OZtion's November Newsletter is currently being sent, if you wish to have a peek before it reaches your inbox, click here.

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Kind regards,

The OZtion Team

We started to send out the October newsletter today, click here if you want to have a peek before it arrives in your inbox.

Note: OZtion newsletters are only sent to your registered email address (not your OZtion inbox). If you previously unsubscribed from OZtion newsletters and promotional emails and want to subscribe again, please click here.

Kind regards,

The OZtion Team

Hi everyone,

During the lead up to Christmas we will be ramping up our marketing activities to attract new buyers to OZtion. First impressions are everything, so with this in mind our design and development team will be focusing on improving the OZtion experience for everyone. We are in the process of improving page layouts, streamlining current processes and launching new services. We will keep you posted on our marketing activities.

To help fund a higher level of marketing activities we will be increasing some of our prices. The price changes will come into effect on the 16th November 2009.

The good news is it will still be FREE* to list on OZtion.

The following price changes and additions will come into effect at 12.00am AEST 16th of November 2009.

*It's still FREE to list on OZtion when you use our online Zero Cost listing service (no sale, no fee). Upload fees only apply if using Express Lister.
Our Zero Cost listing service comes with the following FREE options.

We are confident the changes will improve the buying experience on OZtion and increase profits for our sellers.

Kind regards,

The OZtion Team

Urgent site maintenance needs to be carried out today between 1.30pm and 2pm AEDT.

All auctions that are due to end between this period will be extended by 2 hours. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

• When listing or editing an item - Select the check box 'Auto-Relist Until Sold' on the listing page.
• From your Selling list - Use 'Bulk actions' to turn on 'Auto-Relist Until Sold' on selected items in your selling list.
• From your Unsold list - Use 'Bulk actions' to relist selected items with 'Auto-Relist Until Sold' turned on.

Hi everybody,

It's Dad's special day on the 6th of September, so we've put together some great Father's Day gift ideas for you. Click the link below to start shopping.

Father's Day Gift Ideas

Regards,

The OZtion Team

There is currently an outage with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's online merchant service. Users that have tried to make a payment or credit their account by credit card since approximately 17:30pm today may have seen server busy or error messages.

The CBA has advised us that the estimated resolution time is 19:00. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Regards,

OZtion Team

We are pleased to announce that we have introduced a new service for vShop owners called Premium vShops. If you have a standard vShop you can upgrade to a Premium vShop and enjoy the following benefits that will create premium exposure for your vShop.

• Premium vShops are randomly displayed on OZtion's home page in the Premium vShops section.
• Premium vShops are randomly displayed on related category pages (see category page example).

Open a vShop | Go to your vShop Settings to upgrade to a Premium vShop.

Kind regards,
 
The OZtion Team

There is currently an outage with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's online merchant service. Users that have tried to make a payment or credit their account by credit card since approximately 7:00am today may have seen server busy or error messages. 

The CBA are working on the issue and we anticipate the service will be running again later today. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Regards,

OZtion Team

When editing a listing the 'Bid Increment' is defaulting to the same value as the 'Start Price'.

We are working to resolve this now.

We apologise for this inconvenience.

Regards,

The OZtion Team

We will be making some changes to BuyNow Only listings.

1. BuyNow Duration Changes
   We are changing the listing duration of BuyNow Only listings. Currently sellers can select 3, 5, 7, 10, 14 or 28 days when they list a BuyNow Only listing. BuyNow Only listings can be purchased at anytime (the buyer does not have to wait until the listing ends) so we have decided to extend the duration period to 60 days. This will allow sellers to list BuyNow Only listings for longer.
2. BuyNow Auto-Relist Changes
   The Auto-Relist function will no longer be available on BuyNow Only listings after the changes take place. Auto-Relist is a feature that automatically relists a listing during the free relist period, since the free relist period is 60 days and BuyNow Only listings will become 60 days, Auto-Relist will no longer be necessary on BuyNow Only listings.

• scentedjewel
• integritylabels
• cheaperthanpetrol
• sue1945
• countryhart
• Jack-Jenny
• shelleysgiftsandthings
• millietreasurespets2
• Mums-Play-Money
• carol2487
• jayden
• smileym
• cross_stitch_crazy
• AddictedtoScrapping
• abbylane

We are pleased to announce that we have made some improvements to the Watch-List area. The following changes have been made:

• You can now see the email reminder time you scheduled
• If an item has been relisted since you added it, you can now see when the last reminder was sent
• You can reset the reminder if the item has been relisted and you wish to receive another reminder

Regards,

The OZtion Team

• Item details
• Total bids
• Items bid on
• Bid activity (as a %) with the seller

OZtion Team

Urgent site maintenance needs to be carried out between 6:30pm and 7:00pm.

