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A Trick to Bring Your eBay Sales Back from the Dead
Are you haunted by slow sales on eBay? It may be that your listings are ghosted in search. In an ...
Saturday October 30, 2021
Sellers on Edge as Etsy Encourages Buyers to Open Cases
Etsy is encouraging buyers to open cases against sellers if they haven't resolved a request in ...
Tuesday October 26, 2021
USPS Distributes Talking Points to Postal Workers
The Postal Service is getting a lot of flak for raising prices and slowing mail. Does it see its ...
Online Petition Demands Action from Etsy
Etsy vaunts its mission to " Keep Commerce Human " - but where is the "human" when it comes to ...
Saturday October 23, 2021
Etsy Has Sellers Chasing After Stars
A display issue with the Etsy mobile app may be costing sellers exposure on the site. An Ecommerce ...
Wednesday October 20, 2021
Seller Trade Group Accuses Amazon of Scare Tactics
Amazon is threatening to shut down its third-party seller marketplace if certain proposed le ...
Tuesday October 19, 2021
Etsy Stops Penalizing Sellers with No Messages
In order to become a "Star Seller" on Etsy, sellers must show they are responsive to customers who ...
Sunday October 17, 2021
Did You Get Your Amazon Holiday Catalog in the Mail?
"Ready, Set, Play: Amazon's Holiday Kids Gift Book is Here." That's the title on the cover of a ...
Saturday October 16, 2021
Etsy Begins Holding Seller Funds More Aggressively
A seller reported that Etsy is holding 75% of their funds in reserve, leaving them struggling ...
Monday October 11, 2021
Amazon Forces Sellers to Foot the Bill for Fashion Returns
Sellers say a new policy from Amazon will hit them hard. Amazon is requiring sellers to pay for re ...
Sunday October 10, 2021
Etsy Lets Sellers Offer Different Prices for Overseas Sales
Etsy launched an incredibly helpful feature, although it's not available to US sellers. The new fe ...
Thursday October 7, 2021
Small Sellers Getting Sucked into Amazon Insurance Mandate
Small sellers say Amazon is warning them they must purchase product liability insurance despite be ...
Monday October 4, 2021
How Is Facebook Outage Impacting Sellers?
Facebook posted on Twitter today at 12:22 pm Eastern, "We're aware that some people ...
Saturday October 2, 2021
Use a Bigger Mailbox or Forgo Holiday Packages?
The USPS is "persuading" rural customers in one state to upgrade their mailbox or else. A recent ...