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Sellers Feel Pain of Increased Etsy Marketing
Some sellers are feeling the pain of an increase in Etsy marketing thanks to Offsite Ad fees lev ...
Sunday March 27, 2022
eBay's New Messaging System Seen in the Wild
Two weeks ago, eBay said its new messaging system would launch in the spring, and some sellers are ...
Thursday March 24, 2022
Etsy Gives Sellers More Leeway in Responding to Reviews
Etsy sellers are buzzing about an unannounced change in how they can response to reviews left by s ...
Monday March 21, 2022
Does This Etsy Feature Enable Clickbait Prices?
An online discussion caught our attention this weekend when someone in the Etsy subreddit posted a ...
Saturday March 19, 2022
Scrutiny of Amazon Pricing Practices Continues
A federal judge in Seattle denied part of Amazon's motion to dismiss a class action antitrust laws ...
Thursday March 17, 2022
Amazon FBA Purges Old Inventory to Make Room for Prime Day
Amazon is purging its fulfillment centers of old and slow-moving seller inventory in order to make ...
Monday March 14, 2022
USPS Boasts Best Mail Delivery Performance Ever
The USPS reported its best delivery performance for First Class Mail for the week of Feb. 26 - Mar ...
Saturday March 12, 2022
What Happened When We Ran Into a PayPal Ghost Order
An issue arose with a PayPal payment David made to a large retailer. At checkout, PayPal never r ...
Monday March 7, 2022
Etsy Lets People Leave Reviews for Items Not Purchased??
We received an email from a reader who said Etsy allowed her competitor to leave a review for one ...
Sunday March 6, 2022
Should Etsy Research Items before Promoting Them?
Should Etsy do more to research an item before promoting it? What can Etsy do to weed out non-vint ...
Wednesday March 2, 2022
Amazon Spring Deals in April - Prime Day Not Far Behind
Amazon is holding its annual Spring Deals sales event in Europe in April, and merchants have unt ...