eBay is running a promotion to entice sellers to pay additional fees in order to access their own funds more quickly. When eBay took over Managed Payments in 2019, sellers lost immediate access to buyers’ payments in their PayPal accounts, Read more
Sellers seemed delighted that eBay improved a feature called the Sale tab so that it displays all of their promotions designed to induce shoppers to make a sale. When eBay announced the Sale tab as part of the Fall 2023 Read more
Etsy’s CEO said the company is running experiments to see if customers will engage with chat bots to help them find the perfect gift. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman was speaking at a Canaccord Genuity Virtual Ecommerce forum on Thursday when Read more
eBay laid off 9% of its fulltime employees (1,000 positions) in January – including a number of mid-level management roles – and said it also planned to scale back the number of contractors (“alternative workforce”). Now we know it has Read more
FedEx will offer sellers in Korea training along with the ability to export their eBay orders at a discounted rate, the shipping carrier announced on Sunday. FedEx explained in its press release: “Through this alliance program, eBay sellers in Korea Read more
eBay expanded its consignment offering that it launched in September 2023 in the luxury handbag category to include the designer apparel category. Those wanting to sell without the hassle of listing items themselves can use the eBay website to submit Read more
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) advised people to avoid shopping for solar-eclipse viewers on Amazon, eBay, Temu, or any other online marketplace as they get prepare to view the total eclipse of the sun on April 8, 2024. The Society Read more
Amazon will require sellers to take an additional step before signing in to their Seller Central account. It’s rolling out two-factor authentication as early as March 28, 2024, it announced on Thursday. Amazon told sellers the new requirement will keep Read more
Amazon is holding its spring sale next week, and unlike Prime Day sales events it’s open to all customers – although Prime members will have access to some exclusive deals. The company typically holds a spring sale in Europe each Read more
Amazon charged some online merchants for paid-ads in areas where regulations prohibited shoppers from purchasing them, according to reporting by Bloomberg. The publication exposed the problem after speaking to a merchant who said Amazon advertised his products in California even Read more
