eBay said more people are buying branded and designer children’s sneakers, so it added kids’ shoes to its Authenticity Guarantee program. On eBay’s website, it explains that sneakers must have a minimum price of $75 (along with other eligibility criteria), Read more
Etsy is limiting its liability and making other changes to the legal provisions in its Terms of Use that buyers and sellers agree to when using the site. (Legally speaking, visitors agree to the terms even if they are simply Read more
Amazon Prime shoppers are attracted to offers that feature the Prime badge since they know they’ll get fast, free shipping on their orders. But the only way most sellers can get the badge is to participate in Amazon’s FBA fulfillment Read more
Amazon is adding new required product attributes beginning July 5, 2023, it informed sellers in an announcement on Thursday. The 25 new attributes span 52 product types and will be required for new product listings. “Providing attribute information can help Read more
The FTC tweeted a message to consumers informing them they can get information about marketplace sellers and can report questionable activity thanks to a new law called the INFORM Act. The Friday morning tweet linked to a page on the Read more
Shoppers rely on product reviews to make purchasing decisions. Last year alone, 125 million customers contributed nearly 1.5 billion reviews and ratings on Amazon. But on Tuesday, Amazon said it has seen the emergence of an illicit “fake review broker” Read more
eBay Germany is using a third-party service from Boston-based Zoovu to offer personalized recommendations and customized product advice to shoppers. A press release from Zoovu via Businesswire on Tuesday explained: “When searching for products, customers are often presented with dozens Read more
An eBay moderator provided a response to sellers on Tuesday morning related to a shipping labels glitch. Reports came in on Monday from sellers who purchased shipping labels but were unable to download them, rendering them useless. A seller who Read more
Auctane acquired the assets of Return Rabbit, which helps online sellers automate the returns process while encouraging customers to exchange products rather than return them for a refund. Auctane, which operates a portfolio of shipping software including ShipStation, Stamps.com, ShippingEasy, Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has invaded Amazon product reviews. How can that be so, since real human customers leave the reviews? Someone spotted a new section on some product pages that provides an AI-generated summary of the item’s reviews with a Read more
