Six high-end auction houses have banded together to launch a live-bidding platform called Bidsquare. The move comes just 3 months after eBay announced it was launching a live-auction platform in partnership with Sotheby’s and with live-auction platform Invaluable (formerly Artfact), Read more
As the USPS gets ready to lower commercial rates for Priority Mail packages next month, UPS and FedEx expressed some concerns. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) referenced those concerns in its order Friday approving the rate changes to Priority Mail Read more
The United States Postal Service is raising rates for Priority Mail when purchased at the Post Office. But, it is lowering rates for those who purchase Priority Mail postage online, a further incentive for merchants to print labels online. The Read more
EcommerceBytes is surveying eBay sellers to see if they plan to keep their return policies the same once eBay’s new Managed Returns policy takes effect for all sellers by next year’s holiday shopping season. Sellers who wish to offer their Read more
Amazon will open a fifth California fulfillment center, it announced on Thursday. It will use the new center to ship large items such as big-screen televisions and kayaks. The new 700,000 square-foot fulfillment center will be located in Redlands, California. Read more
Yahoo showed its commitment to ecommerce on Thursday by launching what it calls a “completely reimagined, next-generation” version of Yahoo Stores. The company is emphasizing how easy it is to set up a store, start accepting payments, and get found Read more
eBay is running a free listing promotion that kicked off on August 14th and runs through August 20th. However, it’s an invitation-only promotion and is not transferrable. Invited sellers can create up to 9,999 auction listings (and auctions with Buy Read more
Amazon launched a new card reader called Amazon Local Register, similar to Square, PayPal Here, and several other such “point of sale” payment-processing services. But what is sure to grab the attention of retailers is its fees: for the next 16 Read more
eBay is updating its User Agreement and Money Back Guarantee (formerly known as Buyer Protection Policy), and it’s updating and renaming its Privacy Policy. It announced the changes on August 12th on the eBay Announcement Board. Many of the changes dovetail Read more
Google is one of a number of entities working on developing a same-day delivery service, and it recently surveyed users to find out how much they would be willing to pay for such a service. (Google is still not charging Read more
