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Etsy Sellers Grow Leery of Selling $250+ Items
Etsy sellers are increasingly concerned about listing items priced over $250 due to reports that ...
Sunday January 29, 2023
Etsy Sellers Bemoan Gremlins that Change Their Listings
Imagine if every so often when you got into your car, your seat was repositioned and your highbeam ...
Tuesday January 24, 2023
Shopify Raises Monthly Seller Fees by 34 Percent
Shopify raised its selling fees - a Basic plan will go from $29/month to $39/month, which is a 3 ...
Monday January 23, 2023
UPDATE USPS Priority Mail Delays only Impact Postal Store Orders
UDPATE 1/23/2023: The USPS said the message impacts orders of stamps and supplies placed on ...
Friday January 20, 2023
Will End of Charity Program Hurt Amazon's Sales?
Shoppers say they are rethinking Amazon in light of its decision to end its Amazon Smile charity p ...
Thursday January 19, 2023
Etsy Lets Buyers Skip the Listing Page before Buying
Etsy announced a series of changes to search, some of which could prove controversial. The additio ...
Panic as Etsy Falsely Tells Sellers It Suspended Their Shops
Sellers panicked when they logged into their Etsy account on Thursday morning and saw a red banner ...
Tuesday January 17, 2023
Etsy Seller Calls TikTok Video 'Social Media Weaponization'
An Etsy seller was upset at a buyer who cancelled her order, and now he's facing backlash after th ...
Sunday January 15, 2023
eBay Ethics 101: Destroy Items to Raise Their Prices?
A recent story making the rounds touches on a polarizing argument in antiques and collectibles. Ca ...
Tuesday January 10, 2023
Dismayed eBay Sellers Report Draft Listings Are Disappearing
eBay sellers are reporting that their draft listings are disappearing. On Monday, a seller start ...
Sunday January 8, 2023
Missed Etsy Star Status over Shipping Issues?
If you think you should have achieved "Star Seller" status but Etsy shows you didn't meet its ship ...
Saturday January 7, 2023
Amazon Hit with Technical Issues Saturday Afternoon
Amazon buyers were having trouble with orders on Saturday afternoon, and sellers noticed a c ...
Wednesday January 4, 2023
Seller Unwittingly Falls into Star Seller Trap
Etsy's Star Seller program isn't new, but sellers can still fall into some traps that cause them t ...
Amazon Sellers Wonder How to Comply with Supplier Rules
Sellers are balking at Amazon's newly updated standards on suppliers. In a post on January 3rd, Am ...
Sunday January 1, 2023
eBay Quarterly Shipping Coupons Are MIA on Sunday
eBay sellers asked where their quarterly shipping coupons were when they didn't appear as usual ...