PayPal is updating its User Agreement (UA) and Privacy Policy effective April 19, 2018. The change that has sellers buzzing is the removal of its Seller Protection program for certain types of transactions. PayPal states: “We’re updating the additional requirements Read more
“Blizzards, strong winds, and heavy snowfall” aren’t terms you associate with the UK, but Storm Emma hit the country 2 weeks ago. eBay issued an initial warning about possible delivery delays and updated the post on Tuesday to inform sellers Read more
eBay is running a new seller promotion after cancelling a different one this week. It’s uncertain if eBay sent the new promo to the same sellers as the cancelled one. The new promo incentivizes sellers to list very high-value items Read more
DHL eCommerce launched a new program called DHL Parcel Metro that allows retailers to offer a fully-branded delivery experience to their customers. It’s available in Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, with plans to launch in Dallas and Atlanta in Read more
Etsy is kicking off a week-long Spring Sales event on March 22nd, and invited sellers to participate. Running a sitewide sale is a fairly new marketing technique to draw new shoppers to the site and get existing buyers to return, Read more
A recent study highlighted how much sellers paid in Amazon FBA Long Term Storage fees, known as LTS fees, which Amazon assesses twice a year. Feedvisor found that clients it works with paid an average of $4,000 in such fees Read more
Etsy redesigned the orders page to give sellers more control over their workflow and highlight information needed. Unfortunately there’s also a bug impacting the orders page that hampering sellers from searching orders for tax-reporting purposes. Etsy described the changes to Read more
eBay sent an email this week warning sellers about new legislation introduced in Congress called the Remote Transaction Parity Act. It said the internet sales tax legislation would be harmful, and noted there was no small-business exemption in the bill. Read more
Newegg is participating in events in Asia that it says underscores its commitment to fostering “cross-border ecommerce development of emerging sellers.” Or, as it also said, it’s helping Asian companies reach shoppers in the US and Europe. Newegg also has Read more
Etsy’s new CEO found another way to streamline operations – the marketplace will retire its own credit card reader in favor of a deal with Square. Josh Silverman took over in May after Chad Dickerson’s ouster and is forsaking Etsy’s Read more
