In the legendary sci-fi film The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo he’s been living in a dream world. That virtual existence parallels the internet, upon which many online sellers have built their businesses rather than take on the myriad challenges of the Read more
Mobile payments service Square has entered into a deal with Whole Foods Market, which will use Square’s point-of-sale systems to accept payments from customers purchasing items at food venues within select Whole Foods Market stores. It is Square’s first partnership Read more
Time and again, we hear online merchants urging online marketplaces to advertise their sites more prominently, with many sellers advocating TV campaigns to drive shoppers to their listings. eBay and Overstock.com have run some memorable television ads in the past, Read more
The good news for sellers? eBay is running a free-listing promotion. The bad news? It’s only running in the UK; it’s only for private (casual) sellers; and it’s by invitation only. And there’s one more important twist to the promotion: Read more
There’s debate about whether there should be a new law requiring online merchants to collect sales tax in states where they don’t have a physical presence. But the reality is, sellers must deal with sales tax in their own states Read more
You probably don’t think of guns when you think of Etsy, the marketplace known for handmade goods and vintage items. Indeed, the site prohibits the sale of firearms and weapons. But on Monday, Etsy announced a new update to that Read more
eBay will roll out a new seller dashboard over the coming weeks and says the new page will give sellers greater insight into their performance. Staying in compliance with eBay’s performance standards has never been more important, with exposure in Read more
Late last year, an eBay seller took to the social site Reddit to announce the discovery of a purported “scam and theft ring,” whereby items bound for buyers overseas sent through the Global Shipping Program weren’t making it past a processing facility Read more
eBay told sellers in the UK (and in the U.S. on Monday) it had inadvertently reset sellers’ photo-sharing preferences and advised them to check their settings. While not everyone realizes it, eBay allows itself to add photos that sellers have uploaded in Read more
eBay has been on a makeover kick, with a new logo, new social features and a redesigned eBay Store among the changes over the past year or so. Now it’s time for its payments unit to get a redesign – Read more
