Some types of traffic are more valuable than others, and Amazon is recognizing that through a new Bounty program for affiliate advertisers. Bringing a shopper who buys an item is great, but what about a shopper who signs up for Read more
Amazon’s Health & Beauty category has turned ugly for third-party sellers, and some say it’s risky to sell in the category. In October, we wrote about the challenges sellers faced in selling cosmetics and certain beauty products, with Amazon banning sellers from Read more
eBay is sending buyers and sellers $20 coupons in the wake of the high profile security breach that it revealed publicly in a May 21st announcement. eBay also attempted to stimulate sales by awarding members of its loyalty program a Read more
Amazon launched a new smartphone on Wednesday called Fire that offers an immersive experience to users. The Fire’s Dynamic Perspective technology enables shoppers to “peek to instantly see close-up front and back views of a dress in the new Amazon Read more
VentureBeat says eBay executives fired PayPal president David Marcus “because his vision for the virtual-payment kingpin wasn’t working out,” a claim that eBay immediately refuted. In, “Resigned, my ass: PayPal president David Marcus was fired, say eBay, Inc. execs,” VentureBeat cited “a Read more
Etsy is working to improve shipping labels for sellers who purchase postage directly on the marketplace and has tested several changes with a group of 3,500 sellers before making them available this month. USPS First Class Package Service for domestic Read more
Goodbye, Trading Assistants. Hello Valets. eBay launched a new mobile app this week called the eBay Valet. “This is going to be the fastest, most frictionless way in eBay history that someone is able to sell an item and collect Read more
In a change that is likely to be welcomed by sellers, eBay’s latest promotion is available to all sellers rather than by invitation only – and it also covers any format, though be sure to read the fine print. Sellers Read more
As mysteriously as it appeared on eBay, the relist checkbox is mysteriously disappearing, according to some sellers. In January EcommerceBytes reported that when some sellers listed items on eBay, a checkbox called “Automatically relist this item up to 3 times Read more
eBay may be looking at Alibaba’s approach to B2C, and numbers released in the Chinese company’s revised IPO filing may shed some light on why eBay is launching a new initiative. The Wall Street Journal pointed out in an article on Monday Read more
