eBay and Amazon see opportunity in rural America and are calling for better resources to “unlock the digital potential” of rural sellers. There are 37 million working-age adults in the rural US who account for close to 15% of the Read more
Buyers who are exempt from paying state sales tax can now purchase items on eBay without being incorrectly charged tax. Word of this development comes not from an eBay announcement, but from a reader who forwarded us an email he Read more
In case you missed it, one day after eBay rolled out the Good Til Cancelled (GTC) mandate, the company said it would address an important billing issue raised by sellers that had caught executives and managers off guard. The update Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted that the company paid its first cash dividend today. eBay had announced in January it would issue a dividend after experiencing stagnant growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 and facing pressure from activist investors. Read more
New Zealand marketplace Trade Me adjusted its weapons policy following the shooting rampage that took place in that country last week in which 50 people died and 34 people were injured. “We have listened to public sentiment following Friday’s terrorist Read more
The head of eBay Spain and Italy departed the company, according to AIM Group. “The general manager of EBay Spain and Italy, Susana Voces, has left the company after two years in her current role. Previously, she was country manager Read more
eBay began collecting sales tax from buyers located in certain states but has no way to accommodate buyers who are exempt from paying sales tax on their purchases – a problem that as we noted, could inhibit sales. Today, eBay Read more
eBay wants you to know it uses artificial intelligence (AI). In a post this week, its Chief Architect and Vice President of eBay AI and Platforms Sanjeev Katariya said AI is woven into all aspects of its platform and touches Read more
eBay has begun to collect sales tax from buyers located in certain states, including Washington, thanks to Marketplace Facilitator laws, and eBay included news relating to that development in its Early Seller Update last week. eBay announced it would begin Read more
Activist investor Carl Icahn forced eBay to split with PayPal in July 2015, but in a survey conducted last month, a majority of sellers said they were not better off as a result of the breakup. EcommerceBytes conducted the survey Read more
