European governments want to collect taxes on international purchases made by their residents; marketplaces want to comply with government regulations around such taxes; and sellers are left in the middle. In the case of sellers outside the EU, a recent Read more
As head of “Seller Experience,” Dinesh Lathi was the face of eBay to many sellers, attending Town Hall meetings and top-seller events and posting many of the announcements that affected sellers on the eBay Announcement Board. Lathi left eBay in 2011 to Read more
“We Canucks got the shaft again” was just one of the negative responses from eBay sellers in Canada upon finally receiving their coupons for eBay-branded shipping supplies this week. The coupons were designed to take the sting out of higher eBay Store Read more
Tuesday marked the end of dual currencies on eBay Canada as it moved to exclude the US dollar from its marketplace, and Managing Director of the marketplace Andrea Stairs thanked sellers for their hard work in converting their listings. Stairs, Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration criticized Amazon this week, stating that the company has a history of violating Hazardous Materials (HazMat) regulations. The harsh words came in a press release announcing that the agency proposed a $350,000 civil penalty against the Read more
Shoppers using Apple’s Safari browser on their Macs and mobile devices will be able to use Apple Pay when the newest version of the Apple iOS operating system is officially released this fall. Specifically, the company wrote in its announcement: Read more
The importance of eBay’s legal team cannot be overstated. Over the years, eBay has fiercely battled those who would threaten its dominance and even its very existence. Mike Jacobson was a critical part of the battles as eBay General Counsel, Read more
Seth Beal is charged with making a success of Walmart’s third-party merchant marketplace. We sat down with Seth at the Internet Retailer conference in Chicago last week to learn more about the program, which, as the company announced in April, Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig wants to use Artificial Intelligence to show people products when they aren’t even on the site, he recently revealed. He also said eBay is using technology to better understand what people like and don’t like and Read more
eBay is running a promotion in which it is capping commission fees when items sell. The 2-day sale is by invitation only, and in its invitation, eBay wrote, “With Final Value Fees at no more than 1 pound for a Read more
