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How Much Do You Tip Your Postal Carrier?
It's customary to give tips to service providers around the holidays - hairdressers, cleaning servic ...
Monday December 22, 2014
eBay and Amazon's Last-Minute Holiday Marketing
The clock is ticking - Christmas Eve is 2 days away, but that isn't stopping eBay and Amazon from ...
Wednesday December 17, 2014
Will eBay PayPal Breakup Lead to Mass Exodus?
Building a company seems a lot more fun than breaking it up, and news that eBay is losing its head ...
Saturday December 13, 2014
Should Yahoo Launch Auction Site Ahead of eBay Breakup?
eBay sellers who are concerned about the pending breakup of eBay and PayPal next year and what it mi ...
Thursday December 11, 2014
How Are Shipping Carriers Performing in Holiday Crunch Time?
Christmas is exactly 2 weeks away, and we're wondering how the shipping carriers are performing this ...
Saturday December 6, 2014
Commenting on Seller Protection Policies, Chargebacks
Sunday's EcommerceBytes Update newsletter takes a look at online payment services and the policies t ...
Thursday December 4, 2014
eBay Won't Let Me Sell
I received some recent letters from readers about seller restrictions and suspensions. One reader sa ...
Tuesday December 2, 2014
What Is Sellers' Current Thinking on eBay Founder?
Pando Daily blogged about eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and had some harsh things to say about his beh ...
How to Research Best Offer Pricing on eBay
A reader sent us a valuable tip on how to determine an eBay item's selling price in cases where a ...