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Should John Donahoe Give Yahoo the eBay Treatment?
Wall Street firm SunTrust Robinson Humphrey has been critical of former Google executive Marrisa Ma ...
Saturday November 28, 2015
Shop Til You Drop: Small Business Saturday
Many people were out shopping on Black Friday - and even on Thanksgiving Day, and the retail push c ...
Thursday November 26, 2015
Beware of Selling on eBay Using PayPal, Reporter Warns
Even a consumer advocate for a TV news station couldn't get PayPal to reverse a chargeback for a lo ...
Friday November 20, 2015
eBay Sellers Locked Out of New Seller Hub Beta
It seems some sellers are locked out of eBay's new Seller Hub, and some of those sellers say they a ...
Yahoo Hosting Glitch Unrelated to Aabaco Transition
After running a story about Yahoo Small Business (YSB)'s transition to Aabaco Small Business ...
Wednesday November 18, 2015
Martha Stewart Handmade Dumps eBay for Amazon
Amazon's store for handmade goods which launched last month is now welcoming Martha Ste ...
Monday November 16, 2015
Should Sellers Have Control Over eBay Warranties?
eBay is adding extended service plans on sellers' listings in certain categories, as we explain in& ...
Sunday November 15, 2015
What Happens When a Shipping Carrier Loses a Package?
Have you seen the reports about a customer who fought UPS for months over a lost package, only to f ...
Saturday November 14, 2015
Judge Judy Tackles eBay Bitcoin Fraud
People take a great leap of faith when buying something on the Internet, according to TV personalit ...
Wednesday November 11, 2015
Devin Wenig Says eBay Can't Compete on Delivery Speed
eBay is no longer going to try to compete with Amazon on speed of delivery, but rather, it is movin ...
Tuesday November 10, 2015
Retailers Welcome Amazon Trojan Horse into Stores?
Over 3,000 brick-and-mortar stores will soon carry the Amazon Echo in time to reach holiday shopper ...
Friday November 6, 2015
eBay Says Photo Upload Glitch Is Now Fixed
A problem that was reported on Ecommerce EKG has been fixed, according to eBay, which h ...
Thursday November 5, 2015
Do You Ship to a Different Address from the Billing Address?
Today we ran a story about " triangulation fraud ," a scam that relies on the willingness of online ...
Monday November 2, 2015
Amazon Opens Brick-and-Mortar Bookstore This Week
Amazon is opening a brick-and-mortar bookstore in its hometown of Seattle - the doors to the new sh ...