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Looking for eBay Traffic Reports for June
An eBay seller posted a message on Facebook this morning asking, "Here is my June traffic report for ...
Tuesday June 28, 2011
Online Sellers Debate Fairness of Online Sales Tax Collection
Many online sellers already collect sales tax for the states in which they operate, but more than ha ...
Friday June 24, 2011
PayPal Drops Interest-Bearing Accounts
PayPal is retiring its Money Market Fund next month. The Fund was launched primarily as an automatic ...
Thursday June 23, 2011
eBay Already Charging Fees on Shipping?
Several sellers emailed me to say eBay has already started charging Final Value Fees on shipping cos ...
Wednesday June 22, 2011
eBay Tests Fulfillment Service to Speed Delivery Time from China
eBay is rolling out a new fulfillment service for sellers on eBay.com, as first reported in the Wall ...
How Are You Dealing with Canada Postal Strike?
If you sell internationally, have you made any changes as a result of the Canadian postal strike (lo ...
Monday June 20, 2011
Online Sales Tax Is Coming - How Will It Affect You?
Right now, many merchants collect sales tax in the state(s) in which they reside and operate their b ...
Sunday June 19, 2011
Amazon FBA Booksellers Now Restricted to One PA Warehouse
Booksellers who use Amazon FBA fulfillment learned last week that they must ship all FBA book invent ...
Thursday June 16, 2011
Details of eBay's New Facebook Social Shopping Feature
eBay is coming to Facebook in a new way - eBay Marketplaces VP Christopher Payne announced a new ...
Wednesday June 15, 2011
eBay Tells Retailers Its Mission Is to Connect Buyers and Sellers
Christopher Payne told retailers at the Internet Retailer conference today that eBay is extending i ...
Tuesday June 14, 2011
Are Your Listings Being Seen in eBay Search Results?
A reader sent me a link to an eBay discussion thread with a note that said an eBay seller's listin ...
Monday June 13, 2011
PayPal Policy Change Could Cost eBay and Online Sellers
PayPal is giving merchants another reason not to like eChecks. eBay's payment-service unit is amendi ...
Wednesday June 8, 2011
eBay Imposes New Seller Limits on Longtime Accounts
I've noticed an uptick in eBay sellers reporting account limits being placed on their accounts. Sel ...
Tuesday June 7, 2011
New DSR Format in the Stars for eBay?
Some users are reporting seeing a different method for leaving DSRs for their eBay purcha ...
Monday June 6, 2011
eBay Acquires Magento as It Continues Open Platform Push
eBay announced today it would acquire the remaining shares of Magento, an open-source company that ...
Friday June 3, 2011
PayPal Wanted 7 Percent for Consumer Transactions on AliExpress
PayPal ended its relationship with Alibaba's AliExpress wholesale marketplace after just one year, a ...
Wednesday June 1, 2011
Google Ad Platform Makes Groupon Clone a Natural Fit
After Groupon reportedly spurned Google's offer to acquire the group-buying site, Google went to wor ...