In terms of dollars and cents, eBay and Amazon benefit from the shipping costs merchants charge shoppers. In the pre-Internet days, Shipping & Handling was a profit center for mail order companies, but now online merchants are lucky to break Read more
eBay is running a new promotion for US sellers, and unlike another promotion running this month, it is not limited to one category. While the landing page mentions an invitation, it does not specify the sale is by invitation only, stating it’s Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage buyers to sell as part of its “consumer seller” strategy. The marketplace sent an email to certain users on Friday with the subject line, “Get your $10 Coupon today.” The promotion explains, “List Read more
The government is scrutinizing the Stamps.com deal to acquire Endicia, but Stamps said it expects the deal to go through this year. It also revealed that if the deal does not gain antitrust regulatory approval, Stamps must pay Endicia’s parent Read more
As we reported in May, eBay resurrected its long-closed advertising program for sellers in which they can pay to promote their listings on the eBay marketplace, including placement on the first page of search results. eBay has been opening the Read more
Connecticut is the home of a 1-million square foot Amazon Fulfillment Center in Windsor, and now is getting a Sortation Center in Wallingford as well. A company spokesperson told the New Haven Registerthat a 173,000-square-foot facility will open in the coming Read more
eBay is running an invitation-only promotion in which sellers can list up to 500 auction listings in the Women’s Clothing category and pay no insertion fees, but some invited sellers reported a glitch. Those who do receive an invitation must Read more
A new service lets online shoppers try on clothing from major retailers and only keep the items they like. But for customers, it seems too good to be true. Try.com gives shoppers the ability to get five items of clothing Read more
eBay UK often runs promotions for private sellers, but this one is a bit different in duration and listing format. The promotion provides invitees with up to 100 free listings using either auctions or Fixed-Price with Best Offer. (Trying to Read more
eBay requires its Top Rated Sellers to adhere to a higher level of service when it comes to fulfilling orders. But a bug this week at an outside partner shows how vulnerable sellers are when it comes to meeting those Read more
