Sellers often dread changes to ecommerce platforms, not only because they must adapt, but because of glitches and unintended consequences that often result. For those reasons, some marketplaces put a freeze on changes during the holiday shopping season. That’s the Read more
Amazon won’t necessarily wait for a seller to prove their inventory is not fake or illegal before the company will dispose of it, according to a new policy announced this week. It applies to sellers who participate in its Fulfillment Read more
eBay said shoppers in the UK have been searching for more refurbished goods during the pandemic in a press release that aligns with its initiative to promote refurbs that are certified by brands. While sellers are still allowed to sell Read more
eBay announced its Spring Seller Update today with changes in a number of areas, from giving sellers new benefits and features to raising fees in certain categories. Interestingly it trotted out an old chestnut – “multi-year journey” – in its Read more
Amazon is creating a new category in Europe for Cycling Accessories and is lowering the referral fees for those items. The new referral fee will be 8% across all Amazon UK and European marketplaces (excluding certain tax), effective April 1, Read more
Amazon has an alert posted on Seller Central warning sellers of posting delays of orders. It advised sellers not to cancel orders and promised to protect their performance standards. The terse warning provided no further details. Subject: Technical Notification: MFN Read more
eBay’s sale of its Classifieds Group to Adevinta hit a snag last month due to regulators in the UK. The two companies agreed this week to sell three of their UK units – Shpock, Gumtree (UK), and Motors.co.uk – in Read more
A Nike executive stepped down today after her teen son’s sneaker reselling business caught the media’s attention – particularly his use of his mother’s credit card to purchase his inventory of highly desirable Nike sneakers. Bloomberg Businessweek profiled the executive’s Read more
Etsy advised sellers about new requirements coming into effect in July for toys, noting that listings on its marketplace are automatically set to ship worldwide unless updated by the seller, regardless of the seller’s location. In other words, sellers in Read more
A New York man found about 20 Amazon packages on the side of the road, and the Internet was abuzz about how Amazon handled it when he notified them. The man initially took the packages to the police who told Read more
