A recent effort by South Dakota to compel out of state online sellers to collect sales tax from its residents now faces a legal challenge. The state sued 4 large merchantsseeking them to comply with its new law. The next day, Read more
First there was the case of the eBay seller who was accused of defrauding the USPS of $18,000 by sending packages to his customers for a penny. Now comes a new case of an eBay seller who is accused of defrauding the Read more
XSellco launched a new feature that gives Amazon sellers unique insight into their competitors – and not just generally speaking. The Competitor Insights tool gives users of XSellco’s Price Manager insight on a SKU level, so sellers can see who they are Read more
Amazon sellers can reach more customers more easily thanks to a new program launched in Europe this week. “The new Pan-European FBA programme will help sellers export to millions of Amazon customers across Europe more efficiently than ever before,” an Read more
Etsy grew sales 18% in the first quarter and grew its own revenue 40% – indicating sellers are paying proportionately more to Etsy for sales than they had in the past. PayPal integration with Direct Checkout has much to do Read more
eBay continues to roll out its new “create a listing” flow to more users, which is designed to make it faster and easier to list items on the marketplace. The eBay Seller Team is sending emails to sellers to let Read more
eBay told Store owners in Canada on Monday that it would be issuing its new coupons in Canadian currency rather than US dollars. The coupons are a new perk of operating an eBay Store after the marketplace raised subscription fees Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig acknowledged that the revamp of its mobile app last year caused some user dissatisfaction (it was panned by users), but as promised, eBay released updates to its mobile apps on Monday. Wenig told Wall Street analysts Read more
Visitors to the 11Main.com marketplace launched by Alibaba 2 years ago were greeted with a message on Monday that the site had “moved” to OpenSky.com. However, merchants must open a store on OpenSky if they aren’t already selling there. Likewise, Read more
eBay announced a new program called the Shine Awards for Small Business, and sellers who enter will have the chance to win up to $10,000. An eBay spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the awards honor outstanding small business owners and eBay sellers. Read more
