http://www.auctionbytes.com The latest online auction industry news. en-us http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif http://www.auctionbytes.com 130 68 http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y08/m11/i21/s04 Social shopping techniques will play a role in how consumers find deals this holiday shopping season, according to a survey from Guidance conducted by Synovate. Nearly 30 percent of online shoppers say the best way to find discounts online is through link forwarding, peer comments or social sites. http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y08/m11/i21/s03 PayPal has been experiencing a number of glitches of late. One of the glitches affecting buyers is that some of them are shown a message, "Your payment has been refunded" on items they've won even if payment had not yet been initiated. A PayPal moderator wrote on the boards, "The eBay technical team is aware of this issue." http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y08/m11/i21/s01 eBay has seen a steady decline in page views throughout 2008, and in October suffered a precipitous drop of over 30% compared to the same period last year, according to data provided by Nielsen Online. http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y08/m11/i21/s02 Yahoo added a new application that allows users to add the eBay Anywhere application to their customized home pages. Yahoo said the inclusion of the eBay app demonstrates how its opening its homepage to third-parties to make users' life simpler. The eBay widget will let users quickly monitor their eBay buying and selling activities.