eBay Canada may be on its way to phasing out the US dollar. The site allows sellers to list items in either Canadian or US dollars, but this year it has been making changes to encourage sellers to list in Read more
eBay is running a 6-week promotion that kicks off today, September 1, 2015. In one version, sellers can list up to 80 listings in the auction-style format or fixed price format and pay no insertion fees. In another version, sellers Read more
Only the Postal Service can access your mailbox, and last week, we wrote about an essay written by a UPS executive who’d like to see that change. The USPS has responded, making an argument for why it made sense for the Read more
Bonanza founder and CEO Bill Harding confirmed the company tested a new feature after reports came in to EcommerceBytes. “Bonanza is adding higher price next to my asking price and then crossing it out. For example, on one listing, I Read more
Etsy named a new Chief Technology Officer on Monday, revealing that its current CTO is leaving the company. CEO Chad Dickerson announced that John Allspaw will replace Kellan Elliott-McCrea. Dickerson said Elliott-McCrea was leaving Etsy “to pursue other opportunities.” He Read more
eBay’s response to its Google SEO problem that began last year is to begin using structured catalog data – a make-or-break move, one eBay manager called it. However, eBay has run into a road bump in implementing the strategy. Phase Read more
Bonanza redesigned its homepage in order to do a better job of representing the Bonanza experience, it told users. “We wanted to articulate what our marketplace has to offer buyers and sellers and present this in a way that was Read more
eBay will launch a new selling tool later this year, and the company is seeking sellers to join an “Advanced Listing Tool” pilot program to provide feedback about the new tool. eBay sent an email invitation to select sellers and Read more
PayPal is raising fees by up to 32% by eliminating volume discounts for larger sellers, and EcommerceBytes has confirmed that certain companies are exempt from the fee hike, which the payments company is referring to as a fee “simplification.” PayPal Read more
“People want what you got,” eBay is telling users in a new marketing campaign to get consumers selling unwanted items. On Thursday, eBay tried to gain some attention in consumer publications by issuing a press release about its partnership with Read more
