How fun for an entrepreneur to utter the words, “Today, I’m pleased to announce we’ve been acquired by (fill in the blank).” On Monday, it was Emmett Shear’s turn, announcing on Twitch.tv’s blog that he had sold the business to Read more
New data from comScore shows mobile shopping is helping boost total ecommerce spending numbers, despite the fact that mobile commerce as a percentage of total digital commerce is only about 11%. Referencing the second-quarter 2014 period, the research firm said, Read more
The Bonanza marketplace may have launched as an alternative to eBay, but it has never offered auction format listings. But in a recent blog post, it left the door open to that possibility. Mark Dorsey took to the Bonanza blog Read more
eBay is making a major change to the way buyers return items to sellers, and the overwhelming majority of sellers surveyed disagree with the policy. When asked, “Do you think eBay should institute the managed returns policy for all sellers,” Read more
An eBay seller filed a class action lawsuit against eBay and PayPal for, among other things, Breach of Contract and Unfair Business Practices, alleging that eBay has created a “buyer always wins” policy to the detriment of sellers, and touching Read more
A rumor surfaced on Thursday that eBay might be considering plans to spinoff PayPal as early as next year. The report comes months after eBay had quieted Carl Icahn, who had been pressuring the eBay board to spin off the payments service. Read more
After a rumor surfaced that Alibaba’s new U.S. marketplace 11 Main might be considering dropping PayPal as a payment method, we checked in with company spokesperson Abbygail Reyes. Her response to our inquiry: “11 Main enables consumers to use credit cards directly Read more
Amazon is close to finishing construction of a new warehouse complex in Reno on a 91-acre industrial park, according to aNevada television station. The complex will house three buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet. The new fulfillment center location will Read more
eBay UK is running a free listing promotion over the bank holiday. eBay.co.uk registered private sellers who have been invited to participate can create up to 100 listings (in addition to any other free listings they are eligible for) using Read more
Etsy is introducing a new paid-advertising option for sellers called “Promoted Listings.” It will replace Etsy’s cost per click Search Ads on October 1st. With Promoted Listings, sellers will no longer select and manage keywords as part of their ad Read more
