eBay entered into an agreement with Emart, which will acquire 80% of eBay’s businesses in Korea for $3 billion in gross cash proceeds. The deal puts the implied value of the whole Korean Business at approximately $3.8 billion. While eBay Read more
Ruby Lane is changing its fee structure next month, although existing sellers can choose to stay on the current plan. The new plan offers lower upfront costs, but takes a higher fee when a merchant makes a sale (9.9% versus Read more
Amazon ran a promotion to help small businesses in the runup to Prime Day this month, which helped generate $1.9 billion in small-business products in the two-week period. The Spend $10, Get $10 promotion offered a $10 credit to be Read more
Amazon said proposed legislation introduced in Congress this month would hurt buyers and sellers, while an organization of online sellers claims Amazon has monopoly power over its merchants and supports the antitrust proposals. The BBC reported on the five bills Read more
Who are the top-five retail advertisers so far this year, who is outspending Amazon, and why is apparel seeing red-hot sales? According to MediaRadar, Walmart, Amazon, Office Depot, The Home Depot, and Target are spending the most, with Walmart outspending Read more
eBay is giving sellers greater protection in the Trading Cards category by reducing the time buyers have to make a return under certain circumstances. One reader who forwarded the email wrote, “I’m surprised and shocked to see a reduction in Read more
eBay kicked off a deal of its own on Prime Day, July 21st. It’s offering shoppers 15% off certified refurbished goods through July 28th. A majority of sellers won’t benefit, however, since the certified refurb program is restricted to brands Read more
Amazon Prime day isn’t necessarily bad for its rivals, in fact, it may provide a boost to all retailers as the marketing Amazon does is effective in getting people to pull out their wallets and look for deals. Even those Read more
eBay is running a promotion in Canada this weekend. People can sell up to 5 trading cards and pay zero selling fees, according to the tweet advertising the promotion. eBay Canada tweeted, “This weekend only – Sell your trading cards Read more
Amazon updated sellers on its brand protection efforts on Thursday, saying it helps protect not only brands, but small- and medium-sized business that offer authentic products as well. Amazon shared a link to its first Brand Protection Report (PDF format) Read more
