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Why Is eBay Linking to WayBack Machine and Slack?
eBay sent out an email advertising a New Year's sale: "Get your hands on an extra 15% off for New ...
USPS Warns Workers Not to Speak on Its Behalf
The USPS warned workers not to speak on its behalf: before employees establish online accounts tha ...
Sunday December 26, 2021
Does Etsy Search Put Popular Items Ahead of Relevant Ones?
Sellers were discussing their frustration with Etsy's search engine on a recent discussion ...
Thursday December 23, 2021
Holiday Shipping 2021: Not the Disaster Anticipated
A reader wondered today what our take was on this year's holiday shipping, which many feared w ...
Monday December 20, 2021
Sellers Say Mercari Is Holding Funds from Last Week
Sellers say Mercari is holding their funds from Monday, December 13th and are unable to get a sati ...
Sunday December 19, 2021
Criminals Mess with Etsy Sellers in Bizarre Campaign
Two Etsy sellers said they were threatened by cyber criminals who then carried through with thei ...
Thursday December 16, 2021
Etsy Praises Shoppers for Being Downright Humanitarians
From a tweet to an email marketing campaign, Etsy is thanking buyers for supporting small busine ...
Tuesday December 14, 2021
Can Poshmark Keep on Brand with Addition of Electronics?
Poshmark is now allowing the sale of electronics on its platform. The mobile shopp ...
Sunday December 12, 2021
A Front Yard Becomes an Amazon Dumping Ground
Imagine seeing Amazon packages start to pile up by your neighbor's front door, then take over th ...
Wednesday December 8, 2021
Etsy Is Freezing Some Seller Accounts over Tax Updates
Etsy told sellers they must review or update their taxpayer ID and their address, or risk having ...
Tuesday December 7, 2021
USPS Rate Fluctuations Hit Sellers at Busiest Time of Year
USPS Shipping rates will fluctuate in the coming months, a burden for online sellers who must adju ...
Sunday December 5, 2021
USPS to Delay New Fees Snuck into January Rate Hike
Online sellers will get a temporary respite from two brand-new types of fees that were hidden in t ...
Thursday December 2, 2021
Etsy Tackles Holiday Shopping FOLA: Fear of Late Arrival
Etsy has the antidote for shoppers who are experiencing FOLA (fear of late arrival). Etsy sent an ...