Scammers targeted Etsy in an unusual attack over the long Independence Day holiday weekend, and the marketplace had the situation under control by Monday morning. On Saturday, Etsy sellers began reporting “bot shops,” and it was through their efforts the Read more
eBay has been having snafus with emails to sellers lately, and it looks like a new one has hit U.S. sellers. A reader forwarded to me an email he received from eBay India that said it had provided him with Read more
The attorney representing online merchant Hard 2 Find Accessories Inc. (H2F) in a lawsuit against Amazon and Apple told EcommerceBytes the two companies were served on July 3rd, and the next step is up to them. Matthew Crotty of Crotty Read more
eBay UK is holding a promotion, and unlike most UK promos that are for private sellers only, this one is for business sellers. eBay.co.uk registered business sellers who have been invited to participate by email or by a message in Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list certain automotive items, although some recipients of the invitation said they don’t sell on eBay Motors and discovered they weren’t actually invited to participate after all. Invited sellers who are Read more
eBay sellers who use PayPal debit cards said over the weekend that the company sent them emails showing they were being shortchanged half a percent for purchases made in June. Sellers use the debit cards in order to get cashback Read more
While many Etsy users were celebrating a long holiday weekend, scammers used the opportunity to perpetrate fraud on the marketplace in what one seller termed “invasion of the listing snatchers.” Scammers opened hundreds of shops on Etsy containing listings copied Read more
Etsy publishes a wealth of information for sellers in its Seller Handbook blog posts, and this week, it tackled copyrights and trademarks as they relate to Etsy shops. Interestingly enough, it called on one of its own sellers – who Read more
eBay is expanding its in-store pickup program in the UK and is opting in all sellers. Click & Collect lets shoppers purchase from eBay UK sellers and pick up their goods at one of hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores belonging to Read more
Facebook invited Braintree as its sole payments provider powering the FbStart program. PayPal acquired Braintree last fall – it helps third-party companies including Fab and Uber add mobile payment capabilities to their services. Established companies in Silicon Valley encourage startups Read more
