Amazon is keeping a running tally of actions it has taken to fight fake reviews. On Wednesday, it updated the post to summarize actions it had taken in 2023. It took action against 58 “bad actors” in the US, it Read more
eBay said half of its users don’t know that feedback can only be left by those involved in a purchase, justifying why it added a new “Verified Purchase” designation to feedback. As we reported on February 2, eBay didn’t announce Read more
A company is promising to help shoppers search for used clothing across multiple marketplaces through its “secondhand search engine.” Beni said its partners include eBay, Poshmark, The RealReal, and ThredUp, Kidizen, and Grailed as well as brand-owned resale programs including Read more
Former eBay executive Laura Chambers was named CEO of Mozilla Corporation, the company behind the open source Firefox browser (see Wikipedia). Mozilla’s current CEO Mitchell Baker will transition back to the position of Mozilla Corporation Executive Chairwoman. Chambers, who had Read more
UPS will offer Saturday residential delivery for UPS Standard Service in major Canadian cities, it announced on Tuesday. The new service is currently available in the Greater Toronto Area and will be available by March in Montreal, Laval, Calgary, and Read more
Online shipping solution Shippo launched a new tool to improve deliverability of sellers’ packages. The new Addresses API enables Shippo users to seamlessly validate, parse, and store customers’ shipping addresses. Addresses that are not validated are 15x more likely to Read more
Over and over, there are reports of Etsy sellers being scammed by the same technique. They receive a message in their Etsy inbox telling them they need to verify their account – but unbeknownst to the sellers, the message is Read more
eBay is raising its commission fees significantly in the jewelry category in the UK. The current final value fee is 12.9% for items up to £450 in the “Jewellery” category, plus 30p per order. Effective March 7, 2024, the final Read more
Amazon is offering discounts to sellers who use its FBA fulfillment program if they’re willing to have Amazon ship their items in the original packaging without Amazon-added material. Sellers interested must first enroll in the SIPP program and have their Read more
The USPS began running a new television commercial this week featuring the new Ground Advantage service. The ad is targeted at businesses to show how Ground Advantage offers simple, affordable, and reliable service. The transcript follows (underneath the video of Read more
