https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/ebay-early-seller-update-2019/ Ecommerce Industry News Fri, 22 Mar 2019 03:01:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/ebay-early-seller-update-2019/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/21/ebay-sellers-should-review-changes-to-item-specifics/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/21/ebay-sellers-should-review-changes-to-item-specifics/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2019 02:57:37 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13405 eBay announced changes to Item Specifics on Thursday. The news was related to the Early Seller Update changes announced in February when eBay said sellers could optimize their listings for product-based shopping by providing complete and accurate item specifics to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/21/ebay-sellers-should-review-changes-to-item-specifics/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/results-are-in-how-ebay-gtc-mandate-will-impact-sellers/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/results-are-in-how-ebay-gtc-mandate-will-impact-sellers/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2019 22:04:21 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13271 This month, eBay will take away the ability for sellers to set the duration of their fixed-price listings and will impose recurring billing on a 30-day cycle. eBay announced what we refer to as the Good Til Cancelled mandate (GTC) Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/results-are-in-how-ebay-gtc-mandate-will-impact-sellers/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/survey-ebay-sellers-explain-the-impact-of-gtc-mandate/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/survey-ebay-sellers-explain-the-impact-of-gtc-mandate/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2019 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13273 Our recent survey shows some sellers are hopeful that eBay’s new GTC mandate (making all fixed-price listings Good Til Cancelled) will have a positive impact, while others see it as having negative consequences. eBay announced the GTC mandate on February Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/survey-ebay-sellers-explain-the-impact-of-gtc-mandate/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/09/the-sellers-guide-to-ebays-early-2019-seller-update/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 22:02:31 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13276 There is a lot to process in the first eBay Seller Update of 2019, and the company also revealed some hints of what is to come later this year. eBay announced the update on February 26, as expected, although this Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/06/ebay-seller-update-2019-sales-tax-collection/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/06/ebay-seller-update-2019-sales-tax-collection/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:30:37 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13261 eBay has begun to collect sales tax from buyers located in certain states, including Washington, thanks to Marketplace Facilitator laws, and eBay included news relating to that development in its Early Seller Update last week. eBay announced it would begin Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/06/ebay-seller-update-2019-sales-tax-collection/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/05/tool-helps-sellers-calculate-impact-of-ebay-gtc-policy/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/05/tool-helps-sellers-calculate-impact-of-ebay-gtc-policy/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:49:57 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13254 A third-party tool can help eBay sellers calculate the impact of the new Good Til Cancelled (GTC) policy. eBay is implementing the new policy in mid-March, at which time it will mandate GTC on all fixed-price listings. But because GTC Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/05/tool-helps-sellers-calculate-impact-of-ebay-gtc-policy/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/03/ebay-execs-unprepared-for-gtc-double-billing-problem/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/03/ebay-execs-unprepared-for-gtc-double-billing-problem/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2019 02:35:13 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13229 eBay executives and managers were caught off-guard by a complication in the new Good Til Cancelled (GTC) policy that will roll out in mid-March. The Vice President of Seller Experience at eBay, Harry Temkin, was forced to issue an update Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/03/03/ebay-execs-unprepared-for-gtc-double-billing-problem/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/27/ebay-seller-update-2019-ebay-makes-listings-permanent/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/27/ebay-seller-update-2019-ebay-makes-listings-permanent/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:19:37 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13199 In a move that makes the eBay marketplace more like Amazon, eBay told sellers that all fixed-price listings on site would become permanent, or in eBay parlance, “Good Til Canceled” (GTC). But sellers will still have to pay listing fees Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/27/ebay-seller-update-2019-ebay-makes-listings-permanent/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/27/ebay-seller-update-2019-discounts-encouraged-with-offers-to-buyers/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/27/ebay-seller-update-2019-discounts-encouraged-with-offers-to-buyers/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:13:31 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=13196 eBay is expanding a feature called “Offer to Buyers” designed to improve conversion. It will become available in Seller Hub next month, according to eBay’s Early 2019 Seller Update announcement published on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The Offer to Buyers Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/02/27/ebay-seller-update-2019-discounts-encouraged-with-offers-to-buyers/feed/ 1