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Month: August 2019

Amazon to Collect Sales Tax on Orders Shipped to Ohio

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon announced it will begin collecting sales tax for orders shipped to Ohio beginning on September 1, 2019. (eBay also announced it would begin collecting sales tax from buyers in Ohio beginning September 1st.) Amazon announcement follows: Based on changes Read more

Marketplaces, News, Tax and Legal IssuesAmazon, online sales tax

eBay Offers Protection to Sellers Impacted by Hurricane Dorian

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay posted an announcement to offer advice to sellers impacted by Hurricane Dorian. It also said it would automatically protect sellers’ shipping metrics related to the storm – be sure to read the details to see if you’re covered. eBay Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, Weather event

eBay to Collect Sales Tax from Buyers in Ohio

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay will begin collecting sales tax from buyers in Ohio beginning September 1, 2019. Note that it will also begin collecting sales tax for some additional states beginning in October (link to chart on eBay help pages below). Announcement follows: Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, online sales tax

Warning: Cash Any Canada Post Money Orders ASAP

August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

A warning for sellers: if you have or are expecting Money Orders from Canadian customers, you have until August 30th to cash them. The same is true in reverse for Canadian sellers dealing with US payments. The USPS announced it Read more

News, PaymentsCanada Post, Payments, USPS3 Comments

Etsy Launches Tool to Let Sellers Hold Country-Specific Sales

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy launched a new tool that allows sellers to create country-specific sales. This enables sellers to offer discounts to certain geographies, allowing them to stand out and drive sales with key audiences. The move follows on the heels of Etsy’s Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy

Amazon Waives Subscription Selling Fees for Handmade Store

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon Handmade

Amazon is extending its monthly subscription fee waiver for Handmade Artisans yet again – this time, indefinitely. In its email announcement to sellers, Amazon wrote: “Monthly subscription fee waived for Handmade Artisans indefinitely: “Thank you for being a part of Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAC Moore Marketplace, Amazon Handmade, Etsy

eBay Expands Retail Revival Program to Texas

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is expanding its Retail Revival program for small retailers to Austin, Texas. The program offers small businesses comprehensive training, personalized coaching, and promotional support. eBay is already running the Retail Revival program in cities including Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Akron, Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Austin, eBay Retail Revival program1 Comment

Etsy Helps Sellers Pay for Google Ads to Draw Traffic to Its Marketplace

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy launched a new platform to help sellers buy ads on Google to draw traffic to their listings on the Etsy marketplace. A spokesperson for the company told us, “Etsy Ads unifies the company’s existing tools (Promoted Listings and Google Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy Ads, Etsy promoted listings, Google Shopping3 Comments

OfferUp Eyes Small Businesses, Creates New Engineering Team

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 Ina Steiner
OfferUp

While OfferUp started as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) mobile selling app, it’s looking to grow by adding business sellers. This week, it announced the opening of a new office in Florida that will house an engineering team focused on serving small Read more

Marketplaces, NewsMobile apps, OfferUp2 Comments

Amazon Helps Sellers Link Regional Accounts on Seller App

August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon added a new feature to its Amazon Seller App to help merchants who sell in more than one region. The Single Sign-on feature allows sellers to access all of their marketplaces with one credential. However, sellers must have their Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon

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