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Month: January 2023

Should You Showcase Your Business on the New Amazon Boards?

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon officially welcomed sellers to its new Seller Forums on Monday and touted new features. One aspect Amazon didn’t highlight in the announcement was the fact the new boards display posters’ Amazon business names (many […]

Leave a commentMarketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Seller Forums, Privacy

PayPal to Layoff 7 Percent of Its Workforce

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Ina Steiner
PayPal

PayPal will layoff 2,000 full time employees, which is about 7% of its total workforce, the company announced on Tuesday. It comes as other tech and ecommerce companies have laid off employees, including Amazon and […]

Leave a commentNews, PaymentsDan Schulman, Elliott Management, Layoffs, Payments, PayPal, PayPal layoffs

Why the USPS Launched New QR-like Barcodes on Shipping Labels

January 30, 2023January 31, 2023 Ina Steiner
USPS

The USPS added new barcodes to shipping labels to increase their readability (see clarification below). The Postal Service explained that soft packs (think clothing) and irregularly-shaped parcels can end up with unreadable barcodes. The new […]

3 CommentsNews, ShippingUSPS, USPS QR codes

Etsy Doubles Down on One-Size-Fits-All Returns Policy

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Ina Steiner
Etsy

In September, Etsy announced a policy that restricted the return policies sellers could offer buyers. Ironically, the marketplace that emphasizes the unique and special nature of sellers’ products is requiring sellers to conform to one […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy returns

Sellers: Be Ready for New IRS Tax Question on Virtual Payments

January 29, 2023January 30, 2023 Ina Steiner
Tax

The IRS has tweaked a question that all taxpayers must answer on their tax return in April for tax year 2022, and it’s especially important for online sellers (and collectors) to be prepared so they […]

4 CommentsNews, Tax and Legal IssuesCryptocurrency, IRS, NFTs, Taxes, Virtual currency for payments

eBay Decides to Keep Its Google Shopping Report After All

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay has decided to continue making available a report that sellers used to see why their listings were rejected by Google Shopping, which they used to improve visibility of their listings in Google. This week, […]

Leave a commentMarketplaces, News, Selling ToolseBay Listing Quality report, Google Shopping

The Auction Professor on Selling Other People’s Stuff

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Don Heiden
Contract

In today’s column, Don Heiden, aka the Auction Professor, talks about his experiences with consignment selling – including the most expensive item he sold on behalf of a client – and some things resellers should […]

3 CommentsNews, Trends and Shopping DataConsignment sales, The Auction Professor

Walmart Marketplace Entices Sellers with 3-Month Promotion

January 26, 2023January 30, 2023 Ina Steiner
Walmart

Walmart is actively recruiting more sellers – it onboarded 8,000 new sellers in the third quarter of 20022, and this week it kicked off a promotion to give US sellers an incentive to join its […]

3 CommentsMarketplaces, NewsManish Joneja, Walmart, Walmart marketplace, Walmart promotion

How to Save Up to $1,300 on eBay

January 25, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

How can you save $1,300 on eBay? Spend $13,000 on a luxury watch. eBay is once again running a sale on luxury goods, this time luxury watches, one of its “focus categories.” eBay ran similar […]

2 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay focus category, eBay luxury categories, eBay Promotion

Etsy Partners with UK Carrier to Ease International Shipping Woes

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy is offering some help to sellers in the UK who can’t send international packages through Royal Mail. On Tuesday, Etsy announced a partnership with international carrier Evri: “Evri is offering Etsy’s UK sellers 10% […]

Leave a commentMarketplaces, News, ShippingEtsy, Evri, Royal Mail, Royal Mail cyber incident, Shipping disruption

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