Etsy will launch a new holiday marketing campaign that includes TV commercials, its Chief Marketing Officer Brad Minor revealed on Wednesday. In a blog post titled, “How We’re Helping Shoppers Gift Special This Holiday Season,” he said Etsy’s campaign will Read more
eBay is running another fall brand-marketing campaign focused on Fashion, Motors, and Collectibles, including TV commercials. Last year, eBay ran its first global brand campaign in nearly a decade with the theme, “Things.People.Love.“ eBay said this year’s theme, “eBay Stories,” Read more
Online sellers face another cost that takes a bite out of their margins. Amazon began charging state sales tax on seller ads on October 1, 2025. It applies to sellers located in a single state for now, but like other Read more
eBay announced its monthly seller update for October on Wednesday, and it includes a policy that levels the playing field a bit for US sellers. eBay now requires a US-based return address for items sold on eBay.com that are shipped Read more
Next year, sellers will have to wait much longer to get funds from their sales on Amazon. Beginning March 12, 2026, sellers will have a standard reserve period of seven days after delivery date (DD+7). “Moving your reserve setting to Read more
How do you hold a large corporation – and its executives – accountable for deceiving customers? Last week, the FTC was satisfied with a multi-billion dollar fine and restitution to consumers without forcing the alleged “culprits” (Amazon and two of Read more
The Canadian Federal government is planning to cut postal services, including the elimination of door-to-door delivery. In response, Canada Post union workers went on strike immediately. Both developments have an impact on online sellers inside and outside of Canada. Canadians Read more
Walmart will run a sale the same week Amazon is running its Prime Big Deal Days. Unlike Amazon, Walmart’s sale is not limited to its Plus members, writing in its announcement, “No Membership Required.” Amazon is running this year’s Prime Read more
Following eBay’s acquisition of Caramel in February, “an end-to-end online automotive transaction solution provider,” eBay will acquire consumer-to-consumer social marketplace Tise, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It did not not disclose financial terms of either deal. eBay said it expects to Read more
eBay and Etsy are making changes to some of their legal agreements. eBay updated its API License Agreement for third-party developers, including adding restrictions to the use of AI content. And Etsy is updating its Payments, Privacy and Cookies policies, Read more
