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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Is eBay Technically Capable of Launching a Product Catalog?
Each quarter since last year, eBay management has to face analysts and investors and address the fa ...
Friday August 28, 2015
Sellers Scramble to Cope with Pending PayPal Fee Hike
Sellers are scrambling after learning that PayPal is hiking fees by as much as 32% for many merchan ...
Thursday August 27, 2015
eBay Bug Results in Higher Shipping Costs Being Displayed
A third-party developer says eBay is experiencing a sitewide bug that is having a major impact on ...
Should USPS Open Your Mailbox to UPS and Others?
In the 1930s, Congress granted the U.S. Postal Service exclusive access to the "letter box," but sh ...
Tuesday August 25, 2015
eBay Fall Seller Release: A Kinder, Gentler eBay?
eBay previewed its Fall Seller Update, and some may be wondering if the promises made by the new CE ...
Saturday August 22, 2015
eBay Removes Shopping Cart from Entire Category
Buyers and sellers say eBay has removed vital functionality from the Adult Only category. Reports s ...
What RICO Lawsuit Could Mean for eBay Sellers
Wimo Labs is suing eBay over the way it handles reports of counterfeits. Many sellers are familiar ...
Monday August 17, 2015
eBay to Adjust Seller Performance Standards
eBay's Devin Wenig has made no bones about the fact he would be making significant changes when he ...
Sunday August 16, 2015
Amazon and eBay Corporate Cultures Impact Online Sellers
Before you get too mad at the Amazon employee who can't get your seller-account suspension lifted, ...
Thursday August 13, 2015
See Your Packages Move at an Amazon Fulfillment Center
Sellers who use Amazon FBA to store and fulfill their items can get a peek at how Amazon moves ...
Wednesday August 12, 2015
eBay Practice Is Hurting Seller Auction Prices
An eBay buyer wrote to say that while they were on vacation last week, eBay blocked all their snipe ...
Tuesday August 11, 2015
Should eBay and Amazon Take a Piece of Sellers' Shipping Costs?
Shipping is a challenge for online sellers of all sizes. Every year costs go up, and this year, UPS ...
eBay Patent Tries to Guess What Searchers Want
eBay's Director of Global Cross-Border Trade and Geographic Expansion updated a patent dealing with ...
Sunday August 9, 2015
Can 'Try Before You Buy' Work Online?
A new service called Try.com is letting online shoppers receive up to five items from retailer webs ...
Wednesday August 5, 2015
Is Facebook the Biggest Threat to eBay, Etsy and Craigslist?
This article suggests that Facebook is a threat to online marketplaces and classifieds ...
Tuesday August 4, 2015
Etsy Grows GMS 25 Percent in Q2 2015
Etsy's conference call with analysts is at 5:30 pm EST today, here is the company's press relea ...
eBay Continues Practice of Seller Limits
The issue of seller limits has raised its head again. A Top Rated Powerseller said she received lim ...