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  • eBay Glitch Results in Missing Credits for Sellers
    by Ina Steiner on October 14, 2025 at 9:54 am

    An active thread on the eBay discussion boards shows how difficult it is for sellers to report problems and get them resolved.

  • eBay CEO Touts Achievements at 5-Year Mark
    by Ina Steiner on October 11, 2025 at 11:02 am

    eBay's CEO celebrated his 5-year anniversary and touted his achievements in a recent article. In 2 weeks, he'll face investors to report Q3 sales.

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  • Amazon FBA Raises Fees, Changes Delivery Promises
    by Ina Steiner on October 16, 2025 at 4:56 pm

    Amazon to increase FBA fees in January while enacting a change that may see slower delivery promises for certain types of products.

  • What's Behind Etsy's New Logo?
    by Ina Steiner on October 11, 2025 at 4:04 pm

    Etsy launched a new logo this month. Will the company's refreshed visuals help inspire shoppers and help them experience the magic of Etsy?

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  • eBay's 'AI Referee' Sides with Bad Seller
    by Reader on October 14, 2025 at 10:44 am
  • eBay Protects Buyer - and a Bad Seller
    by Reader on October 12, 2025 at 10:06 am

Ecommerce Articles

Walmart Angles to Be the 'Safe Place' to Buy Collectibles

Walmart Angles to Be the ‘Safe Place’ to Buy Collectibles

October 12, 2025
Walmart made a big splash in the collectibles space last week, with a major presence at New York Comic Con and announcing it was adding 10,000 comics to its Marketplace …

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eBay

eBay Updates Developers on 3rd-Quarter Changes

October 11, 2025
eBay rolled out a number of changes during the third quarter (July, August, September 2025), and it recently summarized the changes for third-party developers that offer tools and services for …

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Etsy

Etsy to Launch Holiday TV Ad Campaign in November

October 8, 2025
Etsy will launch a new holiday marketing campaign that includes TV commercials, its Chief Marketing Officer Brad Minor revealed on Wednesday. In a blog post titled, “How We’re Helping Shoppers …

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PayPal

PayPal Lets Small Sellers Generate Ad Revenue

October 7, 2025
Online sellers have to compete with rival ad-listings on ecommerce platforms, but now PayPal is offering them a way to generate revenue on their own websites by running ads for …

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Adobe Forecasts Online Holiday Sales, Says AI-Research Gains Traction

Adobe Forecasts Online Holiday Sales, Says AI-Research Gains Traction

October 7, 2025
Adobe expects US online sales to reach $253.4 billion this holiday season (Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025), which represents 5.3% growth, year-over-year. The company analyzes direct transactions online, covering …

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USPS May Have Free Rein with PRC Leadership Vacancy

October 5, 2025
President Trump will be tasked with appointing a new head of the Postal Regulatory Commission, according to an article in Federal News Network, which reported on Friday that PRC chairperson …

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eBay

eBay Runs Ads Focused on Fashion, Motors, and Collectibles ‘Stories’

October 4, 2025
eBay is running another fall brand-marketing campaign focused on Fashion, Motors, and Collectibles, including TV commercials. Last year, eBay ran its first global brand campaign in nearly a decade with …

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Amazon

Amazon Starts Charging Sales Tax on Ads

October 3, 2025
Online sellers face another cost that takes a bite out of their margins. Amazon began charging state sales tax on seller ads on October 1, 2025. It applies to sellers …

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eBay

eBay Levels the Playing Field a Bit in October Seller Update

October 1, 2025
eBay announced its monthly seller update for October on Wednesday, and it includes a policy that levels the playing field a bit for US sellers. eBay now requires a US-based …

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USPS Warns of Fake Stamps for Sale on Online Marketplaces

October 1, 2025
The law enforcement arm of the USPS is warning people of fake stamps for sale on marketplaces, social media, and other sites. In addition to cracking down, the Postal Inspection …

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Amazon

Amazon Delays Payouts with Controversial DD+7 Policy

September 30, 2025
Next year, sellers will have to wait much longer to get funds from their sales on Amazon. Beginning March 12, 2026, sellers will have a standard reserve period of seven …

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Amazon

Amazon $2.5 Billion Settlement with the FTC a Drop in the Bucket?

September 30, 2025
How do you hold a large corporation – and its executives – accountable for deceiving customers? Last week, the FTC was satisfied with a multi-billion dollar fine and restitution to …

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Canada Post

Canada Post Union Strikes as Feds Plans Radical Service Cuts

September 28, 2025
The Canadian Federal government is planning to cut postal services, including the elimination of door-to-door delivery. In response, Canada Post union workers went on strike immediately. Both developments have an …

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Walmart Counters October Prime Promo with Deals of Its Own

Walmart Counters October Prime Promo with Deals of Its Own

September 23, 2025
Walmart will run a sale the same week Amazon is running its Prime Big Deal Days. Unlike Amazon, Walmart’s sale is not limited to its Plus members, writing in its …

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eBay

eBay to Acquire Nordic C2C Social Marketplace

September 22, 2025
Following eBay’s acquisition of Caramel in February, “an end-to-end online automotive transaction solution provider,” eBay will acquire consumer-to-consumer social marketplace Tise, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It did not not disclose …

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Google Thinks PayPal Can Help It Dominate Agentic Shopping

Google Thinks PayPal Can Help It Dominate Agentic Shopping

September 21, 2025
Two powerhouses in ecommerce will join forces as tech companies race to build AI agentic services, which some say will replace search engines as the starting point of shoppers’ journeys …

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Shipping and logistics

Holiday Season Brings Peak Fees for Online Sellers

September 20, 2025
Online sellers will be squeezed between holiday shoppers looking for deals and discounts, and shipping carriers who are instituting peak-season fees, including USPS, UPS, and FedEx – as well as …

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eBay Etsy

eBay and Etsy Update Legal Agreements

September 19, 2025
eBay and Etsy are making changes to some of their legal agreements. eBay updated its API License Agreement for third-party developers, including adding restrictions to the use of AI content …

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Amazon

Amazon AI Agent Can Reason, Plan, and Help Sellers Take Action

September 17, 2025
Amazon’s agentic AI-powered Seller Assistant tool that it introduced last year can now reason, plan, and help sellers take action, the company planned to announce today at its Accelerate seller …

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Amazon

Amazon Runs 1st Prime-Exclusive Sale Since Crackdown

September 16, 2025
Amazon announced the date of its 4th annual Prime Big Deal Days, boasting it would include “millions of early deals exclusively for Prime members” in Monday’s announcement. It’s Amazon’s first …

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eBay

eBay Runs Half-Off Sale on Express Payouts

September 15, 2025
eBay is promoting its Express Payouts with a promotion giving a 50% discount to sellers who sign up – but only for their first 5 express payouts (a feature that …

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PRC Approves USPS Rate Hike Hitting Holiday Shoppers

September 11, 2025
As if there had been any doubt, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the USPS’s holiday season rate hike requested last month. But in its filing on Thursday, the PRC …

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