eBay told sellers rates for international shipping were rising in an announcement on Friday, saying the USPS was raising international shipping rates an average of 6.9%. eBay advised sellers who offer flat-rate shipping to take note of the increased costs Read more
There’s a new marketplace in town that poses a direct challenge to eBay and PWCC. Goldin Auctions launched Goldin Marketplace for buying and selling collectibles, and it’s backed by Steve Cohen, owner of the New York Mets and Collectors Holdings, Read more
During last week’s eBay for Business podcast, a seller asked why most of the time, packages sent via eBay International Standard Delivery went to eBay’s processing center before being forwarded to the customer, but sometimes eBay directed the seller to Read more
Both eBay and Etsy offered advice to sellers impacted by the shipping disruption that hit UK’s postal service midweek last week. According to the BBC, the incident was caused by a cyber attack known as ransomware, describing it as “malicious Read more
eBay has been quiet about a problem that is causing draft listings to disappear. On Tuesday, it created a ticket and posted it on a thread devoted to technical issues under investigation. But some sellers question why eBay hasn’t been Read more
eBay once again turned to university students to help it solve real-world problems. This week, the company announced the winners of its 4th Annual Machine Learning Challenge. Last year, eBay tasked students with helping it improve the delivery estimates it Read more
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone said in a post on Wednesday that the IRS’s decision to delay the new, lower $600 tax-reporting threshold for a year was “welcome news,” saying it would translate into reduced tax overreporting and fewer unnecessary tax Read more
If you’re a seller who takes advantage of the eBay Standard Envelope shipping option for lightweight items that can be mailed in an envelope, be aware your costs will be rising later this month. eBay Standard Envelope uses the US Read more
A seller learned the hard way about a quirk involving eBay Standard Envelope, which offers proprietary tracking at a low cost for certain lightweight goods. A buyer selected eBay Standard Envelope on auction they’d won, but the seller couldn’t send Read more
eBay will offer advice to sellers on growing their sales in the New Year. An eBay specialist from the Growth Advisor team will answer questions from sellers in this month’s eBay live-chat session. The theme of January’s chat session is: Read more
