Merchant ads can be found in Amazon.com search results – labeled “sponsored” – and now the company is making merchant ads available in search results on mobile devices. Because advertisers are likely to see an increased number of impressions and Read more
Online merchants have collectively borrowed and repaid tens of millions of dollars from eBay’s PayPal unit, which now plans to extend its merchant-financing program to more businesses in the U.S. and abroad. Taking a hint from a startup called Kabbage Read more
eBay loaded 97 how-to guides on YouTube in a 3-day period last week as part of its Social Media and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy. The videos look like other YouTube user-generated content that offer tips on buying or collecting, Read more
eBay Australia has updated policies in three main categories that deal with items that are prohibited or restricted on eBay. The three policy revisions impact the animals and wildlife products policy; the firearms, weapons and knives policy; and the used Read more
eBay is running a free listing promotion in Australia, but it is by invitation only. Sellers who receive the invitation to participate can list up to 100 auction and fixed price listings and pay no insertion fees. The promotion runs Read more
eBay is giving out coupons to users who list and successfully sell on its website – once. The offer is not a free listing promotion. Rather, the recipient of the special promotion invitation must list auction or fixed-price listings, and for the first item Read more
Fashion shopping app Poshmark and the US Postal Service have embarked upon an exclusive partnership featuring Poshmark-branded shipping labels for their sellers. The new program, called PoshPost now features a shipping rate for buyers of $4.99 on all orders, beginning March 20th. The fashionable Read more
Exclusive eBay partnerships are worth their weight in gold – and silver. eBay sent an email to buyers on Thursday promoting a single listing of silver bars for sale by its exclusive partner in the APMEX Bullion Center. “More silver Read more
Amazon is giving merchants who use its Webstore hosted ecommerce platform to power their online stores greater flexibility thanks to a new set of APIs. The Website Customization APIs allow merchants to integrate with third-party solutions on their Amazon Webstores. Read more
Etsy has officially launched a new policy in which it will send emails to buyers to remind them to leave feedback (called reviews). Etsy will send the email to shoppers who have made a purchase but haven’t yet left a Read more