All auctions that are due to end between this period will be extended by 1 hour. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

As a big thank you to our members who contributed to the fire-victim relief efforts and the OZtion fund-raising for the Red Cross, we will be giving away 8 packages, consisting of 2 tickets each, to lucky members who can attend the Sydney or Melbourne Sound Relief concerts.

There is an absolutely fantastic line up of acts for these concerts and all for a worthy cause with all proceeds going to the 2009 Bush Fire and Floods Appeal.

If you are an OZtion member and would like to go into the random draw please click here.

Regards,

OZtion Team

You may have noticed the display ads from external advertisers appearing on OZtion today. If you haven't already seen them, take a look at the bottom of this page.
 
The decision to provide display ads on OZtion will inevitably increase our marketing activities. Revenue generated from these ads will be injected back into OZtion’s own marketing campaigns to ultimately increase the awareness of OZtion and maximise sales and growth potential.
 
Thank you to all for your outstanding support to date. We are certain we will all reap the benefits of this initiative.
 
Warm regards,
 
OZtion Team

Dear OZtion Members,

We have all been touched by the tragic events surrounding the devastating Bushfires and Floods of late. Some of our members have also been directly affected, others indirectly and are quite distraught whilst trying to still cope, due to the unforseen tragedies at hand.

Whilst our thoughts remain with all those individuals and families affected, we respectfully request that at this crucial time, all members, sellers and buyers, extend a little patience as a goodwill gesture, and thus anticipate delays with regard to receipt of payments, items purchased or messages not yet responded to.

Kind regards,

The OZtion Team

Dear OZtion Members,

On behalf of the OZtion community, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone that contributed to this very worthwhile cause – Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal - on Wednesday 11th February 2009.

OZtion was abuzz with excitement, and all members united to commit to making their contribution count, in order to assist all those tragically affected by the devastating Bushfires in Victoria and around Australia.

We will be proudly making the donation to the Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal today, which incorporates all takings for Wednesday, as well as OZtion staff contributions.

Again, a sincere thank you to all. Your efforts are truly appreciated.

Regards,

Phil, Kelvin & the OZtion Team

Win a bottle of fine Champagne for Valentine's Day!

Simply purchase any BuyNow item on OZtion between the 1st and 8th February to go into the draw for a chance to win 1 of 10 750ml bottles of Veuve Clicquot Champagne.

Click here for more info

Regards,

OZtion Team

Scheduled site maintenance will be carried out on Wednesday the 31st of December 2008 between 12:00am and 2:00am AEDT.
 
All auctions that are due to end between these times will be extended by 24 hours.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

Tis the season to be jolly and to also enjoy some well earned rest and relaxation!

We hope that Santa has been generous this year and that your stockings are filled to their rims! 

Wishing you and your loved ones a very special Christmas. Thank you for your continued support and ensure you stay safe, happy and healthy over the holidays!

Merry Christmas!

OZtion Team

We are excited to announce that OZtion was featured on Sky News - Business, this week on Tuesday the 9th December 2008.
 
OZtion received fantastic exposure and was strongly portrayed as the rapidly growing successful Australian online auction site it is today!

Thanks to all of our valued members; without your continued contribution, we would not be the success we are today.

Please click on the link below to view the story. We trust you will enjoy it as much as we did!

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=thDRXk_ohdc
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

There has been an outage with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's online merchant service today. Users that have tried to make a payment or credit their account by credit card since 11.56 am AEDT today would have seen the following message:

Sorry, your credit card has been declined.
Please verify your card details and try again.
You may contact us if you have any problems.

The CBA are working on the issue and we anticipate the service will be running again later today. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Today is the day that all Australians unite to pay tribute to those men and women that have suffered or died before them, in the name of peace.

Just as the guns fell silent on the eleventh day, at the eleventh hour in 1918, we ask that you respectfully pause, in unity with all Australians, in tribute to those courageous souls lost before us. 
 
Lest we forget.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

Scheduled site maintenance will be carried out on Saturday the 8th of November 2008 between 12:00am and 2:00am AEDT.
 
All auctions that are due to end between these times will be extended by 24 hours.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

Scheduled site maintenance will be carried out on Thursday the 30th of October 2008 between 12:00am and 6:00am AEDT.
 
All auctions that are due to end between these times will be extended by 24 hours.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

Our merchandise kits were a huge hit!

Due to popular demand, we have now introduced a fantastic assortment of merchandise packs to cater for all your needs! If you are just starting out and simply testing the waters, check out our NEW Starter and Basic Packs; they've got you covered. For all you Masters at selling, you can’t go wrong with our NEW Seller Essentials Packs; what a great way to promote your business!

To purchase the merchandise pack perfect for you, click here.

Happy selling!

Kind regards,
OZtion Team

On Sunday the 5th of October 2008 the clocks will be put forward one hour at 2.00am in ACT, NSW, SA, TAS and VIC. 
Daylight savings in WA starts Sunday 26 October 2008.
 
