Amazon sellers are wondering where their Amazon payments are after Monday’s disbursements didn’t show up in their bank accounts. Some sellers we spoke to were not only concerned about the impact of 2 weeks’ worth of missing payments, but they Read more
Online sellers say scammers and spammers are continuing to use redirects to siphon Google traffic away from their Etsy listings. In April, EcommerceBytes reported that scammers were exploiting Google by using doorway pages to drive shoppers to their own websites. Scammers copy Read more
Amazon is suspending sellers who say they’re unable to get through the verification process in the UK despite providing evidence requested as part of the process. Sellers say a problem on Amazon’s end is preventing them from becoming verified. One Read more
eBay is surveying sellers, providing a hint of more changes to come as a new executive prepares to take the helm after the breakup with PayPal. The survey provided recipients an opportunity to complain about a laundry list of problems Read more
eBay is expanding its global shipping program in the UK with the addition of 12 countries. In late May, the program will add the ability for shoppers in 12 new countries to purchase from UK sellers through the eBay UK Read more
Move over, Siri. Amazon Echo’s Alexa has shopping covered. People who use the Echo gadget and have a subscription to Amazon Prime can order eligible items from the online marketplace just by speaking out loud. Amazon calls the voice-controlled shopping Read more
WorthPoint has sold the GoAntiques marketplace to Gemr, a social marketplace for collectors. Gemr will integrate the GoAntiques community of 200,000-plus users who list over 350,000 items for sale into the Gemr platform. Gemr CEO Terry Anderton said the acquisition supports Read more
Sellers are caught in the middle of two companies, Etsy and PayPal, and have said they’ve gotten few answers over missing funds. EcommerceBytes has been following the problem since May 12th and has also received cryptic answers from the two Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe will serve as Chairman of the Board for PayPal following the separation of the two companies, but he faces criticism in his role as director on another company’s board. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that two influential Read more
As eBay tries to increase cross-border trade and keep up with delivery and package-pickup trends, its UK arm has hired a new director of shipping and logistics. Mike Pitt joins eBay UK from retail consultancy the Javelin Group. In its Read more
