As Google integrates with additional ecommerce tools to help it get more products in front of searchers’ eyeballs, it is also working on making deals more prominent to shoppers. Searches for “discount code” have increased 50% since last year, it Read more
It may cost online sellers more to ship via FedEx beginning June 21 thanks to some changes the carrier is making. Higher rates for surcharges can be found on this page of FedEx.com under “Peak surcharges and fees for U.S. Read more
Earlier this month, the BBC announced that eBay would allow certain “regulators” to remove sellers’ listings without consulting eBay, if they believed the items were dangerous. On Thursday, eBay published a formal announcement in the US about the new “regulatory Read more
Merchants who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment service get an edge by having their listings feature the Prime badge. Those who list on Walmart can get a similar edge if they use third-party fulfillment services that have partnered with the retailer, Read more
The US Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting rate increases to take effect August 29, 2021. The filing impacts only “Market Dominant” rates, not “Competitive” rates. (Rates for Priority Mail, commonly used by online Read more
In an email to customers this week, Poshmark encouraged sellers to use three tools available in the listing flow “to increase sales and make you cash.” The three tools are Style Tags, Price Suggester, and “Seller Discounted Shipping.” Poshmarks said Read more
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
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
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
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
