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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
The Real Problem with eBay Seller Hub
eBay's new Seller Hub portal for sellers has some problems, Wall Street firm Mizuho concluded afte ...
Thursday September 28, 2017
eBay Embraces Retail Arbitrage with Kmart Alerts
eBay is actively promoting the practice of retail arbitrage. It recently sent emails to sellers en ...
State Orders Amazon to Reveal FBA Merchant Identities
There has been some debate about whether online sellers must pay online sales taxes to states wher ...
Wednesday September 27, 2017
China Sellers Will Pay 13 Percent More Mailing to US
Sellers in China will pay 13 percent more when mailing small packets to US shoppers beginning Ja ...
Tuesday September 26, 2017
Etsy Runs Generous Promo to Goose Buyers
Etsy is running generous promotions to goose buyers, giving them a total of $15 in credits when ...
Sunday September 24, 2017
eBay May Launch an Amazon-Style Fulfillment Service
EcommerceBytes 411 broke a story today about a new service eBay is looking into that could riv ...
Saturday September 23, 2017
Shipscript Helps Sellers Dealing with eBay Warning Emails
This month we've been reporting on the emails eBay has been sending to sellers warning them to rem ...
Thursday September 21, 2017
eBay Patent Reveals Search Ranking Secrets
eBay filed a patent that gives detailed clues into how it ranks search results. One criteria it us ...
Tuesday September 19, 2017
eBay Makes Big Changes in 2017 Fall Seller Release
eBay officially announced its 2017 Fall Seller Update today and is making several major policy cha ...
eBay to Apply Commissions for Unsold Items in Some Cases
eBay will charge final value fees for listings in cases where sellers merely include their contact ...
eBay Forces Buyers Remorse Returns in Fall Seller Update
eBay announced its fall seller update in the UK on Tuesday morning, and sellers in the US can expe ...
Friday September 15, 2017
Third Party Tools Now Blamed for eBay Warning Emails
eBay sellers have until October to get rid of contact information in their listings, and now eBa ...
eBay Patent Would Let Shoppers Feel Fabric via Phones
Imagine being able to feel the fabric of a sweater or jacket on a mobile device when shopping on a ...
Thursday September 14, 2017
eBay Encourages Free Returns with New Seller Promo
If you haven't figured it out by now, eBay really wants sellers to offer a generous returns policy ...
Tuesday September 12, 2017
eBay May Launch Brand Stores Like Amazon Just Did
eBay will be making some changes as it tries to attract brands to its marketplace, according to CE ...
Sunday September 10, 2017
Sellers Learn to Distrust eBay Emails
Some eBay reps are telling sellers that an important email the company sent them last week is a sp ...
eBay Kills Pinterest-Style Collections
eBay wonders why sellers get so frustrated - it just made another change that cost sellers their i ...
Thursday September 7, 2017
eBay Alarms Sellers with Warning about Contact Info
eBay sent a notice to sellers this week warning them that their listings included their contact in ...
Wednesday September 6, 2017
eBay to Roll Out New Simplified Search
eBay CEO Devin Wenig told Wall Street this morning that the company was rolling out a new search - ...
Tuesday September 5, 2017
eBay Raises Controversial Topic of Feedback
eBay sellers no longer have the ability to leave feedback to report problems with buyers - they' ...
Saturday September 2, 2017
RIP, Half.com - eBay Closes Media Marketplace
Half.com officially closed on August 31st, and the URL now redirects visitors to eBay.com. Half.co ...
Friday September 1, 2017
US Postage Rate Increase Takes Effect on Sunday
Don't panic if you print your shipping labels online, but sellers who purchase postage for First ...