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Year: 2026

eBay Australia Shakes Up Fees and Policies

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is shifting fees to buyers for purchases made from lower-volume sellers in Australia as it did in the UK and Germany, and those sellers will be required to buy shipping labels on eBay when sending items. eBay Australia is Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Australia, eBay fees

eBay’s Answer to Amazon’s Big Spring Sale: a 48-Hour Livestream Shopping Event

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced a “48 Hours of Drops” livestream shopping event taking place Thursday and Friday of this week, overlapping with Amazon’s Big Spring sale which kicked off on Wednesday and runs through March 31st. The 48 Hours of Drops is Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Big Spring Sale, eBay, eBay 48 Hours of Drops, eBay Live

eBay and Amazon Join New Facebook Affiliate Program

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay Amazon

eBay said its participation in Facebook’s new affiliate beta program would enhance seller visibility by empowering “creators” to access and embed eBay listings directly within their content on Facebook. Facebook announced on Tuesday it was adding Amazon to its Facebook Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, eBay, Facebook, Facebook affiliate tools, Meta

Amazon Surveys Sellers on FBA Returns Solutions

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is surveying sellers about their experience using its solutions to help them handle returns through its FBA fulfillment service. The survey highlights how many solutions it offers – 10, plus a dashboard for visibility. Amazon sent sellers an invitation Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon FBA, Amazon returns

PayPal Ends Rewards-to-Cashback Option, Tweaks Funding and Crypto Terms

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Ina Steiner
PayPal

PayPal is updating its policies and user agreement, and included is a change to its reward program. Beginning August 1, 2026, it will end the option that allowed members of its rewards program to redeem rewards points for cash. The Read more

News, PaymentsHoney, PayPal, PayPal cryptocurrency, PayPal Rewards, PayPal User Agreement

Uncertainty as Amazon Sellers Brace for Expected Cashflow Crunch from DD+7 (Updated)

March 17, 2026March 19, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Sellers had months to prepare for the new DD+7 policy that Amazon warned would cause a cashflow crunch when implemented on March 12, but now that the date has come and gone, many sellers are filled with uncertainty and are Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon DD+7

Trading Card ‘Breaking’ Gets Live-Streaming Platforms in Trouble

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Ina Steiner
Regulations_compliance

Online marketplace WhatNot is the latest platform to face legal challenges due to live-streaming the sale of trading cards in a format called breaking. Sports Illustrated reported today that a user filed an arbitration complaint against Whatnot, Inc. “specifically challenging Read more

Marketplaces, News, Tax and Legal Issuesbreaking, Fanatics, Trading cards, Whatnot

Amazon Adds Feeds So Merchants Can Get Exposure via Shop Direct

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Last year, Amazon launched its AI-powered Shop Direct feature that displays products that are available for sale off-Amazon. On Wednesday, Amazon added the ability for merchants to send their product feeds through third-party syndicators for exposure on Amazon through Shop Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Shop Direct, Amazon Shop Direct Product Feeds, Rob Gonzalez, Salsify

How to Catch the Attention of Etsy’s Marketing Team

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy recently shared some tips for sellers on how to catch the attention of its merchandisers who look for items to feature in Etsy marketing campaigns, including Editor’s Picks; seasonal gift guides; trend roundups; emails; and TV ads. An Etsy Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy marketing

Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026 Is Fast Approaching

March 9, 2026March 16, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is being cagy about the exact date of its 3rd annual “Big Spring Sale” this month.* Last year, the sale ran from 3/25 to 3/31 in the US, the same time period as its “Spring Deal Days” in Europe. Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Big Spring Sale

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