eBay founder Pierre Omidyar has given away 10 percent of his shares in the ecommerce company, part of a massive philanthropic initiative from a multi-billionaire who has indicated his desire to give away most of his fortune. In a regulatory filing this week, eBay Read more
Fraudsters are targeting eBay sellers right on eBay’s own website, according to Netcraft. The security publication published a screenshot of a page on eBay that fraudsters used in an attempt to steal eBay usernames and passwords from unsuspecting users. “The convincing Read more
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on Prime, allowing shoppers to join the membership program for $67 instead of the normal annual price of $99, a savings of 32%. The company said the sale was to celebrate its five Emmy Read more
eBay is making changes to how it measures seller performance as part of the Fall Seller Update, and on-time shipping is a critical factor. But if a seller cannot prove through tracking that they shipped on time, then on-time delivery is what Read more
Ecomdash has added list-for-sale functionality to its inventory-management tool for online sellers. The ecomdash in-suite listing application, ecomlister, now offers greater catalog and listing management to Bigcommerce, 3dcart, Etsy, Rakuten, Magento and Vend users. With this new functionality, online sellers Read more
ShipStation has integrated with Big Cartel, an ecommerce platform designed to make it easy for creative businesses to set up an ecommerce shop. Now the artists, makers, designers, and musicians who use Big Cartel can use ShipStation tools to automate Read more
In 2009, eBay Canada slashed its workforce by 80% – and by 2013, it was overtaken by Amazon Canada, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported last week in a profile of Andrea Stairs. The Managing Director of eBay Canada said Read more
When large corporations use lawyers to spell out their rights in Terms of Use agreements, it can cause concern among users. And when terms like “irrevocable right” and “license to use and reproduce” are spotted, sellers may question exactly what Read more
One reason US sellers are wary of cross border trade is the shipping hurdle and the risk of stolen packages, yet serving overseas customers can open the door to increased revenue. Endicia launched Global Services to help merchants overcome some Read more
Like death and taxes, the rising cost of shipping is a certainty for online merchants. Right on cue, FedEx announced its rates for 2016 are going up by an average of 4.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export and U.S. import Read more
