Poshmark made it into the Sellers Choice Awards for the first time this year, coming in 5th place and picking up an award for Ease of Use. The mobile selling app focuses on fashion and consumer-to-consumer selling, but it is Read more
Bonanza came in sixth place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards, down from 5th place last year. Its lower-costs and flexible model seems to work well for many sellers. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 online sellers and asked Read more
Amazon came in 7th place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. It can’t be beat for sales, but selling on this highly competitive marketplace comes with a host of challenges. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 Read more
eCrater came in 8th place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. eCrater is both a free web store builder and an online marketplace. It’s free to list but takes an investment of time to see success. In Read more
Craigslist came in 9th place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. More sellers complained this year about fees, and some said Craigslist isn’t keeping up with rival mobile apps. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 online Read more
eBid came in 10th place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards. The UK-based marketplace lacks the robust sales of larger marketplaces, but fees are low and sellers approved of its stability. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 online sellers Read more
Facebook came in 11th place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards. Buy-sell groups in niche categories were preferred by many over Marketplace; some sellers panned Facebook for its enforcement practices. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 online sellers and Read more
Amazon is hosting six seller summits to be held in four cities this year. The Amazon Selling Partner Summit (“Build your business on Amazon”) are 2-day events that cover topics near and dear to sellers’ hearts. Account Health and Featured Read more
The US Postal Service saw a 2.9% increase in revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2019, year-over-year, to $19.7 billion. The USPS had a net loss of $1.5 billion for the quarter, however. Shipping and Packages revenue increased by Read more
Etsy is continuing to work on fixing and improving its newly revamped forums and groups (called Teams). The boards were down for nearly two weeks last month as it switched platforms, and Etsy provided an update this week on issues Read more
