The new 2023 Amazon holiday toy catalog is here, and it’s like a mashup of the iconic Sears catalog and Highlights magazine. It even includes a sheet of stickers for children (and adults) to play with. The catalog hit our Read more
Sellers will have to honor Walmart’s extended returns policy during the holidays. Walmart shoppers who purchase items between October 1 and December 31, 2023 will have until January 31, 2024 to return their purchases. Only a few categories are excluded Read more
eBay announced the winners of its 2023 Up & Running grants program. The 50 US eBay sellers will receive $10,000 each in grant money, plus training and mentorship. In addition to the grants, this year’s finalists also each received a Read more
eBay will let buyers proceed with the purchase of a luxury item even if the marketplace discovers a discrepancy in “condition” between the seller’s listing and what its authenticators discover when inspecting the item in person. eBay launched the current Read more
Etsy is serious about bringing holiday shopping forward and will try to entice shoppers with a focus on “deals.” Etsy is promoting a 5-week Cyber Sale that kicks off on October 23rd and runs past Thanksgiving and Black Friday-Cyber Monday Read more
Mercari is lowering rates for purchasing UPS SurePost labels for orders on its ecommerce platform. Mercari had added UPS SurePost in 2021 as an economy shipping option for items under 5 lbs shipping to and from the lower 48 states. Read more
The Justice Department filed a complaint against eBay on behalf of the EPA over the alleged sale of unlawful pesticides and other illegal products and devices on its platform. eBay immediately responded, calling the actions unprecedented, and the company said Read more
eBay surveyed over 4,000 small businesses who sell on its platform and published the research on Wednesday. Conducted by GlobeScan, the survey included sellers in the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Japan, and Australia. Among the key findings eBay highlighted in Read more
The original deadline for moving to USPS Ground Advantage is days away, but the Postal Service granted shippers some relief by extending the compliance deadline. The USPS continued to accept and deliver First Class Package Service (FCPS) and Parcel Select Read more
eBay launched “Guaranteed Fit” for shoppers of car parts in February, and on September 25, 2023, eBay launched “Assured Fit” in the UK, guaranteeing that eligible parts will fit. The “Assured Fit” program helps UK shoppers find the right part Read more
