The all-important holiday shopping season is already straining logistics – an article in Wednesday’s Washington Post cited a litany of challenges retailers face, not the least of which is getting inventory in hand, and then getting items into the hands Read more
eBay introduced “cost-per-click” ads this month, but that’s not stopping the company from promoting its existing cost-per-sale ads, pitching them as a lower-risk way for sellers to get attention for their marketplace listings. eBay published a post on its eBay Read more
Amazon had advice for sellers who are sending items to Fulfillment Centers located in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida as well as those impacted by the hurricane. “If you have shipments en route to fulfillment centers in the impacted region, Read more
eBay promised protection to sellers affected by the hurricane that hit landfall in Louisiana on Sunday. “Hurricane Ida is disrupting transportation lines across parts of the US Southeast region,” eBay said, and noted it was closely monitoring the situation. eBay Read more
PayPal is making changes to its User Agreement effective September 21, 2021, and users should carefully scrutinize the notice to see how the changes may impact them. PayPal said it is expanding the existing list of prohibited activities and clarifying Read more
Is eBay holding your funds because you are a “casual” seller? Here’s what it doesn’t say in the fine print. Did you know that if you are a low-volume seller on eBay, the company may hold your funds before releasing Read more
eBay sellers turn to the company’s weekly chat session to ask questions and raise issues they see as problems or opportunities. On the August 25th chat, sellers had some words of thanks to the moderators who respond to their questions, Read more
Amazon announced it will share the cybersecurity training materials it uses to train employees internally with the outside world, and for no charge – which means online sellers on any platform can take advantage of the training. While Amazon didn’t Read more
Etsy is making changes to its brand-new Star Seller program that it launched to make it easy for buyers to identify sellers who have a “proven record of offering an excellent customer experience.” The program evaluates sellers by looking at Read more
With the cost of a USPS First Class stamp increasing on Sunday, eBay is raising rates for Standard Envelope, its service for shipping small, low-cost collectibles through the mail. No need to panic, though – the rates are going up Read more
