https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/inform-act/ Ecommerce Industry News Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:01:02 +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/inform-act/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/26/amazon-to-hold-funds-of-unverified-sellers-starting-july-7/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/26/amazon-to-hold-funds-of-unverified-sellers-starting-july-7/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2023 02:01:02 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229498 Amazon will hold sellers’ funds starting July 7 for those who have not provided it with required information it requested to comply with the INFORM Consumers Act, which takes effect Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Amazon updated its notice to sellers Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/26/amazon-to-hold-funds-of-unverified-sellers-starting-july-7/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/20/request-an-exception-if-you-dont-want-ebay-to-publish-your-address/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/20/request-an-exception-if-you-dont-want-ebay-to-publish-your-address/#comments Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:50:08 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229463 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is going full steam ahead on enforcing a new law that takes effect next week that requires marketplaces to disclose sellers’ names and full addresses to their buyers. Last week, eBay sent the following email Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/20/request-an-exception-if-you-dont-want-ebay-to-publish-your-address/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/15/ftc-tells-shoppers-to-report-questionable-activity-on-marketplaces/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 02:10:44 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229441 The FTC tweeted a message to consumers informing them they can get information about marketplace sellers and can report questionable activity thanks to a new law called the INFORM Act. The Friday morning tweet linked to a page on the Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/05/12/amazon-new-law-on-seller-verification-takes-effect-june-27th/ Fri, 12 May 2023 17:43:48 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229309 Amazon said a new law takes effect on June 27 requiring it to “collect, verify, and disclose” information about high-volume third-party sellers. Amazon said in its May 10th announcement that it already verifies sellers’ business information during and after registration. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/17/ebay-surveys-sellers-about-fraud-privacy-and-safety/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/17/ebay-surveys-sellers-about-fraud-privacy-and-safety/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:07:11 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=34569 eBay conducted a survey to ask sellers about their concerns over privacy and safety and asking them to share stories about any negative experiences they endured where they felt their privacy or safety was compromised with communication off of the Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/07/17/ebay-surveys-sellers-about-fraud-privacy-and-safety/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/22/ebay-and-etsy-send-urgent-pleas-to-sellers-on-saturday/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/22/ebay-and-etsy-send-urgent-pleas-to-sellers-on-saturday/#comments Sat, 22 May 2021 20:02:41 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=18212 eBay and Etsy sent urgent emails to sellers over the weekend about legislation in Congress that the marketplaces say would harm small sellers and that Etsy says would put sellers’ safety at risk. eBay warned, “Tell Your Senators Not To Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/05/22/ebay-and-etsy-send-urgent-pleas-to-sellers-on-saturday/feed/ 26