Meeting sellers in person can help marketplaces better understand their needs. Over the course of a few months this year, over 250 Etsy administrators visited sellers in their places of work. And while Etsy may focus on artisans and crafters, Read more
eBay Marketplaces may lay off thousands of employees next year thanks to the pending breakup with PayPal. That according to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday which cited “people familiar with the company’s thinking.” “The planned layoffs appear to be part of Read more
eBay deleted a post by an employee that revealed the company’s practice of imposing secret limits on sellers accounts after EcommerceBytes’ coverage of the issue. (By press time, the post was back, so be sure to read through to the Read more
“You can’t lose when you list your phone on eBay,” according to its unusual promotion. Participants can auction their mobile phones on eBay and, if they use its recommended starting price, they won’t lose out. First, if their phone sells Read more
Etsy is trying to take advantage of the fact that many of its sellers straddle the online and offline world, displaying their wares at shows and fairs. In fact, 35% of its US-based sellers sell at craft fairs. Presuming that Read more
As we blogged early Tuesday morning, Amazon launched a “Make an Offer” feature in certain categories that lets shoppers haggle over the price of items. Marketplace sellers are familiar with such features – on eBay, for example, it’s called Best Offer. Read more
eBay UK is running a listing promotion for sellers in the days running up to the Christmas holiday. And unlike most listing promotions in the UK, this one is for business sellers, not casual sellers. Invited sellers can create up Read more
eBay is plugging products and services from companies such as Sprint and LegalZoom. eBay is positioning the marketing as a “subscriber discount program” for eBay Stores – it’s not clear what the partners are paying eBay for the exposure. The Read more
With any luck readers of EcommerceBytes.com are busily fulfilling numerous ecommerce orders for their customers. The season should get busier with more packages being shipped each week through the Christmas holiday. Those shipping processes face a potentially expensive change for Read more
Alibaba’s 11 Main marketplace has launched a new Shopper Referral program and is running Google Product Listing Ads (PLAs) to promote sellers listings. It is also extending its free-shipping promotion for merchants. The new Shopper Referral program encourages merchants to Read more
