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Mercari Selling App Adds New Fees
Mercari is instituting new fees on October 1st, the mobile selling app announced today. Mercari cu ...
Sunday August 30, 2020
Beware $35 PayPal Invoice Scam Spreading This Weekend
People are wondering why they received a $35 PayPal invoice this weekend they weren't expecting. ...
Saturday August 29, 2020
eBay Sellers Go Up in Smoke over Payments Restrictions
As eBay takes over payment processing for more sellers, there may be fewer listings in a few cat ...
Monday August 24, 2020
Do You Agree eBay Shoppers Will Give Used Holiday Gifts?
It's a perennial topic for online sellers: will shoppers buy used and refurbished items as holid ...
Friday August 21, 2020
Sellers Disappoint Amazon by Not Working Weekends
Amazon indicated some sellers are disappointing its Prime shoppers when it said fewer than 16% o ...
Thursday August 20, 2020
Woman Faces Prison for Role in Alleged eBay Reshipping Fraud
In the summer of 2018, several eBay shoppers contacted a post office in Louisiana claiming their ...
Wednesday August 19, 2020
Expect More Product Videos on Amazon and Etsy
Some Amazon sellers got excited thinking they could begin uploading videos for the products they s ...
Tuesday August 18, 2020
Chance to Weigh in on USPS Holiday Rate Hike
It will cost you more to ship packages during the holiday shopping season, but you d ...
Friday August 14, 2020
USPS to Hike Shipping Rates during Holiday Shopping Season
The USPS will raise shipping rates during the holiday shopping season. It will raise ...
Monday August 10, 2020
Etsy Bans Buyers from Posting and Restricts Sellers
Etsy announced an unusual policy change this morning: it is blocking buyers from posting on the fo ...
Thursday August 6, 2020
eBay Hires Gig Workers to Provide Customer Service
Why hire customer service reps, to whom you must pay a salary and benefits, when you can get gig ...
Wednesday August 5, 2020
Etsy Takes Personalization Cue from Amazon
If you're a buyer on Etsy, Josh Silverman is watching you! The CEO told Wall Street analysts on ...
Sunday August 2, 2020
Amazon Boosts Capacity as It Runs Out of Space
Capacity, capacity, capacity. Amazon said it was running out of space for inventory due to highe ...