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
Selling wholesale isn’t for everyone, but for those who have the capacity to make products in volume and the margin to sell to retailers at wholesale prices, the idea of seeing your products on retail shelves is tempting, and Etsy Read more
Online sellers are dealing with increases in shipping costs this year, with the impending January 17th rate hike from the US Postal Service especially worrisome as they contain some big percentage increases across some classes of shipping services. Just some Read more
Louise Pentland joined PayPal in April as its new General Counsel responsible for PayPal’s compliance with financial and regulatory requirements around the world. And ensuring compliance given the pace of innovation at a company like PayPal is what drew her Read more
eBay is running a promotion to attract first-time sellers – an eBay registered user who has never sold an item on eBay.com under any user ID or on any eBay-affiliated sites. eBay outlines the main terms as follows: eligible sellers Read more
We can’t say it enough: online sellers should prepare for the USPS rate changes coming on January 17th. Planning now rather than waiting can help, and Shipping Easy has a new guide to help online sellers make sense of the Read more
eBay issued an alert to sellers in the UK warning them that power banks, aka portable battery packs, are now restricted goods similar to lithium polymer batteries per the Civil Aviation Authority. The news is significant to sellers of electronics Read more
Amazon is running a promotion to attract companies to sign up for its Amazon Business program. The Amazon Back to Businesspromotion offers deals on business products and office supplies. Under the promotion, Amazon Business customers will receive exclusive 20% discounts on Read more
Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday touting new services it introduced for sellers in the last year. It started off by citing some impressive numbers about the contribution sellers made to sales on Amazon, opening with the revelation that Read more
For many years, third-party merchants on Amazon accounted for about 30% of the units sold. Now that figure is approaching 50%, but paradoxically, many sellers are more dependent on Amazon than ever. Amazon is famous for being tight-lipped, but it Read more
