PayPal Zettle launched today to allow small businesses to accept payments across in-person and online channels. But it’s more than a card-reader and point-of-sale solution. PayPal described the offering as way for small businesses to plug into and manage many Read more
An online seller learned the hard way that you don’t always know to whom you are selling. And while the government says the seller lied to buyers about the source of his elephant and whale ivory inventory, he apparently took Read more
Optiseller is hosting a webinar to help online sellers adapt to eBay’s forthcoming Item Specifics mandate. The third-party vendor said its experts will offer practical guidance on what sellers should do – and how to benefit from the changes. While Read more
A merchant who sells NFL items said Amazon has been removing some of his products. When asked why they are doing so, they refer to “The Memo from the NFL.” But, the seller said, “they have never shown me the Read more
Poshmark awarded 12 sellers $5,000 grants and 130 sellers $500 grants, part of its commitment to give away $500,000 in grant money this year to help sellers grow their business on the social marketplace. The company explained that the Poshmark Read more
An eBay Powerseller is working on a project this summer and will share feedback from sellers with eBay management. The kicker: he’s a college student doing a summer internship at eBay. Sam Straus has been selling online since he was Read more
A company called Thimble now offers Product Liability insurance policies for home-based crafters and makers – the kind of sellers you’ll find on sites like Etsy – including clothing designers/sellers, small apparel manufacturers, jewelry makers, and candlemakers. Sellers can shop Read more
Etsy announced today it is acquiring Elo7, an online marketplace based in Brazil, for $217 million, subject to certain adjustments. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman said it will establish a foothold for Etsy in an underpenetrated ecommerce region. Elo7 was founded Read more
Shoppers spent $11 billion in total online on Amazon Prime Day (June 21 – 22, 2021), with retailers large and small benefiting from the 2-day shopping event heavily marketed by Amazon. Adobe provided the figures through Adobe Analytics, which covers Read more
eBay sold its Classifieds business to Adevinta for $2.5 billion in cash and a 44% equity stake, but eBay will reduce its ownership to 33% (or less) over the next 18 months to resolve competition concerns raised by Austrian regulatory Read more
