eBay UK has expanded the number of categories in which sellers can insert Skype buttons. eBay acquired Skype last year, and the Skype program lets users make voice and video calls over the Internet to other Skype users anywhere in the world for free.
eBay rolled out a test of Skype integration into the UK eBay site in July and announced the expansion of Skype-allowed categories on December 1st. Sellers can add either a chat or call button (or both) to listings (Skype names and eBay accounts must be linked).
The Skype button is now available in the following categories on the UK site:
Consumer Electronics: Professional/ Studio: Audio Test Equipment
Consumer Electronics: Radio Equipment
Consumer Electronics: Televisions
Crafts
Everything Else
Health & Beauty
Home & Garden
Musical Instruments
Photography
Pottery, Porcelain & Glass
Sports Memorabilia
Stamps
Wholesale & Job Lots: Antiques & Art
Wholesale & Job Lots: Baby
Wholesale & Job Lots: Consumer Electronics
Wholesale & Job Lots: Pottery, Porcelain & Glass
Wholesale & Job Lots: Sports Memorabilia
Information about Skype integration in the U.S. and other click-to-call programs for eBay sellers is available in a November 27th AuctionBytes Newsflash article (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m11/i27/s02).
