Given the importance of shipping to all online retailers, it was no surprise that Etsy reminded sellers of changes to postage rates through a blog post announcement. “In January 2015, while Canada Post has planned changes as expected, USPS rates Read more
Sellers on Atomic Mall now have a low-cost option for processing payments thanks to integration with Dwolla. Atomic Mall founder Mike Shannon said the online marketplace adopted Dwolla as its newest payment partner on January 1st – sellers are now Read more
Online sellers who send inventory to Amazon warehouses as part of the Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) program are being impacted by the closure of two fulfillment centers in the U.S. Amazon sent FBA merchants a notice on Wednesday with the Read more
Can you buy your way to higher placement in eBay search results? Some companies are selling “watchers” and “views” as a way to game eBay’s Best Match search algorithm. eBay rewards listings that are popular with buyers, according to its help Read more
Bonanza shared the results of its recent seller survey on Tuesday, revealing that the largest contingent of its sellers are those who are also active on eBay. Other marketplaces its members used during the past year included Amazon and Etsy Read more
An eBay seller has sued a company that scours the Web for counterfeits on behalf of manufacturers and brands. Lytle Racing Group (LRG) filed a lawsuit in the District of Arizona against Dutch company SNB-React (React) for actions it took Read more
eBay Australia has updated some of its policies for sellers, it announced this week. It rewrote its “hazardous, restricted or regulated materials policy” to set out more clearly what is and is not permitted to be sold on eBay.com.au, and Read more
eBay’s legal team won two awards this year for legal excellence from a California publication called the Recorder. eBay won in the large business category for Patent Strategy and Government Affairs (aka lobbying). Editors at the legal news and analysis Read more
Amazon said its customers saved $2 billion in shipping costs this holiday season through its Prime and Free Shipping programs, and it saw record growth for Prime (see Monday’s Newsflash story). “On all items purchased this holiday season, customers saved over Read more
eBay sellers routinely keep an eye on potential issues regarding their shipments in order to avoid any potential “defect rate” problems. A high enough defect rate could result in punitive action from eBay against a seller. Sentiment against the defect rate Read more
