Businesses, including many online sellers, must register with the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) soon or face significant fines due to the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) passed at the end of the last administration. (See update below.) Read more
Sellers are reeling after Amazon dropped a bombshell announcement on those who use FBA to store and fulfill their inventory. One reader told us, “Now FBA is going to make it worse when they lose things, which happens on the Read more
After a 4-year break from the corporate world, Scott Schenkel is back in the C-suite, this time as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at travel company Expedia. In 2019, eBay’s then CFO Scott Schenkel was forced to take the helm as Read more
People don’t stop shopping on December 25th, especially given the popularity of gift cards, and Etsy is prepared with a lineup of after-Christmas sales. First up, it’s running an “End-of-Season Deals” event December 26 – 31, 2024. Sellers must have Read more
Sellers are dealing with a glitch that Amazon confirmed over a week ago, and the repercussions are coming at the worst time of year both for their pocketbooks and for their year-end reporting. The problem as we described last Monday Read more
Amazon sellers ready to take a break for the holidays have the option to put their account in vacation mode, the marketplace reminded sellers on Tuesday. “If you plan to take time off over the holidays, we recommend that you Read more
There’s a spike in the number of sellers reporting that Etsy forced their shops into “vacation mode” (a euphemism for “suspended”). This is a chronic issue usually related to Etsy’s verification process, but some sellers said they received no reason Read more
When the US Postal Service raises rates on January 19, 2025, it will introduce a brand new surcharge for certain USPS packages called the “Live Animal and Perishable Handling fee.” For Priority Mail Express and USPS Ground Advantage, the fee Read more
eBay told sellers to cancel USPS shipping labels that incorrectly printed as “hazmat” (hazardous material) due to an eBay glitch on Thursday. While eBay said after the fact that it would offer sellers late-shipment protection, sellers said they won’t get Read more
eBay is expanding its partnership with Klarna, a service that lets shoppers buy now, pay later. Originally launched in Germany, eBay is expanding the Klarna partnership to additional countries. “The move gives eBay buyers more choice and flexibility in how Read more
