Selling app Mercari has kicked off “Fall Flash Deals.” According to the announcement, “Beginning October 4th, we’ll take you on an 8-day crash course on how to get the best out of Mercari, whether you love to shop, are here Read more
eBay launched a new policy in Australia on October 1, 2020. The marketplace will automatically refund buyers for items valued up to $15 in case of Item Not Received claims and will absorb the cost of the refund under the Read more
eBay executive Jordan Sweetnam said the company saw new sales records set for various types of products in the month of September. “There continue to be record-setting jumps in items like canning supplies, glue guns and jigsaw puzzles — and Read more
PayPal is making changes to its User Agreement, which will go into effect next month. The company sent an email notification to users this week with the subject line, “Upcoming changes to our PayPal legal agreements”: We’re making some changes Read more
Etsy is urging sellers to promote their shops on social media during the holidays. It launched a hashtag, #MakeItMeaningful, for sellers to include in their posts to tie them together. Etsy offered suggestions on how sellers should promote their shop Read more
eBay took care of some housekeeping business on Thursday related to the sale of its Classifieds business to Adevinta that the two companies had announced in the third quarter. This press release from July 21 explains the $9.2 billion deal Read more
Nine more states enacted “marketplace facilitator” laws in the first 6 months of 2020 that require online marketplaces like eBay and Etsy to collect and remit sales tax on behalf of third-party sellers. That’s according to Vertex, which tracks sales Read more
The Alibaba Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance was formed nearly 4 years ago to help brands protect their Intellectual Property (IP) rights, and this week, it announced the formation of a new advisory committee dedicated to small and medium-size businesses (SMEs). Small sellers Read more
Despite concerns related to the coronavirus, 43% of holiday shoppers surveyed this year say they are waiting until November to start buying for the season, and a majority (59%) plan to shift more of their shopping online compared with last Read more
Etsy addressed concerns over its Offsite Ads program, which is mandatory for sellers who do over $10,000 in sales/year. The lack of control is a major concern for some sellers and extends to which of their listings Etsy chooses to Read more
