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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Amazon Lets Small Sellers Add Product Pages to Catalog
Individual sellers on Amazon now have the ability to create new products and add them to the Amazo ...
Wednesday January 30, 2013
eBay Advertises Other Items on Seller Listing Pages
eBay is running banner ads in sellers' listings that contain links to five similar items availab ...
Tuesday January 29, 2013
Amazon Grows Sales 22 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rele ...
Monday January 28, 2013
eBay Ads and PayPal Glitches Pose Challenges for Sellers
PayPal is having glitches on its site that impact the ability to checkout on eBay, and to process ...
Google Welcomes Affiliate Marketers to News Results
Over the past month or so, I've noticed an increasing number of top-ranked Google News sto ...
Sunday January 27, 2013
Mulling over eBay Fees and Platform Changes
eBay used to raise fees every year like clockwork. Sellers would protest the higher fees, and Meg Wh ...
Thursday January 24, 2013
Amazon Sellers Set to Scale Back on International Shipping
Online sellers are calling for Amazon.com to raise its shipping reimbursement rates as they face a m ...
Wednesday January 23, 2013
eBay Suspends Sellers for Dupes Caused by Glitch
eBay has been cracking down on sellers it believes are violating its duplicate listings policy, but ...
Tuesday January 22, 2013
eBay Hides Selling Prices of Some Completed Sales
eBay is now hiding the selling price of any item that sold with a " Best Offer ." The company has ...
Monday January 21, 2013
eBay Glitch Hides Negative Feedback from Shoppers
What would you do if you bought something on eBay from a seller who had no negative feedback, but th ...
Sunday January 20, 2013
eBay Working to Broaden Sellers' Access to Emerging Markets
In the months and years ahead, sellers can expect to hear a steady diet of news from eBay about its ...
Thursday January 17, 2013
Should This eBay Seller Follow the Rules or Copy Competitors?
Sellers are misusing eBay's Listing Variation feature and are violating several policies in doing so ...
Wednesday January 16, 2013
eBay Sees 19 Percent Increase in Q4 GMV for US
eBay announced fourth quarter 2012 earnings today, January 16, 2013. eBay's conference call wit ...
Monday January 14, 2013
eBay Search Algorithm Penalizes Stale Listings
I posted a Letter to the Editor this evening that describes a phenomenon worth discussing - the st ...
Sunday January 13, 2013
Should eBay Be More Democratic with Its Listing Promotions?
eBay is running another invitation-only free auction listing promotion running today through Januar ...
Friday January 11, 2013
eBay Ads Send Shoppers to Staples
On Friday afternoon, I came across an ad on an eBay Item page for retail chain store Staples. What w ...
Wednesday January 9, 2013
eBay Overstates Selling Prices in Search Results
In some cases, eBay is overstating the selling prices of items that have sold on its marketplace. ...
How to Get Back on eBay and Amazon If You're Suspended
I've read lots of discussions about how to back selling on eBay and Amazon once you've been suspende ...
Tuesday January 8, 2013
Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities Facing Online Seller
Rather than make annual predictions about the year ahead, we prefer to check in with ecommerc ...
Monday January 7, 2013
Don't Steal Your Daughter's Stapler to Save Money
FedEx is running a funny ad to remind businesses they can save money using its shipping services. Th ...
Sunday January 6, 2013
eBay and Amazon Sellers, Are You Dealing with Returns?
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Free Shipping Day - all the major holiday shopping days are behind us. ...
Thursday January 3, 2013
eBay Subsidizes Sellers in Consignment Pilot Program
eBay is dipping its toe in consignment selling, and one might ask just how far is eBay willing to ...
Wednesday January 2, 2013
Amazon Sellers Grow Unit Sales 40 Percent over Holidays
Amazon sellers in the U.S. saw 40% unit growth during the holiday shopping season. However, in ...
Tuesday January 1, 2013
Would You Take eBay Credit in Exchange for Lower Fees?
eBay has been polling sellers to see if they would be receptive to accepting credit for transaction ...