eBay Reveals Top Categories for Charitable Fundraising

February 17, 2020 9:44 am

In 2019, over 19 million items were listed to benefit charities, and eBay buyers and sellers raised over $112 million for charity organizations globally last year. That’s a 10% increase …
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Etsy Dangles Trip to HQ to Get Sellers Instagramming

February 17, 2020 9:37 am

Etsy is dangling an all-expense trip to Etsy’s headquarters in New York to get sellers to post on social networking site Instagram. The “Why You Sell on Etsy” contest is …
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Amazon Launches New FBA Seller Returns Feature

February 16, 2020 4:47 pm

Amazon launched a new feature to give sellers enrolled in its FBA fulfillment program greater visibility into reimbursements and customer returns. Customer returns tool: “We’ve added a tool to the …
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eBay: More Sales Tax Laws Are Coming

February 16, 2020 11:04 am

eBay’s government relations team provided an update on the issue of online sales tax in a post on the eBay Mainstreet website on Thursday. The message: states were busy in …
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From the Editor – February 15, 2020

February 15, 2020 4:00 pm

The sellers have spoken! The results of the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards are in. As they do every year, sellers described the challenges the face on each of the platforms …
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Sellers Choice Awards 2020: Merchants Rate Top Online Marketplaces

February 15, 2020 3:59 pm

Every year, online sellers take a break from listing items and packing orders to participate in the Sellers Choice Awards. First they nominate the top marketplaces on which they sell, …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Amazon

February 15, 2020 3:58 pm

Amazon matched last year’s performance and placed 7th in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. A highly competitive marketplace and one that some say can be “unforgiving” to …
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Online Marketplace Bonanza Creates Some Surprising New Tools

Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Bonanza

February 15, 2020 3:57 pm

Bonanza came in 2nd place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, jumping up four places from last year. Bonanza also picked up three individual awards – for Customer Service, Communication …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Craigslist

February 15, 2020 3:56 pm

Craigslist slid up a spot and came in 8th in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. Finally developing a mobile app may have helped, as sellers have always …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: eBay

February 15, 2020 3:55 pm

eBay came in 1st place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards and snagged two individual awards: one for Profitability (for the 7th straight year) and one as the most Recommended …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: eCrater

February 15, 2020 3:54 pm

eCrater rounded out the field, coming in 10th in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. Easy and free with some avid fans, but don’t expect buyers to knock …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Etsy

February 15, 2020 3:53 pm

Last year’s winner, Etsy, dropped to 5th place in the 2020 EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. The handmade and vintage marketplace is still a favorite for many crafters and artisans. Popularity …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Facebook

February 15, 2020 3:52 pm

Facebook came in 9th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, up two slots from 2019. It still offers a local classifieds platform, but Facebook is expanding the ways sellers can …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Mercari

February 15, 2020 3:51 pm

Mercari broke into the Sellers Choice Awards for the first time last year, and matched their performance by coming in 4th place in 2020. The mobile selling app was praised …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Poshmark

February 15, 2020 3:50 pm

Poshmark slipped a bit by finishing 6th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards. This niche fashion app is easy to use, but sellers have to work to get sales …
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Sellers Choice 2020 Marketplace Ratings: Ruby Lane

February 15, 2020 3:49 pm

Ruby Lane came in 3rd in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, dropping one spot from the previous year. Sellers’ intense loyalty to this niche site for antiques and collectibles was …
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eBay Sells StubHub and Will Buy Back Own Shares

February 13, 2020 8:01 pm

eBay has completed the previously announced sale of its ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash, resulting in net proceeds of $3.1 billion. eBay also said it …
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eBay CEO Touts Company’s Role in Empowering Entrepreneurs

February 11, 2020 10:32 am

eBay published a new Global Marketplace Index that finds selling on marketplaces enables small businesses to reinvest in their local communities. Interim CEO Scott Schenkel said in Tuesday’s announcement, “Marketplaces …
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Amazon Hails 10 Years in Italy with Two New Fulfillment Centers

February 11, 2020 10:09 am

Amazon is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in Italy with the opening of two new fulfillment centers in that country. Amazon said it is expanding its fulfillment network in Italy to …
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PayPal Markets on Behalf of eBay Rival Bonanza

February 10, 2020 9:48 pm

You may have known that online marketplace Bonanza accepts PayPal (and has for many years), but you may not have realized that PayPal conducts marketing email campaigns for Bonanza, which …
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UK Tells eBay Not to Get Ahead of Itself over StubHub Sale

February 10, 2020 8:42 pm

eBay announced in November it would sell its ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo this year. In a February 7th filing (published online today), UK regulators warned eBay to stop any …
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Etsy and Intuit Answer Sellers’ Tax Questions

February 10, 2020 8:36 pm

Etsy hosted a session on the discussion boards last week where a representative from Intuit answered sellers’ tax questions. Etsy has a partnership with Intuit, offering integration with QuickBooks Self-Employed …
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Amazon to Open its First Iowa Fulfillment Center

February 10, 2020 11:13 am

Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Iowa, the first in the state. The 645,000 square-foot facility in the city of Bondurant uses Amazon robotics and will be used …
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eBay Officially Announces International Shipping Option

February 6, 2020 8:55 pm

eBay officially announced on Thursday a new shipping option called eBay International Standard Delivery, writing that it would be available to all sellers this month. The program is unlike the …
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Amazon Launched 225 Tools and Services for Sellers in 2019

February 6, 2020 8:46 pm

Amazon said it launched 225 new tools and services to help third-party sellers last year, and said small- and medium-sized businesses had a record-breaking year on Amazon. “more than 15,000 …
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eBay Dangles Coupon in Exchange for Receiving Mobile Alerts

February 6, 2020 8:11 pm

eBay is running a promotion, but in order to get the $5 coupon, you must send a text to eBay, in which case you’ll receive marketing texts until or unless …
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PayPal Clarifies Impact of Policy Change on eBay Sellers

February 6, 2020 1:33 pm

It would seem eBay sellers can breathe a sigh of relief over a new PayPal policy regarding seller transparency. PayPal updated its user agreement, and one provision going into effect …
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eBay Expands International Shipping Service

February 6, 2020 1:17 pm

eBay is expanding a new international shipping service that was originally called “eBay Send” during its pilot period. In November, we reported that eBay was allowing only certain sellers to …
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BigCommerce Adds Multi-Currency Features for International Sales

February 5, 2020 12:31 pm

BigCommerce launched a suite of multi-currency features to help merchants “natively” present, transact and settle in more than 100 currencies, stating that it strengthens the ability to sell cross-border to …
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eBay Accepts 50 Sellers to Texas Retail Revival Program

February 5, 2020 12:16 am

eBay accepted 50 sellers to its Retail Revival program in Austin, Texas and held workshops for them this month on “how to thrive in the digital marketplace,” with sessions on …
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