Nearly every weekend eBay UK announces a multi-day seller promotion, and this weekend was no exception. And as is the case with most UK promotions, this one was also for private (casual) sellers only who are registered as a resident Read more
Usually eBay restricts free-listing promotions to a subset of sellers, but on Friday it kicked of a listing promotion open to all sellers. eBay is allowing sellers to list up to 500 listings in auction or fixed-price format and pay Read more
Could you boost your online sales by 25%? eBay thinks some of its sellers can, and is entering them into a sweepstakes as part of its effort to motivate them to meet that goal. eBay sent personalized invitations explaining, “Because Read more
Amazon had been Royal Mail’s biggest customer, accounting for 6% of sales. But a new delivery service from Amazon along with competition from TNT, Yodel, and others has negatively impacted Royal Mail revenue. Formerly Britain’s national postal service, Royal Mail underwent Read more
First Class Package Service (FCPS) is popular with online sellers mailing packages 13 ounces and under, according to Stamps.com Senior Director of Online Marketing Eric Nash. “With a max cost of $3.47 and delivery within 1-3 days plus free tracking Read more
eBay sellers can expect significant changes next year. The Wall Street Journal interviewed eBay Marketplaces president Devin Wenig, who will become the CEO of eBay after the breakup with PayPal. Wenig told the newspaper he wants to reconnect with merchants. Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe wrote another essay on LinkedIn, this one about his future plans. In, “The Road Not Taken: Ready to Forge a New Path,” Donahoe said he actually doesn’t know what he’s going to do next after the pending Read more
Bigcommerce raised $50 million in funding, attracting new investors SoftBank Capital, American Express, and Telstra Ventures as well as existing investors General Catalyst and Revolution Growth. The company will use the funds to invest in product development, aggressively grow sales Read more
Sellers, if you have more than one shop on Etsy, pay attention to the latest news. Etsy has created a “multiple shops” policy, and in some cases, sellers will have to close some of their shops. What’s the problem with Read more
The Counterfeit Report, a website backed by manufacturers who want to educate consumers about fakes, has accused eBay of breaking its promise for meaningful reform over the issue of counterfeits for sale on the eBay marketplace. Craig Crosby, publisher of Read more
