Etsy sold its music-gear marketplace Reverb to investment firms last year, writing in its April 22, 2025 press release it would “focus on driving growth in the core Etsy marketplace, as well as its subsidiary Depop.” Now Etsy is selling Read more
Amazon is updating its BSA agreement, and sellers have 2 weeks to ensure that any and all automation tools they use comply with new provisions. It includes but is not restricted to AI tools – and of course most services Read more
Ship.com sounded the alarm about higher 2026 shipping costs and offered advice to sellers to regain control over their profit margins. Treating shipping costs as part of their Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) from an operational standpoint can help online Read more
Frequent eBay discussion-board poster wastingtime101 continued their campaign to bring back an option eBay had taken away from sellers in 2023: the ability for sellers to communicate with users they’ve added to their blocked bidders/buyers lists (BBLs). eBay’s help page Read more
Etsy-funded promotions that give customers an incentive to purchase again aren’t new by any stretch, but when one landed in our inbox this week with the subject line “15% off just for you,” we took another look. Etsy explains on Read more
How can people be spending more if they are cutting back on holiday gifts, including for Valentine’s Day? A survey by marketing firm Omnisend found that 23% of consumers said they had cut back on online holiday gifting, yet almost Read more
Anthropic ran ads during Sunday’s Super Bowl football game that mocked its rival OpenAI for its decision to run ads on its AI chatbox, though it didn’t mention it by name. The ads showed how disconcerting it could be for Read more
You know that an eBay feature is popular with at least some sellers when it suddenly disappears, as was the case with eBay’s Auto Price Reduction feature on Tuesday. Sellers took to industry discussion boards and wrote to EcommerceBytes seeking Read more
eBay is holding live shopping events online and in real life to tie in with Sunday’s Super Bowl game, which is taking place in the Bay Area where eBay’s headquarters is located. “Football fans are invited to the eBay End Read more
Amazon grew total sales 14% in the fourth quarter of 2025, year-over-year (or 12% FX-neutral). North America segment sales increased 10% year-over-year, international segment sales increased 17% year-over-year (or 11% excluding changes in foreign exchange rates). And AWS segment sales Read more
