eBay officially kicked off its Crash Sale deals today, July 15, to compete with Amazon Prime Day. The campaign lacks traditional eBay fare – you won’t find collectibles or used goods. While it makes sense for eBay to serve up Read more
Online sellers want to capitalize on Amazon Prime Day, on or off of Amazon, and one seller made an interesting suggestion to eBay on how it could help. eBay itself has been running a campaign to grab traffic by positioning Read more
Amazon has been working to whip bargain-hunters into a frenzy with promises of “epic” deals on Prime Day (July 15-16), and third-party sellers can benefit. During last year’s Prime Day, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) generated sales of $1.5 billion Read more
This week sees some major milestones in ecommerce. Monday marks the 4-year anniversary of the eBay-PayPal breakup, and the 1-year anniversary of eBay launching its own Managed Payments offering. Tuesday marks the 1-year anniversary of Etsy’s fee hike when it Read more
Online marketplaces continue to pressure sellers to offer free shipping, with Etsy the latest to launch a new initiative. We surveyed sellers about major changes coming to the Etsy marketplace, and eBay sellers should pay close attention – they could Read more
Craft-supplies retailer A.C. Moore is launching a handmade marketplace in a few weeks. The move is timely as Etsy announced a controversial “free-shipping” initiative last week that has some sellers hopping mad – though A.C. Moore’s marketplace won’t allow the Read more
You don’t have to be a professional carpenter to admire the form and functionality of old woodworking tools. After all, who’s attention at a yard sale hasn’t been captured by the numbered segments of a folding ruler, or by a Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina,eBay routinely charges insertion fees despite seller Read more
Amazon is pledging to spend $700 million to provide “upskilling” training programs for employees at a time when it is deploying technology that could replace human workers. The company said the training program would be for “one in three” of Read more
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration sent an email to Amazon FBA sellers on Tuesday, with subject line promising: “Relief May Be Available to Marketplace Sellers Using Fulfillment Centers in California.” It’s the latest in the ongoing saga Read more
