Artnet News reports that eBay Chief Curator Michael Moskowitz has left the company. Moskowitz took great pains to tell the publication it was a mutual decision. He said his primary function at eBay had been to revamp its public image by Read more
Etsy sellers are questioning the company’s decision to use seller location in search ranking in two international markets. Etsy announced Friday, “In order to create a better local shopping experience, we’ve been testing an updated search ranking to make locally-made items Read more
Product reviews provide invaluable word of mouth recommendations that can make or break sales of items. Sellers like Amazon.com have long placed importance on these reviews, and the company recently stepped up its efforts to combat the phony ones that Read more
eBay UK is running a special invitation-only promotion in which it is giving away 100 free auction listings along with 75% off Final Value Fees for those items that end in a sale. Who can participate? “eBay.co.uk registered private sellers Read more
eBay is running another promotion – this one lets eligible sellers list up to five auction or fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fees – and no final value fees. The promotion is targeted at first-time sellers, though some existing Read more
Following the announcement that FedEx was raising its rates in 2016 comes news that UPS will do the same. And while the rates go into effect in the New Year, this year’s holiday season is the first merchants are experiencing Read more
The USPS plans to raise rates in January for its shipping services, including Priority Mail and other services popular with smaller online merchants. The rate changes include an almost 10% average rate increase for Priority Mail. The Postal Service also Read more
Dana Truesdale and Robin Zebley have sold their artwork on Etsy for years, so when they learned about Amazon’s new Handmade marketplace, both viewed it as another potentially attractive sales channel. “When I heard about Amazon’s Handmade, I decided to Read more
Online sellers may be tired of trying to keep up with the latest social platforms, but it seems big brands can’t get enough of trendy sites that attract young people. Like it or not, they’re dragging along with them even Read more
Off-site sellers who enjoyed a steady stream of traffic from Amazon Product Ads will bid farewell to that at the end of October. The big online retailer disclosed over the summer that the service would end on Halloween. Likewise, what had appeared Read more
