eBay has found an interesting way to build a personalized mailing list of collectors who might be interested in its new live-auction platform, coming soon, in which Sotheby’s is a key partner. eBay is running a sweepstakes offering a chance to Read more
Sellers are reporting major technical problems with USPS Click N Ship, a service they use to print online postage, with one avid user calling the glitches “the biggest ecommerce story of the month.” Last week, the service had an outage, Read more
Etsy is testing some enhancements to its “vacation mode” setting that sellers use when they need to put their listings and shop on hold. Previously Etsy sellers who used vacation mode were unable to edit their listings, for example, and Read more
Word leaked late last year that Amazon was partnering with the USPS on Sunday deliveries in certain markets, and in May, Amazon said it had already delivered millions of packages since it began Sunday deliveries. Now the company is explaining how it’s Read more
Amazon had some important reminders for third-party sellers this month. First, sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) should weed out inventory that’s not moving. Amazon will assess its bi-annual FBA Long-Term Storage fee on August 15, 2014. “To avoid Read more
In 2008, the public relations teams of eBay and Louis Vuitton’s parent LVMH sparred over a French court ruling over counterfeits and intellectual property rights. But last week, they came together and issued a joint statement announcing the two had Read more
The USPS pilot program to test postal counters inside Staples stores is ending next month. Postal workers had objected to the program because, while they were called “USPS counters,” they were actually manned by non-union Staples employees who were trained Read more
A veteran of Amazon and eBay, Guru Hariharan has raised $8.5 million for his company to help retailers compete with Amazon. While small and micro sellers won’t be using Boomerang Commerce’s services, they may wish to understand how the company Read more
Sometimes, buyers who purchase from a third-party Amazon seller find an issue with what they’ve bought and turn to Amazon’s customer service for relief. One recommended process, the A-to-Z Guarantee Claim, has irritated several sellers who feel that process unfairly hurts Read more
WASHINGTON – In January, the inspector general’s office at the U.S. Postal Service floated the idea that retail post offices could begin offering customers financial services like international money transfers and facilitating ecommerce payments. The OIG pitched its proposal as a “win-win,” Read more
