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New Tax Rules Lead eBay to Add TaxAct Guidance for Sellers
How to Take Advantage of Etsy’s Repeat-Buyers Feature
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  • eBay and Etsy 'Shipping Tax' Takes Effect October 2nd
    by Ina Steiner on August 13, 2022

    eBay and Etsy have what could be called a shipping tax built into their fee structure that will prove lucrative during the holiday season.

  • USPS Shipping and Package Volume Drops 5 Percent
    by Ina Steiner on August 10, 2022

    The USPS experienced a 5 percent decline in Shipping and Package services amid rising rates. Expect more rate hikes in January.

AuctionBytes Blog

  • PayPal Announces More Policy and Fee Changes for September
    by Ina Steiner on August 13, 2022

    PayPal is cracking down on fee avoiders and policy violators as well as raising rates for those who accept donations in its latest policy update.

  • Etsy Is Still Running Tests of Its Search Algorithm
    by Ina Steiner on August 8, 2022

    Etsy frequently tests new features on its marketplace and confirmed on Monday that it includes live tests of its search algorithm.

Letters from Readers

  • eBay Combined-Invoice Glitch Cost Seller $300 in Lost Sales
    by Reader on August 12, 2022

  • eBay Seller Experiences Shipping Label Errors
    by Reader on August 8, 2022

Ecommerce Articles

eBay

New Tax Rules Lead eBay to Add TaxAct Guidance for Sellers

August 12, 2022
eBay launched a new “Tax Information Center for eBay Sellers” as new tax rules that impact sellers’ 2022 revenue are in place. eBay said it partnered with TaxAct, a do-it-yourself …
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Etsy

How to Take Advantage of Etsy’s Repeat-Buyers Feature

August 11, 2022
Etsy enhanced a feature that helps drive repeat buyers to individual sellers’ shops, and it offered tips on how sellers could take advantage of the feature. The “Etsy Updates feed” …
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USPS

USPS Is Preparing for Peak Season, But Carriers Are Needed

August 11, 2022
It was a busy week for postal news as USPS peak season looms. The Board of Governors met on Tuesday, the same day the USPS released its financials for the …
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Teikametrics

Holiday 2022: Higher Ad Costs, Shifting Consumer Behavior

August 10, 2022
Advertising costs on online marketplaces always increase around the holiday shopping season as merchants vie for shoppers’ eyeballs. This year will be no exception, according to Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO and …
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USPS

USPS Hits Holiday Shippers for 3rd Consecutive Year

August 10, 2022
Online sellers will pay an extra 75 cents for each package shipped via flat-rate Priority Mail during the holidays, according to today’s announcement from the USPS. But sellers will pay …
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Online shopping cart

Good News – Bad News: Deflation Hits Online Sales in July

August 9, 2022
Here’s a word you haven’t heard in a while: deflation. But the devil is in the details, and Adobe came supplied with plenty in its Adobe Digital Price Index for …
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Bonanza marketplace

Online Marketplace Bonanza Institutes New Transaction Fee

August 9, 2022
Bonanza is adding a new 25-cent transaction fee for all sales at the end of August. Sellers can continue to post items to Bonanza for free – the new transaction …
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Amazon

Amazon Runs New Promotion for Brand Owners

August 9, 2022
Amazon is running a new promotion for sellers who are registered with the Amazon Brand Registry – it’s giving them access to what it calls Premium A+ content at no …
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eBay

eBay to Refund Sellers for Overbilling Issue Affecting Stores

August 7, 2022
eBay sellers were flummoxed after they lost thousands of free listings in select categories on August 1st. Sellers were left wondering if eBay had decided to end the promotional perk …
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Ecommerce Spending Up over 11 percent in July

Ecommerce Spending Up over 11 percent in July

August 7, 2022
Online sales were up 11.7% in July year-over-year, a sharp increase after months of softer growth, according to a report from Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail sales …
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Etsy

Etsy to Promote Labor Day Sales on Mobile Only

August 6, 2022
Etsy invited sellers to mark down prices in order to get visibility in its annual Labor Day sales event, but this year, Etsy is marketing the event only to shoppers …
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Sweetwater Gear Exchange

Another Niche Marketplace that Hopes to Fill a Need

August 5, 2022
Musicians and audiophiles have a new marketplace to buy and sell gear. Sweetwater, which was founded in 1979 and sells music instruments and audio gear, and announced its new Gear …
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Etsy

Reactions to Etsy’s Latest Changes to Messaging System

August 5, 2022
Three years ago, Etsy had changed its buyer-seller messaging system to be more like an instant-messaging system, and this summer, Etsy made another major change to the system. The company …
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Amazon

Amazon to Acquire iRobot in $1.7 Billion Deal

August 5, 2022
iRobot is cleaning up with a $1.7 billion sale to Amazon. iRobot’s product portfolio features technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation, according to the announcement. The deal …
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eBay

eBay to Take Questions from Sellers about Its Research Tools Next Week

August 3, 2022
eBay invited sellers to ask questions about its research tools at its next monthly chat session scheduled for next week. A product manager for eBay’s Seller Experience – Growth & …
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Amazon

Amazon Rolls Back Zero-Deductible Insurance Mandate

August 2, 2022
Amazon rolled back a policy that had required low-volume sellers to get zero-deductible commercial liability insurance plans. Last fall, Amazon began requiring sellers to take out a product liability insurance …
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Holiday shopping

Etsy and Walmart: Let the Holiday-Season Planning Commence

August 1, 2022
“It’s not too late to start selling on Walmart.com before the holidays,” Walmart advised merchants today, and cited research from eMarketer predicting 15.5% growth in online holiday sales this year …
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Amazon

Amazon Launches Courier-Like Service in Major Metro Areas

August 1, 2022
Amazon launched a courier-like service in major US cities on Monday. Prime members can shop from four retail stores: PacSun, GNC, SuperDry, and Diesel – and receive their items the …
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Amazon

New Amazon Returns Policy: A Biohazard in the Making?

August 1, 2022
Amazon announced Monday it would begin automatically authorizing customer requests to return certain types of goods on August 31st, including sexual wellness products and professional medical supplies. Amazon noted it …
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eBay

How to Scare an eBay Seller: Free-Shipping Display Glitch

July 31, 2022
eBay found out how to scare sellers: display “free shipping” on their listings where they don’t offer it. Such a scenario played out on the app on Friday but, luckily …
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USPS

USPS Runs DMV Pilot Program to Boost Revenue

July 31, 2022
Driven to boost revenue, the USPS is running a pilot program to rent space to the California Department of Motor Vehicles for self-service kiosks in Post Office lobbies. The Postal …
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Amazon

No, the New Amazon Seller Wallet Won’t Speed Payouts

July 30, 2022
Amazon answered questions about a new wallet it’s rolling out to help merchants who sell internationally. In its initial announcement on July 25th, it said, “This early stage solution gives …
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