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Why Amazon Pay Suspended iOffer Sellers
Amazon Pay suspended the accounts of iOffer sellers after an anti-counterfeiting group waged a c ...
Etsy Mulls Controversial Free Shipping Program
Etsy desperately wants to offer shoppers free shipping, but a new program it's considering has som ...
Friday March 29, 2019
eBay Seller Objects to Ads for Handymen in His Listings
Are you seeing ads for handymen in your eBay listings? One seller is and asked how to opt ...
Wednesday March 27, 2019
eBay Sees Opportunity in Dirty Laundry and B.O.
eBay has given a lot of thought to stinky clothing, as evidenced by one of its patent filing ...
Tuesday March 26, 2019
Having Trouble Finding Etsy Custom Order Link?
Etsy removed the custom order link from sellers' listings, some sellers have reported. "This is th ...
Sunday March 24, 2019
eBay Seller Paints Grim Picture of Diminishing Profits
Sitting down at a kitchen table stacked with returns and a spreadsheet showing deteriorating profi ...
Saturday March 23, 2019
eBay Sold Listings Go Missing for Some Users
We've been getting reports from readers who can no longer find sold listings on eBay, though it ma ...
Could Uber Lawsuit Have Implications for Online Marketplaces?
Could lawsuits filed against Uber have implications for online marketplaces like eBay and Amazon? ...
Tuesday March 19, 2019
Etsy Says It Will Credit Overcharges from Last Year
In November, we wrote about problems sellers had after Etsy rolled out a new billing ...
Friday March 15, 2019
Users Ask What Happened to iOffer Listings
Ecommerce site iOffer took its site offline on February 25th for maintenance and said it was pla ...
Tuesday March 12, 2019
A Chance to Weigh in on Overseas Package Rates
From glacial pace to lightening speed, things are suddenly moving rapidly when it comes to chang ...
Amazon Wants to Place Ads in Your EBooks and Videos
Part of the attraction of online advertising is that you can change the ads anytime, including the ...
Sunday March 10, 2019
Can Amazon Catalog Withstand ASIN Hijackers?
Amazon's robust product catalog and customer product reviews were major factors in its meteori ...
Senator Wants to Protect Small Businesses from Amazon
How big is too big in ecommerce? A lawmaker in the US echoed the concerns growing in Europe that ...
Monday March 4, 2019
Sellers Worry eBay Will Make Auctions Auto Renew
A new eBay promotion is causing concern due to a provision about automatic renewal of auction list ...
Friday March 1, 2019
Amazon Exposes Email Addresses of Some SFP Sellers
Amazon sent a report on Thursday to some of its sellers who use Seller Fulfilled Prime (SFP) con ...