As of December 28, 2023, Amazon sellers located in areas where UPS charges a Remote Area surcharge will no longer see the charges weeks after return labels are generated. In an email this week, Amazon said the surcharge would appear Read more
Poshmark made a number of changes to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy that takes effect on February 5, 2024. One of the changes it called out was the addition of a class-action waiver, which had sellers buzzing. In Read more
eBay Canada introduced a promotional rate on packages to the US in September that was set to expire on December 31st. eBay announced it is extending the promotional rates through March 31, 2024. The Canada Post Tracked Packet – USA™ Read more
Bonanza announced a new webstore builder and business hub called Vercado, which it compared to the popular ecommerce platform Shopify Plus. In a blog post on Tuesday, online marketplace Bonanza described its new offering: “Now you can sell on platforms Read more
US retail sales grew 3.1% year-over-year this holiday season, running from November 1 through December 24, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. That excludes automotive and is not adjusted for inflation (it measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of Read more
On the Thursday before Christmas, Amazon prepped shoppers on how to return unwanted items, publishing a blog post explaining “How the returns process works at Amazon.” Returns are such a big part of online selling that Amazon has a Vice Read more
Amazon provided sellers with instructions on vacation settings – 3 days before Christmas Day. “If you’re taking time off over the holiday season, or planning to work on public holidays, we recommend these simple steps to protect your seller-fulfilled order Read more
Sellers outside the US have reported for over 7 months that Etsy has undercharged some buyers for their international orders, forcing sellers to either pay the difference out of their own funds or else cancel the order and look bad. Read more
Amazon introduced a new metric to help sellers who use its FBA fulfillment services avoid a new fee that will go into effect in the New Year. The new “low inventory fee” will apply if a product’s inventory levels relative Read more
eBay sent an email campaign this week promoting eBay electronic gift cards. “Introducing eBay eGift Cards,” read the subject line of the marketing email. With Christmas less than a week away and delivery deadlines top of mind for holiday shoppers, Read more
