eBay recently denied it was planning to launch virtual currency, but Facebook seems increasingly likely to do so. The BBC reported that Facebook had met with the Bank of England on plans to set up a digital payments system in Read more
eBay and Etsy sent sellers to Washington, DC to lobby lawmakers on issues important to the marketplaces and their sellers, including postal issues, benefits, trade, net neutrality – and of course, online sales tax. Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman started Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted today his views on the burden of online sales tax and tariffs on small businesses: “26 states have recently imposed significant internet sales taxes (with more to come), and consumers are now paying heavy tariffs Read more
eBay sellers can now send offers to buyers with an exclusive discount in 3 ways, the company announced on Thursday. Sellers can send an offer with Seller Initiated Offer in the following ways: offers to watchers, offers to buyers who Read more
eBay entered into a partnership with LiveAuctioneers, an online-auction platform for auction houses selling Fine Art, Antiques, and Collectibles. Unsold goods from the auction houses will now automatically list on eBay in fixed-price format. As part of the deal, inventory Read more
eBay sellers will no longer have access to a free version of ShipRush shipping software – but they’ll have the option to pay for a regular subscription directly from ShipRush if they wish to use the more fully-featured version. According Read more
eBay informed sellers it would begin collecting sales tax from buyers on behalf of more states. In addition, it announced it has also added a buyer exemption system for tax-exempt buyers – for example, charitable entities and resellers. Announcement follows: Read more
Each July, eBay awards Shine Awards to deserving sellers, but did you know that in addition to prizes, the awards come with perks that can help winners sell on eBay? For example, the Small Business of the Year winner receives Read more
eBay Marketplace GMV – the value of sales of its sellers – was down 4% in the first three months of 2019, a decline of 1% taking into account the impact of foreign exchange. Nevertheless, eBay grew its own revenue Read more
eBay expanded its Retail Revival program to Yaroslavl, Russia, it announced on Friday. eBay is helping small businesses in the city learn to export through a program called Export Revival. eBay, PayPal, and the Russian Export Center are coaching participating Read more
