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Month: May 2021

Amazon Lets Sellers Speed Estimated Delivery Time

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Products on Amazon that feature faster estimated delivery times have a major advantage, since they are more likely to be the featured offer on product detail pages. Amazon is now letting sellers set a faster default handling time, which theoretically Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon shipping1 Comment

The Problem With eBay’s Required Item Specifics

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Don Heiden
eBay

eBay seller Don Heiden, aka the Auction Professor, discusses his experiences with eBay’s recent changes to Categories and Item Specifics. After 20 plus years of reselling on eBay I have seen many changes to the platform, a few of which Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay changes, eBay Item Specifics, eBay Seller Update12 Comments

eBay Invests in Billion-Dollar Trading Card Category

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay launched a scan-and-list feature for certain items in its Trading Card category, one of the “verticals” it’s been focused on since last year. eBay said the Trading Card category has been attracting new buyers – in fact, it said, Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay scan and list feature, eBay trading cards, eBay vertical strategy1 Comment

Poshmark Offers Reward for Using Google Pay Wallet

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Ina Steiner
Poshmark

Poshmark is running a promotion encouraging shoppers to sign up and pay with a credit card through Google Pay. The promotion targets shoppers who haven’t used Google’s wallet on Poshmark before – they must use a link in the email Read more

Marketplaces, News, PaymentsGoogle Pay, Poshmark

Amazon and Walmart Do Not Need Access to Your Online Banking

May 25, 2021September 10, 2021 Ina Steiner

We all do our best to be on guard for phishing emails designed to make us part with our money. But it’s just as important to watch out for phishing phone calls, too. A local bank sent a mass email Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataFraud2 Comments

Amazon Customers Prefer Diverse Models in Product Photos

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

In a message to clothing sellers about product photography, Amazon said its internal studies show that customers prefer to see apparel displayed on a person – and they also prefer to see a diverse range of models. “Highlighting clothing on Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, photos1 Comment

Etsy Adds New Fee in Parts of Europe Beginning July 1st

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy will charge sellers in certain European countries a new fee beginning July 1, 2021. It blamed the decision to raise rates on the cost of doing business in many countries, giving Europe’s Digital Services Tax as an example. “Through Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy fees1 Comment

Poshmark Brings Mini Shopping to Snapchat App

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Ina Steiner
Poshmark

Shopping platform Poshmark launched Poshmark Mini, calling it a “bite-sized social shopping experience of Poshmark that lives inside of Snapchat.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with the social media app Snapchat, Pocket-Lint explains that one of its core Read more

Marketplaces, NewsPoshmark, Poshmark Mini, Snapchat, Social commerce

eBay to Revamp Community Area This Week

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is making changes to its Community Structure this week, it announced on Wednesday. Hello Community!We wanted to give a heads up that next week the Community Structure will be changing. The new structure is based on your input and Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay2 Comments

eBay Auto-Cancel Glitch Fixed, Now Problems Listing

May 23, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay acknowledged a glitch that resulted in sales being automatically cancelled for “non-payment” and rolled out a fix. Days later, some sellers are facing another costly challenge: the inability to list on the marketplace. A seller reported on Ecommerce EKG Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay glitch1 Comment

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