You don’t think of an ecommerce marketplace of today as having workplace issues that sound like a throwback to the labor movement. But on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a contentious case about Amazon warehouse workers that sound like Read more
On September 22, Amazon changed the way it calculates sellers’ Late Shipment Rate (LSR), a metric factored in to their Order Defect Rate performance standings. But some sellers were unaware of the policy change until they received an email recently Read more
Amazon is unambiguous about the fact that third-party sellers allow it to offer customers a greater selection of inventory at competitive prices. Last year for the first time, Amazon demonstrated its commitment by opening up first its Gold Box deals, Read more
The more inventory for sale during the holidays, the merrier the marketplace. eBay is running a promotion it says is designed to help sellers “list now and prepare for high volume holiday traffic,” and it’s including 30-day listings as part Read more
Recent changes at artistic goods community and storefront site ArtFire brought a new focus on making the site more mobile-friendly, an acknowledgement of the dramatic growth of the audience of visitors and buyers using such devices for browsing online. All things do Read more
eBay will open a fulfillment center in Germany, according to newspapers there. Heise reports that the logistics center will create between 200 – 300 jobs and will open next spring. eBay already operates fulfillment centers in the U.S., Canada, and UK inherited Read more
While many users feel eBay plays down the importance of auctions on its site, collectors are still turning to the marketplace to bid on sought-after treasures, and they can be very strategic in how they place their bids to win Read more
eBay will kick off its first live auction on Thursday after a 5-year absence. The distinction goes to an auction of perfume bottles conducted by Indianapolis auction house Ripley Auctions, to be followed by a Swann Galleries auction of African-American Read more
Executives who will take over as CEOs after eBay breaks up into two publicly-traded companies next year will be well compensated, according to filings with the SEC. eBay announced the breakup on Tuesday and said current eBay Inc. CEO John Read more
eBay sellers say they are unable to put items on sale using the Markdown Manager feature. “Taking away store sellers’ rights to put their own items on sale is an unacceptable, destructive and short sighted eBay policy,” an irate seller Read more
