Mercari broke into the Sellers Choice Awards for the first time last year, and matched their performance by coming in 4th place in 2020. The mobile selling app was praised for its simplicity, though sellers want greater functionality. In January Read more
Poshmark slipped a bit by finishing 6th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards. This niche fashion app is easy to use, but sellers have to work to get sales. In January 2020, EcommerceBytes readers rated the marketplaces on which Read more
Ruby Lane came in 3rd in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, dropping one spot from the previous year. Sellers’ intense loyalty to this niche site for antiques and collectibles was tested this year as the marketplace adapted to compliance issues. Read more
eBay has completed the previously announced sale of its ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash, resulting in net proceeds of $3.1 billion. eBay also said it was expanding its share buyback plans for 2020 from $1.5 Read more
eBay published a new Global Marketplace Index that finds selling on marketplaces enables small businesses to reinvest in their local communities. Interim CEO Scott Schenkel said in Tuesday’s announcement, “Marketplaces like eBay have proven that ecommerce plays an important role Read more
Amazon is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in Italy with the opening of two new fulfillment centers in that country. Amazon said it is expanding its fulfillment network in Italy to respond to growing customer demand, to expand the product selection, Read more
You may have known that online marketplace Bonanza accepts PayPal (and has for many years), but you may not have realized that PayPal conducts marketing email campaigns for Bonanza, which is a rival of PayPal’s former parent, eBay. The subject Read more
eBay announced in November it would sell its ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo this year. In a February 7th filing (published online today), UK regulators warned eBay to stop any integration activities between the two marketplaces while it continues its Read more
Etsy hosted a session on the discussion boards last week where a representative from Intuit answered sellers’ tax questions. Etsy has a partnership with Intuit, offering integration with QuickBooks Self-Employed and TurboTax Self-Employed. “Tax season is here in the United Read more
Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Iowa, the first in the state. The 645,000 square-foot facility in the city of Bondurant uses Amazon robotics and will be used to fulfill small items to customers such as books, electronics Read more
