Amazon Publishes Key Holiday Shopping Schedule for Sellers

August 20, 2025

Amazon published key dates and information for sellers to help them get ready for the holiday shopping season, including requirements for different deals and promotions, when to send inventory into …

Best Buy Launches 3P Seller Marketplace Offering Tech, Musical Instruments, Sports Collectibles, Toys

August 19, 2025

Electronics retailer Best Buy is adding musical instruments, toys, and licensed sports collectibles to its online offerings by launching its new marketplace in the US on Tuesday. Offering items from …

eBay Shortens Claims Window for Items Sold ‘As Is,’ Other Changes Announced at eBay Open

August 17, 2025

eBay will shorten the claims window for items sold “as is” from 30 days to 3 days, and it will institute much stricter verification of auction bidders and buyers of …

eBay Warns Sellers of UPS, FedEx Changes

August 17, 2025

eBay advised sellers that UPS and FedEx were making changes to rates and policies that were scheduled to take effect this week. However, eBay later updated its announcement to inform …

Poshmark Tests New Search, Founder Steps Down after 15 Years

August 14, 2025

Manish Chandra cofounded fashion resale marketplace Poshmark in 2011, took it public, and sold it to Naver in 2023. Chandra is now transitioning from his role as Poshmark CEO into …

Facebook Gives Brands More Power to Report Suspected Fakes

August 13, 2025

Facebook parent Meta is giving brands more power to report the misuse of their brand on Facebook and Instagram. Brands will be able to more easily report violations, even when …

AOL to Discontinue Its Dial-up Internet Service

August 13, 2025

More than thirty years after bringing the Internet to regular people, AOL (aka, “America Online”) is discontinuing its dial-up service on September 30 – and it will likely hit people …

eBay Seller Tool Auctiva, Under New Ownership, Upgrades Platform

August 11, 2025

Auctiva upgraded its platform used by eBay sellers and announced it received fresh investment under new ownership. Attendees of this week’s eBay Open seller conference will be able to meet …

eBay Uses a ‘Boost’ Icon to Increase Seller Ad Spend

August 10, 2025

eBay added a “Boost” icon on listings that can be seen only by sellers. Some sellers feared clicking on the icon, not knowing what would happen, but those brave enough …

A UPS-USPS Reunion May Be in the Works for Ground Saver Last-Mile Delivery

August 10, 2025

USPS used to deliver millions of UPS SurePost packages for the private carrier until the end of last year, when UPS renamed the service UPS Ground Saver and “in-sourced” delivery …

Update on Amazon Handmade Reclassification Project

August 10, 2025

Amazon continues its project to reclassify products in the Amazon Handmade marketplace to “standard” product types, which it says will improve customer discoverability of Handmade products in the Amazon stores …

eBay Merges Payments, Ads, Shipping, B2C, and Monetization into ‘Revenue-Driving’ Team

August 6, 2025

eBay promoted its head of Global Payments and Financial Services Avritti Mittal to oversee additional organizations, including Advertising, Shipping, B2C/Stores, and Monetization. The news came from a LinkedIn post by …

eBay Overbills Sellers in Recurring Glitch; Will It Automatically Credit Their Accounts?

August 4, 2025

eBay began incorrectly charging sellers insertion fees this month simply for revising an existing listing, something that should not incur costs. A seller posted the issue on August 1st, and …

Walmart Offers Zero Commissions on Toys, Waives Peak-Storage Fees

August 4, 2025

Walmart Marketplace is offering sellers some incentives ahead of the busy holiday shopping season, including waiving Fulfillment peak-storage fees from October through the end of December (note that’s peak storage …

BigCommerce Adapts to the Rise of AI Shopping

August 3, 2025

BigCommerce’s parent company is changing its name from BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. to Commerce.com, Inc., but the BigCommerce brand will remain in place for its ecommerce platform. According to the company, …

eBay Launches ‘Secure Purchase’ for Completing Car Transactions

August 1, 2025

eBay launched “Secure Purchase” for vehicle transactions, a $25 service powered by its new subsidiary, Caramel Dealer Services LLC, a licensed used vehicle dealer. “From click to curb, everything’s covered,” …

Amazon Grew North American Sales 11% in Second Quarter 2025

July 31, 2025

Amazon grew sales 13% in the second quarter of 2025, year-over-year, including its AWS service. By segment, Amazon grew North American sales 11% to $100.1 billion and International 16% to …

eBay Revenue and Sales Grow 6% in Second Quarter 2025

July 30, 2025

eBay announced both revenue and sales grew 6% in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, June). Revenue was $2.7 billion, up 6% on an as-reported basis and up 4% …

Etsy Sales Decline, Revenue Grows in Second Quarter of 2025

July 30, 2025

Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) on the Etsy Marketplace dropped 5.4% in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, June), year-over-year – and down 6.3% on a currency-neutral basis. Etsy released …

Sellers Protest a Major Change to Amazon Feedback Coming August 4th

July 29, 2025

Amazon is introducing “star-only” seller feedback ratings on Monday, August 4th, calling it a “simplified” submission experience that could help sellers receive more seller ratings faster. Previously buyers had to …

Amazon FBA Will No Longer Offer Prep Services

July 28, 2025

In January, Amazon told sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon that it would stop offering optional, fee-based prep services for sharp objects beginning in April. On Monday, Amazon informed sellers …

PayPal Launches ‘Pay with Crypto’

July 28, 2025

PayPal launched a new service called “Pay with Crypto,” allowing consumers from around the world to pay US merchants with 100 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, and connect wallets including …