Ecommerce Industry News
Welcome to the 12th annual EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. Each year, we invite sellers to rate and review the marketplaces on which they sell, and they use the opportunity to tell companies (and each other) what’s working and what isn’t. As in past years, we let readers nominate their top choices and then opened up […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted retail along with all facets of everyday life. Online shopping is no exception, but how are diehard collectors coping? And how is it impacting online sellers and antiques dealers? We checked in with Palmer Pekarek to find out what changes he’s seeing at antiques & collectibles marketplace Ruby Lane. Sales […]
Every year, online sellers take a break from listing items and packing orders to participate in the Sellers Choice Awards. First they nominate the top marketplaces on which they sell, then we open up the voting to the top 10 marketplaces so sellers can rate them on a number of criteria. The results of the […]
Online sellers are under constant pressure to lower prices and offer free shipping, while at the same time their own costs are rising. New USPS rates go into effect at the end of the month – Stamps.com dug into the changes in this guide. And, of course, higher shipping costs mean higher marketplace fees at […]
Ten years ago, we set out to help merchants share their experiences about what it was like to sell on various marketplaces by launching the Sellers Choice Awards. Each year since, readers have let colleagues and potential sellers know about the joys and pitfalls of the venues on which they sell, and it has become […]
Auctiva is surveying eBay sellers about using other marketplaces as it prepares to launch a new product called Auctiva Multi-Channel. Auctiva Product Manager Natasha Burns told EcommerceBytes that after 18 years of providing selling solutions exclusively for eBay, “this last year we decided it was time to move with the market and start expanding to […]
Over 10,000 sellers participated in the 9th annual Sellers Choice Awards. In the initial nomination process, EcommerceBytes readers chose 10 finalists. Readers then rated the finalists in four key areas – profitability, customer service, communication and ease of use. Respondents were also asked how likely they were to recommend each marketplace as a selling venue […]
Selling on eBay has become extremely competitive, but is there a level playing field for everyone? And are there tools that can help? We asked eBay resellers what they thought about their ability to obtain visibility on eBay, and the survey results are in. As usual with seller surveys, we found the comments to be […]
Amazon will hold its Prime Day event next week (June 21 – 22). As in years past, other retailers are capitalizing on the opportunity as people go looking for deals. (Profitero calls it the “Prime Day halo effect” and said 58% of shoppers will be price checking Prime Day deals on other retailers before buying.) […]
I’ve been a reseller for nearly all of my adult life, and I’m always asked by my family and friends which website would be the best to sell their vintage and or collectible items. For most of the past 20 plus years I would have just said “Well, eBay of course”, but that has changed […]