Amazon wants to change its image as a retail goliath and have people think of it as a platform for supporting small businesses. On Friday, it issued a press release to support that notion. Amazon particularly wants to be seen Read more
Sellers will have to pay more to make their listings stand out on eBay Motors. The company announced a fee hike for two optional features – Picture Pack and Subtitle, which takes effect 2 weeks from today. According to the Read more
eBay is running a promotion for sellers in the UK where selling fees are capped at £1 for up to 100 listings. However, sellers must be “private” sellers in order to participate. According to the terms and conditions, the promotion Read more
Amazon is holding a conference on Artificial Intelligence called re:MARS where speakers will demonstrate the practical applications of AI behind Alexa, AWS services, Amazon Go, Prime Air, Lab 126, and Robotics. It is somewhat surprising given the usual secrecy with Read more
New research highlights Amazon’s Prime advantage even as eBay tests a new fulfillment system for sellers. In a report released on Thursday, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP) estimated that 62% of Amazon customers are Prime members, or about 101 Read more
eBay pulled back on plans to expand its presence in Bellevue, Washington in the Seattle area and is instead shrinking it, according to Business Journal. eBay’s Seattle team has taken credit for pitching and launching a number of tools for Read more
Dan Tarman left eBay days before Christmas, and after the Holmes Report reported his replacement last week, eBay made the news official: it’s hiring Steve Wymer to replace him. That leaves a 6-week gap in the role of Senior Vice Read more
Invaluable said it sold half a million lots on its global marketplace in 2018, which is up 20% over the previous year and is up 130% over 5 years. The number of buyers grew by 18% year-over-year. The platform for Read more
Amazon is tempting merchants to sign up for its Amazon Pay payments solution by dangling an Amazon Echo device before their eyes. An email described the new promotion as follows: “For a limited-time, new Amazon Pay merchants who register for Read more
eBay announced in October it would begin collecting sales tax in 4 states in 2019 due to new laws that extend the tax collection obligation to marketplaces (known as Marketplace Facilitator laws). Note that online marketplace Etsy had already begun Read more
