eBay is running a 7-day promotion for business sellers in the UK – but unfortunately, it’s by invitation only. Sellers who are invited and activate the promotion can create up to 50,000 fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fee. “This Read more
Amazon is still playing in the hardware field with mixed success, and now comes word that it will launch a $50 tablet to be sold in time to make it a holiday gift. The Wall Street Journalsaid the tablet will feature Read more
PayPal rival Skrill, formerly called Moneybookers, has been providing online payment solutions to the gambling industry for over 10 years. Now it looks like PayPal wants a piece of the action in the U.S., where it had prohibited its service Read more
Etsy launched another new feature to encourage shoppers to explore its marketplace. The Editors’ Picks pages are based on themes or events and showcase items from a variety of categories. Etsy currently displays a link to Editors Picks pages on Read more
There may be signs of hope for sellers who’ve felt the effects of Google’s penalty against eBay. While not a resounding improvement, Wall Street analyst Mark May of Citi Research published a report indicating some signs of stabilization. The effects Read more
Amazon continues to expand what and how it will deliver to consumers – including opening a restaurant division. In the past week, Amazon has announced the expansion of its one-hour delivery service in Seattle; it has announced a new fulfillment Read more
eBay was the subject of an investigation by ABC News over its practices with regard to the ease in which it releases information about sellers. The news report was critical of eBay’s practice of providing seller names and locations to Read more
A mega merchant that calls itself the nation’s largest seller of used books has loaded millions of listings on eBay under at least 9 different accounts. A reader noticed the listings are showing up on top of Best Match search Read more
Stamps.com agreed last month to settle a lawsuit filed by Rapid Enterprises, which operates as Express 1. The case began after Stamps.com acquired ShipStation last year, in June. Express 1 then sued ShipStation on August 14, 2014. Express 1 is Read more
Twitter will make available Buy Buttons to small merchants through an integration with the Shopify ecommerce platform, according to recent reports. Wall Street analyst Bob Peck of SunTrust believes Buy Buttons will roll out to Shopify merchants this fall, “allowing Read more
