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eBay 'Urges' Sellers to Forgo Shipping Discounts
2+ week, 2+ day ago (493+ words) EcommerceBytes eBay 'Urges' Sellers to Forgo Shipping Discounts eBay is looking to sellers to lower shipping charges to make its marketplace listings more attractive to buyers as peak holiday shipping surcharges are set to take effect in the fall. eBay…...
eBay Publicly Exposes Second Chance Offers
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (389+ words) EcommerceBytes eBay Publicly Exposes Second Chance Offers Sellers are appalled that the special offers they make privately to bidders who didn't win their auctions are being displayed publicly. "A Second Chance Offer gives you the opportunity to make a sale…...
Should eBay Require Sellers to Provide Receipts?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (732+ words) EcommerceBytes Should eBay Require Sellers to Provide Receipts? Should eBay require sellers to provide receipts in order to sell items? It may come as a surprise to some people, but in some cases, eBay already does - in fact, we found…...
Amazon Seller Sees Sudden Jump in USPS Costs
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (113+ words) EcommerceBytes Amazon Seller Sees Sudden Jump in USPS Costs More postage confusion. I think the surprise USPS change on eBay may be also happening on Amazon. I shipped a few priority flat rate items Monday (18th), but shipping the same mailers…...
eBay Rejects GameStop's Unwanted Advances
4+ mon, 6+ hour ago (349+ words) Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book,…...
Shopping Paradox: People Are Cutting Back but Spending More
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (174+ words) How can people be spending more if they are cutting back on holiday gifts, including for Valentine’s Day? A survey by marketing firm Omnisend found that 23% of consumers said they had cut back on online holiday gifting, yet almost half…...
Consumers Set New Ecommerce Spending Record for 2025 Holiday Season
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (348+ words) The majority of online transactions (56.4%) took place through a smartphone (up from 54.5% in 2024); Mobile shopping was highest on Christmas Day (Dec. 25), driving 66.5% of online sales (vs. 65% in 2024), followed by Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27) at 61.6% mobile share (vs. 59.3% in 2024). Adobe attributed the…...
Fed Transition to Electronic Disbursements Impacts Potential Tariff Refunds
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book,…...