Amazon sellers began sharing an email on April 6 about a change to payments for Amazon Ads accounts that set off confusion and a threatened boycott of Amazon advertising. The email informed sellers that, “Beginning April 15, 2026, your advertising Read more
What if you didn’t have to rely on shipping carriers to scan your packages when they take possession of your shipments? eBay, Etsy, and Amazon require sellers to prove they ship their orders on time, so news that UPS has Read more
A seller living in Japan alerted us to news that Japan Post will resume accepting merchandise destined for the USA after an 8-month suspension related to the US’s de minimis changes last August. However, senders will need to prepay the Read more
Sale prices used to be easy for retailers to determine: take the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP), discount it, and advertise the discount percentage and sale price. But pricing is not so clearcut anymore, and this month, Amazon is making Read more
Etsy is nearly doubling the number of humans reviewing Purchase Protection cases as it rolls out changes to the program. The marketplace told sellers it’s making the changes “to give you clearer expectations about how the program works, while improving Read more
Amazon and USPS reached a deal in which USPS will retain 80% of Amazon’s package business, according to Reuters, which published the following statement from Amazon on Monday: “We’re pleased to have reached a new agreement with USPS that furthers Read more
Sellers who use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment services will pay a 3.5% “fuel and logistics-related surcharge” on fulfillment fees beginning April 17, 2026. Amazon said the change would result in an average of 17 cents extra per unit for US FBA Read more
eBay’s job posting for an Agentic Search Product Designer in Toronto sheds light on its ambitions – which are to change the way the world shops and sells and reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts, according to the job Read more
Etsy published a roundup of changes it has made to seller tools this year, including changes to the seller listing form and its insights tool designed to help sellers make data-driven decisions. It will use the new page launched today Read more
eBay held a “48 Hours of Drops” livestream shopping event on Thursday and Friday (March 26-27, 2026). However, some visitors to eBay and its app were confused by eBay’s marketing of the event, thinking that eBay had redirected them to Read more
