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April 23, 2013 · 1 Comment

eBay Urges Users to Fight Online Sales Tax

Marketplace Fairness Act pushes on, will be brought to Senate floor.

eBay is asking its users to tell Congress they don’t want an online sales tax. In a letter sent to users on Sunday, eBay President and CEO John Donahoe encourages customers to join the marketplace in telling Congress “No” to […]

April 19, 2013 · No comments

eBay Posts 14% Revenue Surge in First Quarter

More sales, customers fuel growth.

More eBay sales, an increase in the number of PayPal accounts and more mobile shoppers helped eBay Inc.’s revenue grew by double digits during this year’s first quarter. eBay posted a 14-percent year-over-year increase, with its revenue reaching $3.7 billion, […]

April 12, 2013 · No comments

eBay Seller Cruise Sets Sail in February

Registration now open for five-day affair.

eBay sellers will have the chance to sail to Mexico, mingle with fellow merchants and learn how to grow their businesses next year thanks to a new eBay seller education event. The SeaBay Cruise sets sail on Feb. 8, and […]

April 11, 2013 · No comments

USPS: Saturday Delivery Is Back On

Congress blocks switch to 5-days-a-week delivery schedule.

Americans will continue to get their mail six days a week, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday, reversing an earlier decision to limit Saturday deliveries to P.O. Boxes and packages starting in August. USPS officials say “restrictive language” in a […]

April 9, 2013 · 1 Comment

Email Subject Lines May Lift Mother’s Day Sales

Firm finds the right subject can draw in more buyers.

Want to grab buyers’ attention as you get ready for Mother’s Day? Send out a promo email and focus on the subject line. Research from Experian Marketing Services notes that personalized subject lines in emails translate into a 54-percent increase […]

April 8, 2013 · No comments

Etsy Adjusts Customer Service Stats

Seller concerns prompt changes to response, processing time stats.

Etsy’s Customers Service Stats were meant to help sellers gauge that part of their business. However, several merchants reported the stats weren’t displaying the right information, prompting the marketplace to update the feature. Heather Burkman, a member of Etsy’s product […]

April 3, 2013 · 2 Comments

Sellers: ‘Party’ at Conference in Las Vegas

Event full of eBay seller education, expert tips.

eBay sellers, are you ready to party—and learn about selling on the marketplace? Registration is now open for this year’s eBay Radio Party & Conference. The seller conference in Las Vegas kicks off June 18 and lasts through June 20 […]

March 25, 2013 · No comments

4G Service to Revitalize Retail Sales in UK

Faster, more reliable service expected to lower mobile shopping barriers.

Making 4G cell service available to everyone in the U.K. will give retail sales a shot in the arm this year. A study by researcher Conlumino, which was announced today by eBay, says 4G service should increase mobile shopping by […]

March 21, 2013 · No comments

Glitch Removes Thousands of eBay Listings

Officials say issue has been resolved.

A software issue that removed thousands of eBay listings on Wednesday has been resolved. The glitch impacted about 10,000 total merchants in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and Australia, removing their listings from the site, according to a post […]

March 20, 2013 · 3 Comments

Supreme Court Sides with eBay Seller in Copyright Case

Justices say first sale doctrine applies to items made abroad.

Online sellers in the U.S. can buy copyrighted materials abroad, import them and resell them in the States without getting the permission of the copyright owner. That’s the ruling the U.S. Supreme Court handed down on Tuesday in a copyright […]