eBay will lay off 2,400 employees, which is 7% of its workforce, the company revealed on Wednesday. The company is splitting its Marketplaces and Payments units into two separate companies later this year. After an abysmal quarter in terms of Read more
eBay Marketplaces had an abysmal fourth quarter, growing GMV a mere 2%, and eBay didn’t give its sellers much incentive to stick it out in the short term: executives told Wall Street things were going to get worse before they Read more
PayPal co-sponsored an event on online authentication – not product authentication with which merchants are familiar, but rather, the process by which websites authenticate users when they log in to their systems. It used the event to introduce the FIDO Read more
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but eBay is also attracted to the gemstones, and it’s working to bring on diamond sellers to its marketplace. While it may seem like good news to shoppers, existing sellers on eBay may Read more
The fact that a marketplace such as Amazon could have a glitch is not surprising to any experienced online seller – or anyone who uses computers, for that matter. But in thinking back to all the glitches that eBay and Read more
Etsy is adding transparency to its ad program for online sellers, called Promoted Listings, explaining it has received feedback that it’s difficult for sellers to see which of their listings are being advertised and which are not at any given Read more
Developers and affiliates who use eBay’s API to help attract shoppers received a reminder from eBay last week. On February 28th, eBay is shutting down several calls within the Shopping API. Certain “finding” calls will cease to work as of Read more
Amazon reminded its third-party merchants of the “holiday halo” effect, explaining that while sales may slow after the holidays, that January can be a strong revenue month – and it reminded sellers to be sure to replenish their inventory. There Read more
eBay UK is running a promotion for private (casual) sellers, prompting one seller to question the fees he is paying to operate an eBay Store. “What is the point of paying for a basic store (200 free listings) when you Read more
Despite a recovering economy, US shoppers still found enough money on their credit and debit cards to drop $601.8 billion in retail spending during the recently completed 2014 holiday shopping season per the National Retail Federation. While we can’t know the Read more
