The FAA will allow Amazon to test its drones, the agency revealed on Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration issued an “experimental airworthiness certificate” to an Amazon Logistics, Inc. unmanned aircraft (UAS) design that the company will use for research and Read more
Etsy is pulling a popular listing-management tool from its API program. In a surprise email to users on Thursday, the marketplace told sellers the third-party applications BETSI and BETSI lite will no longer have access to the Etsy Application Programming Read more
eBay issued a notice to sellers in the UK, informing them of the Royal Mail rate changes for 2015. “We want to explain how this affects you,” eBay UK stated. Announced at the end of February, the changes take effect Read more
The U.S. Postal Service is ending standalone support for its Click-N-Ship for Business App (CNSB), formerly called Shipping Assistant, which launched in 2003. USPS spokesperson Darleen Reid confirmed that the organization had sent an email blast to customers this week Read more
Rumors surfaced at the IRCE Focus: Digital Design conference on Wednesday that Amazon will close its web-hosting service. Kevin Richards, CEO of Ventura Web Design, was speaking on a panel about the basics of ecommerce site design. He confirmed the news Read more
Several threads on its discussion boards reveal that eBay is giving away $5 in coupons to shoppers who experience delays in receiving their package, or experienced other problems with their orders. One user who said she mostly sells on eBay Read more
eBay UK is running a promotion in which it gives sellers a break on commission fees. However, the sale applies only to one item, with plenty of restrictions. The promotion is by invitation only and applies only to private (casual) Read more
NOTE: This article was originally published in EcommerceBytes on April 25, 2013 and was republished inadvertently on March 18, 2015. ARLINGTON, Va. – As the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service rolls out new shipping services, works to reduce its distribution network, Read more
Facebook’s brand new payment service has several things going for it that might sound appealing to online sellers – first of all, it’s free. Secondly, there’s no risk of chargebacks since senders cannot use credit cards to fund payments. But Read more
Ecommerce powerhouse Rakuten will allow Bitcoin payments, the company announced. Customers will be able to choose Bitcoin as a payment option on Rakutken.com (formerly Buy.com), to be followed by Rakuten.de in Germany and Rakuten.at in Austria. Rakuten said the advantage Read more
