Many online merchants take advantage of secondary markets where they can acquire overstock, returned, or refurbished inventory to sell on marketplaces like eBay and Amazon. But the recent hoverboard scare raises important issues about product safety and seller liability. As we reported Read more
eBay sellers should be on the lookout for Good ‘Til Cancelled credits on their statements thanks to a lawsuit filed in 2011. Did eBay deliberately trick customers into paying recurring fees for its “Good ‘Til Cancelled” listings, which automatically renew Read more
eBay sent sellers an email on Friday with the subject line, “Help protect yourself from internet sales tax legislation.” In it, eBay warned that Congress is mulling a year-end spending bill that could include legislation around sales tax collection. In Read more
eBay had the President’s ear on trade issues during the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, and on Thursday, eBay provided a platform for Obama to speak to its sellers about the agreement, which is before Congress. It’s no surprise eBay Read more
Thanks to a new Speaker being named to the House of Representatives, eBay warned its sellers again about the online sales tax bill called the Remote Transactions Parity Act (RTPA), and urged them to contact their legislators to tell them Read more
eBay released a new document as part of its lobbying efforts to fight the online sales-tax bills legislators are trying to pass. eBay Government Relations tweeted on Wednesday, “MFA & RTPA tax bills are bad for small business. Download our paper explaining 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
A coalition of labor groups and advocacy organizations is calling on Etsy to scrap its tax strategy through which it channels revenue through its subsidiary in Dublin, Ireland. Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) is contesting Etsy’s status as a so-called Read more
Pricing is seen by retailers and online sellers as a marketing tool, particularly sales and discounts – but sometimes it can land them in hot water. The latest example involves a top fashion brand, and while in this case it Read more
An appeals court overturned a ruling that had let Amazon off the hook in a trademark-infringement case, and now it will be up to a jury to decide if Amazon confuses shoppers at the expense of a brand. A three-judge Read more
