Billie Carnes had been selling vintage items through Fab.com for about 10 months when she received notice from the company in October that the category had been terminated, and that her upcoming sale was cancelled. “I was absolutely blindsided,” Carnes Read more
The appeal of Etsy and its approach to connecting handmade goods makers and vintage sellers with the buying public has attained a global reach. A recent change to Etsy’s listings now makes many more of those items visible in multiple Read more
Like death and taxes, annual rate hikes from shipping carriers are a certainty – the only positive thing about them is that they occur after the holiday shopping season. This week, the other shoe dropped from the US Postal Service Read more
One would hardly expect Google to think of anything as too much when it comes to search advertising. After all, those humble contextual text ads emanating from its AdWords program have made Google a multi-billion dollar firm and a household Read more
A number of companies that were set up to help online merchants through the use of data-driven services have received funding lately, proving that ecommerce is not immune from the “big data” craze. One such company, Channel IQ, is developing Read more
eBay has found a new way to offer handcrafted and American made goods on its site in what looks like a bid to compete with Etsy. eBay sent emails to shoppers this week introducing Martha Stewart on eBay, featuring the Read more
What is eBay without the auctions, like the famed broken laser pointer that was the first item sold on the site? According to Tech in Asia via Yahoo News, it’s Blanja.com, which recently unveiled itself to the Indonesia market. Blanja.com arrived as Read more
Etsy kicked off a global marketing campaign last week that is focused on reaching new visitors who are shopping for gifts. The centerpiece of the campaign are three videos that each showcase a handmade item from a different Etsy seller. Read more
eBay sent a letter to users on Monday informing them of the end of a pilot program impacting the Best Offer feature in certain categories. “I think is AWESOME news,” wrote one seller who received the notice via email. “Beta Read more
The United States Postal Service will begin delivering Amazon packages on Sundays beginning with two cities. The new service is kicking off in Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas, and Amazon said the new service would roll out to Read more
