eBay will kick off its first live auction on Thursday after a 5-year absence. The distinction goes to an auction of perfume bottles conducted by Indianapolis auction house Ripley Auctions, to be followed by a Swann Galleries auction of African-American Read more
In September, Google made changes to its Sitelinks Search Box, and according to Internet Retailer, some merchants are unhappy with the change and say it’s another way for Google to increase the money it makes from advertising. What Is Google Sitelinks Read more
A tweet from developer and Stanford student Andrew Aude caught the attention of TechCrunch and others when he posted, “@Facebook Messenger has P2P payments coming. @SquareCash style.” Facebook gave away its intentions when it hired David Marcus away from PayPal in June, Read more
Executives who will take over as CEOs after eBay breaks up into two publicly-traded companies next year will be well compensated, according to filings with the SEC. eBay announced the breakup on Tuesday and said current eBay Inc. CEO John Read more
eBay sellers say they are unable to put items on sale using the Markdown Manager feature. “Taking away store sellers’ rights to put their own items on sale is an unacceptable, destructive and short sighted eBay policy,” an irate seller Read more
While Amazon continues to open new warehouses around the globe, it is closing its 915,000-square-foot warehouse near Coffeyville, Kansas. This is the second older fulfillment center slated for closure recently. In August, word came that the company would close its Fernley, Read more
eBay sellers say the company has once again placed them into its Global Shipping Program (GSP). The program is controversial for several reasons – not the least of which is that it is an opt-out rather than opt-in program. A Read more
While many online sellers expect a postage rate increase each year, the cost of mailing a letter will remain the same come January. The USPS will not raise prices in January for Market Dominant products, good news for sellers of Read more
Can a new $10 million fund help create some “killer apps” for online payment service Stripe? One of its investors, venture capital firm General Catalyst, is banking on a larger ecosystem to extend Stripe by launching the GC Stripe Platform Read more
Sometimes you do everything right and you still can’t catch a break. eBay makes sellers who wish to get Top Rated Seller status and the perks that come with it to jump through a number of hoops. But on Wednesday, Read more
