Offering gift cards is nothing new for eBay, but on Monday it began carrying a very different type of gift card – one that allows recipients to purchase shares of stock in publicly-traded companies. “eBay and Stockpile have teamed up Read more
eBay, Etsy, and other companies are backing an initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to try to stop the trade in illegal wildlife and their products, which it says has reached crisis proportions. Marketplace sellers should familiarize themselves with Read more
Shyp is building on its partnership with eBay, calling feedback from online sellers who rely on Shyp for fulfillment “incredible,” and introducing new features last week including scheduled pickups for business sellers. As eBay explained in a March blog post, Read more
Etsy wins when it comes to product returns, according to a survey of online sellers conducted by EcommerceBytes, beating out its larger rivals. On August 3rd, we asked readers to indicate their rate of returns on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy Read more
Macy’s tried to dress up its announcement of a new strategy to drive profitable growth, but reporters zeroed in on the news that retail chain would close a hundred stores. The news came Thursday after its earnings release in which Read more
Online merchants are wise to watch what ecommerce heavyweight Amazon is up to – here’s today’s roundup of news of interest to online sellers for August 12, 2016. Amazon has been expanding its private-label food line since the spring, it Read more
Need a way to keep track of income and expenses for tax time? Etsy is now integrated with Intuit QuickBooks Self-Employed and it has partnered with the company to offer discounts to sellers who want to subscribe to the service. Read more
Amazon buyers are complaining over what they call “bait-and-switch” pricing in the Subscribe & Save program. “People are thinking they are getting this great deal unless they check their statement,” a reader told EcommerceBytes. The Subscribe & Save program lets Read more
eBay says it’s working to build a better online community and it will begin rolling out improvements to the discussion boards in the fall, including redesigning the experience. “There will be more employees engaging – particularly where questions are left Read more
eBay continues to run a promotion that kicked off in the fall in which it guarantees the selling price of cell phones listed in the auction format, but of course reading the details in the terms and conditions is essential. Read more
