Those auction watchers on eBay should present an amazing opportunity for future conversion opportunities, but eBay doesn’t allow sellers visibility into who’s watching. One person claimed this situation was about to change. A recent rumor at the eBay Community Forumssuggested a Read more
Alibaba sold its eBay selling tools and 11 Main marketplace to a little known marketplace called OpenSky last week, and took a 37% share in the company. A person familiar with the matter said that at least in the short Read more
Federal authorities intend to finalize rules for the commercial use of drones within the next year, but even then, Amazon’s Prime Air delivery system will likely remain grounded. That’s because the Federal Aviation Administration is signaling that it will maintain Read more
The USPS will expand its grocery-delivery service called Customized Delivery, which provides customers with delivery of groceries and other prepackaged goods primarily during a 3 am to 7 am delivery window. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) granted permission last fall for the Read more
Craigslist purists are likely rejoicing at the news that eBay has sold its share in the classifieds site back to Craigslist. eBay has had some doozies when it comes to acquisitions – Skype was its most spectacular failure from a Read more
Etsy announced it has changed the way reviews appear in sellers’ shop listings. Reviews appear in order of recency, but now when shoppers visit a particular product listing page, they will see reviews relevant to that listing at the top Read more
Etsy sellers were in panic mode on Thursday after reports surfaced that Etsy had shut down shops. A reader reported, “Etsy is shutting down shops that have been open for 10 years. Looks like a major bug, but even the Read more
An eBay spokesperson confirmed on Thursday it had prevented some buyers from purchasing items on the UK marketplace in error. Sellers had first identified the problem, reporting on discussion boards that eBay was blocking buyers from adding items to their Read more
eBay experienced severe technical issues for about 2 hours on Thursday evening starting sometime after 6:30 pm Eastern. Users were unable to complete successful searches or sign in (or log off), other pages were not functioning. eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore Read more
Amazon unveiled Video Shorts last year, an amalgam of brand promotion, product placement, and entertainment videos. What is the service, and is Amazon.com competing with YouTube? There has been more to browse than just books on Amazon.com for many years, with video Read more
