eBay entered into a partnership with LiveAuctioneers, an online-auction platform for auction houses selling Fine Art, Antiques, and Collectibles. Unsold goods from the auction houses will now automatically list on eBay in fixed-price format. As part of the deal, inventory Read more
To spur its best buyers in the final week before Mother’s Day, eBay is running an eBay Bucks Promotion. The sale kicked off on May 6 and ends today, May 8th and is by invitation only. Members of the loyalty Read more
eBay expanded its home-based customer service program called eBay@Home, selecting Baton Rouge, Louisiana to be the second city to join the program. It is also expanding its Retail Revival initiative in the city – the sixth in the program. Announcement Read more
A mom is suing Etsy and a seller after her son was accidentally strangled to death in 2016 when wearing a teething necklace that a friend had purchased on Etsy. CBS covered the heartbreaking story after Etsy appeared in court Read more
Some sellers have begun reporting that they have been suddenly opted in to eBay’s Global Shipping Program (GSP) without their knowledge, such as the seller on this eBay discussion board thread, and the seller who filed the following report on Read more
Amazon is expanding its tech hub in Denver with a new office and 400 new tech jobs, it announced on Tuesday. The company has created more than 3,500 full-time jobs in Colorado, including customer fulfillment and retail facilities, and has Read more
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