All items due to end between 2.00am and 3.00am on the 5th of October will be extended for 1 hour. 
For example, an item that was due to end at 2.20am will end at 3.20am. 

 
Kind regards, 
 
OZtion Team  

We are looking for two .Net Web Developers to join our team in Melbourne.

• Permanent full time positions
• 38 hours/week - 9.30am to 5.30pm

• Exciting opportunity to work in a fast growing company
• Innovation - being involved in new ideas
• Knowledge - working in a team with mixed skill sets

Click here to apply for this position

Regards,

OZtion Team

Car Care Non-Fiction Books Belts Wallets Ties Clothing After Shave Skin Care Portable Audio Gadgets PC & Video Games Outdoor Living Gardening Equipment Wine Jewellery Watches DVDs Blu-ray CDs Fishing Golf Sports Memorabilia Tools

OZtion Team

OZtion Team

OZtion received a fax a couple of days ago from a lawyer at Sensis asking OZtion to 'immediately cease making the Statement...' that it is 'Free to List items' in our advertising material and on oztion.com.au.

Click here to read the fax (pdf)

Some Facts:

(1) OZtion will continue to offer free auction listings.

(2) We have extended our free classifieds to June 30th 2009, which are designed purely for items like cars, motorcycles, boats etc.

As we all know Sensis owns Trading Post so does this mean that they are worried about OZtion.com.au?

We noticed that Trading Post changed their web site today, adding fine print behind their marketing claims. They should have done this prior to sending the letter. See the screenshot below taken on the 12th August 2008 after we received the letter.

   

Cheers to all our members!

Phil Druce - Co-Founder OZtion

OZtion Team

An unexpected technical problem occurred this morning at our Data Centre between 11:00am and 2:30pm.

All auctions due to end during this period have been extended by 24 hours. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

We reached our 300,000 registered member milestone today.

Our 300,000th member joined today at 10.47 pm AEST.

A big thank you goes out to everyone for your continued support!

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

The following amendments have been introduced to further enhance the online listing and selling process.

When listing a new item online, Payment and Postage details will now automatically be filled with the previously set defaults entered by sellers through their Selling Preferences. Sellers are no longer required to click the button 'Load my default details' on the Sell page.

Sellers can conveniently update their default Payment and Postage details and apply any necessary amendments to their selling items, from the Selling Preferences page.

Note: Payment and Postage details can no longer be updated on sold items.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

Big Brother's strongest personality Dixie, is auctioning off the shoes Big Brother gave her to help raise awareness for beyondblue.

beyondblue is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders, in Australia.

Click the link below to view the auction.
Dixie from Big Brother - Nike shoes charity auction

This is a fantastic cause! Not only will you be contributing to the support of this much needed organisation, but you will have the chance to win a pair of celebrity joggers! Just imagine how envious your family and friends will be!

Happy bidding!

Create a FREE Classified Ad

Scheduled site maintenance will be carried out on Saturday the 28th of June 2008 between 12:00am and 1:00am AEST.
 
All auctions that are due to end between these times will be extended by 24 hours.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team

OZtion Team

OZtion Team

OZtion has achieved a 50% increase in sales for the month of May compared to the month of March. The significant increase in sales has occurred since eBay Australia announced in April that all items must be paid for using PayPal.

We are pleased to announce the launch of Adget, a free advertising tool which allows you to easily display your OZtion listings on your own website or other online site.

For more information go to My OZtion > My Selling > Selling and click the Create Adget link at the bottom of your selling items list.

Kind Regards,

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The following changes have been made to the Unpaid Item Process.

• The Unreliable Buyer List has been discontinued; automatic buying restrictions have been introduced instead.

• Members will be restricted from bidding or buying if they have 3 or more Unpaid item marks (unresolved 'Unpaid Item' reports) from 3 or more unique sellers.

• Sellers can view an 'Unpaid Item' report that was previously closed as 'Payment not received', and mark it as PAID. The system will automatically remove the Unpaid item mark from the buyer's account and charge the seller the sale fee again. Previously, sellers needed to contact customer service to have the entry removed and recharge the sale fee, in cases where the buyer had paid or ended up paying.

Learn more about the unpaid item process

Regards,

We've changed the way the Wanted forum works. The wanted forum was provided to assist OZtion members with finding an item or selling an item on OZtion.

Since its release many members have been referring people to places other than OZtion and many OZtion sellers have missed out on a sale as a result.

The new wanted forum format allows an OZtion member to post what they want, and for any member to reply with an OZtion item number; this will help ensure OZtion sellers benefit from "wanted" item sales.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Between the 24th and 28th Jan 2008 we will be offering 50% OFF featured listings.

Attract more buyers by upgrading your listing to a featured listing.

