Etsy revealed financial information in its SEC filing on Wednesday when it filed to go public (see related story in today’s newsletter). And while Etsy grew revenue in the past three years, it is not profitable. Total revenue was $74.6 million in Read more
Etsy filed with the SEC on Wednesday and announced its plans to go public. It intends to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ETSY.” The move has been expected, and sellers have Read more
Readers may remember the class action lawsuit against eBay over its Featured Plus optional listing upgrade, though if you’re having trouble keeping track of seller versus marketplace lawsuits, it’s understandable. But some sellers were pleasantly reminded this week when they Read more
Mobile payments got serious attention with the launch of Apple Pay, and PayPal is not sitting idly by. Dan Schulman announced his first acquisition as PayPal President, a Boston company called Paydiant that is working on an alternative to Apple’s Read more
eBay is running two very similar promotions to encourage sellers to list items offering free shipping. Both promotions are by invitation only and provide the opportunity to list up to 3,000 free listings. One requires the listings offer free shipping Read more
eBay surprised Business sellers in the UK on Monday by announcing new fees – giving sellers only one month’s notice – and it said there were more changes in the works. eBay passed off the restructuring as “fee changes” rather Read more
Amazon Prime orders regularly arrived late over the holidays, according to a Reuters Ipsos survey reported in February. While Amazon said its own data showed significantly better results, Reuters raises questions about the ability of retailers to satisfy the high expectations around Read more
Bonanza seems heads-down focused these days, to borrow a phrase from Amazon, as it continues to add new features to its online marketplace. And to reinforce the message, the company included in its recent blog post a note that it Read more
What would it take to get you to open an eBay Store? It seems eBay is trying to find out, and is running another promotion to entice sellers to sign up for a monthly subscription. The current promotion is by Read more
Two online sellers filed class action lawsuits against eBay claiming it did not make it clear that it charged recurring fees for Good Til Canceled listings, and on Friday, sellers began receiving notice of a settlement the parties reached in Read more
