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
While Amazon continues to open new warehouses around the globe, it is closing its 915,000-square-foot warehouse near Coffeyville, Kansas. This is the second older fulfillment center slated for closure recently. In August, word came that the company would close its Fernley, Read more
eBay sellers say the company has once again placed them into its Global Shipping Program (GSP). The program is controversial for several reasons – not the least of which is that it is an opt-out rather than opt-in program. A Read more
Sometimes you do everything right and you still can’t catch a break. eBay makes sellers who wish to get Top Rated Seller status and the perks that come with it to jump through a number of hoops. But on Wednesday, Read more
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Amazon sent a sweet reminder to sellers informing them that its fulfillment centers are once again accepting “meltable inventory” such as chocolate. Sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) can only send Read more
Etsy reminded sellers of recent enhancements to the marketplace in a blog post called “Etsy Community News,” including a reminder of its expanded phone support and improvements to Direct Checkout and the shipping process. The company also revealed it plans Read more
Moody’s Investors Service placed eBay’s ratings under review for downgrade following the company’s announcement of its plan to divide into two separate, publicly traded companies, in a transaction that will effect a spin-off of its PayPal subsidiary. eBay is positioning Read more
eBay announced early Tuesday morning it would split eBay and PayPal into two separate businesses that would both be publicly traded. In a Q&A session with Wall Street analysts, eBay CEO John Donahoe was asked whether eBay had or would Read more
Russia is eBay’s number one priority for global expansion according to the Moscow Times. The news outlet cited a report in business daily Vedomosti that eBay was expanding its Russian services by opening its marketplace to some of Russia’s largest online Read more
Etsy has removed monetary limits on seller protection – but sellers would be wise to make sure they understand the requirements for protection. There used to be a $1,000 limit on the Seller Protection Program, but now, regardless of the Read more
