Amazon is being cagy about the exact date of its 3rd annual “Big Spring Sale” this month.* Last year, the sale ran from 3/25 to 3/31 in the US, the same time period as its “Spring Deal Days” in Europe. Read more
Amazon customers took to industry boards when they found they were unable to shop or checkout due to an outage on Thursday. Many people said they encountered Amazon’s classic error page that shows dogs with the message, “UH-Oh. Something went Read more
Amazon is giving sellers the ability to drill down into their sales data using AI to help them “visualize and grow their business in real time.” The marketplace announced Tuesday that, “For the first time, sellers can generate personalized, interactive Read more
eBay is pausing international shipping services to the Middle East due to the current conflict, reporting that most major US shipping carriers are experiencing disruption in service into the region. eBay is temporarily pausing sales from the US to buyers Read more
The US Postal Service temporarily suspended acceptance of items destined to 18 countries “due to logistics impacts resulting from the conflict in the Middle East.” It also temporarily suspended all mailing services for numerous military post offices. Countries listed in Read more
Sellers began noticing Etsy was displaying their listings with price-plus-shipping in UK search results, and Etsy confirmed the change in a post on the announcement board on February 25th. On February 18, a seller alerted us to the change, writing, Read more
eBay sellers can now watch the “2026 Advertising Strategies” webinar eBay held on February 19 on YouTube, hosted by Kye Mou, Senior Product Marketing Manager of Ads and Rishi Vora, Senior Product Manager. The webinar explained three types of ad Read more
Handmade marketplace Goimagine is closing its virtual doors next month. According to ecommerce consultant Cindy Baldassi, Goimagine struggled to get buyers. “As always, the sites who set themselves up to be alternatives to Etsy can’t replicate what keeps even the Read more
The new Amazon Seller Expert Pilot Program sounds like a page taken out of eBay’s playbook. Like eBay “Mentors,” Amazon Seller Experts are volunteers encouraged to post on the company’s discussion boards. A seller posted their invitation on the Amazon Read more
Etsy grew consolidated Gross Merchandise Sales (GMS) 2.4% in the 4th quarter of 2025, year-over-year, (or 1.3% foreign exchange-neutral). That included Etsy and Depop GMS but excluded Reverb from the prior-year period (Etsy sold Reverb in 2025). Etsy grew consolidated Read more
