An eBay seller wrote to EcommerceBytes last week to say eBay had made a change in its policy around adult material. For those unaware, eBay has an “Adults Only” category to which you must agree to special Terms in order Read more
Amazon wants to feed and clothe us in addition to selling us books, toys, gadgets, and other everyday products. It may not seem as radical an idea today, but the idea that consumers would turn to Amazon for groceries, takeout, Read more
eBay announced plans to raise $1.5 billion, while Alibaba is rumored to be looking to borrow about $4 billion. One obvious use of such debt would be to acquire companies – could this be a good time for ecommerce players Read more
Members of the eBay Partner Network (ePN) will no longer receive affiliate revenue from the sale of eBay gift cards beginning Sunday, March 6, 2016. eBay informed affiliate publishers on Thursday of the new policy. “Beginning March 6, 2016, eBay Read more
“Why not make extra money the easy way,” eBay UK asked sellers in a special email invitation to some users. “List your items today and you’ll only pay when you sell.” The promotion is limited to private (non-business) sellers who Read more
Sometimes engaging on social platforms is its own reward, but eBay is counting on a financial reward to give users an incentive to promote products on its marketplace. Last month, it launched eBay Social in Mexico to reward users for Read more
eBay quietly rolled back on Tuesday an unpopular change it had made to its feedback system a year and a half ago. eBay had removed the dates indicating when feedback comments were left in August of 2014. At the time, Read more
eBay apologized on Tuesday to customers who experienced problems accessing its UK site for several days, blaming the problem on routing issues. The company said the vast majority of customers were able to access the site without an issue, but Read more
Amazon is opening up its sweepstakes program to FBA inventory, but it seems likely that most sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon will benefit only if they use the program themselves. The company launched its Amazon Giveaway program a year ago to Read more
As of June 29th, 2015, eBay’s search engine began providing higher visibility to listings using product identifiers, and eBay reminded sellers recently about addtional requirementssurrounding its new policy. “We want to remind you that, starting February 29, 2016, product identifiers will Read more
