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eBay and PayPal Experience Technical Issues
eBay is showing problems with "But It Now" and "Checkout" on its System Status board . It ...
Wednesday September 25, 2019
Amazon Continues Seller Suspensions without Warnings
After Amazon changed its agreement with sellers over the summer, merchants believed the market ...
Sunday September 22, 2019
US Postal Service Tests No-Box Returns
The US Postal Service is running a test that allows buyers to mail back product-returns to merch ...
Tuesday September 17, 2019
Risk as Etsy Revs up Free Shipping Strategy
As promised, Etsy is marketing "free shipping" to entice shoppers to come to Etsy, and an example ...
Saturday September 14, 2019
Amazon FBA Repackaging Service No Longer Optional?
Amazon offers a "repackaging" service for sellers who use its FBA fulfillment service. "The FBA R ...
Friday September 13, 2019
Postage Stamp Rate Hike to 55 Cents Ruled Unlawful
One determined person can make an impact. Douglas Carlson, a self-professed postal watchdog, chall ...
Wednesday September 11, 2019
Bloomberg: FTC Listens to Amazon Merchant Woes
Bloomberg reported today that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is interviewing Amazon t ...
Tuesday September 10, 2019
Do You Agree with Findings on USPS?
Back when micro sellers embraced ecommerce before big brands did, the US Postmaster General ...
Sunday September 8, 2019
Sellers Infuriated as Etsy Brings out the Big Stick
Etsy sellers are infuriated at a letter they received from the marketplace on Friday telling them ...
Tuesday September 3, 2019
eBay Sees Diversity as a Way to Improve Search Results
eBay patented a method for search based on diversity to help overcome a major challenge shopping ...
Sunday September 1, 2019
eBay Warns of Possible Disruption to International Mail Delivery
eBay, which relies heavily on cross-border trade, warned sellers of a possible disruption to inter ...