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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
One Size Does Not Fit All in Ecommerce
Custom fit, or bespoke clothing, is the latest way companies are trying to stand out in the crow ...
Tuesday February 26, 2013
Shipping Issues Plague eBay Sellers
I don't remember a time when I've seen so many questions from readers about eBay shipping ...
Monday February 25, 2013
eBay Changes to User Agreement Raise Questions from Sellers
Earlier this month, I wrote about eBay changes to its User Agreement, and the ramifications of som ...
Sunday February 24, 2013
Amazon Sellers Beware, Manufacturers Are Targeting You
Manufacturers tired of seeing counterfeit items listed online are taking action - and Amazon sellers ...
Friday February 22, 2013
eBay Experiences Search Outage Friday Morning
eBay search was broken on Friday morning according to an email from a reader and users who reported ...
Thursday February 21, 2013
Etsy Confirms It Is Testing Item Page Layout
Etsy's Adam Brown confirmed the marketplace is experimenting with the item listing page design (s ...
Wednesday February 20, 2013
Is Amazon's Price Parity Clause Anti Competitive?
Many an online seller has lamented over Amazon.com's price parity clause which prohibits them from o ...
Tuesday February 19, 2013
eBay, Amazon: White Backgrounds and Other Photo Requirements
Time taken to carefully describe and list a product can be wasted if a poor-quality photo turns cu ...
Monday February 18, 2013
eBay Turbo Lister Glitch Leads to Lower Exposure in Search
eBay sellers are frustrated over a glitch in Turbo Lister that's impacting Item Specifics, which ar ...
Saturday February 16, 2013
Mobile Apps Help You Sell on the Go
Online sellers seem to work 24/7 and are increasingly turning to mobile phones and tablets to help t ...
Thursday February 14, 2013
eBay Unpreparedness for USPS Changes Costs Sellers Money
eBay sellers are still dealing with the fallout from eBay's unpreparedness for USPS changes that t ...
Wednesday February 13, 2013
EcommerceBytes Publishes 3000th Issue of Newsflash
We're not generally into celebrating milestones, but this one seemed like it was worth mentioning ...
Tuesday February 12, 2013
Etsy to Measure Seller Performance
Any time an online marketplace sets out to measure a seller's performance, sellers get nervous abou ...
Monday February 11, 2013
eBay Woos Toy Makers at New York Toy Show
eBay is exhibiting at the American International Toy Show in New York City this week (booth 4011). ...
Sunday February 10, 2013
eBay Forces Some Sellers to Pay for Return Shipping
eBay is forcing some sellers to agree to pay for return shipping for buyers who are unhappy with the ...
Friday February 8, 2013
What's Going on with the Amazon Buy Box?
Sellers are wondering, what's going on with the Amazon Buy Box? There are reports of two different k ...
Thursday February 7, 2013
Why Do You Block Buyers on eBay?
I received an email from a seller who said his eBay Blocked Bidder List (BBL) had decreased by 2/3 ...
Tuesday February 5, 2013
Etsy Listings Shut Down by Patent-holding Rival
When one seller began circulating word that a wide segment of up-cyclers on Etsy were violating her ...
Monday February 4, 2013
eBay Policy Changes Coming in April
eBay will delay previously-announced changes to its Buyer Protection program until April and will ma ...
PayPal Hides Buyer Email Addresses in Notification Emails
Sellers are reporting that PayPal notification emails are missing the buyer's email address, for bo ...
Saturday February 2, 2013
Fourth Annual Sellers Choice: Online Marketplaces Exposed
How did the 16 online marketplace you nominated rank overall in this year's Sellers Choice Awards? ...