We can’t say it enough: online sellers should prepare for the USPS rate changes coming on January 17th. Planning now rather than waiting can help, and Shipping Easy has a new guide to help online sellers make sense of the Read more
eBay issued an alert to sellers in the UK warning them that power banks, aka portable battery packs, are now restricted goods similar to lithium polymer batteries per the Civil Aviation Authority. The news is significant to sellers of electronics Read more
Amazon is running a promotion to attract companies to sign up for its Amazon Business program. The Amazon Back to Businesspromotion offers deals on business products and office supplies. Under the promotion, Amazon Business customers will receive exclusive 20% discounts on Read more
Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday touting new services it introduced for sellers in the last year. It started off by citing some impressive numbers about the contribution sellers made to sales on Amazon, opening with the revelation that Read more
For many years, third-party merchants on Amazon accounted for about 30% of the units sold. Now that figure is approaching 50%, but paradoxically, many sellers are more dependent on Amazon than ever. Amazon is famous for being tight-lipped, but it Read more
eBay sellers spent 3 days speculating about why the marketplace had given out gift cards to some sellers. A discussion thread began with a seller posting, “Did anyone else get a gift card from eBay? It says “Thank you for Read more
Etsy sent an email reminding sellers about its partnership with Stride Health, which it had first announced in November. In Monday’s email, Etsy wrote, “keep in mind that the deadline to enroll for health insurance is January 31.” It’s important Read more
Things got worse before they got better for some eBay buyers trying to redeem loyalty rewards. The problem began when eBay failed to email certificates to members of its eBay Bucks loyalty program on Sunday, January 3rd, as had been promised in Read more
eBay shoppers rely on Saved Searches to keep track of items they’re interested in and to get alerts when an item they’re looking for shows up for sale. So when there are problems with Saved Searches, shoppers become understandably upset. Read more
Are you ready for the postal rate hike coming in 2 weeks? Postage solutions provide Endicia is holding a webinar this month to help online sellers and business shippers understand what’s changing. Endicia explains the purpose of the webinar: “On Read more
