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Amazon Sales up 21 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Amazon grew total worldwide sales 21% in the fourth quarter of 2019, it revealed on Thursday. Nort ...
Wednesday January 29, 2020
Crafty Approaches to Tricking Online Sellers
Scammers are getting extremely sophisticated, and two approaches have come to our attention this m ...
Thursday January 23, 2020
Sellers Learn Hard Lesson about Shipping Insurance
Sellers wondered if they were essentially throwing their money away on shipping insurance, voici ...
Wednesday January 22, 2020
Etsy Redesign: Test or Rollout?
Etsy sellers are concerned about a change in the layout of their listings. As is often the case wi ...
Tuesday January 21, 2020
Etsy Surveys Sellers on Ad Program: Changes on the Way?
Etsy is conducting a survey about its advertising program, explaining in its invitation, "Today ...
Monday January 20, 2020
A Buyer Laments Etsy Search
An Etsy buyer wrote about their frustrations with search, kicking off a vibrant discussion abo ...
Sunday January 19, 2020
Etsy Sellers React to Disney Baby Yoda Takedowns
Is Disney a big bad corporate tyrant going after small crafters? Or are sellers willfully disreg ...
Friday January 17, 2020
Seller Denounces Amazon Market Power in Antitrust Hearing
An online seller was invited to speak at a Congressional subcommittee antitrust hearing on "online ...
Monday January 13, 2020
Law Enforcement Has Eyes on Amazon Sellers
Amazon will ramp up counterfeit reporting to law enforcement, according to an article pub ...
Sellers Pool Data for Insight into Etsy Ads
Some Etsy sellers continue to feel frustrated by a lack of control over the marketplace's ad pro ...
Saturday January 11, 2020
Sellers Discuss Etsy TV Commercials
Sellers were pleased to see Etsy commercials running on television, according to comments posted t ...
Tuesday January 7, 2020
USPS Urges Cybersecurity Vigilance Amid Mideast Tensions
The US Postal Service warned employees and contractors to be demonstrate increased cybersecurity v ...
Feds Send a Message about Misrepresenting Your Products
If you think it's harmless to misrepresent the items you sell, take heed. The US Department of J ...
Friday January 3, 2020
Etsy Is Experiencing a Payment Processing Glitch
Etsy is experiencing a payment processing glitch this afternoon / evening - hat tip to seller&nb ...
Etsy Sellers Drawn into Package Delivery Scams?
Etsy sellers are wondering if they're unwittingly being drawn into package delivery scams, and it ...