From the Editor – February 15, 2020

The sellers have spoken! The results of the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards are in. As they do every year, sellers described the challenges the face on each of the platforms on which they sell. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to weigh in – the comments are fascinating and can only be described as the good, the bad, and the ugly.

While marketplaces may have avid fans, many sellers have a love-hate relationship on the platforms on which they sell.

eBay and Amazon reported their fourth-quarter earnings in January, which includes the all-important holiday shopping season. You’ll have to wait until next week to learn how Etsy fared.

Also next week, eBay is holding a Town Hall event where three executives will field questions. While it’s pitched as a Town Hall, sellers must submit their questions in advance (by Thursday), and it is a chat session, not a webcast.

Remember, tomorrow is President’s Day with no mail delivery.

Thanks for reading.

Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.