eBay is raising the cost of marketing automobile listings next month. The cost of listing an item is not changing, but the cost of using the optional Gallery Plus marketing feature is going up 150%. Sellers can choose to add Read more
Walmart launched a new offering for shoppers – you can now purchase ebooks on its site thanks to a new partnership with Kobo. In addition to selling individual titles, Walmart is selling an audiobook subscription plan for $9.99/month. The phrase Read more
eBay sent an email to sellers on Tuesday apologizing for a serious billing-related glitch on Monday, but there’s a glaring omission in its letter: what sellers should do if the glitch caused them to double-pay their August invoice. eBay had Read more
Amazon is holding an August Bank Holiday sale beginning August 22nd and running through August 29th. Amazon UK specifically called out third-party seller participation: “Small businesses, innovative start-ups and artisans selling on Amazon Marketplace, Amazon Launchpad and more will offer Read more
Bonanza is integrating with Stripe to allow sellers to seamlessly offer credit card payments. However, only sellers with Gold membership or higher will be allowed to offer checkout with Stripe, at least initially. Currently all Bonanza sellers can continue to Read more
eBay is running yet another sitewide flash sale – this one is running today in the UK. Interestingly it isn’t advertised in the top slider of the eBay UK website – you have to scroll down to see the banner Read more
Brick-and-mortar retailers don’t like it when shoppers engage in “showrooming” behavior (visiting their stores but buying online). But Amazon doesn’t always mind the opposite phenomenon, called “webrooming” – shopping online but buying in-store. That’s because Amazon can monetize the visits Read more
Three companies won awards during the 2018 eBay Connect developers conference in San Jose. CommerceHub, SlickDeals, and PlentyMarkets won the annual eBay Star Developer Awards, announced on Thursday. CommerceHub helps retailers work with suppliers and integrates with online marketplaces, search Read more
eBay has nearly 80 million live auto-parts listings, but what do you do if you don’t know the name of the part you need to replace? New eBay Motors tools to the rescue. eBay offers a new “Shop by Diagram” Read more
Online marketplace Etsy announced changes to its category structure and attributes. Keep in mind that categories also act as “tags” on Etsy to further help shoppers find what they’re looking for, and to help Etsy determine relevancy in search. Sellers Read more
