eBay continues to place sellers into its Global Shipping Program on an “opt in” basis in what to some sellers must feel like a game of whack-a-mole. The latest case of opting sellers into its program came this week when Read more
eBay launched an analytics and repricing tool that helps sellers analyze sales and make improvements. It’s currently available only to certain sellers in certain geographies and only to managed accounts in the U.S. Decide.com built the tool after eBay acquired Read more
Amazon introduced Prime Photos on Tuesday, giving shoppers another reason to sign up for its Prime membership program. What originally started as a program that gave members 2-day free shipping on most Amazon-fulfilled products for an annual fee of $79, Read more
Etsy provided an update Tuesday to the problem referred to as a search clumping issue, saying the company’s Search team was actively looking into the problem. It also offered to help sellers investigate any sales slumps they may be experiencing Read more
eBay is running a promotion that’s clearly part of its effort to entice sellers to open a store. Currently eBay places a commission cap of $250 (per listing) for Store subscribers. Through the end of the year, it’s lowering the Read more
eBay is running a “Pre-Holiday Doorbuster Deal” promotion in which invited sellers can list up to 3,000 fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fees. Sellers who qualify will have received an email or message in their My eBay account. The Read more
eBay’s doing everything it can to encourage sellers to purchase online postage on its site for their eBay orders. Today, it announced that all sellers can get its best available USPS commercial shipping rates during the holidays on domestic Priority Read more
Etsy is working on improving the listing-management process, generally a time-consuming but important task for online sellers. A prototype of a new listing tool is now open to all sellers for them to try out for themselves. A warning before Read more
eBay sent an email to members of its eBay Main Street initiative reminding them to vote and helping them find their voting information. The letter included a link to a page on the eBayMainStreet.com website where eBay said its industry “has much Read more
When eBay suffered a data breach earlier this year, lawmakers demanded answers. Members of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus have been in consultation with eBay officials, seeking responses to a litany of questions about the firm’s privacy and security protections Read more
