Etsy provided an update Tuesday to the problem referred to as a search clumping issue, saying the company’s Search team was actively looking into the problem. It also offered to help sellers investigate any sales slumps they may be experiencing Read more
eBay is running a promotion that’s clearly part of its effort to entice sellers to open a store. Currently eBay places a commission cap of $250 (per listing) for Store subscribers. Through the end of the year, it’s lowering the Read more
eBay is running a “Pre-Holiday Doorbuster Deal” promotion in which invited sellers can list up to 3,000 fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fees. Sellers who qualify will have received an email or message in their My eBay account. The Read more
eBay’s doing everything it can to encourage sellers to purchase online postage on its site for their eBay orders. Today, it announced that all sellers can get its best available USPS commercial shipping rates during the holidays on domestic Priority Read more
Etsy is working on improving the listing-management process, generally a time-consuming but important task for online sellers. A prototype of a new listing tool is now open to all sellers for them to try out for themselves. A warning before Read more
The U.S. Postal Service is expecting much higher package volume this holiday season – roughly 12-14% percent more than last year. That includes packages that are delivered on Christmas Day – in fact, last year, the USPS delivered over 75,000 Read more
eBay sent an email to members of its eBay Main Street initiative reminding them to vote and helping them find their voting information. The letter included a link to a page on the eBayMainStreet.com website where eBay said its industry “has much Read more
eBay’s affiliate program, the eBay Partner Network, suspended reporting capabilities, leading at least one member to think that affiliate tracking was also disabled. A spokesperson for eBay said tracking was not impacted. “We gave publishers advance notice of this planned Read more
Canada’s postal service is preparing for the busy holiday season and will deliver packages on weekends. Starting November 2, Canada Post will be delivering parcels on weekends, which translates into approximately 200,000 delivery hours across Canada over the holiday period. Read more
Amazon is negotiating with state and local governments in Massachusetts for tax breaks for a proposed Fulfillment Center in the state, according to the Boston Globe. The company recently opened a small version of its FCs in Stoughton called a Sortation Center that Read more
