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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay to Email Sellers Impacted by Thursday Outage
eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore confirmed on Friday evening that a power outage at one of its data cent ...
Thursday October 29, 2015
Is Black Friday Backlash Good for Online Sales?
Retailers are known for whipping holiday shoppers into a frenzy throughout the holiday season, par ...
Wednesday October 28, 2015
Amazon May Go Head to Head with Fashion Brands
What do you do if you can't get fashion brands to sell on your marketplace? If you're Amazon, yo ...
Monday October 26, 2015
Answer to Whether eBay Will Advertise on TV over Holidays
Despite the fact that eBay continues to suffer under Google's SEO penalty, it has no plans to bo ...
Saturday October 24, 2015
Sellers Petition Etsy to Change Local Search Bias
Many Etsy sellers are upset over a change to the way the marketplace displays listings, and a petit ...
Thursday October 22, 2015
Amazon Releases Third Quarter 2015 Earnings
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rel ...
Wednesday October 21, 2015
eBay Releases Third Quarter 2015 Earnings
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press relea ...
eBay Rolls Out New Seller Hub Today
Sellers who opted in to try eBay's new Seller Hub in beta testing began seeing the n ...
Monday October 19, 2015
Should Marketplaces Skew Search Results in Favor of Locale
Etsy buyers and sellers are up in arms about the decision to factor in a seller's location in searc ...
Saturday October 17, 2015
Amazon Bans Nerf Blasters and Marshmallow Shooters
Amazon is banning some third-party merchants from selling Nerf Blasters, marshmallow shooters, ...
Friday October 16, 2015
eBay Seller Bids Farewell with Five Suggestions
A reader sent me a post he copied from the eBay Powersellers board (you need to be a Powerseller ...
Thursday October 15, 2015
PayPal Emails Sellers a Snapshot of Their Performance
PayPal sent sellers an email today that showed a snapshot of their performance for the mon ...
Wednesday October 14, 2015
What's Your Biggest Barrier to Selling Internationally?
I was chatting today with a reporter about the challenges of selling internationally - even trade b ...
Monday October 12, 2015
eBay and Amazon Return Policies Put Strain on Sellers
A Top Rated eBay seller noticed over the weekend that when they are in the listing form, it's hardw ...
Sunday October 11, 2015
Scam Attempted on Car Owner Who Sued eBay
eBay is settling a lawsuit brought by a seller, and in reading the complaint, it appears that the s ...
Wednesday October 7, 2015
eBay Suggests Workaround for Store Category Problem
Back in February, we wrote about the problems some eBay Store owners were having, and while the pr ...
Tuesday October 6, 2015
The Lowdown on Amazon Suspensions from Ex Support Rep
Reddit hosted a former Amazon Seller Support rep in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session o ...
Monday October 5, 2015
eBay Surprise Announcement Impacts Fees and Seller Limits
eBay is restructuring its selling fees in advance of the holiday shopping season, it announced on ...
Sunday October 4, 2015
Are You Opting In to the New eBay Seller Hub This Month?
Those who read the announcement about eBay's Fall Seller Update know the marketplace is introducin ...