While eBay is introducing greater transparency when it comes to seller defects (see story in today’s newsletter), it’s greatly reducing transparency for sellers who operate a Store on its marketplace. eBay sellers have less than one week left to access Read more
eBay is launching a new defect report in July, it told sellers in an email this week. And for the first time, sellers will be able to view which defects eBay has removed. A year ago eBay first introduced the Read more
The Confederate flag. The Atlantic calls it a pop culture phenomenon, politicians call it racist and “unnecessarily divisive and hurtful,” and many find it toxic after it featured heavily in a tragic hate crime in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine people Read more
Amazon sellers are facing a Shakespearian dilemma – have their listings be seen, or not be seen. The marketplace is requiring sellers to keep titles from running on in excess of 200 characters. In enforcing the policy, it will treat Read more
Amazon is building a new fulfillment center in Minnesota. The 1 million-square-foot warehouse will be located in Shakopee. While the facility will include innovative technologies including Amazon Robotics, the company said it will employ 1,000 full-time workers at the site Read more
Alibaba sold its eBay selling tools and 11 Main marketplace to a little known marketplace called OpenSky last week, and took a 37% share in the company. A person familiar with the matter said that at least in the short Read more
The USPS will expand its grocery-delivery service called Customized Delivery, which provides customers with delivery of groceries and other prepackaged goods primarily during a 3 am to 7 am delivery window. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) granted permission last fall for the Read more
Craigslist purists are likely rejoicing at the news that eBay has sold its share in the classifieds site back to Craigslist. eBay has had some doozies when it comes to acquisitions – Skype was its most spectacular failure from a Read more
Etsy announced it has changed the way reviews appear in sellers’ shop listings. Reviews appear in order of recency, but now when shoppers visit a particular product listing page, they will see reviews relevant to that listing at the top Read more
Etsy sellers were in panic mode on Thursday after reports surfaced that Etsy had shut down shops. A reader reported, “Etsy is shutting down shops that have been open for 10 years. Looks like a major bug, but even the Read more