Simply list an item between 24/01/08 12.01 am AEDT and 28/01/08 11.59 pm AEDT with a Promotional Feature and receive 50% OFF the normal price.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

We've just launched OZtion Mobile. Now you can access OZtion's mobile platform on any web-enabled mobile device to perform a search, track your items, read your emails and more - all whilst on the go.

Simply go to m.oztion.com.au on your mobile device to see how easy it is.

We are pleased to announce that OZtion's new postage calculator and additional postage options are now available.

The postage calculator will assist sellers with displaying accurate Australia Post domestic postage costs in their listings, based on the buyer's location. Additional postage options are also now available.

What's new?

• There are now 6 postage options when listing an item:
  • Free postage
  • Flat postage - all buyers see the same cost (this is the same as the previous postage field in OZtion)
  • Flat postage by location (allows different postage rates for different AU States)
  • Calculated postage - cost will vary by buyer postcode (Regular and Express services available)
  • See item description / postage instructions
  • No postage - local pickup only

• Items with calculated postage will display the accurate Australia Post domestic postage cost in the listing, based on the buyer's postcode (the cost is retrieved from Australia Post in real time).
• Regular and Express services can be selected when using calculated postage.
• Items with 'Flat postage by location' will show postage to different locations (per state in Australia).
• The OZtion Postage Calculator can be used an independent tool to research Australia Post domestic and international postage costs.

Sellers will still be able to select one or more 'Post to location' when listing an item.
Note: Sellers that offer 'Worldwide' postage can provide details in the 'Postage instructions' field as normal. Listings with calculated postage will not show the calculated postage if the buyer is located outside of Australia, however, the buyer can click a link to enter their country and postcode to see what the Australia Post international postage cost would be.

Additional postage services and options including international functions will be available at a later date.

A new version of Express Lister with the new postage option changes will be available to download on the 15th of January.

Kind regards,

OZtion Team

We have recently added RSS support to selling items, allowing users to track OZtion items via their RSS reader. Sellers can also use it to display their live items on other sites. By subscribing to an RSS Feed on OZtion, you will receive new updates for the feed in real time.

 What is RSS? - (RSS) or Really Simple Syndication provides a convenient way for you to receive regular content "feeds" from different sources.

To subscribe to an RSS Feed, you will need an RSS reader. Readers can be standalone applications that run on your desktop or Plug-in readers that work with programs such as Firefox or Internet Explorer.

RSS Feeds will be available in numerous areas of OZtion, currently anyone can subscribe to search results, and sellers can subscribe to their own selling items. Other areas will be available soon.

Regards,

OZtion Team

We have added the following Christmas categories.

Sellers can now list in these categories; however, they are not available to buyers yet. We will add a link to the Christmas categories on the home page and category lists shortly (after some items have been listed).

• Gift Ideas
  • Christmas
    • Cards
    • Clothing, Dress-Up
    • Decorations
    • Gift Certificates
    • Gift Wrapping Supplies
    • Hampers
    • Ornaments
    • Trees
    • Other

These will be available until the end of the festive season.

Kind regards,

We are pleased to announce that sellers can now offer items to their underbidders (non-winning bidders).

What's changed?
Previously an Underbidder Offer could only be sent to the underbidder if the winning bidder did not pay. The new changes will now allow the seller to send an offer to any or all underbidder(s) providing they have sufficient stock available. The offer will be for a BuyNow price equal to the underbidder's maximum bid amount.

Please see the following help page for more info:
Underbidder Offer

Regards,

OZtion Team

As from the 15th November, items listed by sellers set to 'Away' will no longer show in category listings and search results. Sellers can still set their status to 'Away' and back again without having to remove or relist their items. This change is necessary to prevent items showing that cannot accept bids or be purchased and improve the user experience.

Regards,

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Regards,

The full version of Express Lister 2 is now available for all sellers to download and use. Thank you to all the users that tested our beta version of Express Lister 2 and helped get it to where it is today! Currently it is free to upload items from Express Lister to OZtion.

The full version comes with the following features:

• Import items from Turbo Lister including pictures.
• Automatic eBay to OZtion category matching.
• Synchronise listings between OZtion and Express Lister.
• vShop integration - Add/Edit/Delete vShop categories from within Express Lister and assign vShop categories to your items before uploading.
• Edit multiple items simultaneously.
• Preview your listing in a web browser.
• Create professional looking descriptions using the built-in HTML editor.
• Select and upload pictures from your computer or external sites.
• Save listing templates.
• Duplicate listings.
• Schedule auction start times.
• Upload single or multiple items at once.
• Keep track of items uploaded.

Click here to find out more and download Express Lister.

Regards,

Many of our members have said they'd like to see OZtion advertise more, especially on TV. Well, we have listened to you and put together a TV commercial to air on Channel 9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane during the last week of October and first week of November.

All items due to end between 2.00am and 3.00am on the 28th of October will be extended for 1 hour. For example, an item that was due to end at 2.20am will end at 3.20am.

