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Month: February 2014

eBay UK Promo for Business Sellers Not for Everyone

February 28, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a rare promotion for UK business sellers – but beware, it’s by invitation only, and you must click on a special RSVP link. Sellers who do receive the invitation can list up to 50,000 listings in fixed-price Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promotion, eBay UK

eBay Steps up Investment in India

February 28, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

After picking up a minority investment in Snapdeal for $50 million last year, eBay led another round of funding in the marketplace based in India. eBay led an approximate $133.77 million round of funding as part of its strategy to Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay India

Government Partners with eBay to Promote International Trade

February 28, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

The Commerce Secretary of the United States met with eBay executives and merchants and announced a partnership between the government and the ecommerce company. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said the partnership would promote U.S. trade and investment expansion. The partnership Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Government Relations, Penny Pritzker

eBid Auction Site Launches Mobile Apps

February 28, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Online auction site eBid.net has launched a mobile app for buyers and sellers. eBid co-founder Gary Sewell said the new mobile apps for both Apple and Android users offer users a convenient way to buy and sell in over 20 Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBid

Etsy and NYC Craft an Entrepreneurship Program

February 27, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

As the New York Daily News reported, New York City has a new idea for helping low-income New Yorkers earn some extra cash: “turn them into Etsy sellers.” According to the city’s website, the NYC Craft Entrepreneurship Program is a training program that Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy

Amazon Puts Brakes on Novelty Items

February 27, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is instituting new limits on certain sellers, but different from eBay Selling limits. In Amazon’s case, it is not instituting dollar or listing caps, but rather, it is limiting sellers to the number of novelty SKUs they can list. Amazon Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon crackdown

eBay Says Stick It, Carl

February 27, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay issued a press release on Wednesday titled, “Stick to the Facts, Carl” in response to Carl Icahn’s most recent letter to eBay shareholders, but it might as well have read, “Stick It, Carl.” In its response to Icahn’s first Read more

Marketplaces, NewsCarl Icahn, eBay breakup

Alibris Technical Issues Plague Online Booksellers

February 26, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Alibris is suffering latency issues when it comes to updating inventory leading to a host of issues for its booksellers. A seller explainedhow the delay in inventory uploads was impacting her business. “We like to upload price changes daily but when Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAlibris, Booksellers

WordPress Business Bloggers Can Start Selling Online

February 26, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bloggers using WordPress.com Business can add an ecommerce component to their blogs. WordPress.com has selected Ecwid, Shopify and ShopLocket as its first authorized commerce providers. Many people associate blogs with WordPress – it says it powers nearly 21.5% of the Read more

News, Selling ToolsEcwid, Shopify, ShopLocket, WordPress

eBay Tests CashBack Program with FatWallet

February 26, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Shoppers love cashback programs, and many people were disappointed when eBay suspended the cashback component of its affiliate program in 2011, impacting firms such as Ebates, BigCrumbs, FatWallet and KickItBack. And while eBay Partner Network (ePN) has not resurrected the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Cashback, FatWallet

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