Billie Carnes had been selling vintage items through Fab.com for about 10 months when she received notice from the company in October that the category had been terminated, and that her upcoming sale was cancelled. “I was absolutely blindsided,” Carnes Read more
The appeal of Etsy and its approach to connecting handmade goods makers and vintage sellers with the buying public has attained a global reach. A recent change to Etsy’s listings now makes many more of those items visible in multiple Read more
eBay has found a new way to offer handcrafted and American made goods on its site in what looks like a bid to compete with Etsy. eBay sent emails to shoppers this week introducing Martha Stewart on eBay, featuring the Read more
What is eBay without the auctions, like the famed broken laser pointer that was the first item sold on the site? According to Tech in Asia via Yahoo News, it’s Blanja.com, which recently unveiled itself to the Indonesia market. Blanja.com arrived as Read more
Etsy kicked off a global marketing campaign last week that is focused on reaching new visitors who are shopping for gifts. The centerpiece of the campaign are three videos that each showcase a handmade item from a different Etsy seller. Read more
eBay sent a letter to users on Monday informing them of the end of a pilot program impacting the Best Offer feature in certain categories. “I think is AWESOME news,” wrote one seller who received the notice via email. “Beta Read more
The United States Postal Service will begin delivering Amazon packages on Sundays beginning with two cities. The new service is kicking off in Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas, and Amazon said the new service would roll out to Read more
The continuing saga of a temporary stower working at an Amazon fulfillment center during the holiday shopping season. See Amazon Confidential: Confessions of a Warehouse Worker, Part One and Part Two. When I first arrived at our RV park in late fall to Read more
As sellers in North America are gearing up for some of the busiest online shopping days of the year, Chinese sellers are experiencing their peak day today, November 11th. Last year, Alibaba’s “11.11 Shopping Festival” day in China, or “Single’s Read more
eBay is extending commercial rates it receives from the U.S. Postal Service to more sellers during the holidays, but for some, the practice is raising a number of questions while irking others. The eBay Labels program allows sellers to pay for Read more
