The Internet provides sellers with new ways to raise funds to grow their business. One is a type of financing called “working capital advance” made popular by Kabbage, which assesses risk by looking at sellers’ activity on ecommerce platforms, payment-processing Read more
In his recent presentation to shareholders, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he was looking for a fourth “great business” for the company to build – could logistics and shipping be it? Amazon has a unit devoted to helping it deliver Read more
A new report from the Telegraph indicates it’s quite easy to get back on eBay even after being suspended by the marketplace “for life.” The UK newspaper said it exposed a man last year for selling fakes on eBay and Read more
The Marketplace Fairness Act failed to secure Congressional approval again last year, but was reintroduced in the Senate in March. This week, a different version surfaced in the House. Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz introduced the Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 on Read more
eBay sent an invitation to shoppers in the UK with a coupon to receive a 20 percent discount on purchases made by midnight on Monday. However, the promotion backfired when the coupon redemption code would not work, and complaints flooded Read more
A seller claims eBay is overcharging him for the shipping portion of commission fees, and says he is unable to get eBay customer service reps to fix the errors. “eBay has encouraged international and domestic express shipping by creating attractive Read more
In January, Amazon opened up its Super Saver Shipping program to seller-fulfilled items, and now it’s opening up its Prime shipping program to seller-fulfilled items, but on a very restricted scale. As EcommerceBytes reported in January, all seller-fulfilled items with free shipping Read more
eBay and PayPal are facing scrutiny by the New York Attorney General’s office after reports surfaced PayPal had given itself permission to “robocall” users for any reason. In addition, the FCC wrote a letter to PayPal voicing its concern that the amendments Read more
Imagine being able to order a Tshirt printed with a picture of your pet from an Amazon third-party merchant. That may soon be a possibility, presenting a potentially huge opportunity for Amazon sellers – but may not be such great Read more
Time flies when you sell online, and in recognition of the many changes it’s made since launching in 2008, online marketplace Bonanza has undertaken the task of updating its help pages. And there’s nothing like putting a positive spin on Read more
