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Reality TV Meets Crafting Thanks to Amy Poehler
Call it "Survivor" for crafters - the website Deadline says a new reality TV program w ...
Saturday March 25, 2017
Brands Find Another Way to Limit Online Sales
We've discovered another way big brands are limiting sales of their products on ecommerce platform ...
Thursday March 23, 2017
Security Guru Looks Askance at eBay's Latest Move
eBay and PayPal made a big deal of their key fobs designed to make users' accounts more secure. No ...
Tuesday March 21, 2017
Amazon Program to Help Crackdown on Fakes
Amazon is expanding a program it began working on last year to crack down on counterfeit goods. ...
Saturday March 18, 2017
When eBay Global Shipping Doesn't Make Sense
Would you pay $14 in shipping for a $6.99 purchase on eBay? Many people wouldn't. But eBay is ch ...
Thursday March 16, 2017
Etsy Tests Bot to Rearrange Seller Home Pages
Etsy announced it is running a test in which it uses an algorithm to rearrange listings on sellers ...
Tuesday March 14, 2017
Etsy Shows Off Its Newest Ads
Etsy is showing off its newest ads that are part of its ongoing "Difference Makes Us" campaign. ...
Monday March 13, 2017
eBay Rolls Out More Changes to Community Boards
eBay is making changes to its community pages tomorrow. It gave an early heads-up to a certain gro ...
Sunday March 12, 2017
eBay Hosts Sketchy Listings from China
A seller noticed that a valuable vintage item they had sold several months ago for a winning bid o ...
Tuesday March 7, 2017
Etsy Adds Much Needed Features to Pattern Stores
To say Pattern wasn't ready for Prime Time when Etsy launched the store-hosting service last ...
Thursday March 2, 2017
What the Heck eBay, Where's My TRS Plus Discount Going?
eBay is reducing the incentive to attain Top Rated Seller Plus status as part of the Spring Sel ...
Wednesday March 1, 2017
The Rise and Fall of an eBay Seller
Can you find success off of eBay? One reader hailed a business called Nasty Gal in 201 ...