Last-minute online shopping lost some luster at the end of the 2013 holiday shopping season thanks to late deliveries caused by bad weather and high package volumes. This year, shipping carriers UPS and FedEx said they would consider declining last-minute Read more
In the UK, eBay opted all sellers into its Click & Collect service, and signs are pointing to a similar program coming to the U.S. The marketplace platform told Reuters (link via Globe and Mail) it was “retooling its local Read more
Craigslist said visitors to its site were redirected to other sites on Sunday evening. The cause was due to a hack of one of its domain registrars rather than the classifieds site itself. Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster published a post Read more
Cyber Monday is one of the biggest online shopping days of the entire year. But thanks to a day-long “technical issue” on eBay yesterday, sellers were unable to list 7-day auctions timed to end next Monday. eBay acknowledged the problem Read more
Online sellers on Bonanza are now receiving lower shipping costs when they purchase and print their shipping labels on the platform. The marketplace explained it was making USPS Commercial Plus pricing available to its sellers. The Postal Service gives Commercial Read more
Nearly every weekend eBay UK announces a multi-day seller promotion, and this weekend was no exception. And as is the case with most UK promotions, this one was also for private (casual) sellers only who are registered as a resident Read more
Usually eBay restricts free-listing promotions to a subset of sellers, but on Friday it kicked of a listing promotion open to all sellers. eBay is allowing sellers to list up to 500 listings in auction or fixed-price format and pay Read more
Could you boost your online sales by 25%? eBay thinks some of its sellers can, and is entering them into a sweepstakes as part of its effort to motivate them to meet that goal. eBay sent personalized invitations explaining, “Because Read more
Amazon had been Royal Mail’s biggest customer, accounting for 6% of sales. But a new delivery service from Amazon along with competition from TNT, Yodel, and others has negatively impacted Royal Mail revenue. Formerly Britain’s national postal service, Royal Mail underwent Read more
First Class Package Service (FCPS) is popular with online sellers mailing packages 13 ounces and under, according to Stamps.com Senior Director of Online Marketing Eric Nash. “With a max cost of $3.47 and delivery within 1-3 days plus free tracking Read more
