Etsy announced sellers can now respond to all reviews left by buyers. The announcement came 2 weeks after sellers first noticed the change, as we reported on the AuctionBytes Blog last month, where sellers weighed inon the change. (Sellers also Read more
Amazon is delaying making changes to the buyer-cancellation process and it provided more information about the changes. Amazon will now roll out the new process on May 10 instead of April 27th. Numerous sellers expressed concern about how the changes Read more
On Friday afternoon, eBay sent the following email to sellers advising them that it was trying to resolve technical issues sellers experienced when they tried to activate a promotion: Subject: Technical issues with Promoted Listings Standard promo Some sellers are Read more
A day after announcing higher costs for mailers beginning in July, the USPS said it should be able to reach “record net profit” beginning in 2024. The Postal Service said that since March of 2021, it had taken a more Read more
As promised, the USPS is raising rates twice a year instead of once, and beginning July 10, 2022, it will cost more to mail a letter or send a package via Media Mail. The USPS characterized the change to First Read more
Consumers buy and sell used goods on eBay (“pre-owned” items) primarily for financial reasons, but sustainability is also important, according to eBay’s second annual Recommerce Report. eBay said 72% of responding sellers believed that buying pre-owned had become more common, Read more
Consumers have returned to in-store shopping while continuing to shop online, according to Numerator’s Shopping Behavior Index. It also found that while the Home Improvement category is down, Alcohol sales are up. “Overall, consumers are making more shopping trips and Read more
eBay Senior Vice President Jordan Sweetnam briefed sellers on trends that are driving shopping behavior. In a post on Monday, he talked about supply chain disruptions, high gas prices, the return of workers to the office, and other trends that Read more
Amazon warned sellers against entering buyers’ homes, citing a new “home entry compliance enforcement policy” that will be implemented starting May 15, 2022, which states “items must be delivered only to the customer’s porch, driveway, or garage.” The reaction from Read more
An eBay seller who uses the CrazyLister listing tool filed an Ecommerce EKG alert yesterday reporting the service had been down for 5 days due to an eBay API problem. CrazyLister documented the ongoing problem on its website: As of Read more
