eBay is running two very similar promotions to encourage sellers to list items offering free shipping. Both promotions are by invitation only and provide the opportunity to list up to 3,000 free listings. One requires the listings offer free shipping Read more
eBay surprised Business sellers in the UK on Monday by announcing new fees – giving sellers only one month’s notice – and it said there were more changes in the works. eBay passed off the restructuring as “fee changes” rather Read more
Amazon Prime orders regularly arrived late over the holidays, according to a Reuters Ipsos survey reported in February. While Amazon said its own data showed significantly better results, Reuters raises questions about the ability of retailers to satisfy the high expectations around Read more
Bonanza seems heads-down focused these days, to borrow a phrase from Amazon, as it continues to add new features to its online marketplace. And to reinforce the message, the company included in its recent blog post a note that it Read more
What would it take to get you to open an eBay Store? It seems eBay is trying to find out, and is running another promotion to entice sellers to sign up for a monthly subscription. The current promotion is by Read more
Two online sellers filed class action lawsuits against eBay claiming it did not make it clear that it charged recurring fees for Good Til Canceled listings, and on Friday, sellers began receiving notice of a settlement the parties reached in Read more
eBay’s board squashed a shareholder proposal calling for a transparency report on pay disparity, according to Boston-based Arjuna Capital/Baldwin Brothers Inc. But according to eBay spokesperson Kari Ramirez, “eBay Inc. remains committed to fostering all types of diversity including gender Read more
eBay UK has added three additional countries to its Global Shipping Program. The program allows UK sellers who participate in the program to accept international orders from buyers but only ship domestically to eBay UK’s shipping partner, which takes over Read more
eBay is running a promotion to entice sellers to sign up for a Store subscription, this one offered to UK sellers. Monthly Store subscriptions provide eBay with a more consistent revenue stream at a time of stagnating growth – Marketplaces GMV grew Read more
After Amazon sellers struggled to understand why the marketplace suspended their accounts over shipping dates in this discussion board thread, a spokesperson provided EcommerceBytes with some clarification. A reader pointed us to the thread on the Amazon boards and asked, “Have Read more
