Archive for March, 2009

As Earth Day approaches on April 22, the largest homegrown auction site, eBid.net is encouraging members to clear out their closets and recycle unwanted clothes via its site to hundreds of thousands of eager buyers of second hand items.

It is estimated that more than 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away every year, with most of this coming from household sources. Textiles make up about 3% by weight of a household bin. At least 50% of the textiles we throw away are recyclable; however, the proportion of textile wastes reused or recycled annually in the UK is only around 25%.
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eBid have an opportunity with some well known chat magazines in the UK to run a story about a woman or man that has sold via eBid and has made more money than expected, For example have you sold an collectors item without knowing?

Anyone interested in having an article written about them, please send your email to eBid at: support with the subject : “Chat Magazine”
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Here at eBid info we have been long time supporters of Google Checkout since it’s birth and have enjoyed promoting and recommending it as an lower cost alternative to Pay Pal as I’m sure most of you have.

Unfortunately my support is set to change on May 5th 2009 when Google will be implementing a new unexpected tiered pricing model to Google Checkout where the majority of small merchants will now be charged the same high prices and tiered system that Pay Pal use.

• In the UK fees will increase from 1.5% + £0.15 to 3.4% + £0.20 per transaction.
  
  
• In the US fees will increase from 2.0% + $0.20 to 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.

That’s a 1.9% + £0.05 increase for the UK and a 0.9% + $0.10 increase for the US which during such a serious recession is a huge increase and lets not forget that an additional 1% processing fee will also be added to that from buyers whose billing address is outside the country of your Google Checkout account.
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