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Should You Be Negged Because Your Buyer Had to Pay Duties?
An eBay seller received his first negative feedback from an overseas buyer because the buyer had to ...
Thursday January 28, 2016
Etsy Tests Changes to Search - Positive or Negative?
Etsy announced today it had launched some tests of its search engine, tailoring search results of i ...
Monday January 25, 2016
Will eBay Logo Turn Up on More Products?
In this story in tomorrow's Newsflash, we write about eBay lending its name to gold and ...
Sunday January 24, 2016
eBay Sellers Brace for New On-Time Shipping Metric
eBay says its new seller performance standards that will take effect next month are simpler, more o ...
Wednesday January 20, 2016
Will Seller Advisory Board Help Etsy Hear Sellers Voices?
Etsy created a 15-member Seller Advisory Board to provide feedback about the challenges sellers fac ...
Tuesday January 19, 2016
Winter Storms Wreak Havoc for Online Merchants
Online sellers may be dealing with delayed shipments as winter weather grips more of the nation. Th ...
Wednesday January 13, 2016
Which Is Better: eBay Bucks or Seller Promotions?
eBay has certain levers it can pull to try to get users to make purchases or list more items. ("Lev ...
Friday January 8, 2016
When Is an Online Sale Not a Sale?
People are buzzing about an incident that took place on eBay's StubHub unit that involved a very di ...
Thursday January 7, 2016
eBay Gives Credits but Not Tools to Add Product Identifiers
eBay is relying on sellers to help it build its catalog by requiring them to add Product Identifier ...
Tuesday January 5, 2016
Amazon Reveals It Shipped 1 Billion FBA Items for Sellers in 2015
Amazon couldn't be any clearer about the importance it's placing on its Amazon Prime program as a w ...
Sunday January 3, 2016
eBay Promo Backfires as Shoppers Complain to Consumer Watchdog
eBay buyers vowed to lodge complaints with Australia's consumer watchdog agency after the marketpla ...