Etsy announced it would begin testing new listing categories within Search, but had to shut down the test after sellers identified a problem with one of the product categories. Etsy Product Manager Jaime DeLanghe explained that the marketplace’s Search team Read more
eBay sellers in the UK got some good news this month – they no longer have to pay an extra fee to get international exposure in certain cases – though how that plays to sellers in the U.S. is another Read more
Amazon grew net sales by 15% to $29.33 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to the Q4-2013, or 18% excluding the impact of foreign exchange. Net sales were up 22% in North America. While Amazon experienced a net loss in Read more
Yahoo announced it will spin off its large stake in Chinese ecommerce firm Alibaba tax-free into a newly formed independent registered investment company (“SpinCo”). The stock of the new company will be distributed pro rata to Yahoo shareholders. According to Read more
eBay has acquired Vivanuncios, a Spanish-language classifieds site in Mexico owned by W3 Ltd. Vivanuncios, founded in 2006, receives 15 million visits per month and had more than half a million published ads in the fourth quarter, 2014. eBay Classifieds Read more
It’s not surprising that the owners of some rare, “never before seen” photographs of the Beatles and Rolling Stones chose to sell them on eBay, but their selling strategy is unusual. Instead of listing them in auction format, the owners Read more
Amazon is making a major policy change that benefits sellers who offer free shipping. Amazon spokesperson Erik Fairleigh said as of Tuesday, all Amazon seller-fulfilled items with free shipping are eligible to contribute to Amazon’s minimum order of $35 to Read more
eBay sellers were scurrying to ship packages before the snow storm Monday, but were stymied due to technical issues on the site. “Is eBay Monday mean no shipping again? Got the first items out and now nothing will process on Read more
Etsy added a new feature to help improve the deliverability of packages to U.S. buyers – the online marketplace is letting buyers verify their addresses against USPS records. When U.S. buyers add or edit an address in their Etsy account, Read more
eBay is running a promotion in which all sellers can list up to 1,000 listings in the auction or fixed-price format. Unlike other promotions in recent years, this one includes all sellers, but it also restricts eligibility to new listings only. Read more
