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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
eBay Backs Off 3-Month Holiday Returns
Remember last year when eBay tried to coerce sellers into offering a 3-month return policy during ...
Monday September 28, 2015
OpenSky Is Drawn to eBay Tools while 11 Main Languishes
In June, OpenSky acquired online marketplace 11 Main from Alibaba Group (which acquired a ...
Sunday September 27, 2015
eBay Diverts Shoppers to Competitor Listings
Merchants work hard to get shoppers interested in their listings, which is one of the reasons marke ...
Tuesday September 22, 2015
Do Marketplaces Take Liberties with Terms of Use?
A debate is raging among artisan sellers over the Terms of Use agreements of Etsy and Amazon, whic ...
Monday September 21, 2015
eBay to Run Pilot Program to Address False Claims
Buried in the Fall Seller Update is news of a pilot program eBay is launching to help sellers deal ...
Saturday September 19, 2015
An Early Look at Amazon Handmade
Does Amazon pose a threat to Etsy? Amazon Handmade hasn't officially laun ...
Thursday September 17, 2015
eBay Considers Limiting Search Results to 5 Items
How would you feel if eBay limited product searches by showing buyers only the top five most releva ...
Wednesday September 16, 2015
Should eBay Absolve Sellers Penalized Under Old Standards?
eBay is (again) changing the way it measures a seller's performance, and a reader raised an interes ...
Monday September 14, 2015
Changes to eBay User Agreement Impact Sellers
eBay is making changes to its User Agreement , and some of the changes have sellers wondering ...
Sunday September 13, 2015
Should eBay Recommend Filing a Police Report in This Case?
eBay sellers are discussing the appropriateness of eBay's recommendations to buyers concerning pac ...
Thursday September 10, 2015
Live Blogging eBay Seller Summit Keynote
EcommerceBytes is live-blogging the keynote presentation at today's eBay Seller Summit. ...
eBay Holds Sellers to New Standards in Fall Seller Update
eBay will announce its Fall Seller Update today, which includes major changes to how it judges sell ...
Tuesday September 8, 2015
Etsy Policy Unleashes Firestorm Against PayPal
PayPal has a big PR problem among sellers, one that extends beyond eBay, we discovered on Tuesday. ...
Sunday September 6, 2015
Is eBay Publishing Your Home Address?
An ABC News report is calling into question when it is appropriate for eBay to release a seller's i ...
Saturday September 5, 2015
The Irony of PayPal's Error Resolution Policy
PayPal forces sellers to provide a luxurious 6-month window to buyers to change their minds about ...
Wednesday September 2, 2015
Ten Features USPS Should Add to Its Mobile Apps
The USPS should consider adding functionality to its USPS Mobile app that would allow customers ...