room for improvement in eBay's new 'Garden by eBay,' launched today. This new greenhouse-like device gives eBay users an opportunity to play with new features offered by the company before they are officially released.

eBay to Hold Events for Small Businesses

With 90 million active users, eBay is one of the leading places online to start a business. The company has decided to lend a helping hand to small-businesses and part-time eBay sellers to advance their career opportunities. The company has announced a new series of events called eBay: On Location. Starting in March the affair will stop at Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, and San Jose.

eBay iPhone App A Cash Machine

If you've given up on eBay and/or not embraced the mobile market, it may be time to rethink those decisions.  It seems that consumers have bought over $400 million worth of stuff from eBay this year using an iPhone app.

Google Lends Weight To NFIB Virtual Summit

Two days ago, we documented a bit of evidence that Google's good to small businesses insofar as many Microsoft customers intend to start using Google Apps.  Now there's another relevant story, since Google's announced that it'll participate in the NFIB Virtual Summit.

eBay Trying to Lure Back Sellers?

I posted about this at WebProNews already, but I think the information is worth sharing here too. eBay is enforcing policy changes (again), in what seems like a cry to get abandoning users back selling with the auction site.

Small Businesses Feel Short-Changed By eBay

Some small businesses are having a hard time using eBay to sell these days. Earlier this year, the online auction site made some policy changes that took away the option for sellers to leave feedback on buyers, but still allowed buyers to leave feedback on sellers.