Covering auctions, collectibles and marketplace selling.
The AuctionBytes Blog has been giving a voice to online merchants since its launch in 2005. Named one of the world's top 30 blogs in 2008 by "Blogging Heroes." Weigh in with your thoughts on the joys and pitfalls of selling online.
Amazon Tracking Glitch Proves Costly to Sellers
A reader tipped us off that an Amazon glitch involving tracking numbers has caused an uproar in ...
Saturday October 29, 2016
Are You Ready for the New Amazon Returns Policy?
Amazon has been making some big policy changes impacting merchants, and one unpopular policy imp ...
Thursday October 27, 2016
eBay Rolls out Status Board and Redesigns Community Pages
eBay rolled out a new place for buyers and sellers to visit if and when they encounter a technical ...
USPS Expects Double-Digit Growth in Holiday Package Volume
The USPS is projecting a double-digit increase in package volume this holiday season, seemingly gr ...
Tuesday October 25, 2016
eBay Seller Gives Paws Down to Pet-Free Home Pitch
Many eBay sellers add "comes from a pet-free home" alongside "smoke-free home" qualifiers to their ...
Monday October 24, 2016
eBay Markets Valet and Hatchimals in Latest Email
It's always interesting to open eBay emails to see what products and which sellers they are pr ...
Sunday October 23, 2016
One Reason Amazon Is Cracking Down on Sellers
Is Amazon responsible if vendors or third-party merchants list counterfeits on its site? At a mi ...
Thursday October 20, 2016
Is the Election Having a Negative Impact on Online Shopping?
There's a lot of talk lately about "election stress." Even some friends have told me they can't sl ...
Wednesday October 19, 2016
Amazon Merchant Sells Business for $75 Million
Online retailer etailz sold its business for $75 million - thanks in great part to Amazon. Accordi ...
Tuesday October 18, 2016
Looking for Stories on How You Selected a Store Designer
I've been getting inquiries from readers who want to set up their own store independent of online ...
Monday October 17, 2016
Why Amazon Sellers Shouldn't Set It and Forget It
Things change rapidly on Amazon thanks to the highly competitive environment, and a new report s ...
Saturday October 15, 2016
Should eBay and Amazon Issue Credits for Samsung 7 Items?
A thread caught my eye on the eBay boards : "Is eBay going to issue a full or partial cred ...
Thursday October 13, 2016
About the new eBay Seller Hub,...
About eBay's Seller Hub,... now that it's been available to all US sellers since the late summer, ...
Tuesday October 11, 2016
Why Amazon Has Begun Restricting FBA Shipments
Sellers spotted a message on Amazon that indicated sellers who are new to Fulfillment by Amazon wou ...
Saturday October 8, 2016
Deterring Front Porch Package Theft Can Get Messy
More and more thieves are targeting online shoppers as those packages piled up on porches prove ...
Tuesday October 4, 2016
eBay Vigilante Gets Attention of Banks
What do you do when you're a victim of fraud? Some eBay victims are becoming vigilantes. UK newspap ...
Monday October 3, 2016
eBay Experiences Partial Outage Monday Afternoon
"Web server won't load." "Ebay DNS not available." "Web site won't load properly." Those were some ...
Sunday October 2, 2016
Amazon Pulls Rug Out from Under Booksellers
When you think of used goods, you probably think of eBay first, but when it comes to books, many pe ...