eBay offered advice to sellers on how to attract holiday shoppers particularly around Black Friday: offer deals. The tips focused around low pricing and included the following tactics: bundle items together; offer one-day-only specials; don’t limit deals to Black Friday; Read more
Amazon and other retailers make it easy to purchase their branded gift cards. Now eBay wants businesses to think of its marketplace when they wish to give gift cards to customers or employees through loyalty or incentive programs. Blackhawk Network Read more
eBay is ramping up its holiday marketing with a “Don’t Wait for Black Friday” campaign offering curated deals that offer a price-matching guarantee. It’s also bringing its Airstream trailer to five US cities to generate publicity for its marketplace as Read more
Online sellers are busy with Christmas only 6 weeks away. Typically marketplaces put a moratorium on changes and tests during the holiday shopping season, but not this year. Whether announced or unannounced, changes are impacting sellers on eBay, Etsy, and Read more
Amazon and eBay have made similar changes to their advertising programs for third-parties. EcommerceBytes checked in with Merkle to learn more about the approaches of the two marketplaces. Andy Taylor, Merkle’s Associate Director of Research, also discussed his firm’s recently Read more
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eBay is encouraging sellers to use its Seller Hub to sell more competitively. The new seller portal provides a Growth tab, which includes advice on pricing, product popularity (for sourcing decisions), and restocking information. Announcement follows: Nothing beats that nugget Read more
eBay partnered with Airtasker in Australia, encouraging sellers to hire gig workers from the marketplace to help them list their items on the eBay marketplace. “With Airtasker, you can find Airtasker Workers that are skilled at using eBay to help Read more
eBay launched new returns and refund practices that were previously announced as part of the Fall Seller Update. The first is “Automatic Acceptance of Returns,” which occurs when buyers have paid shipping costs. (Be sure to check what happens in Read more
Pricing and delivery are key influences on holiday shoppers this year according to a new survey, which found that 63% of shoppers will purchase from Amazon this season, 60% will purchase from Walmart, and 45% will buy goods from eBay. Read more
