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Etsy Sellers Object to Others' Items in Their Listings
Etsy made a move to show shoppers on small mobile screens other items they might be interested in, ...
Tuesday April 26, 2016
eBay Ends Cross Promotion Tool, Expands Paid Ads
An eBay seller began noticing that some accessories he was promoting using eBay's cross promotions ...
Monday April 25, 2016
Amazon and eBay Use Data to Compete with Merchants
Online sellers are buzzing about an article in Bloomberg that reported Amazon is not on ...
Sunday April 24, 2016
eBay Displays Higher Shipping Costs in Search Results
eBay is incorrectly displaying shipping costs in search results on some listings where sellers offe ...
Wednesday April 20, 2016
eBay Has a PR Problem That's Not Going Away
eBay has a public relations problem that may end up being as harmful as the 2014 revelation of its ...
Monday April 18, 2016
Etsy Sellers Concerned over Pattern Shop Uncertainty
Etsy sellers expressed concern on Monday that simply clicking to learn more about the company's new ...
Saturday April 16, 2016
Should Marketplaces Segregate Products from Abroad?
Should marketplaces make seller location more prominent so that shoppers are aware of possible deli ...
Wednesday April 13, 2016
Sellers Blame PayPal for Tax Problems
Sellers have been experiencing problems downloading transaction histories from PayPal for over a mo ...
Monday April 11, 2016
eBay Makes Changes to Search
eBay made two changes to its search engine, and remembered to tell users on Monday. Some sellers ha ...
Thursday April 7, 2016
eBay Changes How It Communicates with Sellers
eBay sent an email to sellers today informing them of "Updates to eBay's seller communications." It ...
Tuesday April 5, 2016
Etsy Launches Website Builder for Sellers
Etsy sellers can now launch their own ecommerce stores that integrate with their Etsy shops. The ma ...
Monday April 4, 2016
Seller Accidentally Ships Cat with DVD Order
Someone sent me a link to an article about a seller in the UK who had inadvertently shi ...