The government said the head of an eBay sales scam was sentenced to over 14 years in prison after accusing him of pretending to part of an eBay program in order steal money through fake car sales. The Department of Read more
Amazon launched a new program to reward brands for driving sales on its marketplace. Similar to its affiliate program, the Brand Referral Bonus program gives participating brands an average 10% credit on sales resulting from their off-Amazon marketing efforts. (Eligible Read more
eBay conducted a survey to ask sellers about their concerns over privacy and safety and asking them to share stories about any negative experiences they endured where they felt their privacy or safety was compromised with communication off of the Read more
A federal agency sued Amazon to force the recall of hazardous products sold on its platform. The administrative complaint is about protecting American consumers, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (See update to this story below.) “Today’s Read more
Facebook allows users to pay for products and services using its digital wallet, and now it’s expanding Facebook Pay beyond its own platform and into the stores of online merchants, beginning with Shopify. Facebook lets brands, merchants, and individual sellers Read more
Etsy invited sellers to help it advocate for a simpler federal alternative to state sales tax collection requirements. It put together charts showing when it began collecting sales tax for each state, and they demonstrate how when one state gets Read more
One sign that ecommerce is thriving is the demand for packing materials. A new report reveals the demand is so great that companies that produce corrugated boxes and other packaging are expanding their industrial real estate footprint through heightened leasing Read more
An eBay executive outlined three areas the company is focusing on in a presentation to third-party developers this week. During the fifth annual eBay Connect developers conference, Vice President of Buyer Experience Mohan Patt also revealed that eBay is looking Read more
eBay is among the sponsors of a contest that encourages shoppers to support small retailers. The trade group Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) created Small Business Every Day, and is giving away prizes to those who support the initiative. Read more
Once again, an online marketplace wants sellers to do the work to drive traffic to its site. While it can be a win-win, there’s an added challenge for Etsy sellers: they may end up paying extra fees for their off-Etsy Read more
