eBay Hacks

Keep Tabs on the eBay Community

Use the Forums, Announcement boards, and New Feature Previews to keep up with the eBay community.

eBay is constantly revising their web site, policies, features, and associated fees; as a seller on eBay, you have a vested interest in how these changes shape your business. Since even the most minor changes can have an impact (positive or negative), you should stay connected to the eBay community to ensure that you’re aware of potential problems and prepared for upcoming changes.

• General Announcements Board.

  http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing.shtml

  Go to Site Map → News & Announcements for previews of new features, new category announcements, policy changes, and updates to eBay’s various tools and services.

• System Announcements Board.

  http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml

  Go to Site Map → News & Announcements → System when something on eBay stops working, to see if there’s an explanation here. Scheduled maintenance and unscheduled outages are also documented on this page.

• Calendar.

  http://pages.ebay.com/community/events/

  Go to Site Map → Calendar for a listing of this month’s workshops, tradeshows, “Share your Wares” events, Street Faires, eBay Live conferences, and eBay University seminars.

• eBay Community Newsletter.

  http://pages.ebay.com/community/chatter/

  Go to Site Map → News & Announcements → Newsletter to read “The Chatter,” a monthly e-zine produced by eBay staff members, complete with articles, announcements, ...