In May, eBay announced it was reentering the live auction market with the help of Invaluable.com (formerly Artfact). This week, eBay announced a partnership with Sotheby’s, with spokesperson Ryan Moore telling EcommerceBytes Sotheby’s would be the anchor tenant on the Read more
eBay is giving sellers in the UK only one month’s notice of new higher fees for certain auction features and fixed-price listing upgrades. Sellers who set reserve prices, thereby protecting themselves if the bidding on their auction listing doesn’t reach Read more
Proxibid, known for providing a live-bidding platform for auction houses, also has a marketplace. Last fall, it began letting buyers leave feedback for sellers, and it recently began publicly displaying feedback. Proxibid spokesperson Dana Kaufman explained the reasoning behind its Read more
Amazon sellers noticed recently that used items were appearing in the Buy Box. While the “Used Buy Box,” as it’s called, has been live in Media categories since 2009, it’s a newer feature in some other categories. Amazon explains the Read more
eBay sellers who participate in its Global Shipping Program – knowingly or unknowingly – may find their packages going to Latin America and the Caribbean. eBay is adding six new countries to its Global Shipping Program (GSP). eBay launched the Read more
eBay kicked off a free-listing promotion for sellers that runs from July 11 – 17, 2014. For those sellers invited to participate, they may list up to 1,000 auctions a day and pay no insertion fees. The promotion includes auctions Read more
The FTC is suing Amazon, claiming it billed accountholders for millions of dollars in what it termed unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children. The agency claims that Amazon’s setup allowed children to spend unlimited amounts of money to pay for Read more
eBay UK encouraged private (non-business) sellers to list by offering them one free listing. “You are almost there. Don’t miss out on listing success,” read an email eBay sent to private accounts, with a link to “continue selling.” It appears Read more
eBay is displaying free shipping on certain listings where the seller has not specified it offers free shipping, and the problem – costly to sellers – is at least a week old. The problem impacts listings that offer a quantity Read more
Etsy sellers were worried and discouraged after another bot shop attack on Wednesday following an attack that occurred over the recent long weekend. Users again reported the attack on the boards and helped the company’s Marketplace Integrity team identify the Read more
