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EcommerceBytes Blog

  • eBay Blackballs Bank Accounts in the State of Georgia?
    by Ina Steiner on January 25, 2023

    If you've had trouble verifying your bank account in order to receive payouts from eBay, could it be because you reside in Georgia?

  • eBay to Unstick Delivery Status when Delivered to an Agent
    by Ina Steiner on January 23, 2023

    eBay's Policy team delivered good news to sellers whose packages end up in the hands of an agent for final delivery.

AuctionBytes Blog

  • Shopify Raises Monthly Seller Fees by 34 Percent
    by Ina Steiner on January 24, 2023

    Ecommerce platform Shopify raised seller monthly fees by 34 percent immediately for new customers and in April for current customers.

  • UPDATE USPS Priority Mail Delays only Impact Postal Store Orders
    by Ina Steiner on January 23, 2023

    There will be a delay in receiving orders placed on the USPS website next week due to a system update on the USPS store.

Letters from Readers

  • Canadian Seller Needs Help with eBay Collection of GST
    by Reader on January 26, 2023
  • Finally a Workaround to the eBay Relisting Glitch?
    by Reader on January 25, 2023

Ecommerce Articles

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The Auction Professor on Selling Other People’s Stuff

January 26, 2023
In today’s column, Don Heiden, aka the Auction Professor, talks about his experiences with consignment selling – including the most expensive item he sold on behalf of a client – …
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Walmart

Walmart Marketplace Entices Sellers with 3-Month Promotion

January 26, 2023
Walmart is actively recruiting more sellers – it onboarded 8,000 new sellers in the third quarter of 20022, and this week it kicked off a promotion to give US sellers …
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eBay

How to Save Up to $1,300 on eBay

January 25, 2023
How can you save $1,300 on eBay? Spend $13,000 on a luxury watch. eBay is once again running a sale on luxury goods, this time luxury watches, one of its …
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Etsy

Etsy Partners with UK Carrier to Ease International Shipping Woes

January 25, 2023
Etsy is offering some help to sellers in the UK who can’t send international packages through Royal Mail. On Tuesday, Etsy announced a partnership with international carrier Evri: “Evri is …
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Jose Li

71lbs Puts Money in the Bank for Shippers Using FedEx and UPS

January 24, 2023
71lbs founder and CEO Jose Li FedEx and UPS provide a Money Back Guarantee, meaning if they don’t deliver your package on time, you are eligible for a refund. But …
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Amazon

Amazon Offers Prime Shoppers a $5/month Prescription Plan

January 24, 2023
Will a prescription plan through Amazon Prime retain existing members and attract new ones? That’s the question after Amazon rolled out an optional $5/month plan to make medications more affordable …
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Eric Youngstrom

Money Matters: Online Sellers Should Hyper Focus on Expenses and Cash Flow

January 23, 2023
Onramp founder and CEO Eric Youngstrom Inflation and recession are words you hear a lot these days, and large corporations are making headlines with cost-cutting initiatives and layoffs. But are …
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eBay

eBay Advises Sellers of Higher International Shipping Rates

January 22, 2023
eBay told sellers rates for international shipping were rising in an announcement on Friday, saying the USPS was raising international shipping rates an average of 6.9%. eBay advised sellers who …
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Amazon

Some Amazon Cancellation Notifications Slip through the Cracks

January 22, 2023
Amazon changed the way it notified sellers of order cancellation requests last year. However, the company confirmed months after the rollout that some cancellation notifications were slipping through the cracks, …
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Walmart

Walmart Launches Program for Business Shoppers 8 Years after Amazon

January 20, 2023
Walmart officially launched a program for business shoppers called Walmart Business, with the move coming 8 years after Amazon launched its Amazon Business procurement program. Both programs are designed to …
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PayPal

PayPal Confirms Over 34,000 Customer Accounts Were Breached

January 19, 2023
Accounts of over 34,000 PayPal customers were breached through a “credential stuffing” attack, Bleeping Computer reported on Thursday. A PayPal spokesperson confirmed the report. Bleeping Computer explained, “Credential stuffing are …
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Amazon

Amazon to Discontinue Some FBA Reports, Act Soon

January 19, 2023
Amazon informed sellers who use its FBA fulfillment service that it would be doing away with six reports and replacing them with a single report on January 31, 2023. The …
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Amazon

Behind Amazon FBA: Warehouse Workers at Risk?

January 18, 2023
Behind every order coming from an Amazon distribution center are Amazon warehouse workers, and the US Department of Labor is concerned about them. OSHA cited Amazon for failing to keep …
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eBay

eBay UK Focus on Consumers’ Demand for Savings

January 18, 2023
eBay UK highlighted two promotions that focus on secondhand clothes and energy efficient items to attract shoppers focused on sustainability and savings. One promotion is designed to incentivize sellers to …
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Royal Mail

UK’s Royal Mail Resumes International Letter Mail, But Hold Your Packages

January 18, 2023
UK’s postal service Royal Mail has resumed sending international letter mail as it continues to deal with last week’s cyber incident, but it continues to advise shippers to hold off …
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Goldin

Mets Owner-backed Marketplace Aims to Rival eBay Collectibles

January 17, 2023
There’s a new marketplace in town that poses a direct challenge to eBay and PWCC. Goldin Auctions launched Goldin Marketplace for buying and selling collectibles, and it’s backed by Steve …
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Amazon

Amazon Launches New System to Manage FBA Storage Capacity

January 17, 2023
Sellers have come to rely on Amazon FBA to store and fulfill their orders, so running up against restock and storage capacity limits can be frustrating and feel like the …
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USPS

OIG Suggests USPS Should Track Delivery Failures Nationwide

January 16, 2023
Thanks to USPS Informed Delivery, people can check each day to see what’s scheduled to arrive in their mailbox. That lets them see if a mail carrier skips their house …
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eBay

eBay International Standard Delivery Doesn’t Always Use the Shipping Hub

January 16, 2023
During last week’s eBay for Business podcast, a seller asked why most of the time, packages sent via eBay International Standard Delivery went to eBay’s processing center before being forwarded …
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eBay Etsy

eBay and Etsy Advise Sellers on Ongoing Royal Mail Shipping Disruption

January 15, 2023
Both eBay and Etsy offered advice to sellers impacted by the shipping disruption that hit UK’s postal service midweek last week. According to the BBC, the incident was caused by …
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USPS

USPS Indoctrinates Workers on ‘Delivering for America’ 10-Year Plan

January 15, 2023
The US Postal Service sent the latest in a series of postcards to indoctrinate its workforce on the benefits of its Delivering for America 10-year plan. The USPS recently mailed …
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eBay

eBay Creates Ticket to Investigate Disappearing Drafts

January 14, 2023
eBay has been quiet about a problem that is causing draft listings to disappear. On Tuesday, it created a ticket and posted it on a thread devoted to technical issues …
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