eBay warned sellers on Monday that not having Product Identifiers in listings could decrease their visibility in search – that’s because eBay added a feature that allows buyers to search by Product Identifier numbers. “Starting today, buyers can search for Read more
The National Football League is taking a new approach to tackling the problem of counterfeit goods on marketplaces like eBay and Amazon. Part of its strategy: it’s demanding manufacturers stop selling to marketplace sellers or to any retailer who sells Read more
The USPS was forced to lower postage on Sunday for market dominant rates including the cost of a First Class stamp (from 49 cents to 47 cents). While most USPS shipping services used by online sellers are considered competitive and Read more
eBay’s latest promotion is good for auction and fixed price listings, but like most these days, it is by invitation only. Invited sellers who activate the promotion can list up to 500 listings and pay no insertion fee. The tagline Read more
eBay came clean last week about the way it displays sellers’ product listings to mobile shoppers, revealing that since last fall, it has been truncating sellers’ descriptions in the US. This summer, it will provide sellers with a way to Read more
Newegg said this week it will be one of the first companies to offer customer support via Facebook Messenger for Business, Facebook’s instant messaging service. Tech retailer Newegg said the new capability is an important asset to add to the Read more
eBay is furthering its ties with BigCommerce, an ecommerce platform for small sellers wanting to easily set up their own store. When eBay killed off its own store-hosting solutions ProStores and Magento Go in 2015, eBay had recommended Bigcommerce as an alternative. Read more
eBay is preparing to make a major change to its feedback feature – some users are seeing a new tab that allows them to search sellers’ feedback. A few users spotted the new feature as far back as March 28, Read more
Online sellers who want their products to appear on Google Shopping must advertise through the Product Listing Ads program and are required to send a feed containing detailed information about their products. Google has always encouraged sellers to include robust Read more
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos opened up about some Marketplace initiatives in a letter to shareholders where he seemed more open than usual, discussing the company culture and its willingness to embrace failure. For many years, Amazon has reported having about Read more
