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Month: January 2021

eBay Thwarts Shoppers It Says Are Searching Too Fast

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

“Pardon Our Interruption… As you were browsing eBay, something about your browser made us think you were a bot.” That’s the message some users are getting when searching eBay. Frustrated buyers and sellers said the problem began on Thursday (January Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay glitch, eBay Search8 Comments

eBay Tech Leaders See Four Trends Impacting Ecommerce in 2021

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay asked four of its tech leaders what’s next in the evolution of the online shopping experience and how they think ecommerce will evolve throughout 2021. Here are the trends and summaries of what they said: 1) Drone delivery for Read more

Marketplaces, NewsDrones, eBay, Lakshimi Duraivenkatesh, Mazen Rawashdeh, Senthil Padmanabhan, Tanya Vlahovic5 Comments

Amazon Eyes Reusable Packaging

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

In a patent filing, Amazon outlined an innovative way to repurpose packaging by making it very easy for the recipient of an online order to reuse the package it came in to mail another item – without having to weigh Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Patent, Packaging2 Comments

USPS Reminder about Mail Restrictions on CBD Products

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

Products made with CBD oil have become popular, but there are restrictions when it comes to mailing them, as the USPS reminded postal workers on Monday. “The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. It Read more

News, ShippingCBD, Regulation, USPS

Former eBay Exec Again Falls Victim to Activist Investors

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

Former eBay executive Bob Swan, who remains on eBay’s board of directors, was ousted from Intel where he had served as CEO since 2018, according to Yahoo Finance. It appears to be the second time Swan came out on the Read more

Marketplaces, NewsActivist investor, Bob Swan, eBay, Intel, Pat Gelsinger, Third Point3 Comments

Lawyer Tells Federal Judge Amazon Sellers Rely on Lore for Information

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

A Federal judge will rule this week on a request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) by an Amazon seller located in Illinois against the California agency (CDTFA) that oversees the collection of sales and use taxes. The CDTFA froze Read more

Marketplaces, News, Tax and Legal IssuesAmazon FBA, CDTFA, online sales tax3 Comments

Etsy Redesigns Community Teams Feature

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy is relaunching a community feature called Etsy Teams. Once the upgrade is complete, “you’ll have access to new tools to build out your team resources, you’ll find more ways to engage with your members, and you’ll discover a new Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy changes, Etsy Teams2 Comments

USPS Reminder about Mail Restrictions on CBD Products

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

Products made with CBD oil have become popular, but there are restrictions when it comes to mailing them, as the USPS reminded postal workers on Monday. “The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. It Read more

News, ShippingCBD, FDA, Regulation, USPS

Six Percent of Returns Last Year Were Fraudulent

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Ina Steiner
National Retail Federation

Six percent of returns last year were fraudulent – and it adds up to a big number: $25.3 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The retail trade organization said 10.6% of merchandise sold in 2020 were returned – Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataNRF, Returns, Returns fraud4 Comments

Sellers Invited to Rate Marketplaces after a Challenging Year

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Ina Steiner
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The polls are open – it’s time to rate the marketplaces on which you sell in the 2021 Sellers Choice Awards. Once a year, sellers provide marketplaces with detailed feedback on how well they are meeting sellers’ needs. Merchants also Read more

Marketplaces, NewsSellers Choice 2021

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