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Cooking the Books Gives eBay Sellers Indigestion
There's a mystery in the eBay book category, online seller and AuctionBytes blogger Bob reports ...
Monday September 25, 2017
Will Amazon Refurbs Impact eBay Sales?
eBay is more typically accused of copying Amazon than the other way around, but Amazon recently re ...
Sunday September 24, 2017
Etsy Changes the Way It Tracks Sellers Ads
Etsy is changing the way it tracks ad performance for sellers who use its two advert ...
Tuesday September 19, 2017
Amazon Preps Warehouses for Holidays with FBA Offer
Amazon is raising FBA fees by a lot during the holiday shopping period to encourage sellers ...
Hurricanes Impact Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, East Coast
Sales of water, batteries, and emergency supplies may be doing well in certain parts of the countr ...
Monday September 18, 2017
Etsy Sellers Irked by Changes to Listing Layout
Some Etsy sellers are not happy with changes to the layout of their listings. Over the summer, sel ...
Thursday September 14, 2017
New Developments in Online Sales Tax Debate
States looking to collect more revenue are frustrated by Congress' inaction on online sales tax le ...
Monday September 11, 2017
Sellers Worry about Shipping to Florida after Hurricane Irma
To ship or not to ship? Sellers began worrying about shipping to Florida in the days preceding Hur ...
Sunday September 10, 2017
Amazon Meets a Foe It Can't Conquer: Hurricane Irma
Sometimes it seems there's no competitor or industry Amazon can't conquer, but this month, its l ...
Thursday September 7, 2017
Amazon Duped by Bogus Law Firm Says CNBC
Amazon was tricked by a fake law firm into removing a seller's hot product from its marketplace, c ...
Wednesday September 6, 2017
Sellers in Puerto Rico and Florida Brace for Next Hurricane
Less than 2 weeks ago, residents of Texas and Louisiana braced for Hurricane Harvey, which pro ...
Monday September 4, 2017
Amazon Launches New Fashion Brand in Europe
Amazon launched its own fashion brand in the UK and plans to aggressively promote it across Euro ...
Technical Issue Strikes Amazon Sellers on Monday
Sellers in the UK ( update: US, too ) were unable to sell for at least 12 hours today. It be ...
Sunday September 3, 2017
No ETA on a Fix for AbeBooks Outage
AbeBooks.com is back online, see update below. AbeBooks has been down since Friday eve ...