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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay Puts Onus of Slow Sales on Sellers
eBay sent an email to sellers suggesting ways they could get unsold listings "moving again." ...
Wednesday October 30, 2019
Unpopular Shipping Policy Hurts Etsy Search
Search is one of the most precious assets ecommerce marketplaces have - it's how shoppers find ...
Tuesday October 29, 2019
Are Sellers Being Impacted by eBay PayPal Split?
The clock is ticking with 9 months to go before eBay and PayPal's operating agreements expire in J ...
Sunday October 27, 2019
Sellers Spin Wheels as eBay Glitch Approaches Week 3
Nearly 2 weeks into an "Item Specifics" glitch that has disrupted sellers in certain categor ...
eBay Experienced Billing Issue in October
When eBay issued its controversial GTC mandate making all fixed-price listings "Good Til Cance ...
Tuesday October 22, 2019
Former eBay CEO to Head Nike
It's not Devin Wenig, and it's not Meg Whitman - Nike is hiring former eBay CEO John Donahoe to he ...
Monday October 21, 2019
Sellers Grow Desperate Waiting for eBay Payouts
Sellers enrolled in eBay Managed Payments tell EcommerceBytes they are growing desperate as they w ...
Sunday October 20, 2019
Might We See an End to Free Priority Mail Supplies?
The USPS Inspector General is studying the Postal Service's practice of providing free expedited p ...
Friday October 18, 2019
eBay Still Working to Fix Broken Item Specifics
eBay made progress on the technical issues that hit the site on Tuesday, it announced this eveni ...
Wednesday October 16, 2019
Driving Traffic to eBay May Lose Its Appeal
eBay finally published its new affiliate marketing rate card, and feedback from participants ...
Tuesday October 15, 2019
Are You Experiencing These Issues on eBay?
eBay acknowledged it had a couple of technical issues today - see this Newsflash articl ...
Monday October 14, 2019
Use Caution with eBay Multi User Account Access
A seller published a cautionary tale on the eBay boards about the new Multi User Account Access to ...
Thursday October 10, 2019
eBay Sellers Disheartened about Vanishing Coupon
Sellers were disheartened and expressed mistrust after a $10 coupon offer that eBay extended to th ...
Wednesday October 9, 2019
Quick and Dirty Look at January Postage Rate Hike
The USPS filed for a price increase that would go into effect on January 26, 2020 if approved. The ...
eBay Gets Back to the Basics with New Campaign
eBay is running a back-to-the-basics social media campaign showcasing four features with a tagline ...
Tuesday October 8, 2019
Ecommerce Patent: Text eBay to Sell Your Phone
eBay wants to make selling your phone as easy as sending a text. In a patent application, eBay des ...
Sunday October 6, 2019
Reporting Bad Buyers to eBay Can Cost You
Sellers often describe challenges dealing with buyer disputes. The topic came up in two recent thr ...
Thursday October 3, 2019
PayPal $10 Referral Revival Is a Shadow of the Original
In 2000, before eBay acquired it, PayPal kicked off a very generous referral program that helped ...
Wednesday October 2, 2019
eBay Changes Sales Tax Practices Midstream
eBay is changing the way it collects sales tax where it's required to do so, complicating what ...