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Amazon AWS Prepares for Bitcoin, New Patent Shows
As we first reported in EcommerceBytes, eBay filed a patent application incorporating Bitcoin, and ...
Amazon's Latest Effort at Disruption: Collectibles
Amazon announced the launch of its latest collectibles category on Wednesday - the Amazon Collectib ...
Monday May 26, 2014
What Would Etsy Going Public Mean for Sellers?
As reported in in Tuesday's newsletter , there has been chatter about Etsy filing an IPO to take th ...
Sunday May 25, 2014
Users Concerned over eBay Plans to Consolidate Discussion Boards
Monday's EcommerceBytes Newsflash reports on eBay's plan to consolidate its community discussion b ...
Thursday May 22, 2014
Now eBay Knows How Sellers Feel about Search
Julia Wilkinson is travelling, so I'm commandeering her blog today to talk about eBay's problems wit ...
Saturday May 17, 2014
Certified Jewelry Videos Are Real Reality Shows
Guy walks into a jewelry store with a gorgeous, chunky blue tanzanite and diamond ring to sell ...
Wednesday May 14, 2014
Amazon Closes Some Gated Categories to Sellers
Some "gated" (restricted to approved sellers) Health, Beauty and Grocery categories on Ama ...
Should Google Buy eBay?
I have to admit, that question sounds crazy to me. And yet, the question is floating out there on va ...
Sunday May 11, 2014
Should eBay Be Clearer About Who Owns Guide Content?
They say content is king, and both Amazon and eBay offer information in the form of produc ...
Friday May 9, 2014
Jack It and Whack It Strategy - Does It Work?
I was trolling in some group or other and someone was talking about strategies to make more sa ...
Tuesday May 6, 2014
Do Mannequins and Models Help Sales Much?
If you're a clothing seller, do you use mannequins and/or models? And if so, do you think they h ...
Sunday May 4, 2014
New with Defects - Should eBay Search Match Condition Options?
Have you ever noticed that while we list used items on eBay as "pre-owned," the word for thi ...
Thursday May 1, 2014
Griff Comments on Effective Auction Use on eBay Radio
So I tuned into the latest eBay Radio with Griff and Lee, the usual Thursday segment they run fr ...