Are Shoppers Ready to Haggle on Etsy?

March 22, 2023

Etsy is testing a “make an offer” style feature on certain listings in the US, it disclosed to sellers on Wednesday. It’s also conducting a survey to find out sellers’ …
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Amazon Pay Offers Faster Payouts for Offsite Transactions

March 21, 2023

Amazon is letting merchants who offer Amazon Pay on their own websites a faster way to get their funds. Amazon announced the launch of Express Payout for Amazon Pay on …
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eBay Holds Sneaker Swap; Tests New Way to Sell on App

March 21, 2023

eBay is holding a one-day sneaker swap concept store this weekend and separately announced a new way to sell sneakers on its mobile app. The eBay Sneaker Swap Store will …
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Cost vs Speed: Buyers Are Price Conscious When It Comes to Delivery

March 21, 2023

A new study found the top three delivery problems reported by online shoppers all relate to timeliness. Yet it also found that consumers’ preference for low-cost delivery is twice as …
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Curious about Offering Amazon Prime on Your Website?

March 20, 2023

If it’s still hard to wrap your head around the concept of offering Amazon Prime on your website, you can attend a free webinar this week to learn more. Amazon’s …
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Etsy to Advertise More on TV, Social Media, Podcasts, and Billboards and Will Introduce New Types of Seller Offers

March 20, 2023

Etsy will advertise on TV and billboards, telling sellers on Monday it will focus on improving traffic to their shops this year. Etsy will show up on “unmissable” ad channels …
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USPS Postmaster General to Field Questions at Town Hall

March 18, 2023

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will talk about the USPS Delivering for America plan at a conference in May where he will also participate in a Town Hall meeting. The Postmaster …
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eBay Adds More Photos for Mobile Shoppers

March 18, 2023

eBay is displaying additional photos in its mobile app in the default view. Mobile shoppers who are part of the test population will see thumbnail images under the main photo …
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BigCommerce Experiences Outage on St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2023

Store-hosting platform BigCommerce acknowledged the outage that hit its platform on March 17, 2023. In short, it said in a post on Twitter, “there was an unexpected load on a …
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Mercari Sellers Hit with Higher Fees

March 16, 2023

Mercari will begin charging payment processing fees on shipping costs in addition to the item-sold price. It will also raise disbursement fees, it informed customers in an email on Thursday …
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New eBay Board Member Has Roots to eBay and Its Founder

March 16, 2023

eBay added a new member to its Board of Directors on Tuesday, the company announced on Thursday, expanding the board to 10 members. Shripriya Mahesh worked for eBay for 5 …
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USPS Issues Reminder about New Customs Rules

March 15, 2023

The USPS issued a reminder on Wednesday that Postal Service employees should be prepared to provide tools to customers who are sending packages to the EU. New European Union rules …
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Current eBay Glitches Include Issues with Search, Shipping, Renewals

March 14, 2023

eBay sellers are experiencing some significant issues that have been logged in the last few days impacting search; delivery status; eBay International Shipping (EIS); items incorrectly showing as out of …
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Warning: Shutterfly to Zap Photos of Older Customer Accounts

March 14, 2023

Unless you’ve purchased something from Shutterfly in the last 18 months, the company will zap your photos – permanently. In a letter to customers, the photo storage and personalized products …
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Arrest Sparks the Question, How Big Is Trading Card Fraud?

March 14, 2023

The Feds accused an 82-year-old Colorado man of defrauding trading-card collectors, including residents of New York and Michigan, over a period of 4 years. They charged him last week with …
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Amazon Hikes Off-Site Fulfillment Costs in Europe

March 13, 2023

Amazon raised the cost of fulfilling orders through its Multi-Channel Fulfillment service (MCF). The third-party logistics solution is designed to let merchants leverage its network to fulfill off-Amazon orders (“to …
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eBay Changes Terms on Sharing Information with Payment Affiliates

March 13, 2023

eBay updated its Payments Terms of Use, which goes into effect for new sellers on March 14, 2023, and goes into effect on May 14th for current sellers. eBay published …
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Etsy Starts Unclogging Payout Jam That Impacted .05% of Active Sellers

March 13, 2023

Etsy has begun processing payments through a different processor in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse on Friday that resulted in delayed disbursements to .05 percent of …
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Online Sellers Operate in the Dark after SVB Collapse

March 12, 2023

Etsy sellers and those with shops on Shopify have had to make important decisions about their ongoing operations in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. (See, “Run on …
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Run on Silicon Valley Bank Impacts Operations at Tech Firms

March 10, 2023

Founders of startup companies turned to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) for loans, and tech firms used SVB accounts to manage their operations. Some founders and executives even used it for …
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Bonanza’s New Owner Has Big Plans for the eBay Alternative

March 10, 2023

Bonanza, which launched as an alternative to eBay in 2008, has a new owner. Quincy Faison acquired the online marketplace from Bonanza’s parent company, Alloy.dev. Bill Harding launched “Bonanzle” in …
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eBay Fields Questions on New International Shipping Program

March 9, 2023

The first comment out of the gate at this month’s eBay Chat on Wednesday was why eBay wouldn’t allow sellers to specify which items they allowed to be sent internationally …
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