PayPal Turns to Instagram and Others as eBay Volume Drops

April 24, 2019 5:03 pm

PayPal grew revenue 12% in the first three months of 2019 (Q1) to $4.13 billion, it announced on Wednesday, and it grew total payment volume (TPV) by 22%, or 25% …
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eBay to Expand Managed Payments to Germany

April 23, 2019 4:47 pm

eBay announced it will expand Managed Payments to Germany. According to the terms of its operating agreement with PayPal following the 2015 separation, eBay is allowed to expand its own …
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eBay Marketplace Sales Drop 1 Percent in First 3 Months of 2019

April 23, 2019 4:34 pm

eBay Marketplace GMV – the value of sales of its sellers – was down 4% in the first three months of 2019, a decline of 1% taking into account the …
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eBay Adds Authentication of Asian Antiques

April 23, 2019 3:53 pm

eBay has added an authentication service in the Asian Antiques category thanks to a partnership with a service called Bidamount, operated by Peter Combs, a dealer and appraiser based in …
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Amazon Customers Can Return Items to All Kohl’s Stores

April 23, 2019 11:38 am

Beginning this summer, Amazon customers will be able to return their purchases to all Kohl’s stores. The companies began a returns pilot program in 2017 which is currently available at …
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Not Home? Amazon Will Garage Your Packages

April 23, 2019 10:01 am

A new service from Amazon puts a different spin on the term “garage sale.” The marketplace will now offer in-garage delivery to Prime members. The Key for Garage service is …
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eBay Shines Light on Solar-Lamp Store for Earth Month

April 22, 2019 8:55 am

eBay promoted a new store set up by Little Sun featuring sustainable solar-lamps in honor of Earth Month. eBay announcement follows: Today, eBay and social business Little Sun are announcing …
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eBay Adds Russian City to Its Retail Revival Program

April 19, 2019 11:38 pm

eBay expanded its Retail Revival program to Yaroslavl, Russia, it announced on Friday. eBay is helping small businesses in the city learn to export through a program called Export Revival …
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eBay Cites Federal Move on Sales Tax Issue

April 19, 2019 11:12 pm

eBay said Friday it was working to comply with new sales tax laws popping up around the country. Although it said Congress was working on a bill, eBay was not …
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Drop Shipping Comes to Etsy

April 18, 2019 11:17 pm

You can sell products in Etsy’s Handmade category without ever making, touching, or shipping the items, and now it’s even easier thanks to an integration with Shapeways, a company that …
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eBay CEO’s Annual Letter to Shareholders

April 18, 2019 4:21 pm

eBay CEO Devin Wenig wrote his annual letter to shareholders today. We break it down in the EcommerceBytes Blog, and the fulltext of the letter follows: To Our Stockholders,The past …
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Craigslist Adds Another Fee

April 17, 2019 1:43 pm

Craigslist still has a reputation as a free online classifieds site, but as many serious sellers know, it now charges fees for certain types of listings and for business sellers, …
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Will Amazon Book Giveaway Help or Harm Booksellers?

April 17, 2019 10:51 am

Amazon is giving away some translated foreign-language ebooks “in hopes of showing more readers the joys of translated text,” explaining its reasoning as follows: “The translation of literature plays a …
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BigCommerce Is Certifiably Security Conscious

April 17, 2019 12:12 am

Ecommerce platform BigCommerce received certification for its information security practices, a move that comes on the heels of its migration to the Google Cloud platform. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the …
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States Target Online Sellers for Marketplace Service Fees

April 16, 2019 10:08 pm

Some states have targeted online sellers for marketplace service fees, and today, Amazon followed up with more details after sending an email to sellers last week. Here’s a link to …
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Feds May Crack Down on Product Sourcing from Abroad

April 16, 2019 4:21 pm

The US State Department may enact new regulations that would impact jewelry makers and sellers, according to National Jeweler, and it could be just the beginning. The industry publication said …
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Shopify Turns to Television to Reach Online Sellers

April 16, 2019 10:46 am

Ecommerce platform Shopify kicked off a new brand campaign today that includes TV commercials. The marketing message to business owners and entrepreneurs is: “Let’s Make You a Business.” Shopify enables …
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eBay Promotes ‘Authorized’ Brick-and-Mortar Record Sellers

April 15, 2019 11:39 am

eBay is promoting certain sellers through a collaboration with Record Store Day, which is a coalition of independent brick-and-mortar record-store owners. In today’s announcement, eBay wrote, “Shop independent brick-and-mortar stores …
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From the Editor – April 14, 2019

April 13, 2019 6:05 pm

Sellers got a rash of bad news this month – the bottom line, costs are going up. PayPal will no longer credit fees for refunds for returns or any other …
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Tools Help eBay Sellers Adapt to GTC Mandate

April 13, 2019 6:04 pm

Third-party tools can help sellers deal with some of challenges caused by eBay’s recent mandate that all fixed-price listings be 30-day Good Til Cancelled (GTC) format. Here’s a look at …
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Should Online Sellers Incorporate?

April 13, 2019 6:03 pm

If your selling activities on eBay, Etsy, or other online venues are a business for you, consider whether to take the legal step of incorporating. Here are some compelling business …
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EcommerceBytes Relaunches Ratings & Reviews Service Charts

April 13, 2019 6:02 pm

Looking for alternative marketplaces, inventory listing tools, shipping and other services to help you become more efficient selling online? Then you’ll want to check out our new and improved Service …
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Collectors Corner: Drinking Straws

April 13, 2019 6:01 pm

Rarity, intrinsically valuable materials, cultural tie-ins, history – there are actually very few factors that promote interest in the collectibility of an item. There is one, however, that has an …
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EcommerceBytes Soundoff: Letters to the Editor – April 14, 2019

April 13, 2019 6:00 pm

In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air …
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DOJ Says Some eBay Photos Were Infected with Malware

April 12, 2019 12:18 am

The US Department of Justice said international criminals used eBay as part of their campaign to defraud victims. “A federal jury today convicted two Romanian nationals of 21 counts related …
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GoDaddy Ups Its Ecommerce Game with Marketplaces

April 12, 2019 12:14 am

GoDaddy announced the launch of Marketplaces, a new feature that lets small business owners sell their products on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Jet, and Walmart.com from their GoDaddy Online Stores. US …
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Amazon Triples Employees in Spain in 2018

April 12, 2019 12:05 am

Amazon announced this week that it created over 3,200 new permanent jobs across Spain in 2018 alone. It ended 2017 with 1,600 permanent employees, and now has 4,800 permanent employees …
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More Robots to Join Amazon Fulfillment Centers

April 10, 2019 9:33 pm

It appears more robots will be joining Amazon fulfillment centers. TechCrunch reported today that Amazon acquired robotics firm Canvas Technology. You can see its robots in action in a TechCrunch …
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Universal Postal Union Reviews Three Options for Remuneration

April 10, 2019 11:57 am

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) held a special conference this week to discuss postal remuneration – the prices paid to a postal operator (such as the US Postal Service) for …
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Amazon Sings 50 Ways to Help Your Seller

April 9, 2019 10:49 am

Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday announcing it had found 50 ways to help its sellers this year. The marketplace said it had launched new tools and services to …
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