Forgive the headline, we couldn’t resist after a reader forwarded us a message from eBay along with a note to us: “All of a sudden…I feel old.” eBay’s message to the reader: “A special $25 coupon just for our first Read more
eBay kicked off a 25-year anniversary sale: “Shop 25 Top Brands in Special eBay Anniversary Sale, From Tech to Apparel.” As part of the sale, eBay is offering an additional 25% off 25 top brands including Dyson, Puma, Worx and Read more
eBay is resuming plans to require Item Specifics in additional categories beginning September 9th, and it touted two tools to help sellers make their listings compliant. In February as part of its 2020 Spring Seller Update, eBay announced plans to Read more
eBay said California’s Product Liability bill AB 3262 would cripple small businesses and harm both sellers and buyers. eBay wrote about the bill on its government relations eBay Main Street blog on Thursday. It took a different approach than Etsy, Read more
Pierre Omidyar created the eBay website over a Labor Day weekend in 1995, which was called AuctionWeb at the time. In an interview in 2010, Omidyar talked about eBay’s feedback system that was predicated on the belief that people are Read more
If eBay and PayPal are the parents in their corporate “divorce,” then sellers are the children suffering the effects. PayPal tried to find a way for eBay sellers with working capital loans to continue to be able to make automated Read more
Tis the time to talk about holiday shopping trends, if eBay and Etsy are any indication. eBay pronounced August “Holiday Kickoff Month,” promising to provide sellers with practical insights on preparing for the holiday season. And Etsy published its annual Read more
The USPS continues to come under fire for delaying mail using the rationale of increasing operational efficiency. It’s a concern for many reasons, but particularly for small businesses who rely on the Postal Service to deliver their packages to buyers Read more
eBay is holding a virtual event on September 25 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its founding. eBay will send swag and collectibles to sellers who register for the event by August 25. When held in real life, such events Read more
eBay partnered with LendingPoint to provide loans to sellers, and presumably it will benefit financially from the deal. PayPal had been one of the go-to companies for eBay sellers looking for working capital loans, but after the companies split in Read more
