Amazon is updating selling policies in Europe that impact price-fixing, mediation, and refurbished goods. The new policies will take effect on March 31, 2022. One set of changes explicitly prohibits price fixing and search rank manipulation (the Selling Policies and Read more
eBay previewed coming attractions during a virtual seller check-in on March 10th, the same day it hosted Wall Street analysts at eBay Investor Day. A video of some sessions is now available on YouTube. eBay’s Chief Marketing Officer Andrea Stairs, Read more
Google launched a tool for delivery companies to help get merchants’ packages to shoppers’ doorsteps more efficiently. The “last mile” in package delivery has always been a challenge (that’s why major carriers have residential-address surcharges), and it’s one that Amazon Read more
eBay honored 16 sellers this week as part of the eBay Japan Seller Awards. The event was broadcast on YouTube in Japanese, and eBay CEO Jamie Iannone prepared a message to kick off the video. In his introductory remarks, he Read more
The USPS is instituting stiff new surcharge fees on April 3rd that will devastate sellers of certain types of goods. eBay and Etsy sellers who had held out hope the marketplaces would be able to negotiate a deal with the Read more
eBay offers new payout options for Managed Payments, it officially announced on Wednesday. Payouts are how eBay sellers retrieve their funds from their sales earnings. In addition to the existing daily and weekly payout schedule options, sellers can request payouts Read more
Today, the USPS responded to criticism from PostCom and others in a filing available on the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC)’s website. We hadn’t noticed until Save the Post Office (@savethepo on Twitter) tweeted the following: “In a filing today the Read more
Poshmark is running a promotion this week offering limited flash sales on shipping costs. On Poshmark, buyers pay for shipping (a flat rate of $7.67 – more information about shipping is available on this page). In an email to users, Read more
Costs are rising, and the ecommerce industry is no exception. We thought we’d catalog some of the rates that are going up in 2022 including online marketplace fees and shipping costs. Keep in mind that what isn’t included are costs Read more
eBay announced today it has expanded its coupon feature for Stores. Sellers who pay extra for a Store subscription can now send coded coupons to “buyer groups.” If you haven’t sold on eBay for a while, coupons may sound more Read more