• To increase the number of sales
• To reduce referral fraud
• To avoid the confusion of different payout amounts between email, web and word of mouth referrals
• To reward members that refer active members

• Now works with Windows Vista
• Now works with other browsers (not just Internet Explorer)
• Faster upload times
• No File size limit

We are pleased to announce the introduction of classified ads on OZtion.

Classified ads provide a way for sellers to list items such as pets, vehicles or real estate for sale to multiple potential buyers. It's similar to advertising in your local paper, except you can reach more potential buyers. Buyers of items in these categories generally prefer to discuss the item in more detail and often will only purchase the item after inspection (transaction does not take place online).

• Classified ads include the sellers asking price (no Auction or BuyNow).
• The ad will run for 45 days. Seller can end ad at any time.
• Potential buyers can send the seller an enquiry to express their interest and then arrange to complete the transaction offline.
• A flat rate $3.99 upfront listing fee applies, no sale fee applies.

More information

Regards,

We understand there have been some concerns raised by our valued sellers regarding the upcoming 'Spring Clean' recently announced, expected to be launched on the 1st September 2007.  Please be aware, we are acknowledging your concerns,  particularly due to the fact that Express Lister 2.0 has not yet been released. The exact release day is not known as it is still undergoing testing.

For your convenience we hereby advise that we will be postponing the 'Spring Clean' until one week after the launch of Express Lister 2.0. This allows members to be adequately prepared as well as being assured they will have access to the innovative new version.

As of the 27th August 2007 members located outside of Australia and New Zealand will no longer be able to create a seller's account.

Who does this change affect?
This change will only affect members from the UK and USA who do not already have a seller's account.

What happens to the currently registered international sellers?
International members that already have a seller's account will not be affected. Below is a list of changes regarding international sellers in the past so you can easily see which international sellers can sell on OZtion.

Before the 3rd September 2006 - No restrictions on international sellers.
Between 4th September 2006 and 22nd October 2006 - Sellers from Australia and New Zealand only.
Between 19th February 2007 and 26th August 2007 - Sellers from Australia, New Zealand, UK and USA only.
After the 27th August 2007 - Only members from Australia and New Zealand can create a seller's account.

Why are we changing this again?
After some careful analysis of data collected from transactions we have decided that a change is necessary to:
1. improve the buying experience for the majority of buyers.
2. to support and improve the sales rate for local sellers.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Dear valued members

Due to an influx of member emails received, we feel we must clarify any member confusion regarding the upcoming amendments to our current fee structure including the proposed 'Spring Clean' due on the 1st September 2007:

Why have we introduced Relist fees?

Since the launch of OZtion in January 2005, OZtion have not had a fee increase. We have healthily progressed to become the site we are today and it is now time to take that next step. Although listings are still FREE to list, costs must be recouped for those items which are clearly not selling (after 60 days) and are being relisted on a regular basis (every 60 days). Buyer feedback received has revealed they do not wish to see the same old listings within our search engines. These listings can prove to be quite costly to our site, not to mention adversely affect the buyer experience. We require our sellers to adequately assess this stock both to improve the quality of listings and also to possibly increase their sales. Also important, Relist fees will also increase OZtion revenue so as to allow us to concentrate on the further building of our site.
The relist fee will only apply to those items that have been listed for 60 days or longer, for example, to relist 50 items that have been listed for 60 days or longer, a fee of $1.00 would apply.

Why have we introduced the sale fee increase?

Member feedback has revealed that OZtion must progress in terms of offering buyer safety and the development of innovative marketing strategies. Our fee structure requires revision in order to better facilitate our members and the natural progression of our site. Business expenses must be met and improvement programs implemented (such as a Buyer Protection Program) in order for us to remain competitive within the online auction market.

What about all the low value item sellers, such as those selling Craft items, what can they do?

We have noted that most sellers selling such items, often sell multiple items to the one buyer. Perhaps a revision of the item titles and descriptions may be in order. Example: Instead of listing single items, consider listing multiple items where the buyer may have a choice in selecting the specific items they wish to purchase; such as a choice of three or more different items rolled into the one listing (a list of the relative items available may be included within the description).

Why has the 'Sell Similar' option been removed for items which have been listed for 60 days or longer?

It is imperative that Sellers assess their items which have not sold within the 60 day or longer period. The removal of the 'Sell Similar' function (items listed for 60 days or longer) will encourage sellers to assess their items prior to automatically relisting them or using the 'Sell Similar' option. Many sellers are comfortable with this practise and are not making any necessary adjustments so as to assist the sale of that item. As mentioned, it will also improve the quality of our listings thus raising the level of the buyer experience altogether.

What is the difference between the 60 day Auto-Relist and the upcoming Spring Clean?

