eBay opened a retail store location in New York City to sell tickets to live events. The StubHub store features a full-service desk to assist customers in buying and selling tickets, and includes an event space for celebrity meet-and-greets. Press Read more
As eBay Canada moves to the Shippo platform for enabling sellers to print shipping labels, it is discontinuing some Canada Post services. If you sell light packages in Canada, be sure to read the details. The eBay Canada announcement follows: Read more
Bonanza launched a new feature to help sellers market to existing customers and is offering sellers some special promotions to celebrate its 9-year anniversary, including a discount on membership subscriptions through Sunday. Announcement follows (edited for space): It’s time to Read more
eBay created a virtual shopping experience to tie in with its “Fill Your Cart With Color” marketing campaign. Visitors to eBayBlockParty.com can browse displays of items from about 8 sellers, including items such as eyeglasses, guitars, and sneakers. Clicking on Read more
Etsy has suspended brand marketing and announced layoffs that reduce its workforce by 22% since December. The news came in the form of a press release titled, “Etsy Sharpens Focus on Key Growth Initiatives,” in which Etsy’s new CEO Josh Read more
eBay kicked off its 2017 developers conference at eBay headquarters in San Jose, California today with the news that it is releasing new and updated buy and sell APIs. This week’s eBay Connect is the first of seven events eBay Read more
Etsy has been publishing its blog for 10 years with stories about artisans, collectors, buyers, and sellers. Often it features Etsy shops. On Monday, it announced it is changing the name to the Etsy Journal and is compiling posts into Read more
eBay has been struggling to fix issues affecting sellers’ ability to print shipping labels through its platform. In a rare move, eBay published a post acknowledging the issue on Friday and posted several updates to the announcement as it attempted Read more
eBay’s desire for a new homepage presented a challenge to its tech team. Management wanted the homepage to include personalized listings and ads and to feature trends and curated content – and be really fast to load. Here’s a description Read more
eBay launched a “Partner to Sellers” website to act as a “central destination to spotlight our work with and for sellers.” eBay said the new site underpins its commitment to helping all sellers succeed, and showcases the role it plays Read more
