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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay Sends Mass Security Warning to Users
eBay sent a mass email this morning advising users to update their personal information with the su ...
Monday December 28, 2015
Christmas Seller Hangover: A Rise in Reports of Damaged Items
Merchants think a lot about the problem of returns this time of year, but another problem online se ...
Sunday December 27, 2015
Did the Pre-Christmas Marketing Dilemma Strike Etsy?
The tip came from a reader: "This may be nothing," he wrote, "but I suspect Etsy is having a very ...
Friday December 25, 2015
Looking for Inspiration for Your Small Ecommerce Business?
Conferences are a great way for sellers to meet in person and share ideas - the networking and ...
Tuesday December 22, 2015
What Are Your eBay Confessions?
"My name is Joey and I'm a recovering eBay scammer." While that is not a direct quote from the auth ...
Sunday December 20, 2015
Should eBay Be Allowing Sellers to List Empty Boxes?
eBay is now allowing sellers to list empty boxes for branded items such as iPhone, jewelry, designe ...
Thursday December 17, 2015
Bah Humbug! Shipping and Other Seller Peeves
Where is my package?! Online sellers clearly want to vent about late shipments - a seller turned to ...
Wednesday December 16, 2015
Robbers Hijack Amazon Delivery Truck
Robbers hijacked an Amazon delivery truck after it left a warehouse full of packages to be ...
Tuesday December 15, 2015
Two Year Returns - Unfair to Online Merchants?
A new proposal could mean sellers in Europe would have to accept returns for up to 2 years. In Wedn ...
Monday December 14, 2015
Hoverboards Provide Sellers with Lessons on Product Liability
Overstock.com has banned them, Amazon has restricted them, and eBay continues to promote them at l ...
Thursday December 10, 2015
How an eBay Seller Defrauded the Post Office of $18,000
An eBay seller was able to defraud the US Postal Service of $18,000, according to the Justice Depar ...
Wednesday December 9, 2015
Brace Yourself for Amazon FBA Fee Hike 2016
Sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) should brace themselves for a rate hike going in ...
Tuesday December 8, 2015
What Are eBay Estimated Delivery Date Extensions??
On Monday, eBay announced changes to the way it calculates estimated delivery dates that are displa ...
Monday December 7, 2015
eBay Asks for Help in Mentoring New Sellers
eBay is working on a program to help new sellers get up to speed, and it's expecting its existing ...
Saturday December 5, 2015
Sellers Fret as Etsy Holds Their Funds
Etsy has delayed sending payments to sellers who use its Direct Checkout system, a problem o ...
Thursday December 3, 2015
eBay Provides Tools Exclusively to Chinese Sellers
eBay entered into a new deal to help Chinese manufacturers export products into North America an ...
Tuesday December 1, 2015
What Do You Think of eBay's Advice to Holiday Shoppers?
eBay sent a special email to shoppers over the holiday weekend. The subject line of the missive ma ...