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eBay came in 3rd place in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards and picked up an award for Profitability for the 6th straight year. Many sellers rely on revenue generated by their eBay sales despite some challenges. In January 2019, EcommerceBytes surveyed over 13,000 online sellers and asked them to rate the marketplaces on which they […]
Online sellers who ranked online marketplaces in the 2017 Sellers Choice Awards have rated Amazon number one, followed by Etsy and eBay. This is the eighth year sellers have participated in the process. Sellers narrowed down the finalists to 10 selling venues during the nominations process, and then rated each on four criteria: profitability, customer […]
eBay won this year’s Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces followed closely by Etsy and Amazon. It was the first time eBay won the annual awards in its 7-year history. Over 12,000 sellers took part in this year’s voting, rating the online marketplaces on which they sell. This is the seventh year of the Sellers […]
Higher shipping costs is one of the biggest challenges facing online sellers in 2016, according to Xudong Yan. “With the new USPS pricing, we see increasing pressure on seller’s cost structure,” he said. Yan is CEO of Teapplix, which provide shipping, inventory tracking and QuickBooks integration for small and medium-sized multi-channel ecommerce sellers. “P&L analysis (profit […]
The results are in, and Etsy is the winner of the 2015 Sellers Choice Awards for online marketplaces, followed by Amazon, Bonanza, Ruby Lane and eBay. Each year, EcommerceBytes asks online sellers to rate the marketplaces on which they sell. Over 12,000 sellers rated the 12 finalists in four key areas – profitability, customer service, […]
Calling it one of the best ecommerce business models seen in a long time, Silicon Valley guru Sramana Mitra said Auctionata is succeeding where eBay could not: high-end online auctions. Mitra interviewed Auctionata CEO Alexander Zacke recently to find out how he set out to build a business that competes with Christie’s and Sotheby’s and […]
Bonanza topped this year’s Seller’s Choice Awards for the first time, followed by Etsy in the number two spot. Over 12,000 sellers rated the online marketplaces on which they sell – this is the fifth annual Sellers Choice Awards for Marketplaces. eBay came in third, seeing improvements over previous years. Amazon came in fourth, and […]
Last week, we kicked off our third annual Online Selling Trends feature in which we ask a panel of industry experts about the challenges and opportunities they see for online sellers in the New Year. This year, we also reached out directly to sellers for their perspective. In Part One, we turned to a small home-based […]
Etsy looked into reports of faltering sales in its vintage category but sees nothing to suggest a difference from other categories, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes. Etsy is best known as a marketplace for handmade goods, but it is also home to vintage items and crafting supplies, and sellers of vintage goods have often complained they […]