A researcher reported a security flaw to eBay that would have enabled fraudsters to steal its members’ credentials, according to Motherboard, which wrote about the vulnerability on Monday. The publication said eBay confirmed it received the report on December 11th but Read more
eBay offered advice to sellers who are dealing with higher shipping costs. As the Postal Service rate hike for shipping services takes effect on Sunday, eBay said it has negotiated rates with the USPS that will save sellers up to Read more
eBay is getting creative with its promotions. Its latest invitation to users came with the subject line, “Start the year with more cash” and promises to give a coupon that grow each time an item sells. The coupon promotion kicked Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list auctions, though a glitch is preventing some invitees from participating. eBay used an unusual tactic with its email invitation – the letter was written by Eric Del Valle, not an Read more
Can retailers and online merchants afford to sell on Amazon? Can they afford not to? Online sellers confront that paradox every day. What changes lie ahead for the ecommerce juggernaut and how will these trends impact marketplace sellers? We checked Read more
Forthcoming fee changes at PayPal affecting Canadian sellers caused a stir when they were first announced. One discussion at the Etsy forums expressed horror at PayPal’s fee update that will take effect on April 13th. “We have made changes to Section 8.4(b) Read more
eBay is giving sellers an unusual incentive for adopting product identifiers, which will be required in at the end of February in certain categories. Sellers who receive the offer can earn a 2.5-cent credit for each eligible listing they update. Read more
Two different eBay sellers selling the same type of coin, a 1918/7 D Nickel. Both listings display a poor review from a buyer who had left the review not for the product in general, but rather, for a particular coin Read more
Concern about gun control has helped boost the sales of guns in the past. In 2008, the founder of GunBroker told us that sales had picked up around the time President Obama was elected over concern that about his agenda. Read more
As if defect claims weren’t bad enough, there is a form of fraud that’s on the rise for merchants to beware. Security expert/blogger Brian Krebs says it’s a form of warranty fraud that is made possible by account takeovers. Krebs Read more
