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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Sellers See Higher Costs Going into the New Year
Online sellers face higher costs going into the New Year, including eBay and Etsy commission fees ...
Saturday December 29, 2018
eBay Overcharges Sellers in Final Days of 2018
Several sellers reported today that eBay is overcharging them when relisting items. The proble ...
eBay Runs Sales in Final Days of 2018 - Are You?
eBay is running sales in the final days of 2018, just weeks before it must report its fourth-qua ...
Wednesday December 26, 2018
Do Unwanted Christmas Gifts Help or Hurt eBay Sellers?
eBay is counting on people to turn to its marketplace to sell unwanted holiday gifts or older-mode ...
Monday December 24, 2018
Is Gifting Used Goods Socially Acceptable?
Earlier this month, we posed a question to sellers, when is it okay to give used goods (not vintag ...
Friday December 21, 2018
eBay Undergoes Management Shakeup
eBay Chief Communications Officer Dan Tarman has left the company this week. He was a member o ...
Tuesday December 18, 2018
Will You Take Advantage of eBay Free Listings?
eBay is running a repeat of a Christmas free-listing promotion it ran last year: this year's sale ...
Monday December 17, 2018
Should eBay Sell StubHub and Buy Etsy?
eBay could be pressured to sell StubHub or its classifieds business, suggested a Wall Street ana ...
Sunday December 16, 2018
Who Benefits from eBay Holiday Flash Sales?
eBay wrapped up its "December Dozen" marketing on Sunday, which included some sitewide and categ ...
Thursday December 13, 2018
eBay Addicted to Ads that Drive Shoppers Offsite
Have you noticed any change in the number of text ads at the bottom of your listings that invite s ...
Wednesday December 12, 2018
Does the IRS Consider Your Business a Hobby?
Just because you sell online doesn't mean you are a business in the eyes of the IRS, as a seller ...
Analyst Sees More Stagnant Growth Ahead for eBay
A Wall Street analyst sees more stagnant growth ahead for eBay. CNBC reports that Morgan Stanley a ...
Sunday December 9, 2018
eBay Short on Engineers to Fix Annoying Shipping Issue
Despite eBay pushing sellers to offer free shipping, it is passing on a fix that would allow selle ...
Thursday December 6, 2018
Hijacked Amazon Images: A Political Statement?
Photos in some listings on Amazon are displaying a Guy Fawkes mask instead of the product. A sel ...
Wednesday December 5, 2018
What Is Your Policy on Gifting Used Goods?
With holiday shopping in full swing, we had a thought about gifting. When is it okay to give use ...
Sunday December 2, 2018
Battle on eBay over Surplus Goods
Sellers say eBay is removing their listings for military surplus goods that they've successfully s ...