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Are Online Sellers Being Blamed for Weather-Related Delays?
Some people in Kentucky didn't get mail for a week after a storm hit on President's D ...
Monday February 23, 2015
How to Make a Million Dollars on Etsy
Maybe you've seen the article in Fast Company about a seller who makes a million dollar ...
Saturday February 21, 2015
Etsy Is Too Risky, Seller Writes in Wired Magazine
A former Etsy seller and author of a book called "Crafty Superstar" has written a negative piece ab ...
Friday February 20, 2015
Brand Wins Case Involving Hijacked Amazon ASINs
There are countless threads on industry discussion boards about the problem of sellers going into A ...
Wednesday February 18, 2015
eBay Feedback System Gets Bad Press
While a new report out of the UK considers eBay's online dispute resolution as a model ...
Sunday February 15, 2015
The Ecommerce Red File - How Prepared Are You?
Do you have a "Red File" for your ecommerce business? According to Marion Jacobson of DEX Media, eve ...
Wednesday February 11, 2015
eBay Concedes Failed Strategy
eBay is conceding a point that many sellers have been saying all along: eBay is not well advised to ...
Sunday February 8, 2015
Has Amazon Fixed Its Package Problem?
It's a standing joke that Amazon uses boxes that are way too big for the items they are mailing. Thi ...
Wednesday February 4, 2015
Book You Wish You Had Picked up at a Yard Sale
AbeBooks.com spokesperson Richard Davies says the site just sold the most expensive book in its 19-y ...
Monday February 2, 2015
Have You Checked Your Amazon and PayPal 1099-Ks?
Congratulations if you've already started working on your 2014 taxes, due April 15th - there's nothi ...
Sunday February 1, 2015
When You Can End an eBay Auction Early
Listing 99-cent auctions on eBay used to be a viable selling strategy, but these days it can be risk ...