AuctionBytes NewsFlash http://www.auctionbytes.com The latest online auction industry news. en-us AuctionBytes http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/templates/subSilver/images/logo_phpBB.gif http://www.auctionbytes.com 130 68 Online Payment Service Paymate Launches Business Accounts http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i13/s03 Paymate announced the availability of the Paymate eBusiness account that allows website merchants to receive up to $10,000 per month. PayPal Galvanizes Users to Help Lobby Government http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i13/s04 PayPal's Government Relations team recently launched a new grassroots program that is a take-off on eBay's Main Street program designed to help with government lobbying activities. Etsy Shares Progress Report and Product Roadmap with Users http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i13/s01 Etsy periodically updates users about its product and marketing priorities, and this week it published an installment of "Talking Product" to discuss the latest updates to the site in the areas of Search, Checkout, Seller Tools, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Community, along with an overview of priorities for the remainder of this year and into early next year. eBay UK Runs Free Listing Day Promotion for Non-Business Sellers http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m11/i13/s02 eBay UK is running a Free Listing Day promotion for auctions on November 15, 2009, for private sellers only.