Facebook is now allowing sellers to list and advertise non-medical face masks, it announced on Wednesday. In March, it had temporarily banned ads and commerce listings for masks on its apps “to help protect against scams, misleading medical claims, medical Read more
eBay revamped its Amazon Prime clone in Australia in order to align it more to “retail standards and buyer expectations.” Like Amazon Prime, eBay Plus is a membership program. Buyers pay $49 per year in order to receive free shipping Read more
Amazon is promoting a new line of credit to cash-strapped sellers, adding to the ways it helps sellers grow their businesses on Amazon through lending programs. In 2019, Amazon loaned more than $1 billion to more than 14,000 US-based businesses. Read more
Bonanza created a Seller Advisory Panel and today, it announced the inaugural members. Greg Braukus, who joined the company in January to run the marketplace and reconnect with sellers, described the purpose of the panel in a blog post: “The Read more
eBay is offering advice to sellers on how to get exposure for their listings in Google Shopping, part of its “Traffic Month” series it’s running this month. Many would-be buyers begin their online shopping on search engines, and Google processes Read more
Beware: USPS international shipping rates are going up in July, according to Supply Chain Dive. IMAG’s Kate Muth told the publication that many postage service providers received new USPS contracts in late May but have yet to alert shippers. As Read more
eBay will launch a new affiliate plan for sellers to encourage them to drive traffic to the eBay marketplace. The eBay Partner Network program (ePN) rewards affiliate marketers for driving traffic and sales and is set to launch a new Read more
eBay is launching a TV ad campaign this month that focuses on small- and medium-sized businesses. Senior Vice President Jordan Sweetnam announced the news in a blog post where he shared the news about eBay’s strong second-quarter performance. Sweetnam said Read more
eBay is reporting exploding sales growth after years of stagnant (and sometimes negative) growth. On Thursday, the company revised its guidance for the second quarter, saying it expects GMV year-over-year growth of between 23% and 26% for the combined months Read more
Why is eBay ditching a free tool that many longtime sellers rely on? Because it’s moving forward on software advances this year, an employee said during a chat session devoted to the impending retirement of Turbo Lister. We reviewed Wednesday’s Read more
