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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
TaxCloud, an online sales tax compliance service, announced that eBay marketplace sellers and users of QuickBooks Online can now connect to TaxCloud to easily manage their U.S. sales tax obligations. Press release follows: Today TaxCloud, an online sales tax compliance Read more
