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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay Search Is Seriously Messed Up
eBay's search engine has a serious problem relating to Item Specifics and filters. I worked with a ...
Tuesday July 28, 2015
eBay Advertises New Classifieds App on TV
eBay has been advertising its new mobile app Close5 on TV like crazy in Boston. The television ads ...
Monday July 27, 2015
eBay Dismantles John Donahoe's Pet Project
Two years ago, things were going very well for eBay's CEO John Donahoe. A Wall Street analyst talke ...
Sunday July 26, 2015
Another Frustrating eBay Promotion
eBay is experiencing problems with its promotions. In Monday's Newsflash , we cover its respo ...
Thursday July 23, 2015
Amazon Sales Up 20 Percent in Second Quarter
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rel ...
Tuesday July 21, 2015
eBay Sellers Are at the Mercy of Shipping Carriers
eBay uses tracking information provided by shipping carriers to judge sellers' performance. But sel ...
Monday July 20, 2015
eBay Clothing Sellers Get New Competition - from eBay
eBay is fond of saying it doesn't compete with its sellers, but it doesn't look that way today to ...
Sunday July 19, 2015
eBay Adds Shipping Delivery Component to Feedback System
eBay began testing a new component to is feedback system in the spring that's now rolling out to mo ...
Friday July 17, 2015
eBay Is Turning on Russia and China Shipping in Seller Listings
Sellers are reporting that eBay is changing their listings to show that they ship to Russia and Chi ...
Thursday July 16, 2015
eBay Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 8:00 am EST today, here is the company's pres ...
Tuesday July 14, 2015
Mass Layoffs at Alibaba's 11 Main, eBay Tools to Continue?
We're getting reports that Alibaba's US marketplace 11 Main has made massive layoffs today. Alib ...
Monday July 13, 2015
Sellers Caught in the Middle as eBay Splits with PayPal
eBay sellers are caught in the middle as they feel the effects of a new PayPal policy caused by ...
Sunday July 12, 2015
Have You Tried eBay Promoted Listing Ads?
More eBay sellers are receiving invitations to participate in eBay's Promoted Listings advertisi ...
Thursday July 9, 2015
eBay Experiences Checkout Outage This Morning
"Unable to buy"; "Unable to complete purchase"; "Having problem buying"; these are not the words ...
Wednesday July 8, 2015
eBay Strategy: Unique Items or Commodities?
eBay's incoming CEO Devin Wenig is sending a message that the company wants to focus on its ...
Monday July 6, 2015
Do Online Sellers Have a Right to Privacy? Some Say No
Any seller who has registered a domain for their website on a site like GoDaddy will be familiar wi ...
Saturday July 4, 2015
Are You Able to View eBay Traffic Reports?
eBay stopped providing Omniture-powered traffic reports to sellers on June 30 as it had announced ...
Thursday July 2, 2015
Griff Calls on Sellers to Save eBay with Catalog Initiative
Everything is riding on eBay's new catalog strategy, according to longtime employee Jim "Griff ...
Wednesday July 1, 2015
eBay Is Hiding Descriptions Once Again
When you can't pick up an item in your hand when shopping, photos and detailed descriptions are the ...