eBay is running a 3-day auction of Eevee collectibles, a character from the Pokemon game franchise. Calling itself the largest global online marketplace for trading cards, eBay launched “Evolving Shop” on Tuesday where collectors can bid on rare trading cards Read more
eBay shook up the aquatics hobby last week when it informed sellers it would no longer allow the sale of tropical fish and certain other animals. On Monday, it reversed course and abandoned the changes to its Live Animals policy. Read more
eBay acknowledged that sellers who used its eBay Standard Envelope (ESE) shipping solution may have received Item Not Received claims due to a glitch on its end. As we reported in the February 17th email newsletter, an Ecommerce EKG report Read more
Walmart announced earnings on Thursday and credited third-party sellers and high-income customers for the 20% growth in its US ecommerce sales in its 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 ended January 31, 2025, its eleventh consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Read more
eBay’s next quarterly Seller Check-in event will feature a session on AI (artificial intelligence). Janet Jenq, the Director of Core AI at eBay, will explain how sellers can use eBay’s AI-driven solutions to enhance their customer experience and stay ahead. Read more
Etsy marketplace GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) was $3.3 billion in the 4th quarter of 2024, down 8.6% year-over-year. The company said the decline was a result of pressure on consumer discretionary product spending, challenging year-over-year comparisons in a shortened holiday Read more
Before Amazon runs its big Prime Day sales event each summer, it runs a spring sale in March that is open to all customers, not just Prime members. Amazon has run spring sales in Europe annually, and last year, it Read more
Amazon is testing a new feature that will send mobile shoppers to brands’ own websites when they can’t find the item on the Amazon marketplace. “We’re now testing a new shopping experience in beta where we’ll show select products in Read more
If things were quiet in your Etsy shop this morning, it could be due to a glitch that prevented people from opening your listings. Etsy experienced a major glitch on Monday morning starting after 10:30 am Eastern that lasted until Read more
Amazon is obsessed with showing shoppers accurate delivery estimates. As a result, Amazon changed how sellers’ Order Handling Capacity settings are set. As of February 7, Amazon will automatically set a threshold that is a conservative estimate of the volume Read more
