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Etsy Resumes Fees for Mandatory Offsite Ad Program
Etsy is making all but the smallest sellers pay for sales generated through its Offsite Ads prog ...
Etsy Sellers Report Payment and Disbursement Problems
Etsy sellers are reporting both payment processing and disbursement issues. Several readers said t ...
Saturday April 25, 2020
Worried Amazon Sellers Must Resume Loan Payments on Friday
Amazon notified sellers they must resume making loan payments on May 1st. Sellers who have seen st ...
Thursday April 23, 2020
Japan Suspends Mail to US, USPS Turns to Sea Transport
Japan's postal service is suspending mail to the US as of Friday, April 24, 2020 as a result of th ...
Wednesday April 22, 2020
Etsy Advises Sellers of Face Masks about Unmanageable Surges
Etsy opened the floodgates when it encouraged sellers to list handmade face masks on its marke ...
Tuesday April 21, 2020
ALERT: Google Shopping Is No Longer Pay to Play!
Big news out of Google today - sellers no longer have to pay to get exposure on Google Shopping! ...
Thursday April 16, 2020
Would You Buy Health Insurance through Amazon?
Amazon sent a survey to sellers gauging their interest in health insurance plans, according ...
Wednesday April 15, 2020
eBay and Amazon Extended Return Policies Impact Sellers
eBay, Amazon, and retailers are extending their return policies as the coronavirus pandemic make ...
Friday April 10, 2020
Amazon Won't Suspend Sellers for Issues It Helped Create
As Amazon's FBA fulfillment service continues to be severely disrupted, it is pausing seller accou ...
Thursday April 9, 2020
Etsy Glitch Prevents Some Sellers from Listing
Etsy sellers reported a glitch that started yesterday that is preventing them from accessing t ...
Wednesday April 8, 2020
Etsy Appeals to Shoppers Seeking COVID Related Supplies
Etsy sent a marketing email today with a surprising message: "Looking for everyday supplies?" Insi ...
Monday April 6, 2020
Etsy CEO Reports March Sales and What's Selling
Etsy CEO Josh Silverman painted a picture of how disruptive the COVID-19 outbreak was for ecommerc ...
Sunday April 5, 2020
Tread Carefully as Etsy Goes All in on Face Masks
Within days of former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb mentioning Etsy in a discussion of how hom ...
Thursday April 2, 2020
eBay Takes Price-Gouging Crackdown to Strange Places
There's public outrage over people who are marking up essential and high-demand items like hand sa ...
Wednesday April 1, 2020
What Triggers Amazon to Suspend Sellers for Price Gouging
Amazon tried to clear up confusion on Wednesday about what triggers the company to suspend sellers ...