There’s an increasing sense of urgency about getting orders into customers’ hands thanks to last-minute holiday shoppers. Those using USPS Priority Mail have until December 21st for delivery in time for Christmas. The deadline for First Class Mail is December Read more
eBay had some advice for shoppers going into the holidays which it sent in an email to users with the subject line, “The eBay way: Shop with confidence.” Inside, the title read, “You deserve the best shopping experience – So, Read more
eBay posted an announcement on Tuesday asking sellers to use product identifiers when listing items. Product identifiers are already required to list in some categories as part of eBay’s plan to create a catalog to make its site more appealing Read more
eBay and Amazon were the most mentioned retailers on social channels over the long holiday-shopping weekend, according to the Adobe Digital Index. But how well did the two companies perform? Amazon issued a press release on Tuesday to boast that the Read more
eBay UK kicked off a rare promotion for business sellers on Cyber Monday – usually its promotions are restricted to private (non-business) sellers. However, the current promotion is by invitation only, and sellers must actively opt in in order to Read more
Amazon is pushing sellers to price low, at least during the holidays in Europe. Citing the poor shopping experience that higher prices can cause, Amazon sent the following letter to a European seller in the Toy category this month: “You are receiving Read more
Responding to intellectual property concerns, Amazon has added language to its Handmade marketplace’s terms of use (TOU) to clarify what rights it obtains from participating artisans. The issue has troubled some artisans who find that the TOU is overly broad Read more
PayPal experienced an outage on Cyber Monday, the second day in a row during what is the busiest time of year for most online merchants. The problem began after 8:30 am ET and appeared to be over within an hour. Read more
A new report indicates former eBay CEO John Donahoe may be looking for a job, having stepped down from the company in July after the breakup. His name was included in a report from Wall Street firm SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Read more
Many online merchants are not satisfied to simply post listings and hope that shoppers will find them, even on marketplaces that draw traffic to their sites. That’s why Bonanza, which launched in 2008 to give eBay sellers an alternative selling Read more
