We broke the news Friday that Target is no longer selling on eBay (thanks to a reader and some alert sellers on Down Detector). The company told us it is concentrating on its own website and stores. Readers have some 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
eBay stirred up a debate about auctions last week, evidence that many buyers and sellers still enjoy the auction format on eBay. The discussions began after eBay rolled out a new feature on auction listings without any notice (the company Read more
eBay is going to roll out a new simplified search function in the next 60 days, according to a research note published Wednesday by Mark May of Citi, who hosted eBay CEO Devin Wenig for a fireside chat that morning Read more
The next two weeks will see many students returning back to school, signaling the precursor to the holiday shopping season. It also means marketplaces should wrap up testing and changes so they can provide stability to sellers who are focused Read more
Amazon has changed the way we look at summer shopping thanks to Prime Day, held on July 11th this year. While relying heavily on third-party merchants to offer Prime Day deals, Amazon itself was the biggest beneficiary. Wall Street analyst Read more
eBay is purging its site of “stale” listings in what it calls an act of “Spring Cleaning” that came as a surprise to sellers, and last week it launched its Active Content ban in Europe. eBay also says it’s cracking Read more
