Skip to content
06 Sep, 2025
Latest News
Etsy Consolidates C-Suite with Departure of Chief Product Officer
PayPal Launches New Hub to Track Recurring Subscriptions
eBay Kicks Off 30th Anniversary Marketing Campaign
EcommerceBytes

EcommerceBytes

  • Home
  • News
    • Marketplaces
    • Payments
    • Security and Fraud Issues
    • Selling Tools
    • Shipping
    • Tax and Legal Issues
    • Trends and Shopping Data
  • Blogs
    • EcommerceBytes Blog
    • AuctionBytes Blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Tools
    • EKG
    • Service Ratings
    • Guides
    • Auction Calendar
    • Merchant Directory
  • Classifieds
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Home
  • 2017
  • June
  • Page 2

Month: June 2017

eBay Highlights 8 Sellers in Virtual Block Party

June 22, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay Virtual Block Party Guitar display

eBay created a virtual shopping experience to tie in with its “Fill Your Cart With Color” marketing campaign. Visitors to eBayBlockParty.com can browse displays of items from about 8 sellers, including items such as eyeglasses, guitars, and sneakers. Clicking on Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay marketing1 Comment

In a Hurry for Your Money? PayPal Instant Transfer

June 22, 2017 Ina Steiner
PayPal

Need cash from your PayPal account right away? PayPal users will soon be able to instantly transfer money to their bank accounts via eligible debit cards linked to their PayPal account – for a fee of 25 cents – thanks Read more

News, PaymentsPayPal

Etsy Lays Off Workers and Suspends Brand Marketing

June 21, 2017 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy has suspended brand marketing and announced layoffs that reduce its workforce by 22% since December. The news came in the form of a press release titled, “Etsy Sharpens Focus on Key Growth Initiatives,” in which Etsy’s new CEO Josh Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman, Etsy layoffs6 Comments

eBay Launches New APIs as Developers Conference Kicks Off

June 20, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay Developers Program

eBay kicked off its 2017 developers conference at eBay headquarters in San Jose, California today with the news that it is releasing new and updated buy and sell APIs. This week’s eBay Connect is the first of seven events eBay Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay APIs, eBay Developers Program

Etsy Unveils the Etsy Journal

June 20, 2017 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy has been publishing its blog for 10 years with stories about artisans, collectors, buyers, and sellers. Often it features Etsy shops. On Monday, it announced it is changing the name to the Etsy Journal and is compiling posts into Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy

eBay Struggles to Patch Its Shipping Label Platform

June 19, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay has been struggling to fix issues affecting sellers’ ability to print shipping labels through its platform. In a rare move, eBay published a post acknowledging the issue on Friday and posted several updates to the announcement as it attempted Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay glitch

UPS to Charge Merchants Extra for Holiday Shipping

June 19, 2017 Ina Steiner
UPS shipping

Online sellers who use UPS will pay more for shipping their holiday orders this year. UPS announced a new peak charge for US Residential deliveries and large packages, among other services. In addition, UPS will apply a peak surcharge on Read more

News, Shippingholiday shipping, UPS1 Comment

For Techies: How eBay Built Its New Homepage

June 18, 2017June 18, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay’s desire for a new homepage presented a challenge to its tech team. Management wanted the homepage to include personalized listings and ads and to feature trends and curated content – and be really fast to load. Here’s a description Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay homepage, eBay personalization1 Comment

eBay Showcases Its Relationship with Sellers

June 18, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay sellers

eBay launched a “Partner to Sellers” website to act as a “central destination to spotlight our work with and for sellers.” eBay said the new site underpins its commitment to helping all sellers succeed, and showcases the role it plays Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay2 Comments

eBay to Close Half.com, Its Book and Media Marketplace

June 16, 2017September 4, 2017 Ina Steiner
eBay-Closes_Half-dot_com

eBay informed sellers on Friday it will shut down Half.com, its marketplace for books and media listings. HDC, as it is sometimes referred to, is set to close on August 31, 2017, after which it will redirect to eBay.com. “We Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay closure, Half.com4 Comments

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3 … 6 Next


Ecommerce EKG

Archive Search

Subscribe to the FREE EcommerceBytes newsletters here.

User Admin

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS


buyersmarket2aaa2.JPG (7729 bytes)

Copyright © 1999-2025 Steiner Associates, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy & Terms
  • Disclosure
Magazine Plus Pro by WEN Themes