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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Problem Hit eBay Shopping Cart Late Last Year
eBay revealed today that in late 2016, its Shopping Cart began experiencing technical issues that ...
Saturday January 28, 2017
eBay Blames Sellers for Structured Data Delays
eBay is blaming sellers for its decision to delay its Product Identifiers mandate, but the facts ...
Thursday January 26, 2017
Amazon Considers Offering PayPal
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman told Bloomberg it has been in conversations with Amazon abou ...
Could Trump Freeze Spell Bad News for Online Sellers?
A move by President Trump in his first week in office could have an impact on online sellers. The ...
Monday January 23, 2017
What Happens When Chair Sells for a Cent
A chainstore listed a patio chair with a retail price of over $350 for one penny on its website on ...
Racist Image Added to Toy Page in Amazon Catalog
A seller added a racist image to Amazon's catalog for a Hasbro toy. We've sent an inquiry to Amaz ...
Sunday January 22, 2017
eBay Reports Service Outage Impacting Buyers
eBay's System Status board is showing red at the moment, indicating a service outage i ...
Thursday January 19, 2017
More eBay Users Seek Answers on Facebook and Twitter
eBay saw a 20% increase in customer service inquiries on Facebook and Twitter, according to an eBa ...
Tuesday January 17, 2017
Etsy Launches Multi-Seller Checkout
Etsy launched a new checkout that lets buyers purchase items from multiple shops with a single p ...
Friday January 13, 2017
Sellers Question Etsy Motives in Removing PayPal Icons
Sellers are upset over a change Etsy made to the way it displays PayPal in the shopping cart. Etsy ...
Thursday January 12, 2017
eBay Delays Product Identifier Mandate for Sellers
eBay is delaying a key phase in its Product Identifier mandate. In August as part of the Fall Sell ...
Tuesday January 10, 2017
eBay Assault on Auctions Continues
eBay continues to discourage sellers from listing items in the auction format. The latest move c ...
Monday January 9, 2017
UK Tax Authorities Crack Down on eBay Sellers
The UK version of the IRS is cracking down on eBay and Etsy sellers and participants in sites like ...
Sunday January 8, 2017
eBay Glitch Tells Shoppers to Come Back Tomorrow
eBay is sending some visitors away thanks to a glitch it has failed to acknowledge or fix. A r ...
Thursday January 5, 2017
Etsy Sidesteps Some Traps to which eBay Fell Victim
Etsy and eBay share some common traits, both relying entirely on third-party sellers for inventory ...
Did eBay Changes to Search Benefit You?
In a new blog post, eBay describes the benefits one of its sellers said she has seen from the chan ...
Tuesday January 3, 2017
Amazon Experiences Checkout Glitch Tuesday Afternoon
Amazon shoppers were stopped in their tracks when they found they were unable to complete purc ...
Monday January 2, 2017
eBay Hamstrings Sellers' Ability to Research Competitors
Terapeak is eliminating a valuable tool that eBay sellers use for competitive research. The compan ...