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Can You Sue the USPS?
An ongoing thread in the eBay forums ("How to Start a class action against Fedex and UPS for overc ...
Monday December 26, 2022
USPS Drop-Off Chutes Reported Jammed on Monday
It's been 6 years since Christmas fell on a Sunday, and some online sellers were thrown off by the ...
Friday December 23, 2022
Disney Cracks Down on Online Resellers
Brands are well known for trying to control how (or if) people resell their products online (loo ...
Wednesday December 21, 2022
Last Ditch Effort to Raise $600 Threshold for IRS 1099Ks
Two US senators are planning to make a last-ditch effort to change the threshold that triggers w ...
Ethics of Buying Inventory from Uninformed Owners
Buy low, sell high is the trademark advice for those dabbling in the stock market. And it's true f ...
Saturday December 17, 2022
Etsy Raises Concerns over Testing It Runs
Etsy sellers aren't the only ones who have concerns about testing the company runs on its platfo ...
Monday December 12, 2022
USPS Squeezes Every Drop Out of Letter Carriers' Days
Letter carriers are delivering mail as early as 6 AM in many major metro locations across the ...
Saturday December 10, 2022
Playing Chicken with Holiday Ship-by Dates
With Christmas only 2 weeks away, online sellers may start feeling like they're in the middle of a ...
Monday December 5, 2022
Etsy Seller Can't Remove Explicit Pix in Customer Reviews
Some buyers on Etsy are getting carried away when leaving product reviews. On Monday, an Etsy sell ...
Saturday December 3, 2022
Etsy Advises Shoppers to Search by Estimated Arrival Date
In a marketing email Etsy sent this week, it advised sellers to use its "Estimated Arrival" search ...
Thursday December 1, 2022
Legit Invoices Sent via PayPal Include Spoof Phone Numbers
We've all heard the advice, don't click on a link in an email to sign into an online account. Now ...