Ecommerce Industry News
eBay announced today it is raising some fees for US sellers effective February 15, 2023. eBay “final value fees” combine a commission and payment-processing fees, and the company said the maximum increase in any one […]
eBay entered into a deal with Notable Live, “a digital platform that fosters exceptional fan experiences,” to bring merchandise and NFTs to the eBay marketplace (more on what Non-Fungible Tokens are here). According to this […]
Amazon officially welcomed sellers to its new Seller Forums on Monday and touted new features. One aspect Amazon didn’t highlight in the announcement was the fact the new boards display posters’ Amazon business names (many […]
PayPal will layoff 2,000 full time employees, which is about 7% of its total workforce, the company announced on Tuesday. It comes as other tech and ecommerce companies have laid off employees, including Amazon and […]
The USPS added new barcodes to shipping labels to increase their readability (see clarification below). The Postal Service explained that soft packs (think clothing) and irregularly-shaped parcels can end up with unreadable barcodes. The new […]
In September, Etsy announced a policy that restricted the return policies sellers could offer buyers. Ironically, the marketplace that emphasizes the unique and special nature of sellers’ products is requiring sellers to conform to one […]
The IRS has tweaked a question that all taxpayers must answer on their tax return in April for tax year 2022, and it’s especially important for online sellers (and collectors) to be prepared so they […]
eBay has decided to continue making available a report that sellers used to see why their listings were rejected by Google Shopping, which they used to improve visibility of their listings in Google. This week, […]
In today’s column, Don Heiden, aka the Auction Professor, talks about his experiences with consignment selling – including the most expensive item he sold on behalf of a client – and some things resellers should […]
Walmart is actively recruiting more sellers – it onboarded 8,000 new sellers in the third quarter of 20022, and this week it kicked off a promotion to give US sellers an incentive to join its […]