Ecommerce Industry News
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 […]
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 […]
eBay told sellers it will turn off the tool that helps them determine if their listings are compliant with its browser security requirements. eBay cuts off descriptions in listings that are not compliant with its […]
eBay made it official a day after news leaked out it was rethinking its position on banning listings that contained watermarked images. Watermarks are generally used by sellers to guard against image-theft, which is quite […]
eBay, Etsy, and other companies are backing an initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to try to stop the trade in illegal wildlife and their products, which it says has reached crisis proportions. Marketplace […]
Recently eBay sellers designated as Top Rated by the company began receiving reminders that an upcoming change to the returns policy will soon be in force. Effective May 1, Top Rated sellers will have to […]
eBay launched new seller performance standards on Saturday and held several information sessions this week to answer sellers’ questions about the new policies. Here are some of the points we found interesting, some of which […]
eBay has lifted its ban on listing empty product boxes for sale. The marketplace had previously prohibited sellers from selling empty boxes because some buyers felt scammed when they realized they had paid hundreds of […]
On Monday, a reader reported that eBay had edited one of his listings “to avoid its removal” for Brand Name Misuse (in effect, “keyword spamming,” as eBay calls it.) Editing a seller’s description has been […]
eBay is making changes to delivery estimates that has some sellers scratching their heads. The change impacts a seller-performance metric that will take on new importance in the New Year and is one of several […]