Sellers in the UK said eBay sent them notifications telling them they needed to upgrade from a private seller to a business seller – designations eBay does not make in the US. Some sellers said customer service reps told them Read more
eBay held its annual Hack Week last week where 2,000 participants from around the world submitted over 700 ideas. eBay introduced the event in 2015 to spur innovation among employees. “This is an opportunity for our team to stretch our Read more
Pitney Bowes will continue to operate but it spun off its global ecommerce unit into bankruptcy, and sellers are wondering if it will impact eBay International Shipping, a program for sellers known as EIS. “Does this news shut down eBay’s Read more
eBay sales were virtually flat in the second quarter of 2024, growing 1% year-over-year, while eBay grew Q2 revenue by 2% on a currency-neutral basis in the quarter. eBay CEO Jamie Iannone said in Wednesday’s press release, “eBay’s strong Q2 Read more
eBay invited some sellers to participate in a survey, but there’s an unusual twist – participants must be willing to upload videos of themselves. A seller who received the email posted the invitation because they weren’t sure if it was Read more
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts issued a press release on Thursday regarding the sentencing of a former eBay executive for his role in cyberstalking EcommerceBytes’ publishers. The Department of Justice press release follows: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Read more
eBay advised sellers that the US Postal Service is no longer supporting receipt of any FedEx Ground Economy shipments – the service formerly known as FedEx SmartPost. Effective July 14, 2024, sellers should not drop off their FedEx shipment to Read more
eBay is working with yet another financial services firm to offer working capital loans to sellers. On Wednesday, July 10, 2024, it announced Business Cash Advance, a new eBay Seller Capital revenue-based financing product provided by Liberis, a “global embedded Read more
eBay announced it is unveiling a “reimagined and redesigned advertising experience,” with a new dashboard for sellers who pay eBay for extra exposure, and new names for the types of ads it offers. eBay had informed sellers of the pending Read more
eBay executive Adam Ireland revealed that he started a new position as Vice President and General Manager, Global Collectibles. He replaced Gene Cook, who recently left eBay as we reported on June 27. eBay did not announce the changes on Read more
