eBay finished rolling out its cost-of-goods-sold feature for sellers, but a moderator revealed that eBay is not giving everyone access to it. In response to questions on an eBay discussion board thread, he wrote on Monday, “The cost of goods Read more
eBay advised sellers of higher shipping rates that are taking effect in the New Year. “The major U.S. carriers have announced their 2026 rate updates. As always, eBay continues working closely with our carrier partners to secure increases that are Read more
Online marketplaces like eBay are always looking for growth opportunities – and one of the most successful has been to charge sellers advertising fees to promote their listings. But at certain points in eBay’s history, it also experimented with introducing Read more
Amazon dropped a new policy update 2 days before Christmas that impacts sellers who fulfill their own orders rather than using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA). On December 23, Amazon said a new policy would take effect on January 26, 2026: Read more
Sellers are buzzing about an eBay-branded blanket some received as a holiday gift. “Thank you so much for the thoughtful holiday gift! I was so surprised and delighted to receive the cozy eBay blanket. It was very kind of you Read more
Amazon Business, which now drives over $35 billion in annualized gross sales, announced new benefits of the Business Prime program and said the expanded benefits can help businesses save nearly $1,000 per year as well as streamline operations and simplify Read more
Bad weather has been causing shipping delays that carried over into this week, with the USPS warning of weather events that could impact processing, transportation, and delivery in great swaths of the country (flooding in the Pacific Northwest, and winter Read more
Adobe is crunching the numbers on holiday-shopping returns and found shoppers are returning fewer products this year compared to last year. Between November 1 and December 12, returns were down 2.5% versus the comparable period last year. But in the Read more
It’s hard enough to detect if your buyer is a scammer, but now sellers must be able to determine if buyers are even human, and what having AI bots as buyers means for the validity of their purchases. The topic Read more
Etsy has some quirks related to shipping that can cause confusion on the part of sellers (and buyers). Etsy still hasn’t updated its system to show USPS Ground Advantage (“GA”), which replaced First-Class Packages and Parcel Select Ground in 2023. Read more
