Etsy will launch a new Manufacturing marketplace in the fall, it announced on Monday. Etsy sellers will be able to search for manufacturing partners and contact them through its messaging system (Etsy Convos). But isn’t Etsy a marketplace for handmade and vintage Read more
eBay is giving itself carte blanche when it comes to making certain changes to seller’s listings, just one of the updates the company is making to its User Agreement. In a section called Listing Conditions, eBay is adding language to Read more
Amazon may have made drones a household word, but it may very well be Canadian marketplace SHOP.CA that makes drone delivery of ecommerce goods a reality thanks to a new partnership with Drone Delivery Canada (DDC). SHOP.CA is testing drones (unmanned aerial Read more
Some eBay users have been experiencing technical issues but have been unable to determine the root cause. Reports came in beginning on Friday and escalating on Saturday from US and UK users and ranged from reports of having problems accessing certain areas Read more
eBay is launching a paid-shipping program called eBay Plus in which buyers in Germany can pay 19.90 euros/year and qualify for free and fast shipping – and free returns – for millions of eligible items. The program will begin its Read more
eBay’s new CEO has a message: eBay doesn’t need anybody’s help in the post-PayPal era. The message from Devin Wenig was oddly defiant given the audience – buyers and sellers gathered for a 2-day Summit in San Jose to celebrate Read more
eBay is running a seller promotion to celebrate its 20-year anniversary. Twenty is the key word: sellers can get 20 free listings and receive a 20% discount on commission fees. All formats apply. eBay explained: “Sellers who activate the offer Read more
The debut of Google’s latest service offers consumers toting Android-based phones the opportunity to bring Google even closer to how people live each day. The company’s Android Pay has begun rolling out to millions of smartphone users, letting them pay with their Read more
eBay announced its biannual seller update to coincide with its brand new Seller Summit, a gathering of sellers organized around the theme of eBay’s 20th anniversary. Devin Wenig, who took over from John Donahoe as CEO when the company split Read more
eBay is making significant changes to its Seller Performance Standards as part of its Fall Seller Update, which it will announce later today. eBay will judge sellers on two key metrics: defect rate and on-time shipping – and it’s changing Read more
