As most regular readers have probably gathered by now, I like tshirts. Actually that's a lie. I love tshirts.Today is a tshirt bonanza day, as not only did a couple of tshirts arrive courtesy of Pat, but a friend of mine in Australia finally unveiled her new tshirt shop.GotInk offers a nice range of humorous tshirts in a nice range of colours and sizes.At the moment shipping is … [Read more...] about Got Ink – Ozzy Tshirts With A Touch Of Cheeky Style
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Paypal Merchant Fees
Since I can never find the information when I need it.. here are the current Paypal merchant fees (as of May 20th 2008)Monthly Sales Price Per Transaction €0.00 EUR - €2,500.00 EUR 3.4% + €0.35 EUR €2,500.01 EUR - €10,000.00 EUR 2.9% + €0.35 EUR €10,000.01 EUR - €50,000.00 EUR 2.7% + €0.35 EUR €50,000.01 EUR - €100,000.00 EUR 2.4% + €0.35 EUR > €100,000.00 EUR 1.9% … [Read more...] about Paypal Merchant Fees
Amazon Phishing Emails – How Not To Handle Abuse
Either there's an upsurge in Amazon phishing emails or the phishers only got my email address recently.I've had about half a dozen phishing emails today purporting to be from Amazon regarding my "seller" account. To start with I don't have a seller account.The other giveaway sign is that although the links are similar to Amazon domains, they aren't Amazon domains.They all seem … [Read more...] about Amazon Phishing Emails – How Not To Handle Abuse
Ebay Shipping Calculations Gone Wild
One of the things that drives me mad is when a "cheap" item has a high shipping price.You know the scenario I'm sure. Item "costs" about 2 euro, but by the time you pay for shipping it's suddenly 30 euro.If you're using eBay.com from Ireland there's an option to show the estimated shipping cost as part of the display columns. If I can't see a price or it's simply too high I … [Read more...] about Ebay Shipping Calculations Gone Wild
eBay Helpline Goes Live
eBay Ireland have unveiled their helpline for their "most valued customers" ie. those of us who spend lots of money.The guys in eBay had told me about this a few weeks ago, but I had been asked not to mention it in public until it was ready for primetime.It will be interesting to see what kind of support levels they are going to offer via this new support service.I'll have to … [Read more...] about eBay Helpline Goes Live