Online sellers could face higher shipping costs as a result of today’s ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which ruled that the USPS must attribute a greater percentage of its “institutional costs” to Competitive products, which include Priority Mail, Read more
Proxibid acquired cloud-based auction-management software firm Wavebid. Proxibid has been working with Wavebid since the latter’s founding in 2011 and will strengthen their partnership by bringing the Wavebid team and product suite into the Proxibid platform. In an email notifying Read more
In a New Year’s Day podcast, two top eBay executives opened up about some of the problems sellers faced on its marketplace in 2018, including technology glitches, fraudulent returns, and an untenable pricing policy that it backed down from after Read more
Many Amazon shoppers don’t even notice advertisements when shopping the marketplace, according to a study by Teikametrics. The company believes it’s due to the fact that Amazon is a store first, compared to other sites where ads are displayed. The Read more
Canada Post will raise postage rates in January 2019. The rates were announced in June and were approved on December 6th. Rates will rise for both letter mail and parcels, domestic and international, and they’re set to take effect on Read more
eBay revamped its Gifts that Give Back program (GTGB) that helps charities raise funds by utilizing “symbolic” gift listings. eBay described in a blog post on Friday how one of its employees was able to scale the program, which now Read more
eBay is running a sitewide flash sale today, December 28, where shoppers can save 15% off. It’s also running a post-Christmas sale on eBay Deals (a subset of the marketplace). Shoppers can use the coupon code POPUPSAVINGS by 6 pm Read more
Amazon and Walmart face new challenges in India beginning next year. Rules around online selling are very different in India compared to other parts of the world, and the Indian government announced on Wednesday new rules that will make it Read more
An eBay patent describes a method to reduce counterfeits for sale on its website, and if implemented, it could impact search visibility. When a seller attempts to list a particular brand, the system would match authenticity criteria contained in eBay’s Read more
eBay published a list on Wednesday of the most expensive purchases made on its marketplace for 2018, reporting that some of the highest-ticket items sold for between $145,000 and $3+ million. But the announcement may be more notable because of Read more
