Etsy grew sales 18% in the first quarter and grew its own revenue 40% – indicating sellers are paying proportionately more to Etsy for sales than they had in the past. PayPal integration with Direct Checkout has much to do Read more
eBay continues to roll out its new “create a listing” flow to more users, which is designed to make it faster and easier to list items on the marketplace. The eBay Seller Team is sending emails to sellers to let Read more
eBay told Store owners in Canada on Monday that it would be issuing its new coupons in Canadian currency rather than US dollars. The coupons are a new perk of operating an eBay Store after the marketplace raised subscription fees Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig acknowledged that the revamp of its mobile app last year caused some user dissatisfaction (it was panned by users), but as promised, eBay released updates to its mobile apps on Monday. Wenig told Wall Street analysts Read more
Visitors to the 11Main.com marketplace launched by Alibaba 2 years ago were greeted with a message on Monday that the site had “moved” to OpenSky.com. However, merchants must open a store on OpenSky if they aren’t already selling there. Likewise, Read more
eBay announced a new program called the Shine Awards for Small Business, and sellers who enter will have the chance to win up to $10,000. An eBay spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the awards honor outstanding small business owners and eBay sellers. Read more
eBay is running a promotion for sellers in the UK, but yet again it’s by invitation only and limited to private sellers. The month-long sale gives eBay.co.uk-registered private sellers who have been invited to participate up to 100 listings per day – Read more
Readers are responding to our coverage of Amazon UPC code requirements. As we noted in this recent blog post, while Amazon already works to keep its catalog clean, sellers are reporting that Amazon is expanding its crackdown on incorrect UPC codes. Read more
Brands are playing catchup on Amazon, and as they look to control their product pages, they’re going up against third-party merchants. A recent post details strategies brands are using to win the Buy box and get the sale. Analytics firm Read more
This year, May 1st brought higher selling costs to the eBay marketplace. Just a month ago, eBay announced higher fees (and more benefits) for operating eBay Stores, while last fall it told sellers they’d have to meet a stricter policy Read more
