Etsy marketplace GMS (Gross Merchandise Sales) was $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter, down 1.4% year-over-year and up 142% on a four-year basis. Consolidated GMS (including its subsidiaries) was $4 billion, down 0.7% year-over-year and down 1.6% on a currency Read more
eBay is making it easier for sellers to run Markdown Sales and will offer “Sell it faster” recommendations. Store owners will now be able to seamlessly create markdown sale events directly from the Active Listings tab. Previously sellers could only Read more
eBay is running a free listing promotion to reassure casual sellers that they needn’t necessarily pay taxes to the UK’s tax agency. “We want to give you peace of mind that there’s no new ‘side hustle’ tax. Like before, HMRC Read more
This time last year, eBay was hiring to bolster its Web3 team to support its NFT marketplace in the UK called KnownOrigin, according to CoinDesk. One year later, KnownOrigin employees were part of eBay’s mass layoffs that saw a 9% Read more
eBay seller wastingtime101 noticed today that eBay added a new FedEx shipping option for sellers. In December, eBay added FedEx 2Day One Rate, which sellers can purchase through the eBay Shipping Label program. Sellers can use either free FedEx packaging Read more
eBay didn’t show up for its regularly scheduled monthly chat session on Wednesday, February 14th, leaving sellers wondering what was going on. On Friday, it announced it will no longer host the monthly sessions. The chats were a throwback to Read more
In September, eBay rolled out a change to its Authenticity Guarantee program in the Handbags category, and this month, it will make the same change in the Streetwear category. eBay said Thursday that its authenticators currently notify buyers if an Read more
eBay added a new member to its Board of Directors. Zane Rowe will join the board effective February 16, 2024, bringing the board to ten directors. In Thursday’s press release, eBay described Rowe’s background as follows: “Zane Rowe currently serves Read more
Amazon announced a new return policy that has sellers worried over potential abuse by buyers, who can now request an instant replacement for their purchases. “If buyers receive an item that is damaged, defective, or different from what they ordered, Read more
Former head of eBay Trust and Safety Rob Chesnut said he got the same sinking feeling about deepfakes that he had when he saw his first phishing email when working for the online marketplace in the early 2000s. He shared Read more
