eBay appealed to international postal services to solve problems in cross-border parcel delivery, pointing to small businesses around the world who rely on postal shipping services. Stefan Krawczyk, head of Government Relations International at eBay, gave a keynote address at Read more
Etsy held a workshop this week to address questions about shipping. The marketplace invited sellers to post their questions and comments ahead of time on a dedicated discussion board thread, and then members of its shipping team responded. Among those Read more
What happens when shoppers can’t complete their purchases on Amazon for several hours on a Tuesday night? They turn to social networking sites in despair. Thousands of Amazon customers visited sites like Twitter, DownDetector.com, and IsItDownRightNow to see if they Read more
Taxes are complicated, and that’s just as true for state and local sales tax as it is for income tax. Online sellers are required to collect sales tax wherever they have a physical presence. Whether that’s one state or many, Read more
Etsy became certified as a B Corporation in 2012, a designation for for-profit companies that meet “rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.” On Tuesday, Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson announced it has been recertified as a B Read more
eBay provides a window into the world of pop culture, and while it can’t predict the outcome of the Super Bowl, it can serve up some fun stats about football fans and their purchases, as it did in a blog Read more
eBay is once again facing questions over its practice of allowing active content on its website. The Register said security firm Check Point recently found a vulnerability that could allow hackers to push malicious Javascript code towards targeted eBay users. Read more
Facebook updated its “Regulated Goods” policy to add firearms to the policy. The New York Times said the company was banning private sales of guns, calling it a move meant to clamp down on unlicensed gun transactions. The newspaper quoted Facebook’s Monika Read more
Etsy launched its first Etsy Shop inside a Macy’s store in New York City on Thursday. The shop includes over 50 items from eight Etsy sellers, the items chosen by Macy’s own wholesale buyers. Etsy wrote, “We applaud Macy’s for Read more
The postal workers union says a document that came to light in a labor relations dispute is proof that the USPS is bent on privatizing the agency. The dispute between the APWU and the USPS and Staples is in front Read more
