eBay is encouraging sellers to run auctions with a new listing promotion, but it’s not open to all sellers. The invitation-only promotion lets recipients list up to 500 auction listings and pay no insertion fees. Invited sellers should note they Read more
It’s time to vote for the best online marketplace in the 6th annual Sellers Choice Awards and open up about the strengths and weaknesses of each venue on which you sell. EcommerceBytes opened voting on January 10th for the annual Read more
eBay UK is rolling out changes to the header layout and functionality. The Community link currently found at the top right-hand side of the page will move to the footer, a move that confused some users in the U.S. when eBay Read more
The 2014 online holiday shopping season was very strong overall, according to research firm comScore, with a 15% increase in spending. “Spending slightly exceeded our fairly optimistic forecast heading into the season,” said comScore chairman emeritus Gian Fulgoni in the Read more
June marks the 15th anniversary of a 22-hour site outage that nearly ended eBay as a company. CEO Meg Whitman managed the short-term crisis, but it was a wakeup call that led her to hire Maynard Webb. Now, Webb is Read more
Reviews from customers may seem like the domain of merchants and marketplaces, but cases involving Yelp offer a reminder that regulators and lawyers may get involved when things get messy. This week, reviews site Yelp announced that the Federal Trade Read more
Life just got easier for sellers who operate multiple storefronts on Bonanza. The online marketplace launched a new tool that permits Bonanza sellers to transfer their Bonanza items from one booth (as stores are called) to another. Sellers must first Read more
The U.S. Postal Service delivered 524 million packages in December, 18% higher than last year and exceeding its holiday delivery projections. It also broke a record for the most packages delivered in a single day in its history when on Read more
Despite the fact eBay will be splitting itself in two in a matter of months, it named a new director to its board. Bonnie Hammer, Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, joined eBay Inc.’s Board of Directors on Tuesday as an Read more
When we checked in with shipping carriers to learn how the holiday season was overall (see, Checking in with UPS and FedEx on Holiday Deliveries, they reminded us the busy season wasn’t over for them. As UPS explained, there’s two reasons Read more
