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The insights available from reviewing completed listings go a long way to help you price your items effectively. The look-back time for completed listings in the Collectables category has now been increased from 45 days to 90. The listings in the Antiques, Art, Coins, Dolls & Bears, Pottery, Porcelain & Glass, Sports Memorabilia, Stamps, Toys & Games categories have also been increased from 15 days to 60.  Continue reading to find out more.  

Despite a slump in high street spending, online sales are rising strongly in January this year, according to CBI figures. The data, published in the CBI Distributive Trades Survey, shows that e-commerce was the only part of the UK retail market to report growth in the first two weeks of January 2012.

Continue reading to find out more about the survey's findings.

Bamford Trading was established by John and Gill Hewitt in January 2005. The company, which sells tools, hardware and home and leisure products has grown to sell over 2,000 orders per week using eBay as a platform. Recently they received their 250,000th piece of customer feedback, with 99.9% of all feedback being positive.

Continue reading to get some great eBay selling tips from a company that has shown growth during a time of economic constraint and an excellent sales strategy and to watch some great case study videos with the company's top tips.

The European Commission has released an action plan with the aim of building trust in a digital single market and to encourage growth in the e-commerce sector. The action plan outlines 16 initiatives aimed at doubling the share of e-commerce in retail sales (currently 3.4%) and the internet sector in European GDP (currently less than 3%) by 2015.

Continue reading to find out more about the report and eBay's thoughts on the strategy.