The FTC is suing Amazon, claiming it billed accountholders for millions of dollars in what it termed unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children. The agency claims that Amazon’s setup allowed children to spend unlimited amounts of money to pay for Read more
eBay UK encouraged private (non-business) sellers to list by offering them one free listing. “You are almost there. Don’t miss out on listing success,” read an email eBay sent to private accounts, with a link to “continue selling.” It appears Read more
eBay is displaying free shipping on certain listings where the seller has not specified it offers free shipping, and the problem – costly to sellers – is at least a week old. The problem impacts listings that offer a quantity Read more
Etsy sellers were worried and discouraged after another bot shop attack on Wednesday following an attack that occurred over the recent long weekend. Users again reported the attack on the boards and helped the company’s Marketplace Integrity team identify the Read more
Scammers targeted Etsy in an unusual attack over the long Independence Day holiday weekend, and the marketplace had the situation under control by Monday morning. On Saturday, Etsy sellers began reporting “bot shops,” and it was through their efforts the Read more
The attorney representing online merchant Hard 2 Find Accessories Inc. (H2F) in a lawsuit against Amazon and Apple told EcommerceBytes the two companies were served on July 3rd, and the next step is up to them. Matthew Crotty of Crotty Read more
eBay UK is holding a promotion, and unlike most UK promos that are for private sellers only, this one is for business sellers. eBay.co.uk registered business sellers who have been invited to participate by email or by a message in Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list certain automotive items, although some recipients of the invitation said they don’t sell on eBay Motors and discovered they weren’t actually invited to participate after all. Invited sellers who are Read more
On the heels of Nike’s announcement on June 19th that eBay’s CEO John Donahoe was joining the Nike Board of directors, we learn that eBay has invented a “pneumatically-powered inflatable sock.” On June 26th, the United States Patent and Trademark Read more
While many Etsy users were celebrating a long holiday weekend, scammers used the opportunity to perpetrate fraud on the marketplace in what one seller termed “invasion of the listing snatchers.” Scammers opened hundreds of shops on Etsy containing listings copied Read more
