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Would You Entertain Requests for Your Best Price on eBay?
eBay filed a patent dealing with instant negotiation in real-time capability for online marketplac ...
Wednesday January 26, 2022
Outcry over New Mercari Shipping Fees
Mercari is raising shipping fees on February 1, 2022, for certain weights, and buyers and sellers ...
Monday January 24, 2022
Do Etsy Offsite Ad Fees Make eBay Seem More Appealing?
A longtime eBay seller who no longer wanted to have all their eggs in one basket also began se ...
Saturday January 22, 2022
Confessions of an Online Bookseller
Should a beginner bookseller list on Amazon using its FBA fulfillment service, or should they sell ...
Friday January 21, 2022
What Do You Make of Amazon's Overtures to Sellers?
Amazon added staff to help answer seller questions on its online discussion boards, announcing t ...
Wednesday January 19, 2022
Etsy Surveys Sellers but Quickly Shuts It Down
Etsy invited sellers to take a survey but it appears it quickly closed it. Sellers discussed it on ...
Monday January 17, 2022
eBay Takes Pulse of Sellers in New Survey
eBay is surveying sellers - if you've taken it, let us know what questions eBay asked and ...
Sunday January 16, 2022
Online Sellers File RICO Suit over PayPal Payment Holds
Several online sellers filed a RICO lawsuit against PayPal claiming the payments firm illega ...
Saturday January 15, 2022
Amazon to Expand Account Phone Support to Pro Sellers
Amazon will roll out 7-day-a-week on-demand phone support to Pro sellers who have questions about ...
Tuesday January 11, 2022
Recognize Any of These Collectibles Lost in the Mail?
If you've ever lost collectibles in the mail (or anything else, for that matter), you might want t ...
Monday January 10, 2022
Ten Percent of Etsy Sellers Use TikTok to Promote Listings
Do you think TikTok is a good way to promote marketplace listings? It seems sellers are in disagre ...
Saturday January 8, 2022
Should eBay Rewrite Your Listing Titles in Search Results?
How would you feel if eBay rewrote the titles of your listings when displaying them in search resu ...
Tuesday January 4, 2022
Online Marketplace Artfire Closes Blaming Regulation
Online marketplace Artfire closed, blaming regulation and complexity in operating a marketplace. ...
Sunday January 2, 2022
Alarming Return Policy that Could Hurt Small Sellers
This year, more major retailers are implementing a "just keep it" return policy that could be detr ...