eBay continues to promote its own consignment-selling service, called eBay Valet. In a new marketing pitch, eBay capitalizes on the fact that many people want to trade in their old smartphone for the latest iPhone 7 from Apple. eBay launched Read more
eBay wants to help sellers in Mexico sell outside the country, and it launched a new platform for them called Crece Con eBay. The platform focuses on three main objectives: To provide useful information to its users about the process Read more
With the help of EcommerceBytes Blog readers, we conducted an experiment to test claims we’ve heard over the years involving eBay search bringing back inconsistent results. We asked users to go to eBay.com and enter five specific search terms and Read more
Normally the eBay Bucks loyalty program rewards buyers for making purchases, but in a new promotion, eBay is rewarding participants for buying or selling. “Want to earn 6% eBay Bucks? It’s easy, just buy or sell an item – or Read more
Sellers who read about Amazon’s Small and Light FBA program last year might have been turned off by some of the restrictions that have since changed. This week, Bloomberg wrote an article about the program that contained some confusing points, Read more
Online sellers are still trying to cope with the fallout from a serious PayPal glitch that occurred on Wednesday, but eBay vowed to protect sellers from any negative consequences. eBay and Etsy sellers were among those impacted. As eBay explained, Read more
Rakuten has acquired Fablic, which operates Japanese marketplace app FRIL. Rakuten calls it a flea market app, but based on a recent profile of the company, it sounds like a Poshmark-Etsy mashup. TechInAsia.com described FRIL as a consumer-to-consumer marketplace for used Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig will participate in an interview on Thursday where he will also take questions from users via Facebook. Wenig will take part in a #LeadershipLive conversation on Thursday, September 8th at 2pm ET. “Hosted by Facebook VP Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson had some interesting things to say to Wall Street analysts on Wednesday, including talking about a competitive advantage that gets shoppers hooked on the marketplace. Dickerson called weddings a “gateway drug” to Etsy – brides and Read more
Online sellers generally don’t think of Pitney Bowes as a tool for printing USPS shipping labels for their ecommerce packages – unless they are large enterprises – but this year, that’s starting to change. The company expanded its coverage beyond Read more
