Get Ready for Shipping Rate Hikes US Sellers!

Etail sellers in the US get ready. USPS has recently announced that effective on January 17, 2016, shipping service rates will see increases in several areas. Make sure to review rate increases to ensure your business will remain profitable as these increases may very well affect a seller’s ability to offer free shipping.

Should You Outsource Your eBay Fulfilment?

One big decision that growing eBay companies will have to make is whether to outsource order fulfilment. On the one hand, it can save you a huge amount of time, and can be cost effective if you choose the right company, but on the other it’s not a perfect fit for all businesses. Here is a list of the pros and cons of outsourced order fulfilment along with some tips for choosing the right fulfilment company.

Best Seller Tools to Boost Holiday Sales

Sometimes boosting your sales performance isn’t simply a case of increasing the amount of calls you make, or ramping up your PPC game; there are multiple things you can do to help increase sales, and they can come from unlikely places. Here are some tools you can use to give your sales performance the extra push it needs.

It’s Official! Brands Can't Stop You From Re-selling

Much of the online marketplace is modeled around re-selling secondhand goods. This is especially true for eBay. In 1998, the Supreme Court ruled that first-sale doctrine applies to products made in the United States that are sold overseas. This meant that the copyright holder (the brand) could only claim profit for an item sold on the first sale. If the item was re-sold in the United States, the profit would go to the purchaser of that item. But in coming years, that ruling would be challenged, potentially jeopardizing online reselling of products.

Minimizing the Impact of Returns and Chargebacks

You did your homework and designed a strategy that led to record sales for your company. But what about looming returns and chargebacks? What impact will they have on your bottom line? What percentage will be due to “friendly fraud”?

Best Time to End an Online Auction

Back in 2005, eCommerceBytes conducted a survey to determine the best day of the week and time of the day for sellers to end auctions on eBay. In a recent survey (nearly 9 years later), the results shows very little change.