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How Committed Is eBay to ProStores?
Online sellers who use eBay ProStores are considering alternatives after eBay raised prices this we ...
Tuesday March 29, 2011
Will eBay Match Amazon's Group-Deal Success?
In January, group-buying service Living Social offered $20 Amazon vouchers for $10. According to PC ...
Monday March 28, 2011
GSI Gives eBay Access to Big Brands and New Services
eBay agreed to acquire GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion. GSI provides a full-service ecommerce offeri ...
Sunday March 27, 2011
Ecommerce EKG: Helping Merchants Track Technical Issues
Each week, we receive dozens of emails from users reporting technical issues with companies in the e ...
Friday March 25, 2011
eBay Clarifies Ban on Duplicate Auctions
Earlier this month, eBay began calling some sellers to warn them they could no longer list duplicate ...
Tuesday March 22, 2011
Top eBay Execs Received $40 Million in Compensation Last Year
eBay's top six executives received $40.4 million in compensation in 2010. The news comes a week afte ...
Monday March 21, 2011
eBay Sellers Confused over New Global DSR Standards
eBay sellers are seeing new messaging about their performance standards and minimum DSR ratings, a ...
Wednesday March 16, 2011
Questions about eBay Fee Structure at Town Hall Meeting
eBay held a Town Hall Meeting on March 16, 2011, to let sellers ask questions about the Spring Selle ...
eBay UK Hikes Fees for Clothing Sellers in Spring Seller Release
Business sellers in the UK who sell clothing will get a shock later today when eBay UK announces its ...
Tuesday March 15, 2011
eBay 'Ides of March' Seller Release Brings Major Fee Changes
eBay is rolling out its first major seller release (SR1) today, including news it will launch a ...
Friday March 11, 2011
Etsy Users Face Identity Crisis with New People Search
Some Etsy users are unhappy after learning that anyone can now find them by typing their real name ...
Wednesday March 9, 2011
eBay Board Grants Performance-Based Stock to Top Execs
eBay founder and Chairman of the Board Pierre Omidyar made a nice Valentine's gift to someone this y ...
Monday March 7, 2011
Bonanza Rolls Out Zero-Fee Subscription Plan for 'PowerSellers'
Bonanza has rolled out a new subscription plan for higher-volume sellers. In a nutshell, Bonanza P ...
Saturday March 5, 2011
Sellers Rate the Online Payment Services
The votes are in for the first annual Sellers Choice Awards for Online Payments! We asked readers ...
Thursday March 3, 2011
eBay Tightens Policy around Duplicate Auction Listings
Last year, eBay banned sellers from listing duplicate fixed-price listings. Now, according to a s ...
Tuesday March 1, 2011
How Big a Problem Are Deadbeat Buyers?
While shopping cart abandonment is a problem for online retailers, marketplace sellers have a differ ...