Some buyers who make an offer on an item are forced to pay immediately upon the seller accepting the offer. eBay confirmed it is a test. You can see a screenshot of what the experience looks like for a buyer Read more
Sales on Etsy’s marketplace grew 12% in the third quarter year-over-year, while consolidated sales across all its platforms grew 18%. Excerpts from Etsy’s earnings press release follow: Etsy, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2021 ResultsReports 18% Increase in Consolidated Year-Over-Year GMS Read more
PayPal is giving away $20 million in a holiday sweepstakes to encourage people to pay for items using its payment service. The PayPal Holiday Sweepstakes comes amid the holiday shopping season, but the holiday-messaging was subdued. PayPal sent an email Read more
Walmart kicked off its month-long savings event this week and reminded marketplace sellers to prepare for its next “Black Friday Deals for Days” sale that launches next week. To participate, sellers should set “Reduced Price” promo tags on items where Read more
eBay is calling on sellers in the UK to change how they list and describe their items to make them more accessible to people with disabilities. Advice included the following: avoid small font sizes, use plain but descriptive language, avoid Read more
Pinterest launched a new feature on its mobile app called “Pinterest TV” where users can watch “live shopping experiences.” But it appears Pinterest TV is not about giving online sellers a platform for their goods, but rather, about creating engaging Read more
Pitney Bowes has geared up for the expected surge in holiday shipping and announced today it will raise its ecommerce rates for 2022. Pitney Bowes will institute a 5.9% general rate increase for ecommerce services effective January 2, 2022. “The Read more
We still remember a time when Amazon and eBay were neck-and-neck leaders in ecommerce, but data from eMarketer shows just how much of a lead Amazon currently has not only over its longtime rival, but other retailers selling online. Amazon Read more
How a hankering for beer turned into an expose on the plight of gig workers. Former Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson just wanted some beer on a Friday afternoon, but his experience of ordering it online turned into an expose of Read more
eBay is raising shipping rates for packages going to Australia and New Zealand using its eBay International Standard Delivery Service (not to be confused with eBay’s Global Shipping Program). The company blamed “increased international shipping costs” to those countries as Read more
