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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Supreme Court Ruling on Healthcare Affects Small Retailers
Today's Supreme Court ruling upholds the "individual mandate" provision of the controversial 2010 ...
Wednesday June 27, 2012
Would You Pay to Hide Negative Feedback and Reviews?
More than anyone else, eBay sellers are aware of the importance of their online reputation. It's co ...
Monday June 25, 2012
eBay Investigates Seller Reports of Declining Sales?
Sellers say eBay reps are telling them that the company is investigating reports from sellers tha ...
Sunday June 24, 2012
PayPal Removes Funds from Seller Account over 2009 Order
An online seller wrote to say he received a PayPal "unauthorised buyer transaction" this weekend for ...
Wednesday June 20, 2012
eBay Unannounced Feature Undercuts Seller Prices
Local retailers complain a lot these days about shoppers who use their smartphones to compare pric ...
Shoppers Can't Search eBay Thanks to Norton Antivirus
Norton AntiVirus is giving a warning to people trying to access the eBay website this afterno ...
Tuesday June 19, 2012
eBay Tests New Search Interface, Receives Harsh Criticism
eBay began testing a new search interface late last week, and sellers had plenty to say about it in ...
Monday June 18, 2012
How to Get on the Front Page of Amazon.com
It's not easy to get the attention of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, and it's pretty difficult t ...
Sunday June 17, 2012
Buy Targets Amazon as It Surveys Sellers on Fulfillment Service
Buy.com doesn't have the same name recognition as Amazon.com and eBay, but it has attracted merchan ...
Thursday June 14, 2012
Should PayPal Encourage Delayed Payments on eBay Purchases?
There's an interesting discussion going on in the eBay boards about PayPal's Pay on Delivery servi ...
Tuesday June 12, 2012
Do Fraudsters Like eBay's Push for One-Day Handling?
A longtime seller wrote in with a report about eBay's new requirement that Top Rated Sellers ship ...
Sunday June 10, 2012
eBay Displays Best-Offer History in Seller Feedback Profiles
eBay has begun displaying information about sellers' history of accepting Best Offers on their f ...
Friday June 8, 2012
Do Lenient Return Policies Turn Marketplaces into Rental Stores?
What do you do when your buyers return new items in used condition? Brick-and-mortar retailers and o ...
Thursday June 7, 2012
Internet Retailer Conference Day Two - Gorilla Sandwich
In a research note I received today about the inaugural Advanced Retail Technology Conference, Wall ...
Wednesday June 6, 2012
Google Hijacks Paid Search Session to Discuss New Trusted Stores
Google squandered an opportunity to answer questions from online merchants who are concerned about ...
Tuesday June 5, 2012
Internet Retailer Kicks Off in Sunny Chicago
I left rainy Boston for sunny Chicago this morning to attend the Internet Retailer conference . ...
Monday June 4, 2012
Should eBay Offer Sellers Unlimited Free Listings?
eBay conducted a survey last week asking sellers about various fee structure changes, including one ...