eBay made a change to one aspect of its feedback system that makes it more difficult for sellers to assess their actual or potential trading partners. UK sellers woke up to the change on Tuesday, with no announcement from eBay Read more
More states are finding creative ways to put the burden of collecting sales tax on out-of-state merchants, thanks in part to Supreme Court Justice Kennedy (see more in this Law.com article about what’s happening and why). A new bill was introduced this Read more
While many inventory-management tools are hosted on the web, plenty of small eBay sellers like to have a tool on their desktop for managing listings. GarageSale is one of the few such tools for Mac users, and it recently got Read more
Uncertainty continues for online merchants who use Yahoo Small Business even as a major development in its parent company’s saga was disclosed on Monday morning: Verizon is acquiring Yahoo. However, merchants appear to have some breathing room until early next Read more
eBay is recruiting sellers to join its Small Business Ambassador Network. eBay created the program, which it refers to as “SBAN,” in 2013 to help with grass roots campaigning on legislative issues. In a recent recruitment email to an EcommerceBytes Read more
You’ve seen us write about the issue of Terminal Dues of late, which is what postal services around the world charge each other for last-mile delivery. The issue is important, since some overseas merchants may pay less than domestic merchants to ship Read more
Amazon will open its seventh fulfillment center in Texas, the company announced on Friday. The Houston location will join Amazon’s other fulfillment centers in the state, which are located in Coppell, Haslet, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Schertz; an upcoming facility Read more
Etsy has decided to abandon a feature it had been testing that was designed to help shoppers browsing the site. In late June, Etsy notified members of a new “Recommended categories” section on the Etsy homepage on both the desktop Read more
If you aren’t attending the eBay OPEN event for sellers in Las Vegas this week, you can still catch some of the sessions. eBay will be more than “webcasting” parts of the event – it’s making it a “virtual” conference. Read more
Who doesn’t want to get discounted postage rates, but the issue of USPS reseller discounts is getting some attention from Wall Street in recent weeks. Accusations are flying that Stamps.com is abusing reseller discounts, but those allegations are coming from Read more
