Facebook Marketplace Cracks Down on Cars and Rental Listings

September 29, 2022

Facebook will no longer allow listings for cars and real estate/rental listings using a Facebook Business Page, though it will allow individuals to create person-to-person listings on Marketplace. Instead, it’s …
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Etsy Sustainability Survey Bears Fruit with New Product Attributes

September 29, 2022

Three months ago, Etsy surveyed sellers about ways it could highlight the sustainability of their products. It asked how likely sellers would be to identify their products using nine sustainability …
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Former eBay Executives Sentenced to Prison for Cyberstalking

September 29, 2022

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts issued a press release on Thursday regarding the sentencing of two former eBay executives. The Department of Justice press release follows: …
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Etsy Raises Payment Fees on Its Reverb Marketplace

September 28, 2022

Etsy is increasing fees for sellers who sell through its online marketplace Reverb. Instead of paying the current rate of 2.7% + 25 cents per transaction, sellers will pay 3.19% …
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eBay Hikes Sneaker Fees, Will Charge Buyers $14.95/pair Shipping

September 27, 2022

eBay will charge buyers a flat $14.95 shipping fee for sneakers sold through its Authenticity Guarantee program, and sellers will have 3 days to ship the items to the eBay …
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Etsy Is Giving 20% Off Coupons to Select Buyers

September 26, 2022

Etsy is funding a new marketing campaign to encourage customers to return to the site and make another purchase. This week, it will give a subset of buyers coupons that …
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Amazon to Hold 2-Day Prime Shopping Event on October 11-12

September 26, 2022

Amazon will hold a second 2-day shopping event this year to give Prime members early access to holiday deals, which will kick off on Tuesday, October 11th. In officially announcing …
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Summary of New Features Announced at eBay Open

September 25, 2022

It may have been hard for sellers to keep track of the new features eBay announced at last week’s eBay Open virtual event; various executives discussed them in keynote sessions …
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Amazon Gives FBA Sellers Breathing Room on New Inbound Workflow

September 25, 2022

Amazon had given sellers until September 1st to adapt to a new “Send to Amazon” workflow for sending inventory to its Fulfillment Centers. It’s now giving sellers more breathing room …
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How to Offset Declining Sales on eBay with a Sell Similar Strategy

September 25, 2022

The Auction Professor is back with an update about using a “sell similar” strategy to fight declining sales on eBay. Numerous times, each year eBay releases an update announcing changes …
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Etsy Gives Sellers Til End of October to Update Return Policies

September 24, 2022

Sellers busy with holiday preparations and orders have a new chore to complete. Etsy is moving away from shop-wide policies in favor of listing-specific policies, and it advised sellers to …
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FedEx to Raise Shipping Rates in January 2023

September 23, 2022

FedEx will raise shipping rates in January and provided details on Thursday. FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Home Delivery rates will increase by an average of 6.9%. However, online …
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eBay Announces New Features at Day 2 of Seller Conference

September 22, 2022

eBay announced several new features for sellers during the first keynote address at day 2 of its eBay Open virtual conference related to shipping and marketing. Later in the day, …
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Etsy Sellers Lose Their Collective Minds over Plaid Verification Error

September 21, 2022

Sellers who had just suffered waves of anxiety over a new verification requirement got a shock today when Etsy notified them their accounts were not verified and discovered they were …
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eBay Launches Brand New International Shipping Program to Replace GSP

September 21, 2022

eBay is launching a brand new international shipping program. eBay CEO Jamie Iannone broke the news during a keynote address at day-one of the eBay Open seller conference on Wednesday …
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A 1099-K Notification from PayPal Alerts Seller to Unanticipated Problem

September 21, 2022

In what seemed like a routine email titled, “View updates to your PayPal account,” PayPal informed an online seller he had passed the threshold for reporting payments to the IRS, …
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Alert: eBay Announces Category and Item Specifics Changes

September 20, 2022

eBay made a surprise announcement on Tuesday: it had began making updates to several categories, and, as far as we can determine, with no prior warning. Sellers have come to …
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eBay Shipping Label System Crashed Tuesday Evening

September 20, 2022

eBay sellers were unable to print shipping labels on Tuesday evening. The Technical Issues board was inundated with reports of problems beginning around 3:30 pm. eBay displayed the following message …
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eBay Boasts New Lower USPS Rates While Warning of Higher UPS Rates

September 19, 2022

eBay announced cheaper USPS Priority Mail rates for sellers who print shipping labels through its eBay Labels program. Beginning September 26, the new rates for select weights and zones will …
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eBay’s Chief Technology Officer Discusses AI, Competition, and Uncertain Times

September 18, 2022

eBay has 1.6 billion listings live on its marketplaces, the company’s Chief Technology Officer told the host of the Modern CTO podcast, Joel Beasley. Mazen Rawashdeh said that volume gives …
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Do You Have Feedback for Etsy’s New Chief Product Officer?

September 18, 2022

Etsy shifted some top executives around over the summer, and its new Chief Product Officer Nick Daniel introduced himself to Etsy customers in a blog post on Wednesday. Nick Daniel …
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California AG Sues Amazon for Stifling Competition

September 17, 2022

California’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in San Francisco against Amazon on September 14 alleging it stifled competition and caused increased prices through “anticompetitive contracting practices.” The …
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