Antiques and collectibles marketplace Ruby Lane is raising selling fees as of June 1, 2024. A reader told EcommerceBytes the fees has sellers like herself considering closing their shops. In a letter sent to sellers, Ruby Lane said it strived Read more
Ruby Lane is changing its fee structure next month, although existing sellers can choose to stay on the current plan. The new plan offers lower upfront costs, but takes a higher fee when a merchant makes a sale (9.9% versus Read more
Ruby Lane came in 3rd in the 2021 Sellers Choice Awards, for the second consecutive year. A niche site for antiques and collectibles, Ruby Lane has finished in the top five since Sellers Choice began. Although many respondents thought Ruby Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted retail along with all facets of everyday life. Online shopping is no exception, but how are diehard collectors coping? And how is it impacting online sellers and antiques dealers? We checked in with Palmer Pekarek Read more
Ruby Lane came in 3rd in the 2020 Sellers Choice Awards, dropping one spot from the previous year. Sellers’ intense loyalty to this niche site for antiques and collectibles was tested this year as the marketplace adapted to compliance issues. Read more
Ruby Lane has some good news and some bad news about surprise fees that it had announced last month. Ultimately, however: sellers will end up paying more fees. Ruby Lane had announced in November it would impose a new service Read more
High-end antiques and vintage shopping site Ruby Lane is instituting a new fee that buyers will have to pay above and beyond the product price, sales tax, and shipping cost. One seller called the new buyer service fee of 2.95% Read more
Ruby Lane came in 2nd in the 2019 Sellers Choice Awards and topped the list as “Most Recommended” marketplace by its sellers for the second consecutive year. This is a niche site that knows how to keep sellers loyal to Read more
Over 10,000 sellers participated in the 9th annual Sellers Choice Awards. In the initial nomination process, EcommerceBytes readers chose 10 finalists. Readers then rated the finalists in four key areas – profitability, customer service, communication and ease of use. Respondents Read more
Ruby Lane came in 4th in the 2018 Sellers Choice Awards. It earned top spot for “Customer Service” a distinction it has achieved in six of the previous nine years, contributing to its success at being the “Most Recommended” marketplace Read more
