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Tag: eBay policies

Top News Story Advises Buyers on Cancelling eBay Orders

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Ina Steiner
eBay

A headline on Google News this week read, “How to cancel order on eBay and how to contact seller” that brought visitors to an article on the USA Today website titled, “Won the auction, but changed your mind? How to Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay cancelled orders, eBay policies8 Comments

eBay Bans Single-Use Plastic in UK

May 23, 2022 Ina Steiner
eBay

While the English presumably escape EU rules and regulations domestically after Brexit, it seems they can’t escape Scottish laws, at least as a practical matter for online sellers, that is. eBay is banning the sale of single-use plastics on its Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay policies, eBay UK, sustainability

New eBay Guidelines on Jewelry – Too Onerous, Say Sellers

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is instituting new guidelines in the Jewelry category next week, and sellers say they will impact a majority of listings. In a thread on the eBay discussion boards, one seller reacted as follows: “Well, this will certainly clear out Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay policies, Jewelry1 Comment

Good News: eBay Stops Hiding Shipping Options from Buyers

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay acknowledged yesterday that a policy it implemented 2 years ago was not so great after all and said it would stop hiding shipping options from buyers. “We listened to your feedback,” it wrote in Tuesday’s announcement, though it didn’t Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay policies, eBay Shipping4 Comments

eBay Delays Several Spring Seller-Update Policies

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced on Thursday it is delaying the implementation of some policy changes it had announced in this year’s Spring Seller Update. The policies were scheduled to take effect on June 1, but eBay announced they would take effect on Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay policies, eBay Spring Seller Update 20203 Comments

eBay Cracks Down on Sellers Who Lie about Item Location

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced a crackdown in the UK on sellers who “misrepresent” their items’ location. The Item Location Misrepresentation policy states in part: “Buyers should have complete information about an item’s location so that they can be aware of all the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay policies, eBay UK8 Comments

eBay Says New UK Tracking Upload Policy Protects Sellers

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced that sellers in the UK must upload tracking information for orders in which they have used a tracking service – before the estimated delivery date has passed. Sending the tracking number to the buyer via email won’t protect Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay policies, eBay UK1 Comment

eBay Frowns on Orders Wrapped in Amazon Smiles

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

For a decade or more, eBay tolerated a selling practice known as “Amazon drop-shipping” that left some buyers confused or upset when their orders arrived in Amazon boxes. In 2017, eBay even told sellers it allowed the practice. But with Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon drop shipping, Amazon FBA, Arbitrage, eBay Australia, eBay fulfillment, eBay policies3 Comments

Executives Open Up about eBay Problems in New Year’s Podcast

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 Ina Steiner
Scott Cutler

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

Marketplaces, NewsBob Kupbens, eBay, eBay changes, eBay policies, Scott Cutler6 Comments

eBay to Crack Down on Medicine and Healthcare Products in UK

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is cracking down on Medicine and Healthcare products in the UK. Business sellers in the UK are required to register with the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and must display the EU common logo by including the Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay policies, eBay UK

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