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Month: May 2020

Local Pickups Using Touch-free Payments from PayPal

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Ina Steiner
PayPal

Dirty, germy cash is out, touch-free QR codes are in. You don’t have to touch “dirty” money when selling in-person thanks to a new feature from PayPal. Whether you’re selling through Facebook Marketplace, at farmers markets, or through classifieds sites, Read more

News, Paymentslocal payments, PayPal, QR codes1 Comment

eBay UK Raises Packlink Postage Rates

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay UK is raising Packlink postage rates on June 9, 2020, it announced on Friday. Rates will be going up by an average of 18p. eBay told sellers it’s making a change to Small and Medium-sized 0-2kg parcels “to make Read more

News, ShippingeBay UK, shipping rates

Alibaba Offers Small-Biz Resources amid COVID Pandemic

May 25, 2020 Ina Steiner
Alibaba

Alibaba is providing helpful information and guidance for small US businesses who are coping with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. It launched the B2B today initiative in March as an extension of its weekly outreach events it holds with Read more

News, Selling ToolsAlibaba, corona, John Caplan

Etsy Is Expanding Etsy Payments to Additional Countries

May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy took over payment processing on behalf of sellers and is now expanding that to more countries, it announced on Thursday. The announcement covers transactions in Turkey, Malaysia, and Mexico to start, with more countries to follow. Etsy had entered Read more

Marketplaces, News, PaymentsEtsy, Etsy Payments

eBay Canada Announces New Features for Sellers

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay Canada announced new features for sellers on Thursday, writing it was excited about the launch of new features to help sellers increase sales and monitor their performance. They include allowing buyers and sellers to make counter offers as well Read more

Marketplaces, News, Selling ToolseBay Canada, eBay seller tool1 Comment

Amazon Prime Day 2020 Is On, but Not Without Risks

May 21, 2020May 24, 2020 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon invited sellers to submit deals for Prime Day 2020, a big sale held each July since it launched in 2015. There was uncertainty about this year’s event due to the coronavirus pandemic, but on Tuesday, Amazon posted an invitation Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon Prime Day 2020, coronavirus, Marketplace Pulse

Pay-to-Push Service Joins eBay Affiliate Program

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay opened its affiliate program to PushNote, according to a press release issued by Sun Kissed Industries Inc. on Monday. PushNote uses an affiliate marketing model called “pay-to-push” where participants “push” information to others. PushNote was acquired by Sun Kissed Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay affiliate program, eBay EPN, PushNote, Sun Kissed Industries Inc.

Target Used Its Stores to Fulfill 80% of Online Orders in Q1

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Ina Steiner
Target logo

On an average day in April, Target fulfilled more items and orders than last year’s Cyber Monday, the retailer revealed as it announced first-quarter earnings on Wednesday morning. Target used its stores to fulfill nearly 80% of its first-quarter comparable Read more

Marketplaces, NewsTarget financials2 Comments

eBay Runs Memorial Day Sale through May 25th

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is running a Memorial Day sale offering up to 90% off select items, and it’s also offering a 20% coupon for items by select sellers. The gist of the Memorial Day sale announcement follows: “Now through May 25 at Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promotion3 Comments

You Can Now Set Up a Free Shop on Facebook

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
Facebook

Facebook launched Facebook Shops today along with complementary features across its apps that will “inspire people to shop and make buying and selling online easier.” Facebook is working with ecommerce platforms including Shopify, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce to help their merchants Read more

News, Selling ToolsFacebook, Facebook Shops12 Comments

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