Walmart Pursues Used Luxury Fashion, from Rolex to Gucci

June 8, 2025

You might not think of Walmart when you’re shopping for a Rolex watch, but the retailer told shareholders last week that its Marketplace platform saw 200% growth year-to-date in its …

eBay Changes ‘Budget Pacing’ for Priority Ad Campaigns

June 7, 2025

eBay changed how it optimizes sellers’ ad budgets, an industry practice called “budget pacing,” as explained on Google Ads. eBay informed advertisers that starting June 18, 2025, “we’ll introduce budget …

eBay Live on Tour, from Hobby Shops to Comic Cons

June 5, 2025

eBay is taking its livestream shopping platform, called eBay Live, on tour this summer, holding in-person events around the country to market the platform to collectors. The tour kicks off …

Etsy Sellers Feel Caught Between Dropshippers and Enforcers

June 1, 2025

Sellers often feel caught between marketplace enforcers and those deserving of a crackdown. Nowhere is that more true than on Etsy, where mass merchandise is prohibited except in the Supplies …

eBay to Close Cutting-Edge R&D Center in Israel

May 31, 2025

eBay is closing its R&D center in Israel at the beginning of next year. The eBay Israel R&D center website boasts of its prowess in cutting-edge technology that eBay uses …

Amazon Will Begin Adjusting Inbound FBA Shipping Fees over Measurement Discrepancies

May 31, 2025

Sellers who use Amazon Partnered Carriers to ship inventory to Fulfillment Centers will be subject to new fee adjustments when the shipping carrier finds measurement discrepancies. The new fee adjustment …

Etsy Tests a New Listing-Level Appeals Process

May 28, 2025

Etsy announced Wednesday it is working on a new way sellers can appeal listing removals. It currently offers an account-level appeals system, and this year, it will begin testing the …

How Many Amazon Fulfillment Centers Are in Your State?

May 27, 2025

Amazon tends to be tight-lipped when it comes to details about its business. But it also cares about its public image and its relationship with lawmakers and periodically touts its …

eBay Accused of Intimidating Union Employees

May 27, 2025

In November, eBay addressed shareholder concerns about its decision to remove language from its Human Rights policy dealing with workers’ right to unionize. Now eBay is facing more serious claims …

Google and Amazon’s Latest AI Shopping Features

May 24, 2025

Google announced new AI features to help people find products and “try on” apparel virtually this week, and Amazon announced a new feature that has “AI shopping experts” research products …

Etsy VP to Talk about Policy and Enforcement at Wednesday Chat

May 23, 2025

Etsy is holding a fireside chat on Wednesday where its Vice President of Trust & Safety Alice Wu will discuss how Etsy keeps its marketplace safe. Wu will be joined …

PayPal User Agreement Clamps Down on Use of Personal Accounts for Businesses

May 22, 2025

PayPal is updating its User Agreement to ensure that businesses are not using personal accounts, and vice versa. It’s also amending the PayPal Online Payment Services Agreement to update the …

Amazon to Drive Traffic to Its Outlet on Memorial Day

May 21, 2025

Amazon invited sellers to discount their excess goods and take advantage of its Memorial Day Amazon Outlet campaign. “You can gain enhanced visibility for your active or upcoming deals running …

Tariffs and Postal Strike Impede eBay Sellers

May 21, 2025

Sellers are facing difficulties trying to mail orders to certain customers due to how eBay is handling US tariffs and a Canadian postal strike. Sellers based in Canada, and sellers …

eBay Expects 1,300 Sellers at eBay Open in August

May 19, 2025

eBay’s annual seller conference will take place in Las Vegas August 12 – 14th at the Venetian Resort. eBay is charging $295 (not including lodging) for attending in-person, and sellers …

Monitoring the USPS ‘Delivering for America’ 10-Year Plan

May 18, 2025

The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) published the latest evaluation of the Postal Service’s Delivering for America (DFA) plan. The 10-year DFA plan was introduced in 2021 under Postmaster …

Sellers Worry Mail Could Get Trapped in Canada Again

May 18, 2025

Mail in Canada was trapped for weeks late last year due to a postal strike, and sellers fear the same could happen this month as Canada Post and CUPW remain …

Amazon Puts Limits on Seller Fulfilled Prime

May 17, 2025

Amazon will place limits on sellers enrolled in SFP (Seller Fulfilled Prime) beginning June 29, 2025. “If you haven’t shipped at least 100 Seller Fulfilled Prime packages per month, or …

eBay Helps Sellers Create and Share Gen-AI Video on Social

May 14, 2025

eBay announced a generative-AI tool sellers can use to create videos featuring product photos “to attract potential buyers and help boost your listing’s visibility.” eBay released the news as part …

Agentic Search to Spare Etsy from ‘Race to the Bottom,’ CEO Predicts

May 14, 2025

Etsy “re-architected” its search engine to add a “Q Score,” CEO Josh Silverman told a Wall Street gathering on Tuesday – and it is telling sellers how to improve their …

US to Lower Tariffs on China for 90 Days

May 12, 2025

The White House announced on Monday that the US and China will each lower tariffs by 115% while retaining an additional 10% tariff as part of a 90-day suspension. Other …

eBay Standard Envelope Experiences Outage on May 5th

May 11, 2025

eBay sellers who use Standard Envelope (ESE) to send small, low-value items such as trading cards were left unable to ship items for a few hours on May 5 due …