eBay is launching a paid-shipping program called eBay Plus in which buyers in Germany can pay 19.90 euros/year and qualify for free and fast shipping – and free returns – for millions of eligible items. The program will begin its Read more
eBay’s new CEO has a message: eBay doesn’t need anybody’s help in the post-PayPal era. The message from Devin Wenig was oddly defiant given the audience – buyers and sellers gathered for a 2-day Summit in San Jose to celebrate Read more
eBay is running a seller promotion to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. Twenty is the key word: sellers can get 20 free listings and receive a 20% discount on commission fees. All formats apply. eBay explained: “Sellers who activate the offer Read more
eBay announced its biannual seller update to coincide with its brand new Seller Summit, a gathering of sellers organized around the theme of eBay’s 20th anniversary. Devin Wenig, who took over from John Donahoe as CEO when the company split Read more
eBay is making significant changes to its Seller Performance Standards as part of its Fall Seller Update, which it will announce later today. eBay will judge sellers on two key metrics: defect rate and on-time shipping – and it’s changing Read more
eBay sellers can expect big changes as part of this year’s Fall Seller Update, including major changes to Seller Performance Standards and a new Seller Hub from which they can access selling tools and reports. eBay will make the full Read more
PayPal will no longer allow users to accept P2P payments sent from Puerto Rico, it informed users, as the U.S. territory faces a dire financial crisis. “Person to person payments will not be available for payments sent from Puerto Rico after Read more
Facebook launched a host of changes to make business pages more effective when accessed on mobile devices, including a new Shop section. Other changes include new and more prominent call-to-action buttons. And this may be only the beginning of a Read more
In December, eBay tried rebooting its already successful mobile app with the launch of a new version of the “eBay for iPad” app. Devin Wenig, called it one of eBay’s most important product launches in the previous few years. Despite the hype, Read more
Etsy’s Senior Manager of Payment Operations responded to concerns over the company’s decision to add PayPal to its Direct Checkout payment option. Sellers now have no way to exclude PayPal if they want the benefits that Direct Checkout affords them. However, there’s Read more
