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Month: December 2021

New eBay TV Commercial Revs Up Shoppers in One Category

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

A new eBay TV commercial will likely please sellers in one category, but it may have the majority of eBay sellers wondering if the company will broaden its approach to reach shoppers in the categories in which they sell. eBay Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Advertising, eBay Motors, eBay TV Commercial, JOAN Creative2 Comments

USPS Close to Breathing Sigh of Relief: 9.8 Billion Holiday Letters and Packages – and Counting

December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

On December 20th, the Postal Service had accepted over 9 billion pieces of mail and packages since Thanksgiving, which fell on November 25, 2021. Forty-eight hours later on December 22nd, the number stood at over 9.8 billion. The USPS estimates Read more

News, ShippingHoliday shipping 2021, USPS1 Comment

Amazon FBA Shares News about Restock and Storage Limits

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon FBA shared some news for sellers about its restock and storage limits, which have been major challenges for those using the fulfillment service. On Tuesday, Amazon announced that on January 1, 2022, it will reduce the Inventory Performance Index Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon FBA, Amazon IPI, Amazon Restock and Storage Limits

Seller Offers Tips on Advertising with eBay CPC Ads

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

Jeffry Radspinner runs an eBay Store called Venture Surplus selling military surplus. He’s been selling on eBay for 11 years and has been operating Venture Surplus on eBay for about 7 years. Radspinner appeared on an “eBay for Business” podcast Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay CPC ads, eBay for Business podcast, eBay Promoted Listings Advanced, Jeffry Radspinner2 Comments

eBay Privacy Notice Updates Take Effect December 23

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

The eBay User Privacy Notice is being updated in order to provide additional information about the kind of personal data eBay collects, processes, and shares about its customers. “It’s important to us that we keep your data safe and increase Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay authentication service, eBay Privacy Notice, eBay VeRO, Privacy

eBay Must Collect Social Security Numbers from Sellers

December 20, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay must collect social security or ITIN numbers from sellers who sell over a certain threshold, it warned on Monday. The post on the eBay Seller Announcement board cited new IRS tax reporting laws. eBay stated: “Starting on January 1, Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, Form 1099-K, IRS, Tax reporting3 Comments

Confused about USPS Package Pickup on Christmas Eve?

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

Some sellers are confused about USPS package pickup on Christmas Eve. With Christmas falling on a Saturday, Post Offices are open on Friday, December 24th. But some will have reduced hours – and some others will have extended hours. In Read more

News, ShippingHoliday shipping 2021, USPS, USPS blue collection boxes1 Comment

Facebook Payments Loses Another Executive

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Ina Steiner
Facebook

Facebook payments is losing another executive just months after the company rebranded its payments unit to Novi. The co-creator of Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative Tomer Barel is leaving the company in February. The news comes three weeks after the head of Read more

News, PaymentsCryptocurrency, David Marcus, Facebook Payments, Libra, Meta, Novi, Tomer Barel

Amazon Shipping Can Handle Last-Minute Christmas Sales

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon shipping can handle last-minute sales for all those Christmas procrastinators, according to a post the company published on Thursday. And it means last minute! The door has already closed for sellers who rely on standard shipping services, but Amazon Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon returns, Amazon shipping, Holiday shopping 2021, Returns1 Comment

Shipping and Delivery Issues Weigh on eBay Sellers

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

Shipping and delivery issues were top of mind for eBay sellers in the runup to Christmas, but many of their concerns are not likely to evaporate on December 26th – nor are sellers on eBay unique in their concerns over Read more

News, ShippingDelivery issues, eBay, eBay Shipping, eBay weekly chat, Shipping3 Comments

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