eBay reminded sellers on Wednesday that its new updates to its seller performance standards announced in March as part of the Spring Seller Release will now be reflected in the August 20 seller evaluation. “Aimed at delivering more satisfied buyers Read more
Increased revenue courtesy of greater patronage from small and medium-sized online businesses and their shipping needs hasn’t been enough to offset ongoing multi-billion dollar losses at the US Postal Service. But its plan to help offset losses by closing more mail Read more
It’s no longer strange to think about making a purchase from a mobile app, but it can be more clunky trying to buy something on a tiny screen than on a desktop computer. PayPal is working to make it easier, Read more
eBay recently recognized its “star sellers” in China at a leadership summit, where company executives acknowledged eBay China sellers’ role in driving the country’s online export trade. More than 60 top exporters from mainland China were honored for their achievements Read more
Microsoft’s Dare Obsanjo brought out the promised update to the Bing Ads interface, with promises of rolling out the new look and feel to Bing advertisers over the next few weeks. Bing’s service places ads on Microsoft sites as well as on Read more
Sellers on eBay.com who wish to sell internationally without dealing with international shipping and customer service can use eBay’s Global Shipping Program, though the program is not without its critics (detailed in other articles). While foreign buyers have always been Read more
Bonanza is launching an affiliate program on Tuesday to drive traffic to its online marketplace. CEO Bill Harding said the affiliate commissions average 70% higher than eBay and Amazon. However, unlike other marketplace affiliate programs, this one is funded directly Read more
Six high-end auction houses have banded together to launch a live-bidding platform called Bidsquare. The move comes just 3 months after eBay announced it was launching a live-auction platform in partnership with Sotheby’s and with live-auction platform Invaluable (formerly Artfact), Read more
As the USPS gets ready to lower commercial rates for Priority Mail packages next month, UPS and FedEx expressed some concerns. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) referenced those concerns in its order Friday approving the rate changes to Priority Mail Read more
A relieved eBay announced a mid-August 2014 interruption of service has come to an end and all has returned to normal. Though the culprit appears to be related to changes to internet routing tables made by telecom firm Verizon, some Read more
