eBay employees fielded questions from sellers about international shipping during this week’s eBay for Business podcast episode, revealing some quirks that sellers should understand. In some cases, eBay may charge sellers an international fee even in cases where the buyer Read more
The USPS will pause its efforts to improve ground transportation beginning in August, citing peak season and elections, according to a letter Postmaster General DeJoy wrote to lawmakers on Monday. He sent the letter to clarify what Delivering for America Read more
eBay declared May 21st “Recommerce Day” and will transform its homepage to celebrate the day and generate interest in shopping for used goods. According to Retail TouchPoints, eBay is working with legislators to make it an official state holiday in Read more
Etsy invited sellers to place their items on sale to participate in its Father’s Day sale, but some said a glitch caused Etsy to erroneously discount low-priced items. One seller explained, “Etsy’s running a site-wide Father’s Day sale with code Read more
Amazon recently reminded sellers about changes to its fees for high return-rate products that are set to take effect on June 1st. It had announced the changes in December along with other fees, including the highly controversial low-inventory-level fee policy Read more
This summer, eBay and PSA, a third-party authentication and grading provider for collectibles, will launch a new, “seamless, end-to-end experience” for trading card collectors. In April, eBay and PSA’s parent Collectors had announced they were entering into a series of Read more
Mastercard’s Ethoca subsidiary predicts that by 2026, there could be 337 million chargebacks annually, an increase of 42% from 2023 levels. That’s a major problem for retailers and online merchants, one the credit card company is tackling through a new Read more
Mercari launched a returns policy at the end of March that was so favorable to buyers that one reseller dubbed it a “Rent-A-Center” policy. He, like many sellers, believed buyers would abuse the policy by purchasing an item, using it, Read more
Sellers of all sizes who host their shops on Shopify can now use Avalara’s services to manage and automate global tax compliance seamlessly. Avalara has been providing tax calculation services for Shopify Plus customers since 2015 and has now joined Read more
Reuters reported today that USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to pause the consolidation of Postal Service’s processing network after mounting pressure from lawmakers. There have been a few areas around the country where consolidation efforts have led to massive Read more
