On Monday, a reader reported that eBay had edited one of his listings “to avoid its removal” for Brand Name Misuse (in effect, “keyword spamming,” as eBay calls it.) Editing a seller’s description has been unheard of up until now. Read more
If UPS has its way, it could cost more to ship a package through the U.S. Postal Service. The shipping giant is petitioning federal regulators to force the Postal Service to adjust the way it calculates its costs, arguing that Read more
There are signs that shipping carriers are struggling to keep up with the spike in orders from online shoppers, which could spell bad news, particularly for marketplace sellers such as those on eBay and Amazon who earn defects if customers Read more
eBay continues to promote hoverboards as sites like Amazon and Overstock.com crack down on the products which are making headlines due to safety concerns. Amazon also has concerns about patent liability, spelling double trouble for merchants who stocked up on Read more
Are you an AdWords advertiser? Were your sales down compared to last year’s Black Friday shopping period? With time running out on the 2015 holiday season, Google brings some extra information to help boost your automated bid performance. Google revealed Read more
eBay announced on Thursday that it would be setting up nine locations around the country to help people sell their unwanted gifts through eBay Valet. eBay will be setting up three regifting stations and six drop box locations where it Read more
Ever wonder exactly how marketplaces like eBay and Amazon performed on key holiday shopping dates? Companies are generally stingy with their data, so a new report from ecommerce platform 3dcart provides insight into how small companies performed on Cyber Monday by revealing Read more
An eBay seller figured out how to send packages to his customers for a penny, but now he is paying the price. eBay seller Jack Zeljko Pasic pleaded guilty to defrauding the US Postal Service out of postage due on Read more
eBay is running a 6-day free-listing promotion to help bring inventory to its site during and after Christmas. The invitation-only promotion applies only to listings with 30-day or Good ‘Til Cancelled duration. Invited sellers can list up to 1,000 fixed-price Read more
Merchants who host their stores on the Yahoo Stores platform went through the process of moving to new servers last month in advance of the planned spinoff from its parent company Yahoo, planned for next month. But official word came Read more
