eBay confirmed on Friday that the disappearance of the Sell Similar feature, which we reported on Wednesday, was due to a glitch. An eBay moderator replied on a thread about the issue and said eBay was working on a fix: Read more
eBay is making changes to its category structure which were announced last month as part of its Fall Seller Update. Originally eBay intended to roll out the changes by October 24, 2023, but eBay made the decision to move the Read more
Sellers who choose not to print shipping labels through Bonanza will pay an additional $2 in fees. The marketplace justified the policy by telling sellers it would make their lives easier: “Our USPS, FedEx and UPS labels will be automatically Read more
If you didn’t generate as many sales on eBay as you were expecting on Tuesday, it could have been due to the fact that buyers and sellers were unable to complete tasks on the eBay app on Tuesday afternoon. eBay Read more
Amazon added a badge next to products made by small-business brands and artisans in 2022, and this week it announced a new search filter to let shoppers more easily find such items. (See update below.) Amazon informed sellers of the Read more
Etsy is offering sellers in the Israel and Palestine region relief, confirming to EcommerceBytes that it had reached out directly to its seller community in the region to offer its support, including waiving fees, deferring bills, and extending Star Seller Read more
Etsy is adding a new feature in response to the increase in targeted emails directed at sellers by fraudsters. In an announcement on Monday, Etsy wrote: “We’ve recently seen increased reports from sellers who’ve received communications from individuals claiming to Read more
Amazon is testing a “Consult-a-Friend” feature that lets customers “quickly and easily request, view, and manage your friends’ feedback on products within the Amazon Shopping app.” There’s nothing in the description that indicates sellers could use it to boost their Read more
Amazon Handmade informed sellers it was shortening their Handling Times settings in an email this week titled, “Change to Default Handling Time options.” Its reasoning: it said 85% of the time, sellers fulfill orders within 1 day of receiving an Read more
Amazon teamed up with Microsoft to thwart scammers in India posing as employees of their respective firms, the most recent example of Amazon’s more aggressive actions against fraudsters in recent years. Amazon issued a press release on Thursday announcing that Read more
