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What Can Etsy Do to Avoid eBay's Missteps?
A number of readers forwarded me a New York Times article pointing out some of eBay's problems - t ...
Monday December 27, 2010
Online Sellers Must Keep up with Tax Laws
Congress passed legislation just before Christmas that saves employees 2% in payroll taxes next year ...
Wednesday December 22, 2010
Lawsuit Claims Large Merchants Immune from eBay Feedback Policy
Does eBay give large merchants slack when it comes to low feedback ratings from buyers, while holdin ...
Tuesday December 21, 2010
eBay Homepage Drives Holiday Shoppers to Local Retailers
Visit eBay's homepage today and you'll be directed to its new "Gifts Nearby" portal featuring a sear ...
Monday December 20, 2010
PayPal Puts IRS Rumors to Rest
eBay's online-payments subsidiary PayPal has already begun asking some merchants for their tax ID nu ...
Thursday December 16, 2010
Amazon Takes Page from eBay's Marketing Playbook
In 2005, eBay and Yahoo encouraged consumers to cash out their unwanted holiday gifts by selling the ...
Tuesday December 14, 2010
PayPal to Let Top Buyers Pay for Items After Delivery
PayPal is testing a "Pay After Delivery" program in which some members of its top-buyer program can ...
Monday December 13, 2010
Free Shipping - Marketing Hype or Consumer Preference?
Experts say consumers love free shipping when shopping online. In a recent ComScore survey, 84% ...
Sunday December 12, 2010
Google Shopping: The Real Engine Behind Alternative Marketplaces?
Recently, I had a conversation with the CEO of an online marketplace, whose sales this year were up ...
Friday December 10, 2010
Can Growing Marketplaces Take the Place of eBay Sales?
Small marketplaces are experiencing a better holiday shopping season than last year. Startup Atomi ...
Tuesday December 7, 2010
How Does Your Return Policy Stack up?
Online sellers, get ready - nearly 20% of Americans plan to return at least one holiday gift, acco ...
Monday December 6, 2010
PayPal and Amazon Become Part of Wikileaks Controversy
Internet companies and payment processors found themselves in the midst of the controversy swirling ...
Friday December 3, 2010
Surveyed eBay Sellers Expect Increased Holiday Sales
eBay conducted a survey eBay of 435 small businesses in September about their expected holiday sales ...
Wednesday December 1, 2010
Sellers, Are You Feeling the Love from Cyber Monday?
Hopefully you saw a boost in sales over the past week as holiday shopping kicked into high hear. Cyb ...