At the end of January, eBay began turning on a new feature called Business Policies on some accounts, causing chaos for some sellers who had been in the dark about the feature. On Friday, eBay finally announced it was automatically turning on Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe told Wall Street analysts the company would be expanding its Global Shipping Program (GSP) beyond the U.S. Donahoe was speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference on Wednesday when the topic arose. “A lot Read more
Last year, eBay introduced a new policy in which certain fixed-price listings and auctions purchased with Buy It Now remain for sale until the buyer pays for the items. At the time, eBay said it was designed to eliminate a Read more
Amazon hired over 20,000 full-time employees at its U.S. Fulfillment Centers last year. Amazon reveals so few details about its operations that it felt like significant information revealed in the company’s press release on Wednesday. “Last year, we hired more Read more
Time and again, we hear online merchants urging online marketplaces to advertise their sites more prominently, with many sellers advocating TV campaigns to drive shoppers to their listings. eBay and Overstock.com have run some memorable television ads in the past, Read more
The good news for sellers? eBay is running a free-listing promotion. The bad news? It’s only running in the UK; it’s only for private (casual) sellers; and it’s by invitation only. And there’s one more important twist to the promotion: Read more
You probably don’t think of guns when you think of Etsy, the marketplace known for handmade goods and vintage items. Indeed, the site prohibits the sale of firearms and weapons. But on Monday, Etsy announced a new update to that Read more
eBay will roll out a new seller dashboard over the coming weeks and says the new page will give sellers greater insight into their performance. Staying in compliance with eBay’s performance standards has never been more important, with exposure in Read more
Late last year, an eBay seller took to the social site Reddit to announce the discovery of a purported “scam and theft ring,” whereby items bound for buyers overseas sent through the Global Shipping Program weren’t making it past a processing facility Read more
eBay told sellers in the UK (and in the U.S. on Monday) it had inadvertently reset sellers’ photo-sharing preferences and advised them to check their settings. While not everyone realizes it, eBay allows itself to add photos that sellers have uploaded in Read more
