Some people initially thought Amazon’s dramatic revelation to 60 Minutes that it was developing drones to deliver packages was a publicity stunt it was so unheard of at the time, but the company is spending a lot of resources on Read more
eBay’s future CEO Devin Wenig is counting on consumer sellers to help turn the marketplace around – the company even has a “Head of Consumer Selling” at eBay Marketplaces, Vincent Payen – and a post Father’s Day pitch is one Read more
While eBay is introducing greater transparency when it comes to seller defects (see story in today’s newsletter), it’s greatly reducing transparency for sellers who operate a Store on its marketplace. eBay sellers have less than one week left to access Read more
eBay is launching a new defect report in July, it told sellers in an email this week. And for the first time, sellers will be able to view which defects eBay has removed. A year ago eBay first introduced the Read more
The Confederate flag. The Atlantic calls it a pop culture phenomenon, politicians call it racist and “unnecessarily divisive and hurtful,” and many find it toxic after it featured heavily in a tragic hate crime in Charleston, South Carolina that left nine people Read more
Amazon sellers are facing a Shakespearian dilemma – have their listings be seen, or not be seen. The marketplace is requiring sellers to keep titles from running on in excess of 200 characters. In enforcing the policy, it will treat Read more
Amazon is building a new fulfillment center in Minnesota. The 1 million-square-foot warehouse will be located in Shakopee. While the facility will include innovative technologies including Amazon Robotics, the company said it will employ 1,000 full-time workers at the site Read more
Those auction watchers on eBay should present an amazing opportunity for future conversion opportunities, but eBay doesn’t allow sellers visibility into who’s watching. One person claimed this situation was about to change. A recent rumor at the eBay Community Forumssuggested a Read more
Alibaba sold its eBay selling tools and 11 Main marketplace to a little known marketplace called OpenSky last week, and took a 37% share in the company. A person familiar with the matter said that at least in the short Read more
Federal authorities intend to finalize rules for the commercial use of drones within the next year, but even then, Amazon’s Prime Air delivery system will likely remain grounded. That’s because the Federal Aviation Administration is signaling that it will maintain Read more
