eBay is reporting exploding sales growth after years of stagnant (and sometimes negative) growth. On Thursday, the company revised its guidance for the second quarter, saying it expects GMV year-over-year growth of between 23% and 26% for the combined months Read more
Why is eBay ditching a free tool that many longtime sellers rely on? Because it’s moving forward on software advances this year, an employee said during a chat session devoted to the impending retirement of Turbo Lister. We reviewed Wednesday’s Read more
We received an email from a reader on Friday who said eBay is refunding her international buyers whose deliveries are delayed due to pandemic-related issues. When she contacts eBay telling them the buyer will end up with the item plus Read more
Ok, we have to admit that the first week of the Covid-19 quarantine we did little else but read, eat, watch TV, and run around trying to find toilet paper, Kleenex, and hand sanitizer. (Oh, and food and litter for 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. Hi Ina,I received this letter from eBay as Read more
Amazon launched a newly designed payments dashboard on Friday, and sellers’ initial reaction is – bring back the old page! “To simplify your financial experience, you can find key information from all your account types on a single page on Read more
eBay declared June both “Traffic Month” and “Sell on eBay Month” in a bid to boost sales by current business sellers and to attract new sellers to the site. eBay kicked off a promotion that gives first-time sellers up to Read more
Amazon is temporarily eliminating seller referral fees on some essential goods on its Mexican marketplace, citing the coronavirus pandemic. The policy will be in place for the month of June. “We are closely monitoring the developments of COVID-19 and its Read more
eBay said its business is performing significantly better than the expectations it shared in its April 29th earnings release. eBay shared the news in a press release announcing it was raising quarterly guidance. While it’s not adjusting full-year guidance at Read more
Following in UPS’s footsteps, FedEx is imposing a temporary surcharge on certain types of packages as shipping carriers struggle with the surge related to shop-from-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic. But like the UPS surcharge, the move will largely Read more
