eBay and Amazon see opportunity in rural America and are calling for better resources to “unlock the digital potential” of rural sellers. There are 37 million working-age adults in the rural US who account for close to 15% of the Read more
Buyers who are exempt from paying state sales tax can now purchase items on eBay without being incorrectly charged tax. Word of this development comes not from an eBay announcement, but from a reader who forwarded us an email he Read more
eBay is further cementing its reputation as a daily deals site with the launch of a “Sweet 16 Deals” shopping promotion, this despite the decline of the daily deals fad of several years ago. The 16-day promotion excludes most items Read more
In between winter and hurricane season there’s spring, but nature is not taking it easy in many locales this year. The pictures coming in from southern Africa from Tropical Cyclone Idai are heartbreaking. In the US, parts of the Midwest Read more
eBay announced changes to Item Specifics on Thursday. The news was related to the Early Seller Update changes announced in February when eBay said sellers could optimize their listings for product-based shopping by providing complete and accurate item specifics to Read more
In case you missed it, one day after eBay rolled out the Good Til Cancelled (GTC) mandate, the company said it would address an important billing issue raised by sellers that had caught executives and managers off guard. The update Read more
eBay is running a promotion giving shoppers 20% off on purchases of activewear, but it is restricting the sale to just three major brands. eBay sent an email to shoppers advertising the sales event, which kicked off on March 21 Read more
eBay is adding Google Pay to Managed Payments, which is currently optional for sellers as the marketplace transitions away from PayPal powering its payment processing. eBay already offers Apple Pay for mobile payments through Managed Payments. While eventually Managed Payments Read more
Amazon is running a seller promotion that shows it’s hungry for new products to add to its marketplace. Through the end of September, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is offering to waive monthly storage and removal fees on new ASINs so Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted that the company paid its first cash dividend today. eBay had announced in January it would issue a dividend after experiencing stagnant growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 and facing pressure from activist investors. Read more
