Which marketplace does a better job of protecting sellers from “bad” buyers, eBay or Amazon? The latter, by a wide margin, according to an informal poll conducted via SurveyMonkey. We asked the online sellers to answer the question through an Read more
PayPal hired former District Attorney and American Express executive Aaron Karczmer to become its Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer. Karczmer held a number of roles at the New York County District Attorney’s office including Assistant District Attorney and Unit Read more
Add Vermont to the list of states trying to put the burden of sales tax onto out-of-state sellers instead of on their residents who shop online. The state apparently wants online merchants to educate its residents about their sales use Read more
eBay is running a special promotion to attract crafters as its rivals Amazon and Etsy cater to the handmade movement. The “Save on Craft Supplies” event kicks off on June 13th, and eBay is enlisting the help of sellers to Read more
eBay UK is running a month-long promotion for casual sellers – those who are registered as private, not business, sellers. The promotion kicked off on June 1st and runs through the end of the month. Sellers who were invited to Read more
eBay is running an unusual kind promotion in the month of June. Rather than offer free listings, it’s capping commission fees, called Final Value Fees; some receive an invitation for fees capped at $20, others capped at $50. “An INCREDIBLE Read more
Amazon will open two more fulfillment centers in Illinois, this time in Edwardsville. Both fulfillment centers will span more than 700,000 square-feet each where employees will pick, pack and ship items for customers. One of the buildings will specialize in Read more
SixBit has officially released a new version of its software that supports the Amazon marketplace and has added additional features as well. SixBit founder John Slocum was the creator of the popular tool called Blackthorne that eBay acquired many years Read more
Still reeling from news that could spell the end of their ecommerce businesses, online sellers in Turkey are nevertheless showing a spirit of generosity in the face of adversity. Sellers learned this week that PayPal is ceasing operations in Turkey as of Read more
There are several reasons for Etsy sellers to review their invoices carefully – one has to do with the new Pattern store-hosting service Etsy launched in April, the other applies to European sellers and VAT. Another issue related to billing Read more
