Third-party tools can help sellers deal with some of challenges caused by eBay’s recent mandate that all fixed-price listings be 30-day Good Til Cancelled (GTC) format. Here’s a look at some of the tools along with how (and why) sellers Read more
Looking for alternative marketplaces, inventory listing tools, shipping and other services to help you become more efficient selling online? Then you’ll want to check out our new and improved Service Charts! We’ve had industry resources sections almost from the beginning 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,The new PayPal Policy update email specifies Read more
The US Department of Justice said international criminals used eBay as part of their campaign to defraud victims. “A federal jury today convicted two Romanian nationals of 21 counts related to their scheme to infect victim computers with malware in Read more
GoDaddy announced the launch of Marketplaces, a new feature that lets small business owners sell their products on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Jet, and Walmart.com from their GoDaddy Online Stores. US sellers who have a GoDaddy store can now connect with Read more
Amazon announced this week that it created over 3,200 new permanent jobs across Spain in 2018 alone. It ended 2017 with 1,600 permanent employees, and now has 4,800 permanent employees. Amazon also revealed it has invested over 1.1 billion euros Read more
It appears more robots will be joining Amazon fulfillment centers. TechCrunch reported today that Amazon acquired robotics firm Canvas Technology. You can see its robots in action in a TechCrunch video from 2017 showing an autonomous cart that can safely Read more
The Universal Postal Union (UPU) held a special conference this week to discuss postal remuneration – the prices paid to a postal operator (such as the US Postal Service) for the international delivery of postal items, including ecommerce items. It’s Read more
Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday announcing it had found 50 ways to help its sellers this year. The marketplace said it had launched new tools and services to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed in selling their products Read more
eBay launched a “Spring Black Friday” shopping event, but of course it’s limited to its eBay Deals site, since it has no way for third-party sellers to participate outside of the eBay Deals platform. Just like the traditional Black Friday Read more
