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eBay Tells Congress Volume-Based Rates Challenge Small Retailers
eBay told Congress that volume-based rates are a challenge for small business retailers competing in ...
Can Your October Sales Indicate Holiday Sales Trends?
For most retailers, the holiday shopping season is the most important time of the year. The Christma ...
Thursday October 27, 2011
eBay to Highlight TRS Listings with Free and Fast Shipping
Many online retailers create special shipping incentives during the holidays, but on eBay, third ...
Tuesday October 25, 2011
Could eBay Deliver Better Customer Service? Survey Says,...
eBay wants to know how buyers feel about customer service and is conducting an in-depth online sur ...
Amazon.com Reports Q3 Sales up 44 Percent over Last Year
Amazon will host a conference call with analysts at 5 pm EST, visit the Amazon.com Investor Relat ...
Sunday October 23, 2011
Is eBay Giving Away the Store to Big Brands?
eBay CEO John Donahoe told Wall Street analysts on Thursday the company was working with brands ...
Friday October 21, 2011
Amazon Tests International Surcharge and New Tax Codes Appear
Amazon has begun displaying a table of tax codes that sellers must choose from in order to list prod ...
Thursday October 20, 2011
Louisiana Passes Law Banning Cash for Sales of Used Goods
It looks like the good state of Louisiana is borrowing a page out of eBay's policy handbook. Legisla ...
Wednesday October 19, 2011
eBay GMV for U.S. Marketplaces up 14 Percent in Third Quarter
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press release a ...
Tuesday October 18, 2011
Raising Prices Gets Tricky on eBay Thanks to Unannounced Policy
Sellers who want to raise their prices on eBay are being blocked when they attempt to manually rev ...
Sunday October 16, 2011
Did Justice Dept Err in Allowing eBay Acquisition of PayPal?
In 2002, the Justice Department green-lighted eBay's acquisition of PayPal. By allowing the transa ...
Thursday October 13, 2011
Sellers Say eBay Australia Is Flooded with Overseas Goods
Australian sellers are reporting that eBay Australia has been flooded with goods from the U.S. and U ...
Wednesday October 12, 2011
eBay Shrinks Photos Once Item Has Sold
eBay buyers are reporting that they are unable to view full-size photos of items they've purchased. ...
Tuesday October 11, 2011
eBay Tells Sellers, No Email Addresses Allowed!
eBay used to allow sellers to include email addresses and phone numbers in listings - until a week a ...
Monday October 10, 2011
Do You Need or Want a Commerce Identity?
If you think back to 1995, most people had yet to make a purchase over the Internet - it was a big d ...
Friday October 7, 2011
eBay Rolls Out New Shopping Cart by Early November
eBay is rolling out a new Shopping Cart that works only with PayPal and said most buyers would b ...
Wednesday October 5, 2011
Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
The world has lost a visionary - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, passed away today. Jobs had step ...
Tuesday October 4, 2011
Can Segregating Resellers Help Sellers on ArtFire and Etsy?
Ask any ArtFire and Etsy seller and they'll tell you one of the top problems they face is competing ...
Online Retailer Reports PayPal Overcharged on Fees
An online seller said PayPal overcharged fees on their merchant account this month, charging them ...
Monday October 3, 2011
Small eBay and Amazon Sellers Getting Screwed by New Tax Law
The government and fraud experts tell us to carefully guard our social security number, but a new re ...
Sunday October 2, 2011
How Alibaba Could Change Ecommerce with Yahoo Acquisition
Alibaba's Jack Ma is interested in buying Yahoo, AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reported on Friday. The ...
Saturday October 1, 2011
eBay CEO Raises Mobile Projections, Reaches Out to Developers
eBay CEO John Donahoe said $5 billion worth of goods would be purchased this year through eBay's mob ...