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EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce. by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com |
Why Did eBay Pull Best Offer from Fall Seller Release?
eBay had been set to roll out Best Offer changes to all categories as part of its Fall Seller Rele ...
Tuesday July 30, 2013
eBay Exec Brian Burke Discusses New Feedback Policy
The executive in charge of feedback at eBay appeared on eBay's radio program today to discuss chang ...
Feedback Changes Highlight eBay Fall Seller Release
We scooped eBay on its own Fall Seller Release a week ago, and today, eBay.com will formally announc ...
Monday July 29, 2013
Online Sellers Worried over Priority Mail Delivery Estimates
Sellers are concerned that USPS changes to Priority Mail delivery estimates will confuse buyers and ...
Sunday July 28, 2013
eBay Nabs Another Retail Chain - OfficeMax Opens eBay Store
Looking for office supplies? Now you have a new way of shopping for binders, bubble wrap, shredder ...
Friday July 26, 2013
No More Sharing Product Photos on Amazon
Amazon is eliminating a social-sharing feature on its marketplace. The customer-uploaded image featu ...
Thursday July 25, 2013
Online Merchants Scramble to Cope with Gmail Changes
One of the cardinal rules of email marketing is to make your list opt-in. People hate to find themse ...
Amazon Grows Net Sales 22 Percent in Second Quarter 2013
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press releas ...
Wednesday July 24, 2013
Amazon Lets Merchants Advertise, Should eBay?
A reader sent me this Forbes article about ecommerce site Wayfair, which places ads for nearb ...
Monday July 22, 2013
eBay Fall Seller Update: Feedback Removal, TRS Grace Period, More
As part of eBay's fall Seller Release to be announced shortly, eBay will expand its feedback removal ...
What's Your Best 'Baby Bid on My Item' eBay Story?
Online sellers have lots of pet peeves, but one of the most common among eBay sellers is the bidder/ ...
Sunday July 21, 2013
Amazon Gets Closer to eBay with Used, Collectibles Photo Policy
Amazon is now allowing third-party sellers to add photographs showing their used and collectible ite ...
Saturday July 20, 2013
eBay CEO John Donahoe Skirts Issue of Fee Impact
John Donahoe defended eBay's fee increases, according to a report on financial site Benzi ...
Thursday July 18, 2013
eBay CEO Opens Up Again, This Time About His Marriage
eBay CEO John Donahoe recently wrote an essay about taking time away from daily work for undistur ...
Wednesday July 17, 2013
eBay Grows Marketplaces GMV 13 Percent in Second Quarter
eBay announced second quarter 2013 earnings today, July 17, 2013. eBay's conference call with anal ...
Should eBay Restrict All Sellers of Coupons?
eBay is placing restrictions on the sale of manufacturer's coupons - sellers are limited to sellin ...
Tuesday July 16, 2013
Tax Collection Software for Online Merchants - Is It Really Free?
On Monday, we reported on a newly launched grassroots coalition of online sellers that formed to o ...
Monday July 15, 2013
Is eBay Testing Fees After Spring Restructuring?
eBay is running a new invitation-only promotion that caps commission fees at $100. A recipient of ...
eBay Incorrectly Charging for 10-Day Listing in New Promotion?
eBay is running a free-listing promotion this week that includes 10-day auctions, but sellers say ...
Sunday July 14, 2013
USPS Wants to Help Dispose of Obsolete Personal Materials
The USPS is seeking proposals for a new program in which it would partner with third-parties to coll ...
Friday July 12, 2013
Would Online Sellers Prefer USPS Robots to Mailmen?
Could robots someday replace your mailman? That's a possibility according to researchers at Deloit ...
Wednesday July 10, 2013
eBay Users Report Privacy and Photo Problems with New Groups
After eBay moved its community areas to a new platform from Lithium Technologies, users are repo ...
Wall Street's Take on eBay's Turnaround and New Fees
Wall Street analyst Mark May published a report on Monday as he initiated coverage of eBay for Citi. ...
Tuesday July 9, 2013
What Do You Think of eBay's New Discussion Boards?
eBay.com brought its discussion boards back online today after a week of being in "read-only" mode ...
Monday July 8, 2013
Can eBay Succeed in Partnering with Brands and Large Merchants?
eBay's new EU Merchant Development Organisation is hiring marketing and sales people as it works on ...
Sunday July 7, 2013
How Merchants Cope with the Dog Days of Summer
The dog days of summer usually refers to the hot weather July and August bring - and what a summ ...
Wednesday July 3, 2013
Controversial Jersey on eBay Shines Spotlight on Deadbeat Bidders
When skimming eBay news headlines on Wednesday, my eyes glazed over at all the "Aaron Hernandez jers ...
Tuesday July 2, 2013
Nervous Buyer Blames Seller for eBay Policy SNAFU
What would you do if you were awaiting an important eBay purchase and it appeared the seller was dr ...
Monday July 1, 2013
Would eBay Improve Under Google Ownership?
Should Google buy eBay? And if it did, would eBay be the better or worse for it? And how about this: ...