eBay Rejects GameStop’s Unwanted Advances

May 13, 2026

eBay was firm and not polite in rejecting GameStop’s unwanted advances after the smaller company made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay. In a letter on May …

The Amazon FBA Perk You May Not Know About

May 13, 2026

Amazon offers a perk to sellers who use its fulfillment services, one they may not know about; but for anyone who has ever encountered the problem of products going missing …

eBay Publishes Directory of Partner Tools and Services

May 9, 2026

eBay published a new directory of approved third-party providers that offer “tools and services that can help streamline listings, shipping, advertising, logistics, and more.” The timing suggests it may be …

Amazon Opens Its Logistics Network to Everyone, Including Lands’ End

May 7, 2026

Amazon Supply Chain Services – with the forgettable acronym “ASCS” – now offers third-party companies the entire range of its logistics services including freight, distribution, fulfillment, and – significantly – …

Etsy Runs ‘Extra Perk Promo’ through Mother’s Day

May 5, 2026

Etsy runs targeted promotions as part of its marketing and loyalty efforts, and this month it’s running an Extra Perk Promotion: Spend $45+ by May 11 and get a $5 …

GameStop Bids for eBay: Touts Retail Stores and Cost-Cutting Ability

May 4, 2026

GameStop, “the world’s largest retail gaming and trade-in destination for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo games, systems, consoles & accessories,” offered to buy 100% of eBay, it announced in a press …

eBay Growth Not a Fluke, GMV Grows 18% in Q1 2026

May 1, 2026

eBay grew Gross Merchandise Volume 18%, year-over-year, to $22.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, or up 14% on an FX-Neutral basis. Revenue grew 19% to $3.1 billion. The …

Amazon Calls Unit Growth in Q1 the Highest Since Tail End of Lockdowns

May 1, 2026

Amazon grew total sales 17% to $181.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year (or 15% FX-neutral). North America segment sales increased 12% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 19% …

Etsy Grew Sales 5.5% in Q1-2026, Services Revenue Grew 10.5%

April 30, 2026

Etsy Marketplace Gross Merchandise Sales grew 5.5% in the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year, to $2.5 billion (or 3.6% on a currency neutral basis), Etsy announced on Wednesday. Etsy said …

Tools Step up to Help eBay Sellers after Demise of InkFrog

April 30, 2026

eBay sellers who use inkFrog are in turmoil after learning on Wednesday that its owner Wix is shuttering the listing tool in June. Other companies are stepping into the breach …

Etsy Offers $5 Coupons to Reactivate Lapsed Buyers

April 28, 2026

Etsy has been sending lapsed buyers coupons that they can apply toward their next purchase. In July (2025), a seller reported on a Reddit thread that someone had received a …

Amazon Adds AI-Powered Chat to Audio-Shopping Feature

April 28, 2026

Amazon launched an audio “Hear the Highlights” shopping feature last year available through a button in the Amazon Shopping mobile app, and on Tuesday, it added a “Join the Chat” …

Etsy Reverts Back to How It Used to Display Prices in UK

April 21, 2026

Etsy changed how it displayed prices in the UK in February but announced this week it was reverting back after hearing sellers’ concerns. In its original announcement, Etsy said the …

Amazon Uses X-ray Scanners to Scrutinize Product Returns

April 21, 2026

Every wonder what happens to products returned by your customers? Amazon uses technology to check returns for functionality and safety, it said in a post on its corporate blog in …

Consumers and Small Sellers May Get Tariff Refunds from Shipping Carriers

April 20, 2026

US Customs and Border Protection launched a portal for processing IEEPA tariff refund requests on Monday for importers of record or their brokers. The move came after the Supreme Court …

USPS Inspector General Issues Alert on Counterfeit Postage

April 20, 2026

The US Postal Service Inspector General issued a management alert on the problem of counterfeit postage on April 8, 2026. In the introduction of the heavily-redacted report, the Office of …

Etsy Discloses Executive Compensation, Date of Annual Shareholder Meeting

April 17, 2026

Etsy will hold its annual shareholder meeting virtually on June 9, 2026. Shareholders will vote on a number of issues, including the reelection of former CEO Josh Silverman to the …

Amazon Delays Change that Would Contribute to Seller Cashflow Crunch

April 16, 2026

Amazon sellers began sharing an email on April 6 about a change to payments for Amazon Ads accounts that set off confusion and a threatened boycott of Amazon advertising. The …

New UPS Labels Supplant the Need for Scans

April 15, 2026

What if you didn’t have to rely on shipping carriers to scan your packages when they take possession of your shipments? eBay, Etsy, and Amazon require sellers to prove they …

Japan Post Lifts Suspension of US-Bound Merchandise

April 13, 2026

A seller living in Japan alerted us to news that Japan Post will resume accepting merchandise destined for the USA after an 8-month suspension related to the US’s de minimis …

Amazon Upends Discount Pricing with New Reference Price Rule

April 8, 2026

Sale prices used to be easy for retailers to determine: take the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), discount it, and advertise the discount percentage and sale price. But pricing is …

Etsy Doubles Number of Humans Reviewing Purchase Protection Cases

April 8, 2026

Etsy is nearly doubling the number of humans reviewing Purchase Protection cases as it rolls out changes to the program. The marketplace told sellers it’s making the changes “to give …