It took eBay 6 months to find a replacement to head its enterprise division, and ultimately it chose an outsider with a technology rather than retail background. eBay named Craig Hayman President of its eBay Enterprise business on Tuesday. Tobias Read more
Many Etsy sellers fiercely complained about a test the marketplace ran last month that hid shipping costs on product listing pages. After completing phase one of the testing, Etsy has now resumed a second phase of testing. Etsy initially suspended phase two Read more
Proxibid announced new enhanced search functionality and a new practice of displaying seller ratings on its marketplace similar to eBay’s system. It also said it would expand its risk-management system as it continues to grow internationally. Proxibid is based in Read more
eBay sellers are still reporting problems with eBay’s auto-relist feature. In fact, eBay appears to be having some strange problems in recent weeks. The company has acknowledged emails going out in error – such as the International Site Visibility emailand the eBay Read more
Etsy acquired a leading marketplace for handmade goods in France, its sixth acquisition. A Little Market boasts 88,000 designers, 620,000 members, and over 1.9 million creations, with 3.3 million monthly visits and 31 million page views per month, according to the most Read more
eBay mistakenly sent an email to Store subscribers last week that promised them a free month of Store fees, “valued at up to $199.95,” and is now offering the recipients of that email free listings instead. A reader had forwarded Read more
Etsy says the sellers who make things to sell on its site are not part of a “charming little trend,” and it is taking its case to Washington, DC with some bold proposals. Among the ideas is a revolutionary way Read more
Conventional wisdom says Sundays are the best day to end an online auction on sites like eBay, and that still holds true, according to the results of an EcommerceBytes poll. We also asked sellers if holidays impact bidding, and on Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe is having a rough year, but got a piece of good news when Nike announced on Thursday it appointed him to its Board of Directors. Nike co-founder and chairman Philip Knight said in a press release, Read more
Some types of traffic are more valuable than others, and Amazon is recognizing that through a new Bounty program for affiliate advertisers. Bringing a shopper who buys an item is great, but what about a shopper who signs up for Read more
