The Feds came down hard on five Amazon sellers whom they said participated in a conspiracy to fix the prices of DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs sold on the Amazon marketplace. The government issued a press release on Wednesday after the Read more
eBay began overcharging buyers in Australia when it incorrectly charged domestic buyers GST (Goods and Services Tax) on their purchases, and it had a negative impact not only on buyers, but on sellers as well. eBay acknowledged the problem, but Read more
If you don’t use one of Amazon’s shipping-carrier partners to get your inventory from China to the US, you may now be able to allow Amazon to track those shipments anyway. Amazon introduced “ShipTrack” carriers, “which automatically provide end-to-end tracking Read more
Walmart is introducing a new “Pro Seller Badge” for top-performing Marketplace sellers. The retailer said standing out among thousands of sellers on Walmart Marketplace as a “reliable choice” was important. (See update below.) Offers with a Pro Seller Badge are Read more
Etsy began testing “Make an Offer” in March and continues to expand the feature. This week, it announced the following improvements: We wanted to give you an update about some of the exciting improvements we’ve recently made to Make an Read more
Sellers who pay extra for visibility through Sponsored Products ads on Amazon may now have their ads appear off-Amazon as well. Amazon announced Wednesday it was expanding Sponsored Products ads to other apps and websites. All such ads will link Read more
Amazon is now showing certain US customers snippets of product reviews when shopping certain categories on a mobile device, it announced on Monday. But is it too good to be true? Is Artificial Intelligence capable of ingesting all product reviews Read more
Someone searches for a baby item on Etsy every second, the company said in announcing its new gift and baby gift registries this week. The two new registries follow May’s relaunch of its wedding registry that was first launched in Read more
Marketplace app Mercari is running a sweepstakes for back-to-campus shoppers to generate sales this month. It’s giving away six $500 shopping sprees in select categories. The site advised sellers it might be a great time to list given the spotlight Read more
Amazon sent a notice to sellers in Europe in May warning them of a “one-time cash flow disruption” due to a new reserve policy it planned to roll out this summer. On August 3, Amazon changed its reserve policy to Read more
