Ina Steiner

Some fear sellers with listings on Bonanza may be unaware of higher fees that took effect on May 1st. Bonanza also announced on Tuesday it is changing its name to bMarketplace. https://t.co/nFNC8jSFJU

A buyer said they can't take advantage of eBay coupons for Best Offers and Buy It Now due to auto pay and is frustrated that eBay gave them a 10 percent coupon they can't apply to orders. Today's letter to the editor. https://t.co/VwxsCSgIVG

The US will lower tariffs on China for 90 days giving retailers the opportunity to stock shelves in time for Christmas, and China will do likewise. The end of the de minimis exemption for China remains unchanged. https://t.co/L9zuivljCx

eBay Standard Envelope experienced an outage of several hours on May 5, with some sellers saying they were going to eat the cost of alternative shipping so they wouldn't get dinged on delivery time or disappoint their buyers. https://t.co/OBAwmrPJQf

eBay began rolling out its new Agentic AI shopping tool in what may be the biggest change to the buyer experience since Best Match became the default in Search in 2008. But how the tool selects listings to display could become a concern for sellers. https://t.co/0qOLeVzCKE

In today's letter to the editor - an eBay seller can't avoid having new listings added to his Promoted Listing ad campaigns and implores eBay not to automatically opt sellers into anything, ever. https://t.co/EqT0xbR9Fd

USPS is raising rates for shipping packages, including Priority Mail and Ground Advantage, effective July 2025 pending regulatory review. For online sellers, it also means higher payment-processing and marketplace fees. https://t.co/tdgPLGZBLF

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UPS is raising rates while cutting costs by $3.5 billion in 2025. Meanwhile Amazon is investing $4 billion in rural deliveries. A seller anticipates the day when eBay can get better shipping rates from Amazon - are they far off? https://t.co/Vg9RFirSgX

Amazon added a new tool sellers can use to easily optimize their listings using gen-AI called Enhance My Listing. Amazon said over 900,000 sellers are already using its existing gen-AI tools. https://t.co/PhaWBCIrqP

eBay is now certifying open box listings along with offering a warranty, but the program is for sellers who have a volume of open box sales. https://t.co/pmde3alJzs

eBay pitched its relatively new live-auction platform as a way for sellers to find inexpensive fashion to resell on its marketplace. What do resellers think of eBay Live auctions for product sourcing? https://t.co/9qzlq00zXu

How can some eBay sellers list DVDs for $4 with free shipping when it costs $5 to ship via USPS Media Mail, a seller asks in today's letter to the editor. https://t.co/R2Z6qVbLYr

USPS is moving from Web tools APIs to new APIs by next January. It may impact sellers who use small marketplaces and platforms that are unable to invest in making changes necessary to support the new programming interface. https://t.co/tZHuO95mPP

eBay Sellers Can Apply for a $10K Grant to Grow Their Biz eBay is giving away $10k in grants to 50 sellers in the US in its 6th annual Up and Running program. Amazon is also running a grant program, this one to promote Amazon Business. https://t.co/4UESHzRpwj

RIP Skype. TechCrunch's obit is a look at alternatives. https://t.co/o21TYWfO0a

What's Amazon up to? Amazon is making it more difficult for sellers to list branded goods resulting in some sellers being stuck with unsellable inventory. Sellers are also reporting that Amazon is slashing capacity for their FBA inventory. https://t.co/SfLmRDDXDM