Ecommerce Industry News
eBay conducted a survey to ask sellers about their concerns over privacy and safety and asking them to share stories about any negative experiences they endured where they felt their privacy or safety was compromised […]
eBay is asking sellers to contact members of Congress to ask them to consider aid to small sellers as they work on a relief package to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Online marketplace Etsy also […]
eBay showed off various programs to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during his recent visit to the company’s Dublin office. It used the opportunity to highlight its impact on Ireland’s economy. eBay employs over 150 […]
eBay relies heavily on cross-border trade, and last week, it issued a warning about a possible change in government policy that could make it more expensive for US buyers to import goods from abroad. The […]
eBay sent 20 small businesses who sell on its marketplace to Washington, DC, to lobby their legislators as part of its 13th annual Advocacy Day event. The focus of this year’s “DC Fly-in” event was […]
eBay urged sellers to sign a petition opposing internet sales tax to “protect your small business.” eBay will present the petition to President Trump, members of Congress, and state governors. eBay Senior Vice President of […]
Some members of Congress wanted to see an online-sales tax provision included in the latest spending bill. On Monday, eBay thanked its sellers for writing to their representatives to urge them not to include it. […]
eBay sent an email this week warning sellers about new legislation introduced in Congress called the Remote Transaction Parity Act. It said the internet sales tax legislation would be harmful, and noted there was no […]
eBay’s Director of Global Public Policy Hanne Melin Olbe published an essay about inequalities between citizens of the same country, which she said are becoming a greater political concern. However, “Technology is empowering entrepreneurs in […]
eBay posted an announcement about tax reform on its eBay Main Street blog, the company’s grassroots initiative run by its lobbying department. It called out some provisions of the bill passed by the Senate over […]