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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Have Your Perceptions of eBay Changed?
eBay surveyed users to find out how their perceptions of the site have changed compared to 6 months ...
Reports of an eBay Outage While Company Remains Silent
There are reports from users who say they were unable to access eBay overnight, and EcommerceBytes r ...
Wednesday July 30, 2014
As eBay Defect Policy Nears, Beware Spoof Emails
Scammers are capitalizing on the anxiety many eBay sellers are experiencing over new policies includ ...
Tuesday July 29, 2014
eBay Penalizes Sellers for Late Deliveries
eBay is advising buyers who receive their orders "late" to open cases against sellers, which will re ...
Monday July 28, 2014
Amazon Launches 3D Printed Products Marketplace
In December, we outlined a vision of a marketplace from Amazon offering customizable 3D printe ...
Sunday July 27, 2014
eBay Expands Definition of Defects as Deadline Looms
eBay appears to be broadening its definition of "defects" as sellers await the arrival of its new De ...
Thursday July 24, 2014
Amazon Releases Second Quarter 2014 Earnings
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rele ...
Wednesday July 23, 2014
Researchers Say eBay Feedback Leads to Privacy Breach
Academic researchers say they've uncovered a "security breach" and a "privacy flaw" on eBay due to ...
New Seller Dashboard as eBay Defect Rates Loom
One month before eBay institutes a new way of measuring sellers' performance, it has rolled out a ...
Monday July 21, 2014
Would You Transfer an Unfulfillable Order to Another Seller?
Would you transfer an unfulfillable order to another seller? That's what Amazon is asking its seller ...
Some Sellers Confused by New PayPal Design
Reports are coming in about PayPal's new design. "Does anyone else have a problem with PayPal's new ...
Thursday July 17, 2014
eBay Rolls Out a Fix for Free-Shipping Glitch
eBay is rolling out a fix to a problem in which it displayed free shipping on listings in certain s ...
Wednesday July 16, 2014
eBay Releases Second Quarter 2014 Earnings, Revenue up 13 Percent
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rele ...
PayPal Launches Loyalty Program for Top Customers
PayPal launched a new program called PayPal Select for its top customers. It provides members of the ...
Tuesday July 15, 2014
Merchants, Please Weigh in: Is Consumer Confidence Growing?
A new report from financial firm CIT Group called "Retail's Changing Landscape" says consumer confid ...
Monday July 14, 2014
Sotheby's to Sell on eBay Live Auctions
Sotheby's auction house will soon allow eBay users to bid on its live auctions, according to an anno ...
Sunday July 13, 2014
Is Asking Buyers for Feedback Asking for Trouble?
Do you ask eBay buyers for feedback after a successful transaction, or is that asking for trouble? ...
Wednesday July 9, 2014
Compensating Users to Post on the eBay Boards
In what smacks of desperation, eBay is considering compensating users in some way for posting on its ...
Monday July 7, 2014
Mad Men and Indians Set Off eBay Alarms
Online sellers walk a tightrope when it comes to what they sell on marketplaces such as eBay and Ama ...
Sunday July 6, 2014
Should Etsy Discourage Users from Discussing Scams on Forums?
As EcommerceBytes reports in Monday's newsletter, scammers launched an attack on Etsy over the holi ...
Wednesday July 2, 2014
Wall Street Estimates Impact of eBay Security Breach
It isn't so much the security breach we've heard so much about that directly impacts eBay sales, but ...