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Here We Go Again with eBay Business Policies
Sometimes I feel like I'm writing the same story over and over again, and today is one of those day ...
Wednesday July 29, 2015
PayPal Not Letting Buyers Pay for eBay Items
The eBay boards are lit up with sellers reporting that PayPal is refunding buyers for purchases mad ...
Monday July 27, 2015
Sellers Neg eBay Over Feedback Change
Sellers had a chance to turn the tables and rate eBay on its change to the feedback system. Ecommer ...
Sunday July 26, 2015
Will Etsy Sellers Welcome Changes to Search?
Getting exposure in search results is of utmost important to any business, and when a marketplace c ...
Thursday July 23, 2015
eBay to Hold 20th Anniversary Bash for Sellers
eBay's new CEO Devin Wenig seems nostalgic for the good old days of eBay and is reviving a co ...
Monday July 20, 2015
New eBay CEO Eyes Digital Content But Not Streaming
eBay's new CEO may regret the fact it never acquired Etsy, especially now that Amazon is entering ...
Wednesday July 15, 2015
Glitches Add to Disappointment of Amazon Walmart Deal Day
The biggest shopping day of the summer is turning into a letdown for shoppers and an ...
Monday July 13, 2015
eBay Says New Report Gives Sellers Insight into Defects
eBay unveiled new reports designed to give sellers better insight into transaction defe ...
Wednesday July 8, 2015
Hacker Takes Over Amazon Product Pages
Hackers were able to take over some Amazon product pages on Wednesday and insert what looked like ...
Monday July 6, 2015
Could July 15th Become Bigger than Black Friday?
Amazon has declared July 15th "Prime Day," when it will offer more deals than it does on the all im ...
Sunday July 5, 2015
Sellers Spur Shopping with Christmas in July Sales
Now that the July 4th Independence Day holiday is behind us, many are turning their attention to "C ...
Wednesday July 1, 2015
eBay Retention Bonuses Go to Wrong Employees
eBay's Board of Directors gave the company's highest level executives retention bonuses in order to ...