Auto-Relist is turned off after an item has been listed for 60 days however, sellers have been able to continue to list items using manual 'Relist' or 'Sell Similar'. Spring Clean moves items that have been listed for more than 90 days to your "Unsold" area regardless of manual or automatic relists.

More information can be found at the Spring Clean FAQ.

Regards,

OZtion Team

We are confident the price changes will improve the buying experience on OZtion and in turn increase profits for sellers. Extra revenue will be invested back into the business to provide for new services such as Buyer Protection, extra staff and marketing. The good news is it will still be FREE to list on the OZtion site.

The following fee changes and additions will come into effect at 12.01am AEST 1st of October 2007.

Promotional Featured Fees - Will remain unchanged.

Kind regards,

OZtion Team

All auctions that were due to end between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm have been extended by 12 hours.

We apologise unreservedly for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Kind regards,

OZtion Team

There has been a delay in processing the invoices this month due to some recent changes we have made to the invoicing system.

The new invoice system will send an invoice notification email to you if you have a negative account balance of $1.00 or more at 11:59:59 pm on the last day of the month.

For more information please see the following page.
Your OZtion Invoice and Payments

You should receive your invoice notification email today (if you are due an invoice).

Regards,

OZtion Team

Scheduled site maintenance will be carried out between 1:00 am and 2:00 am AEST Wed the 25th of July. OZtion may be unavailable during this period.
 
All auctions ending during this time will be extended by 1 hour. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
 
Regards,
 
OZtion Team 

Between the 4th and 30th June 2007 Front Page Featured and Category Special Promotional Features are ON SALE.

• Front Page Featured listings - normally $9.95, reduced to $4.95
• Category Special listings - normally $4.95, reduced to $3.00

• 1st Prize $250 OZtion Shopping Voucher or Account Credit and 6GB MP3 Player total value $399
• 2nd Prize $100 OZtion Shopping Voucher or Account Credit and Canon all-in-one printer total value $177
• 3rd Prize $60 OZtion Shopping Voucher or Account Credit and Canon all-in-one printer total value $137
• 4th-7th place will each receive a Double Pass to Hoyts Cinemas valued at $28 each

Rescuers who finish between positions 8 and 100 will have the chance to win one of the following prizes:

• 4 x Double Passes to Hoyts Cinemas worth $28 ea
• 5 x Queen DVD worth $30 ea
• 1 x 6GB MP3 Player worth $149

Click here for full details

Buyers
To be eligible to enter the voucher prize draw you need to purchase an item from OZtion and pay for it through Paymate. Buyers need not register to use Paymate - just have your credit card handy!

Sellers
You will receive an entry into the draw for each item you sell with a secure payment thru Paymate. Make sure you choose Paymate as a payment method.

Everyone loves to spend! Why not reward yourself for all the things you have done this year by finding a bargain in OZtion?s $10 Auctions.

Spend $20 or more for a chance to win a fantastic hamper.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

Spoof emails (sometimes called phishing) and web sites associated with them attempt to steal the identity of members of popular web sites such as OZtion. The email pretends to be from a well known company. People who send spoof emails ask recipients to reply or fill in details on a web site with personal information - such as your credit card number or a username and password - to commit identity theft.

We are doubling the referral cash rewards for new members you refer between the 19th of February and 19th March 2007.

You can earn up to $1.20 for each new member you refer. Your referral cash can be withdrawn or transferred to your prepaid OZtion account.

Click here for more information.

Kind regards,

OZtion Team

We will be running a trial forum called "Open Social Discussion" later today. This forum will be a place for members to socialise and discuss any topics they wish.

The new forum will be listed under the Social section on the Community page.

Please note, the Open Social Discussion forum will be run strictly on a trial basis. In due course, we will make a decision as to whether or not we will keep it running once we have determined its success.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

1. New option added when revising a 'Rating & Comment'.

Members now have the option to overwrite a previously left rating.

A 'Rating & Comment' you left to another member can be revised if you are upgrading the rating. For example, you may want to upgrade a 'Bad' rating you left someone to 'Excellent' or 'Average' to 'Excellent'. Revisions can only be made when upgrading the rating to Average or above. You will be given the option to show both the previous comment and new comment or overwrite the previous comment with the new comment.

This gives your seller or buyer a chance to correct a mistake they may have made.

2. Introduction of time limit to leave a rating.

Ratings & Comments will need to be left within 90 days of the Auction or BuyNow item ending.

The 'Ratings to Leave' reminder in 'My OZtion' has also been changed to only show ratings within 90 days.

Kind regards,

OZtion Team

Today is the day to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian.
It's a day to look back on our achievements and what we can be proud of in our great nation.
It's a day we catch up with family, friends and colleagues to celebrate Australian life together.

Happy Australia Day everyone! Have a great day.

