Etsy added the following three features to “Messages,” its buyer-seller messaging system, stating that the features will save sellers time and help them resolve customer questions more quickly: See more order details right in your Messages.Now you can see more Read more
Newegg is changing its Terms of Use for sellers on the Newegg Marketplace, according to an email notification forwarded to EcommercBytes by a merchant who sells on the site. According to the notice, Newegg will no longer be the retailer Read more
One of the ways eBay drives traffic to the site is through its affiliate marketing program, and on September 1st, eBay raised rates it pays to members of the ePN program (eBay Partner Network). That sounds like good news for Read more
Sellers who don’t use Amazon’s FBA fulfillment service get a new set of metrics – this time, to measure how well they handle returns. With the holiday shopping period nearing, it’s just what sellers don’t want to be thinking about. Read more
The all-important holiday shopping season is already straining logistics – an article in Wednesday’s Washington Post cited a litany of challenges retailers face, not the least of which is getting inventory in hand, and then getting items into the hands Read more
eBay introduced “cost-per-click” ads this month, but that’s not stopping the company from promoting its existing cost-per-sale ads, pitching them as a lower-risk way for sellers to get attention for their marketplace listings. eBay published a post on its eBay Read more
Amazon had advice for sellers who are sending items to Fulfillment Centers located in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida as well as those impacted by the hurricane. “If you have shipments en route to fulfillment centers in the impacted region, Read more
eBay promised protection to sellers affected by the hurricane that hit landfall in Louisiana on Sunday. “Hurricane Ida is disrupting transportation lines across parts of the US Southeast region,” eBay said, and noted it was closely monitoring the situation. eBay Read more
Is eBay holding your funds because you are a “casual” seller? Here’s what it doesn’t say in the fine print. Did you know that if you are a low-volume seller on eBay, the company may hold your funds before releasing Read more
eBay sellers turn to the company’s weekly chat session to ask questions and raise issues they see as problems or opportunities. On the August 25th chat, sellers had some words of thanks to the moderators who respond to their questions, Read more
