eBay lowered commission fees for sellers making sales of “low value” tech items and home appliances in Australia. “As part of our ongoing commitment to making selling tech easier for our retailers, we’re excited to announce that for Managed Payment Read more
Australia Post crowed recently that the pandemic had fueled the country’s online shopping boom, with Food and Liquor growing 77% over the prior year. But just weeks later, a news report says the postal service will stop accepting food and Read more
If you sell watches on eBay, you’ll pay higher fees beginning in May. The fee hike on sales of watches at any price is to pay for eBay’s marketing of high-priced, luxury watches. Consider it a “luxe tax” for all Read more
Yesterday we reported on Etsy’s announcement of a new Weekly Performance Report that it was sending to sellers via email. Today, a seller forwarded us a copy of their report. The subject line read: “(Redacted shop name): This week in Read more
March 2021 saw healthy retail sales growth over March 2020 when pandemic restrictions went into place. The boost was due in part to government stimulus checks and attitudes about COVID as more people get vaccinated, according to the National Retail Read more
A law firm in Canada is going to court over allegations that shipping courier DHL misrepresented its fees to recipients. CBC News reported on Thursday: “Court documents claim that DHL leads customers to believe that fees they must pay once Read more
Etsy will provide a new “Weekly Performance Report” that sellers can opt to receive via email, it announced on Thursday. Etsy said it developed the new report based on feedback from a survey of 1,029 US sellers conducted January 6 Read more
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone said the company was listening and innovating to meet sellers’ needs, citing a recent survey eBay had conducted. “I’m excited to strengthen the partnerships we have with our sellers through new technology and tools that speak Read more
eBay is expanding its “Authenticity Guarantee” program for sneakers to Canada, it announced this week. Through the program, eBay offers authentication for certain select sneakers that sell for over $100. eBay Canada chose Sneaker Con to fully vet and verify Read more
eBay introduced new features sellers can use to manage their Promoted Listing Ads, though the company may be exaggerating about how innovative the features are, given the prevalence of automated rules for ad campaigns on other platforms. What’s new with Read more
