EcommerceBytes announced the top-five services in the Sellers Choice for “Storefronts & Shopping Carts” in Sunday’s issue of the EcommerceBytes Update newsletter. BigCommerce came in as the most highly rated by readers, followed by Amazon Webstore. Rounding out the top Read more
A reader alerted us to a report of another security vulnerability on PayPal, saying he had tested the method described by a search-engine marketing services company located in Texas. “I saw your post last month about the security vulnerability that Read more
Both eBay buyers and sellers have noticed big changes to the emails eBay sends them, and some of them called for eBay to bring back the old notices. They say by removing key information from the emails, eBay is making Read more
More shoppers can get same-day delivery as Amazon expands its service to more areas. Amazon issued a press release on Wednesday announcing it has expanded Same-Day Delivery for customers in Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC Read more
eBay Australia runs “Big Sundays” promotions each week, including a series of 5-minute auctions of “big deals” during a 1-hour period on Sunday evenings. On Sunday, users reported technical issues that led to accessibility issues. “eBay have been hyping up Read more
Interested in marketing your Etsy goods to retailers at wholesale prices? The marketplace officially launched the Etsy Wholesale platform, which had been in beta testing for the past year and a half. But be aware of one major restriction – Read more
eBay has been running coupon promotions to stimulate sales after its May password-reset put a crimp in sales. In June, we noted some of the coupons eBay was giving to users, including $20 coupons for many buyers. This month, some users received Read more
eBay sellers in the UK are reporting a security breach that requires no hacking or programming skills whatsoever. In fact, it’s shockingly simple and potentially devastating to victims of anyone wanting to launch a malicious attack against them. On the Read more
Etsy continues to run tests of various design and navigation changes, and sellers continue to object to some of the changes they and their buyers are being exposed to. Etsy has said it exposes only a small number of users Read more
eBay is raising fees for private sellers in the UK who sell higher-priced goods. UK requires businesses to register as business sellers, so those users who list casually (as non-businesses) are called “private” sellers. Beginning September 2, 2014, eBay will Read more
