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Month: October 2023

eBay Branded Envelope Debuts for Trading Cards

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

Sellers who use eBay Standard Envelope to mail trading cards to customers now have the option of purchasing special eBay-branded envelopes designed especially for the service. eBay Standard Envelope is a unique offering in that it offers limited tracking at Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingeBay, eBay shipping supplies, eBay standard envelope, eBay trading cards4 Comments

Walmart Runs Sale on Incentivized Reviews

October 31, 2023 Ina Steiner
Walmart

Walmart is running a sale for merchants on incentivized reviews through its Review Accelerator Program. Sellers can receive 50% off on up to 100 incentivized reviews on eligible items. The Walmart Review Accelerator Program encourages customers to share their feedback Read more

Marketplaces, NewsWalmart, Walmart incentivized reviews, Walmart Review Accelerator program1 Comment

eBay Acknowledges Days-Long Shipping Issues on Monday

October 30, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay sellers have been reporting problems printing shipping labels for several days. In one thread, an eBay moderator acknowledged the issue on Monday, writing early in the morning: “I just checked to see if there is a ticket open for Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingeBay, eBay glitch, eBay shipping labels3 Comments

eBay Confirms ‘Disappeared’ Sell Similar Feature Was Caused by a Glitch

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay confirmed on Friday that the disappearance of the Sell Similar feature, which we reported on Wednesday, was due to a glitch. An eBay moderator replied on a thread about the issue and said eBay was working on a fix: Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay glitch, eBay Sell Similar1 Comment

Online Prices Declined in September according to Data from Adobe

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Ina Steiner

Online prices in September 2023 fell 4.6% year-over-year, a 41-month low, according to Adobe, which tracks data through its the Adobe Digital Price Index (DPI). It said the decline marked the 13th consecutive month of year-over-year price decreases. The Adobe DPI index Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataAdobe, Adobe Digital Price Index, Pricing data2 Comments

eBay Delays Category Changes until after the Holidays

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is making changes to its category structure which were announced last month as part of its Fall Seller Update. Originally eBay intended to roll out the changes by October 24, 2023, but eBay made the decision to move the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay category changes, eBay Fall Seller Update 20231 Comment

PayPal Sells Happy Returns to UPS

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Ina Steiner
UPS shipping

PayPal is selling its Happy Returns business to UPS, the companies announced on Wednesday. Happy Returns has taken credit for pioneering the box-free, in-person return process – it works with 800 merchants to offer their customers a returns portal and Read more

News, ShippingHappy Returns, PayPal, Returns, UPS

Bonanza Makes Its Shipping Labels Mandatory

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Ina Steiner
Bonanza

Sellers who choose not to print shipping labels through Bonanza will pay an additional $2 in fees. The marketplace justified the policy by telling sellers it would make their lives easier: “Our USPS, FedEx and UPS labels will be automatically Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingBonanza, Bonanza shipping labels, Quincy Faison9 Comments

USPS to Assess Fees on Noncompliant ‘Ground Advantage’ Packages after October 31st

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The USPS gave sellers a grace period for switching to USPS Ground Advantage, a consolidated service it introduced on July 9th that replaced First Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground, and Parcel Select Cubic. This week, the USPS reminded sellers Read more

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS fees, USPS Ground Advantage1 Comment

eBay App Stops Working Tuesday Afternoon, Frustrating Buyers and Sellers

October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 Ina Steiner
eBay

If you didn’t generate as many sales on eBay as you were expecting on Tuesday, it could have been due to the fact that buyers and sellers were unable to complete tasks on the eBay app on Tuesday afternoon. eBay Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay app glitch, eBay outage3 Comments

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