eBay will begin collecting sales tax from buyers in Ohio beginning September 1, 2019. Note that it will also begin collecting sales tax for some additional states beginning in October (link to chart on eBay help pages below). Announcement follows: Read more
Etsy launched a new tool that allows sellers to create country-specific sales. This enables sellers to offer discounts to certain geographies, allowing them to stand out and drive sales with key audiences. The move follows on the heels of Etsy’s Read more
Amazon is extending its monthly subscription fee waiver for Handmade Artisans yet again – this time, indefinitely. In its email announcement to sellers, Amazon wrote: “Monthly subscription fee waived for Handmade Artisans indefinitely: “Thank you for being a part of Read more
eBay is expanding its Retail Revival program for small retailers to Austin, Texas. The program offers small businesses comprehensive training, personalized coaching, and promotional support. eBay is already running the Retail Revival program in cities including Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Akron, Read more
Etsy launched a new platform to help sellers buy ads on Google to draw traffic to their listings on the Etsy marketplace. A spokesperson for the company told us, “Etsy Ads unifies the company’s existing tools (Promoted Listings and Google Read more
While OfferUp started as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) mobile selling app, it’s looking to grow by adding business sellers. This week, it announced the opening of a new office in Florida that will house an engineering team focused on serving small Read more
Amazon added a new feature to its Amazon Seller App to help merchants who sell in more than one region. The Single Sign-on feature allows sellers to access all of their marketplaces with one credential. However, sellers must have their Read more
Amazon said it is on track to invest over $15 billion in 2019 in infrastructure, tools, services, people, and programs to help third-party sellers succeed – and of course, when third-party sellers succeed, Amazon profits. Presumably it includes money spent Read more
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has severed ties with the company he founded after alleging he has been working with the Department of Justice on a controversial government-related matter. For years, Byrne was surrounded in controversy over a fight with Wall Read more
Amazon is expanding its tech presence in Oregon, where it has already created over 3,500 jobs. On Wednesday, it announced it will open an 84,000 square-foot office in downtown Portland and will double its tech workforce in the area. Amazon Read more
