An eBay seller forwarded an email they received from PayPal about a “Recent Transaction Issue.” PayPal apologized for an error that impacted some transactions between buyers and sellers. “From 4:00 p.m. PDT on April 13 until 6:00 a.m. PDT on Read more
eBay is running a 5-day promotion to encourage sellers to list auctions. Sellers who are invited to participate can list up to 500 auction or auction with Buy It Now listings and pay no insertion or 10-day duration fees. Invited Read more
Another report is out with a negative assessment of eBay Marketplaces. SunTrust’s Bob Peck is expecting eBay to report a “lackluster” first quarter when it reports earnings next week. And if it seems like everyone is picking on eBay, understand Read more
Online merchants have already proven they’re willing to share the most precious of proprietary data with Google, even transactions, pricing, and tracking data in the case of Google Trusted Stores. But are they willing to hand over shoppers’ email addresses? Many Read more
Another ecommerce platform has filed its intention to go public – Shopify filed a Form F-1 with the SEC on Tuesday, as well as filing with regulatory authorities in Canada. The move follows online marketplace Etsy’s IPO filing in March, with Read more
Alibaba rival JD.com launched a new platform that includes a pilot program with eBay. eBay’s channel on JD Worldwide, called “Best of eBay Deals,” will showcase a variety of top categories and popular brands at attractive prices from select, trusted Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson will ring the opening bell at NASDAQ with his Chief Financial Officer Kristina Salen on Thursday morning in advance of the company going public. Etsy will begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April Read more
Amazon continues to encourage online sellers to explore its Japanese marketplace. An ad on Seller Central shows an image of cherry tree blossoms with the message, “reach millions of customers in Japan.” The landing page hosted on services.amazon.co.jp explains that Read more
Amazon is benefitting from third-party merchants, who are increasingly adopting its FBA fulfillment service, according to Colin Sebastian of Wall Street firm Robert W. Baird. Baird’s Q1 survey of Amazon product selection suggests accelerating growth in selection on Amazon.com, as Read more
eBay partnered with Pitney Bowes to offer a program to make international sales easier for sellers and buyers, and now you can get a sense of how the U.S. processing center operates thanks to a video published by eBay. Seventy million Read more
