Etsy is adding Apple Pay to its Direct Checkout system to encourage mobile sales as it continues to wean itself from dependence on PayPal. Etsy announced on Monday it will soon let mobile shoppers pay for items using Apple’s mobile Read more
Etsy acknowledged some technical issues that began on Thursday that impacted its browse function, and it experienced a brief site outage on Monday morning. A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the two events were unrelated. Users said they noticed that beginning on Read more
eBay UK is running a promotion with the dramatic title, “It’s the offer you’ve been waiting for,” explaining, “We know you love selling, so here’s up to 100 free listings just for you.” Not surprisingly, the promotion is only available Read more
Alibaba confirmed that Amazon has opened a store on its Chinese marketplace Tmall – this despite the fact the two ecommerce behemoths are competitors in China. Amazon has operated a marketplace in China since 2004 after acquiring Joyu and rebranding Read more
Etsy collaborated with the American Museum of Natural History on a special project that brings Etsy products to the museum’s gift shop through the Etsy Wholesale program. The project started with an invitation to some Etsy artisan sellers to a Read more
Etsy is giving sellers time to transition to its new Listing Manager tool but plans to make it mandatory for all sellers beginning in July. Etsy said the newly rebuilt platform lays the groundwork for more changes ahead – what Read more
Israeli press are reporting PayPal made another acquisition, this one a “predictive cyber security company.” According to Globes.co.il, it’s PayPal’s second acquisition of an Israeli firm. When asked to confirm the acquisition of CyActive, a PayPal spokesperson told EcommerceBytes, “We Read more
eBay sellers are concerned over missing functionality that helped them to document their listings in the case of disputes. The print button on the bottom right side of View Item pages disappeared and was noted at the end of February Read more
Sellers continue to be disturbed by eBay’s latest tests in which it hides descriptions on listings, forcing shoppers who are part of the test to click a button in order to read more about product condition. And at least one Read more
USPS will help rural businesses boost exports using Priority Mail International and other products. The Postal Service will offer “Grow Your Business Day” workshops through a federal initiative that aims to boost the number of exports from rural businesses. The Read more
