In a New Year’s Day podcast, two top eBay executives opened up about some of the problems sellers faced on its marketplace in 2018, including technology glitches, fraudulent returns, and an untenable pricing policy that it backed down from after Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. ******** ******** Hi Ina, Here is something for Read more
eBay wants more control over the prices of goods on its marketplace, and it may even be willing to subsidize sellers in order to goose sales, a recent survey indicated – you can read more about it here. It’s also Read more
Sellers have spotted two new features that may be coming to eBay – one provides shoppers with an estimate of the time it takes sellers to respond to offers (called Best Offers). The other is an unusual move to entice Read more
eBay is forging ahead with plans to transform its shopping experience to one that feels more like Amazon than its own traditional “listings-based” experience. (See more about eBay’s playbook in this piece in the EcommerceBytes Blog.) Kyozou helps merchants sell Read more
Sellers were quite upset when eBay moved sales banners that offered incentives to shoppers from the top of listing pages down to the bottom of the page underneath descriptions. When sellers run promotions (such as, “Buy 1, get 1 at Read more
UPDATE 1/10/18: eBay Canada has launched the new updates to the eBay Community and has solicited comments in this discussion board thread. eBay told users in Canada that Tuesday, January 9th, was the big day for the discussion board revamping. As Read more
eBay warned sellers in the UK about changes it’s rolling out due to Google browser security requirements. Sellers who have dealt with the changes in the US have found it to be a painful experience, so UK sellers should make Read more
eBay announced it has added category filters to its Watch List feature, which lets shoppers add items to a list for future reference when they don’t wish to purchase them right away. The new feature lets shoppers filter their Watch Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig told attendees at a Wall Street conference that additional changes are slated to roll out in the next few months. Wenig was speaking at the Citi 2017 Global Technology Conference on Wednesday morning. What caught our Read more