Warm regards,

The OZtion Team

We are constantly looking at innovative ways so as to improve our members' buying experience on OZtion and subsequently maximise profits for sellers. It's important therefore to support buyers and sellers by instilling a healthy balance between newly listed and unsold items which have been relisted many times.

It is for this reason we are now announcing that the Auto-Relist feature will be automatically turned off after an item has been listed for 60 days or more. This will take affect as from the 1st of February 2007.

What will happen to my items on Auto-Relist?
An item which has been listed for more than 60 days as of the 1st of Feb 2007 will be subject to having the Auto-Relist turned off. The item will continue to be listed until the closing time. If however, it is not won prior to closing, it will be automatically moved to your 'Unsold' list in 'My OZtion'.

Can I relist items from my Unsold list?
Yes, items in your Unsold list may be listed again, however the Auto-Relist feature can not be activated. We recommend that unsold items be edited prior to relisting. For example, you may want to amend the price, title or description so as to increase the chance of selling it.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

We are constantly looking at new ways to improve the buying experience on OZtion and in turn maximise profits for sellers. It's important therefore to support buyers and sellers by maintaining an acceptable level of identical items listed.

Therefore, we would like to remind sellers that only 3 identical items can be listed.

Periodically the system will detect and remove identical items that have been listed more than 3 times by the same seller. The system only detects items that use the same title and are listed more than 3 times. Please use a meaningful title to describe your item and refrain from using the same title for different items. If your items have identical titles but have different pictures, you can simply edit the title so they are different.

If you have more than 3 of the same item, please list it with a multiple quantity (see below).

Quantity (when listing as a 'BuyNow Only')
If a seller has more than one (1) of an identical item, they can enter the 'Quantity available'. Multiple purchases can be made from one or more members until the item listing ends.

Quantity (when listing as an 'Auction')
You can list multiple quantity Auction Style items and the winning bidder can buy the quantity desired.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

You can now sign up for the Express Lister 2.0 (EL2) Beta Testing Program at the link below.

As an EL2 beta tester, you will be participating in the testing and will also receive first hand updates of our EL2 which is due to be released in late Feb.

EL2 will be a huge improvement over the existing version (v1.86). Some of the exiting features will include integration with vShops and the support of Mac users.

You can join our vShop discussion here.

Regards,

OZtion Team

OZtion is looking for a full time Software/Web Developer to join our team in Melbourne.

If you're an enthusiastic person, and interested in working at OZtion please see the following page for more details and send us your resume.
http://www.oztion.com.au/company/jobs.aspx

Regards,

OZtion Team

OZtion is looking for a full time Marketing/PR Coordinator to join our team in Melbourne.

If you're an enthusiastic person and interested in working at OZtion please see the following page for more details and send us your resume.
http://www.oztion.com.au/company/jobs.aspx

Regards,

OZtion Team

All auctions ending during this time will be extended by 24 hours. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards,

OZtion Team

We apologise unreservedly for the inconvenience caused and will do our best to get all systems up and running as soon as possible.

The OZtion Team

The promotion was a great success and we are pleased to announce a winner.

AND THE WINNER IS...

john_tracey from QLD, Congratulations!

Thank you to everyone that took part in the competition by buying items from OZtion sellers.

Merry Christmas.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Customise it with your own Christmas greeting message.

View the eCard and send to someone.

Congratulations to tristar123 for becoming OZtion's one-hundred thousandth member to join.

Thanks to everyone involved in promoting and supporting OZtion, you've done a fantastic job.

We're now going to celebrate!

The OZtion Team

Due to a related technical issue with the current upgrades we are performing, we are experiencing problems with some item pictures not showing. We are currently working to resolve this issue and have had to disable all item preview pictures for the time being.

We apologise unreservedly for the inconvenience caused and will do our best to get all systems up and running as soon as possible.

The OZtion Team

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your patience.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Regards,

OZtion Team

All auctions ending during this time will be extended by 24 hours. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards,

OZtion Team

View the letter and members involved.

Thanks for your continued support and have a fantastic Christmas and may the New Year be full of success, health and happiness for all!

Warmest Regards, 

The OZtion Team

All auctions ending during this time will be extended by 24 hours. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards,

OZtion Team

If you haven't already listed items or opened a vShop, now is the best time to do so.

Tune in to A Current Affair to see the story.

A big thank you to all our members for helping make OZtion the success it is today.

Regards,

OZtion Team

View our Media page to see OZtion's TV and Radio advertisements.

Note: The media page can also be accessed by clicking the About Us link at the bottom of most pages.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Regards,

OZtion Team

During this period, OZtion ranked No. 3 by visits in the Auctions category.

Thank you for your support.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Sellers, to add existing Auction items to your vShop please use the 'Quick Edit' page in 'My OZtion'. To add new Auction items, choose a vShop category on the listing page when creating the listing.

