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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay Warnings Indicate It Can't Keep Track of Seller Compliance
Many sellers are reporting that eBay sent emails on Wednesday telling them they are out of complianc ...
Wednesday October 30, 2013
eBay Close to Announcing Retirement of Blackthorne
Online sellers who use eBay's Blackthorne software will have to find a new tool to list and manage t ...
Tuesday October 29, 2013
Why Won't eBay Let You Reduce a Maximum Bid?
This question in the headline caught my eye on Quora, and I thought it might be something online se ...
Monday October 28, 2013
eBay Caters to Large Retailers with In-Store Pickup
When eBay acquired GSI Commerce, it looked like eBay was trying to help its marketplace by adding in ...
Friday October 25, 2013
Breaking: eBay Considers Eliminating Buyer Feedback
eBay sent a survey to users in which it proposes some radical changes to the feedback system. ...
Thursday October 24, 2013
Amazon Third Quarter Sales Up 24 Percent
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rel ...
Wednesday October 23, 2013
Survey on eBay Changes to Feedback and Bidder Anonymity
eBay rolled out yet another unannounced change to its site today in a series of changes this month ...
Monday October 21, 2013
eBay Declares Open Season on Sellers
Sellers who research bidders using eBay's Advanced Search discovered eBay removed that functiona ...
Amazon Gives Third-Party Sellers Early Christmas Present?
Amazon announced that "thousands" of third-party sellers will have the opportunity to participate in ...
Sunday October 20, 2013
eBay Changes Store Icon - Why?
"I noticed today that the eBay Store icon next to my User ID had changed from red to blue," an eBa ...
Friday October 18, 2013
CEO Outlooks on Holiday Revenue Nothing to Sneeze at
In advance of Amazon's Q3 earnings announcement next week, CEO Jeff Bezos has warned Wall Street th ...
Wednesday October 16, 2013
eBay Grows US GMV 15 Percent in US, 12 Percent Internationally
eBay announced third quarter 2013 earnings today, October 16, 2013. eBay's conference call with an ...
eBay Removes Important Feedback Feature with No Notice
Being able to review a merchant's feedback is important, especially on a marketplace like eBay. Bu ...
Monday October 14, 2013
Tips for Getting over the eBay Sales Slump
Nothing is worse for an online retailer than watching helplessly as their sales plummet. When it hap ...
Sunday October 13, 2013
New eBay Email Promises Buyers Hassle Free Returns
Sellers are increasingly concerned that eBay may be overstepping their bounds in dictating seller te ...
Saturday October 12, 2013
Watchdog Exposes eBay's Seller Protection Loophole
The New York Times' Haggler is at it again, and this time it has uncovered a disturbing loophole in ...
Tuesday October 8, 2013
eBay Seller Purge 2.0
Some eBay users are reporting there is another seller crackdown taking place on this week. In August ...
Monday October 7, 2013
eBay Pulls Gift Cards - What's the Impact on Sellers?
Looking to purchase an eBay gift card at your local grocer or office-supply store? Sorry, y ...
Sunday October 6, 2013
What Does eBay Accomplish with User Surveys?
Chances are if you're an eBay seller you've received at least one survey from the company asking you ...
Thursday October 3, 2013
Are eBay and Etsy Merchants Angrier than Amazon Merchants?
I was speaking today with a journalist from a major publication who was interested in the relationsh ...
Tuesday October 1, 2013
Can Etsy Fix Reseller Problem with Transparency?
Etsy announced a major change that broadens the definition of "handmade" on its marketplace. ...