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Sellers Say UPS and FedEx Missing from eBay Today
eBay sellers are reporting that when they go to print shipping labels on eBay, UPS and FedEx are ...
Thursday October 29, 2020
eBay Admits to Overriding Shipping Selections
eBay rolled back a test that was causing major headaches for sellers, an executive said on Monda ...
Wednesday October 28, 2020
eBay Seller Experience Team Seeks Chief of Staff
eBay is looking for a Chief of Staff to help the Seller Experience team "make a big impact on mi ...
Monday October 26, 2020
Are Buyers Now Submitting Fake Police Reports?
A seller seeking help on the eBay boards said a buyer submitted a fake police report to eBay to ...
Friday October 23, 2020
Sellers Report Problems Listing on eBay
eBay sellers are having problems editing listings today. In one thread on the eBay disc ...
Thursday October 22, 2020
Is Etsy Testing New Listing Page Designs?
A seller reported that Etsy is testing the design of the listing page. In a post this morning titl ...
Monday October 19, 2020
Sellers Mock Amazon for Dropping Support for IE
Sellers had fun at Amazon's expense when it announced it was dropping support for Microsoft Intern ...
Sunday October 18, 2020
Reports of False Postal Delivery Scans Worry Sellers
Postal workers are providing false delivery scans on packages, according to the Washington ...
Thursday October 15, 2020
Amazon First to Run TV Ads with Holiday Theme
Amazon was the first major retailer to run TV ads with significant holiday themes this year, accor ...
Tuesday October 13, 2020
Amazon Review Scam Harms Innocent Sellers
There's a new twist on the old Amazon review scam that relies on Facebook Groups to carry out the ...
Thursday October 8, 2020
PayPal Verification Glitch Hits Buyers and Sellers
There are reports from many sellers on multiple sites that PayPal has suddenly limited their acc ...
How Realistic Are USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines This Year?
The US Postal Service understands the challenges presented by the pandemic this year. It is ...
Wednesday October 7, 2020
Amazon Says It Plays Fair with Third Party Sellers
Amazon and sellers complement each other and together create a better customer experience than eit ...
Saturday October 3, 2020
eBay to Reseller: Sales Tax Error Is Known Issue
eBay suddenly began erroneously collecting sales tax from a reseller, he told EcommerceBytes, co ...
Friday October 2, 2020
PayPal Raises Cost of Disputes for Some Sellers
Sellers are concerned about a dispute fee referenced in PayPal's new User Agreement that takes ...