Buyers, you can now browse vShops and see Auction and BuyNow items for sale from sellers.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

vShops on sale will randomly appear on the vShop Hub front page, be listed in on the vShop Hub "Sale" page and appear as below throughout vShop and regular listings.

Example: $20.00 $14.00 ( 30% Off )

Sellers, for more information please go to "vShop manager" and see "Setup vShop Sale".

View vShops on sale.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

Initially, these radio ads will run from late October to the 6th of November. Please visit the Media page if you would like to listen to or download these ads.

An OZtion TV commercial will also be running from late November. Additional information will be provided soon.

Note: The media page can be accessed by clicking the About Us link at the bottom of most pages.

Regards,

OZtion Team

All items due to end between 2.00am and 3.00am on the 29th of October will be extended for 1 hour. For example, an item that was due to end at 2.20am will end at 3.20am.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

Congratulations to the following winners that each won a Hi Speed USB 2.0 4 Port Hub in the "Shop at vShop Hub and Win a USB Hub" promotion.

Regards,

OZtion Team

We will be using a mix of PR, online and traditional media advertising campaigns. If you haven't already listed items, now is the time to start listing. Happy trading and thanks for all your support!

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

Regards,

OZtion Team

Regards,

OZtion Team

We have brought hundreds of vShops together into an Australian online shopping paradise, and are certain that you will love the huge selection of products on offer.

To celebrate, many of our vShops are throwing opening parties with amazing deals. Come along and join the party.

Click here to visit our vShop Hub.

Regards,

OZtion Team

All auctions ending during this time will be extended by 24 hours. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Regards,

OZtion Team

We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

Kind regards,

OZtion Team

This applies to members that registered on or after the 04/09/06. Members outside of Australia that created a Seller's Account before 04/09/06 will not be affected.

We have decided to make this change due to feedback collected from members regarding international sellers and to provide our members with a safer place to trade. In doing this we can expect to provide buyers with a better buying experience by dealing with local sellers. Dealing with local sellers is generally easier, safer, faster and cheaper. It also reduces the risk of fraud and illegal items being listed.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

OZtion is looking for a full time customer service person to join our fast growing team in Melbourne. If you're a net-savvy person and have experience in using OZtion please see the following page for more details.
http://www.oztion.com.au/company/jobs.aspx

Regards,

OZtion Team

vShops has been open to public beta testing since the 21st August, but hidden from public viewing whilst we collected feedback from testers. The vShop beta trial is expected to continue for another month whilst we add the vShop Hub, new features and fix any problems found.

vShop owners can now turn on their vShops and allow the public to view them. vShops can be accessed from the seller's profile page and item page. A directory of vShops will be shown in the vShop Hub next month. vShop items will appear in all search results and category listings.

We strongly recommend that you only turn your vShop on if you have finished setting it up.  To turn you vShop on, go to the vShop Manager in 'My OZtion', click 'Edit vShop Details' and set the vShop Status.

For information on setting you vShop up correctly please see the following resources.

vShops Info Page
vShops FAQ Page
vShops Discussion Forum

If you have not opened a vShop yet and want to find our more, please click here.

Kind Regards,

OZtion Team

New Topics
vShops
Running & Growing a Business
How-To

Books
Cars, 4WDs, Bikes & Boats
PC & Video Games
Food, Wine & Recipes
Art & Antiques
Music, Movie & TV
Clothing & Jewellery
Collectables, Coins & Stamps
Crafts
Toys, Dolls & Bears

If you have not already visited the forum, please click here.

Regards,

OZtion Team

Books & Magazines
Cosmetics & Body Care
Crafts
Dolls & Bears
Toys, Hobbies

Thank you to all those that suggested new categories.

Regards,

OZtion Team

How does this affect sellers?
It will only affect sellers that have an item that has been listed (using Auto-Relist) for more than 90 days. The item will be moved into the sellers "Unsold" list.

Items listed after 1st September 2006
New items listed as from 1st September 2006 can continue to Auto-Relist for a maximum of 90 days. After 90 days the item will move to the sellers "Unsold" list.

Buyers
OZtion is having a spring clean, items older than 90 days will be removed from the system on the 1st September 2006. If something caught your eye and you haven't bought it yet, grab it during August or it may be gone forever!

OZtion Team

• Driving Licence
• Passport
• Adult Keypass

Please click here to find out more.

OZtion Team

We just wanted to take a moment to welcome to all the new Aussie buyers and professional sellers that are joining OZtion. We hope you all have a great buying and selling experience here.

The OZtion community is really helpful and friendly and it's a great place for new members to visit and ask questions. Check out the community area.

Thanks for supporting OZtion!

• Full size screen - the item page now expands across the whole screen
• Questions and Answers - are now displayed on the actual item and are shown under the description
• Pictures - when clicked on, the large pictures can be viewed using "Next" and "Prev" Picture links
• Layout - the detail section layout has been improved