In 2021, Amazon tightened a policy that requires sellers to obtain insurance and expanded its A-to-Z Guarantee to cover customers against defective products in cases of property damage or personal injury, even when a third-party seller has sold the item. Read more
Etsy announced on Tuesday it would retire its old listing form that sellers use to list items for sale on its marketplace. “Don’t worry; you won’t miss any of your favorite features,” it informed sellers. “The updated listing form has Read more
Amazon’s fulfillment network got some attention this week after GlobeSt reported the company had signed at least 6 new leases in the first five months of the year, equal to the space it had signed leases for in all of Read more
eBay employees fielded questions from sellers about international shipping during this week’s eBay for Business podcast episode, revealing some quirks that sellers should understand. In some cases, eBay may charge sellers an international fee even in cases where the buyer Read more
eBay declared May 21st “Recommerce Day” and will transform its homepage to celebrate the day and generate interest in shopping for used goods. According to Retail TouchPoints, eBay is working with legislators to make it an official state holiday in Read more
Etsy invited sellers to place their items on sale to participate in its Father’s Day sale, but some said a glitch caused Etsy to erroneously discount low-priced items. One seller explained, “Etsy’s running a site-wide Father’s Day sale with code Read more
Amazon recently reminded sellers about changes to its fees for high return-rate products that are set to take effect on June 1st. It had announced the changes in December along with other fees, including the highly controversial low-inventory-level fee policy Read more
This summer, eBay and PSA, a third-party authentication and grading provider for collectibles, will launch a new, “seamless, end-to-end experience” for trading card collectors. In April, eBay and PSA’s parent Collectors had announced they were entering into a series of Read more
Mercari launched a returns policy at the end of March that was so favorable to buyers that one reseller dubbed it a “Rent-A-Center” policy. He, like many sellers, believed buyers would abuse the policy by purchasing an item, using it, Read more
Amazon and Walmart’s dynamic pricing algorithms were compared to price gouging during a Senate Committee hearing on May 2nd, “Higher Prices: How Shrinkflation and Technology Can Impact Consumers’ Finances.” One week later, the chairperson of the committee Senator Brown sent Read more
