The eBay Spring Seller Update for 2019 is officially here. Some of the most noteworthy updates include changes to seller protection policies, Managed Payments, and the GTC Mandate billing process. And buried in the announcement: fee changes for eBay Stores. Read more
Walmart isn’t taking the news of Amazon 1-day Free Prime Shipping lying down. It hinted in a Tweet that it would do the same – but without requiring a membership fee. “One-day free shipping…without a membership fee. Now THAT would Read more
Some sellers may have experienced some cancelled order requests as a result of an eBay SNAFU. The company sent a misleading email Thursday to members of its loyalty program, which awards them “eBay Bucks” to use toward future purchases. In Read more
eBay informed sellers it would begin collecting sales tax from buyers on behalf of more states. In addition, it announced it has also added a buyer exemption system for tax-exempt buyers – for example, charitable entities and resellers. Announcement follows: Read more
Amazon.com grew first quarter sales 17% to $59.7 billion, it announced Thursday. Excerpt of press release follows (see link below for full release with tables and guidance): Amazon.com, Inc. today announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, Read more
Each July, eBay awards Shine Awards to deserving sellers, but did you know that in addition to prizes, the awards come with perks that can help winners sell on eBay? For example, the Small Business of the Year winner receives Read more
BuzzFeed News reporter Leticia Miranda dug into the high-stakes world of Amazon “optimization” and found consultants offering black hat tactics to “cheat the marketplace and mislead customers.” It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that some sellers would try to Read more
eBay announced it will expand Managed Payments to Germany. According to the terms of its operating agreement with PayPal following the 2015 separation, eBay is allowed to expand its own payments processing to a second market in July. eBay said Read more
eBay Marketplace GMV – the value of sales of its sellers – was down 4% in the first three months of 2019, a decline of 1% taking into account the impact of foreign exchange. Nevertheless, eBay grew its own revenue Read more
eBay has added an authentication service in the Asian Antiques category thanks to a partnership with a service called Bidamount, operated by Peter Combs, a dealer and appraiser based in Massachusetts and owner of Plcombs. Items listed in eBay’s Asian Read more
