eBay came in 1st place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards and snagged two individual awards: one for Profitability (for the 7th straight year) and one as the most Recommended marketplace. Ease of use and traffic are hard to beat, Read more
eCrater rounded out the field, coming in 10th in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. Easy and free with some avid fans, but don’t expect buyers to knock down your door. In January 2020, EcommerceBytes asked readers to Read more
Last year’s winner, Etsy, dropped to 5th place in the 2020 EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. The handmade and vintage marketplace is still a favorite for many crafters and artisans. Popularity of the marketplace is offset by fierce competition and fatigue Read more
Facebook came in 9th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, up two slots from 2019. It still offers a local classifieds platform, but Facebook is expanding the ways sellers can reach buyers. In January 2020, EcommerceBytes readers rated the marketplaces Read more
Mercari broke into the Sellers Choice Awards for the first time last year, and matched their performance by coming in 4th place in 2020. The mobile selling app was praised for its simplicity, though sellers want greater functionality. In January Read more
Poshmark slipped a bit by finishing 6th place in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards. This niche fashion app is easy to use, but sellers have to work to get sales. In January 2020, EcommerceBytes readers rated the marketplaces on which Read more
Ruby Lane came in 3rd in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, dropping one spot from the previous year. Sellers’ intense loyalty to this niche site for antiques and collectibles was tested this year as the marketplace adapted to compliance issues. Read more
eBay has completed the previously announced sale of its ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05 billion in cash, resulting in net proceeds of $3.1 billion. eBay also said it was expanding its share buyback plans for 2020 from $1.5 Read more
eBay published a new Global Marketplace Index that finds selling on marketplaces enables small businesses to reinvest in their local communities. Interim CEO Scott Schenkel said in Tuesday’s announcement, “Marketplaces like eBay have proven that ecommerce plays an important role Read more
Amazon is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in Italy with the opening of two new fulfillment centers in that country. Amazon said it is expanding its fulfillment network in Italy to respond to growing customer demand, to expand the product selection, Read more
