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Amazon expanded FBA Grade and Resell to 5 additional categories. Sellers can use the service to resell returns as used goods.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Former eBay CEO Devin Wenig's attorney Abbe Lowell convinced a Judge to delay the eBay stalking trial until March.
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Wenig Attorney Gets eBay Stalking Trial Delay
If you believe you can fight a fair fight against a corporation, or people of extreme wealth, you had better be ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:28 PM
An eBay buyer figured out a way to shift the burden of return shipping to the seller. Is this happening to you?
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November 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Etsy de-indexed some sellers' listings in search in early November leading to reports of plummeting sales. Etsy said it is investigating.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
USPS is adding a service in response to reciprocal tariffs and the end of de minimis. Shippers sending packages abroad will soon be able to use USPS DDP to reduce the risk that buyers reject items at the time of delivery.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
USPS will raise shipping rates in January, including Priority Mail and Ground Advantage, but will leave First Class Mail alone. It also wants to lift the regulatory price limits imposed by Congress and administrated by the PRC.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Facebook Marketplace is making it easier for shoppers to ask sellers questions (is that something sellers really want?) and it added features to make shopping more social.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A Fragile Myth: You should assume your packages will be treated roughly once they enter the system and should package them accordingly. Today's letter to the editor.
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Package Items Like Their Lives Depended on It
Dear Ina, As the holiday shipping rush approaches, I want to share an important, and for me, eye-opening perspective, ...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Is eBay considering eliminating the popular Sell Similar feature in advance of rolling out its controversial ad attribution policy in January?
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November 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
eBay and Google recently shared the stage to discuss ways sellers could increase visibility on and off eBay. In this week's update from eBay on peak-season questions, it tackles this issue and describes best practices.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Amazon announced a new returns dashboard to give sellers clearer insight into returns ahead of the holiday returns season. (Amazon requires sellers to accept returns until the end of January 2026 for items purchased between Nov. 1 and Dec 31.)
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Amazon Announces New Dashboard ahead of Expected January Returns Tsunami
Amazon announced a new returns dashboard to give sellers clear insight into returns ahead of the holiday returns season
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November 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
eBay's cancellation policy is unlike most retailers', which sometimes leads to confusion and even antagonism between buyers and sellers. Here's a case where a seller antagonized a buyer, and what eBay had to say about it.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A seller contrasts allegations that Facebook earns a fortune from scam ads with the abysmal support they say sellers receive on FB Marketplace - in today's letter to the editor.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
USPS will likely announce 2026 shipping (Competitive) rates next week that will take effect on January 19th. But the price of a stamp will remain at 78 cents.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Amazon surveyed shoppers about sponsored listings showing up in search. Sellers may ponder: if the #1 spot in organic search results is a sponsored listing that is also highly relevant, then why not put the listing there and not charge the seller for "extra" visibility?
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November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
eBay added a "curated finds" section to Stores and also changed the way it runs eBay Store ads - here's what to know.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just as Amazon lets eligible sellers who self-fulfill use its Prime-eligible free-shipping badge on their listings, Walmart is now doing the same for sellers through its Walmart+ free-shipping subscription program.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Did you know you can opt-in to be notified when eBay sellers drop their prices? Let us know if you think price-drop notifications spur shoppers to hit the buy button.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A longtime eBay seller is seeing an uptick in scams, including buyers who claim to be missing one item in a multi-item order. When is it time to bring in the police? Today's Letter to the Editor.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Etsy is allowing foreign sellers to set higher prices for US shoppers due to the challenges posed by American tariffs.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Amazon posted a message celebrating the 25-year anniversary of opening its marketplace to sellers and thanking them for their partnership. Sellers reacted and shared the some of the challenges they faced.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM
eBay updated sellers on its holiday marketing campaign this week and explained how they could research holiday trends using eBay tools.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Etsy and eBay differentiate top sellers, and now Etsy is testing a Top Buyer badge next to buyers who are in the top 15 percent of spenders. Here's what sellers think of it, including some privacy concerns.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Recommerce is the fastest growing retail category according to the AIM Group's new Recommerce Intelligence report, which launched a new weekly email newsletter and will hold a conference next year called Recommerce Buzz.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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I stopped posting the daily Canada Post rotating strikes because they were affecting such small areas, but this week they are moving to bigger locals.

Today's strikes ae in Cobourg (ON) & London (ON)

Striking locals are posted at the top of the union home page daily: www.cupw.ca
CUPW
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November 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM