eBay is updating its UK User Agreement, explaining that it’s necessary to cover upcoming changes to the returns process. The changes are effective immediately for new members, it announced on Wednesday, and take effect on April 15, 2016, for existing Read more
Shippo integrated with USPS ePostage on Thursday, making it one of only a few public APIs for purchasing US postage online. Shippo is a multi-carrier platform that enables customers to query for shipping rates and print shipping labels. In addition Read more
What if you could buy and sell on a decentralized marketplace where transactions are truly between the buyer and the seller? One such marketplace is under development and making news over the past week or so. As WeUseCoins.com describes it, “OpenBazaar’s peer-to-peer Read more
Many online merchants were concerned when Google confirmed it was making a major change to the ads that appear on its search results pages, getting rid of AdWords ads that appeared along the right side of the page. A major Read more
Etsy rolled out a change on Tuesday to make sellers’ Shops more attractive to buyers browsing the site, whether they’re on desktop, mobile, or accessing the marketplace through the Etsy mobile app. Etsy created a new space for a cover Read more
eBay used to encourage consumers to use professional sellers to get rid of their unwanted goods on its marketplace – remember eBay drop-off stores? Now eBay is pushing consumers to sell their items in new ways that don’t include consignment Read more
In the quest to make online payments easier on mobile devices, companies like Amazon and Google are working on facial recognition and other technologies. Why fumble for change at the drive-through restaurant or type your password into your smartphone? Also Read more
A quick reminder for readers that the cost of a postage stamp is set to drop on April 10, though there could be a last-minute intervention that would keep rates the same. Lower costs are always a good thing for Read more
After divesting its shares of Craigslist last year, eBay decided to ramp up its classifieds mobile app called Close5. But its name is too similar to another mobile app, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The mobile app 5miles was started Read more
Many of Amazon’s earliest sellers felt left behind when it launched a new selling platform that offered some significant advantages over the old marketplace accounts. They could choose to sell on the new platform, but they would have to give Read more
