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Month: August 2024

Amazon Rebrands Warehouse Storefront to Amazon Resale

August 15, 2024August 16, 2024 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon rebranded its storefront called Amazon Warehouse to “Amazon Resale,” which continues to sell used, pre-owned, and open-box products (which we consider to be a form of liquidation, but direct to consumers). It will also continue to offer “all the Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon Resale, Amazon Warehouse, liquidation

eBay UK Tells Sellers to Upgrade to Business Accounts

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 Ina Steiner
eBay

Sellers in the UK said eBay sent them notifications telling them they needed to upgrade from a private seller to a business seller – designations eBay does not make in the US. Some sellers said customer service reps told them Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay UK, eBay UK Business accounts, eBay UK personal accounts

Alibris Takes Site Offline Monday due to Security Threat

August 14, 2024August 16, 2024 Ina Steiner
Alibris

Alibris took its site offline and is working with cybersecurity experts to assess a threat it discovered on Monday, August 12, 2024. As several readers reported to EcommerceBytes, the Alibris website now displays the following message: Alibris is temporarily unavailable Read more

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAlibris, Alibris outage, cybersecurity

White House to Crack Down on Excessive Hold Times, Fake Reviews

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 Ina Steiner
White House

The White House believes Americans should be able receive customer service on their terms and their own time without significant hassle or hardship. “If you want to talk to a human, you should be able to talk to a human Read more

News, Tax and Legal IssuesCustomer service issues, Fake reviews, Regulation, White House3 Comments

Two Thousand Employees Participated in eBay Hack Week 2024

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay held its annual Hack Week last week where 2,000 participants from around the world submitted over 700 ideas. eBay introduced the event in 2015 to spur innovation among employees. “This is an opportunity for our team to stretch our Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Hack Week, Eddie Garcia, Enterprise Events Group

Sellers Ask if Pitney Bowes Exit Impacts eBay

August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 Ina Steiner
eBay

Pitney Bowes will continue to operate but it spun off its global ecommerce unit into bankruptcy, and sellers are wondering if it will impact eBay International Shipping, a program for sellers known as EIS. “Does this news shut down eBay’s Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingeBay, eBay EIS, eBay International Shipping, Hestia Capital, Pitney Bowes

Etsy Locks Sellers into Stricter Arbitration Clause

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy is changing its Terms of Use effective September 15, 2024, and existing sellers and buyers will not be able to opt out of its new arbitration clause. Only users new to Etsy will be able to opt “within 30 Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy arbitration clause, Etsy Terms of Use, Etsy User Agreement

Amazon to Hike Fulfillment Fees during 2024 Holiday Peak

August 9, 2024 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon will raise FBA fulfillment fees during the 2024 peak holiday shopping season starting in mid-October. In Thursday’s announcement, the company told sellers its seasonal fee was similar to those charged by other major carriers and would cover increased fulfillment Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon FBA, Amazon FBA fees, Amazon peak fees

Etsy Polices Its Site with AI: Does It Get It Right?

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy leverages the latest in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI to identify potentially offending content on its marketplace, saying in a post on Tuesday that it uses LLM to remove “potentially” violating or infringing items at scale. But Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAI, Etsy, Etsy AI, Etsy takedowns2 Comments

Google Monopolizes General Search and Text Ads, Judge Rules

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 Ina Steiner
Google

The United States and eleven states sued Google in 2020 “to restrain Google LLC (Google) from unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, and general search text advertising in the United States through anticompetitive and Read more

Marketplaces, News, Selling ToolsAntitrust, Google, Search Ads, Search engines

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