eBay is running a promotion for UK sellers. Sellers registered on eBay.co.uk as business sellers must sign up for the promotion in order to participate – if they were invited and sign up, they will receive free listings on up Read more
Remember eBay’s past attempts to bring buyers and sellers of services together? It hasn’t had a lot of success in that area, but as reported in July, eBay is at it again with a pilot program in the UK, and now it’s Read more
Like death and taxes, annual rate hikes from shipping carriers are a certainty – the only positive thing about them is that they occur after the holiday shopping season. This week, the other shoe dropped from the US Postal Service Read more
A number of companies that were set up to help online merchants through the use of data-driven services have received funding lately, proving that ecommerce is not immune from the “big data” craze. One such company, Channel IQ, is developing Read more
eBay has found a new way to offer handcrafted and American made goods on its site in what looks like a bid to compete with Etsy. eBay sent emails to shoppers this week introducing Martha Stewart on eBay, featuring the Read more
Etsy kicked off a global marketing campaign last week that is focused on reaching new visitors who are shopping for gifts. The centerpiece of the campaign are three videos that each showcase a handmade item from a different Etsy seller. Read more
eBay sent a letter to users on Monday informing them of the end of a pilot program impacting the Best Offer feature in certain categories. “I think is AWESOME news,” wrote one seller who received the notice via email. “Beta Read more
The United States Postal Service will begin delivering Amazon packages on Sundays beginning with two cities. The new service is kicking off in Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas, and Amazon said the new service would roll out to Read more
As sellers in North America are gearing up for some of the busiest online shopping days of the year, Chinese sellers are experiencing their peak day today, November 11th. Last year, Alibaba’s “11.11 Shopping Festival” day in China, or “Single’s Read more
eBay is extending commercial rates it receives from the U.S. Postal Service to more sellers during the holidays, but for some, the practice is raising a number of questions while irking others. The eBay Labels program allows sellers to pay for Read more
