eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted today his views on the burden of online sales tax and tariffs on small businesses: “26 states have recently imposed significant internet sales taxes (with more to come), and consumers are now paying heavy tariffs Read more
Amazon is giving employees a financial incentive to launch a small business – but not as online sellers. It’s giving US employees up to $10,000 and 3 months’ salary to build a package delivery business through its Delivery Service Partner Read more
How well you did in the first three months of the year depends on where you were selling. eBay executives made a “significant reduction” in marketing in the first quarter that resulted in a drop in GMV (the value of Read more
For online merchants, few things are as aggravating as receiving a return from a customer and discovering that it’s been used and abused – or perhaps not even the same product the customer purchased. Stories of clothing returned with sweat Read more
With each new season, sellers brace themselves for eBay’s updates, wondering what changes may be in store for them. This month, sellers are processing news from the latest Spring update announced on April 30, 2019, that includes fees changes, seller Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. Dear Ina, With much trepidation, but maybe also Read more
eBay is running a promotion in which it is giving a 40% Final Value Fee discount to sellers for listing items in certain high-demand categories. (See below for info about another promo.) A reader forwarded the promotion details which read Read more
The USPS reported revenue of $17.5 billion in its quarterly report today, essentially unchanged compared to same quarter last year; a net loss of $2.1 billion; and a similar pattern of declining mail volume and increasing package volume. “First-Class Mail Read more
eBay is opening a pop-up store in the UK as a tie-in with its Retail Revival program. According to Elite Business Magazine, the space in Wolverhampton will house 40 small retailers for one month. “eBay’s venue will be something of Read more
eBay sellers can now send offers to buyers with an exclusive discount in 3 ways, the company announced on Thursday. Sellers can send an offer with Seller Initiated Offer in the following ways: offers to watchers, offers to buyers who Read more
