eBay sent a letter to some sellers this week warning them it had detected a possible policy violation, and it concerned and annoyed recipients of the email. The subject line of the email was titled “Attention: “Offers to buy or Read more
A year after eBay launched a pilot program to give sellers more control over dealing with returns from “bad buyers,” it’s expanding the program to include many more sellers. The Returns Resolution pilot gives participants broader options in dealing with Read more
If you’re in retail, you can’t avoid hearing about the holiday shopping season. Etsy, always a good source of tips and suggestions, has begun advising sellers to prepare. PayPal has said September 30th kicks off the shopping season. And a recent report Read more
A sports fan is short for sports fanatic, a truism for the more ardent supporters of the myriad pro and other organized teams in the sporting world. Many fans want a part of their sports heroes for their own, with Read more
You may be used to seeing eBay promote the Valet program to shoppers, encouraging them to sell their unwanted items through the consignment program. But now eBay is encouraging shoppers to buy items that are for sale through the program. Here’s an example of Read more
eBay said 27% of its listings are available through its Global Shipping Program (GSP). And citing statistics from last year, eBay said sellers can get a big boost in sales thanks to the program. “Approximately 16% of sellers who enrolled Read more
Amazon is in trouble again for shipping dangerous goods, this time in the UK, and there’s a lesson there for all sellers, even if they aren’t shipping lithium batteries. Amazon was fined this month 65,000 pounds for breaching dangerous goods Read more
This story from the Delaware State News is cause for concern – hopefully it’s not the beginning of a trend. A woman noticed her mail stopped arriving – turns out someone filed a change of address from her home in Read more
Few will be surprised at how a basic tenet of human nature carries over into the ecommerce world. People feel inclined to treat more favorably those who give them things they want or need. The incredible value of reviews perceived Read more
Yahoo announced on Thursday that certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 “by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor.” “Based on the ongoing investigation, Yahoo believes that information associated with at least 500 Read more
