Archive for July, 2010

The New PACT Act Goes Into Effect Tomorrow for all Online Shippers

Posted on July 29, 2010. Filed under: Other | Tags: , , , |

Beginning tomorrow, the PACT (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking) Act signed into law earlier this year prevents shippers from mailing cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products with few exceptions.     Some exceptions to this law include: Shipment of cigars is not prohibited under this Act Shipment entirely within Alaska or Hawaii Shipments transmitted between verified and authorized tobacco industry [...]

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Amazon FBA Toy Sellers are Exempt from 2010 Holiday Selling Requirements

Posted on July 28, 2010. Filed under: Amazon | Tags: , , , |

Every year Amazon comes out with their Toy & Games Holiday Selling Guidelines.  These rules require third party vendors to meet performance targets before the holiday season in order to be eligible to sell on Amazon during the holidays.  Basically, Amazon says that sellers must have sufficient number of sales and must have a good [...]

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Amazon Plans to Add New Toy Categories

Posted on July 26, 2010. Filed under: Amazon | Tags: , , |

We received an email today directly from Amazon with a link to a survey where the results will be used for a major category refresh next year. . . The survey asks only a few questions like What categories should be added and What examples do we have of toys that do not fit in [...]

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eBay Deal Finder: The Real Deal or a Real Dud?

Posted on July 23, 2010. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , , |

Today when checking my eBay listings I happened to notice something on the homepage that I had not seen before.  I’m sure most eBay buyers have seen the eBay DealFinder before but I only sell on eBay, not buy, so it was new to me. . What struck me right away was how eBay stated [...]

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Layman’s Version of New Visa Mastercard Requirements For PayPal Merchants

Posted on July 19, 2010. Filed under: eBay, Paypal, Tips & Hints - Website Sales, Tips - for the eBay Seller | Tags: , , , , , , , |

All ecommerce sellers who accept PayPal will need to accept the new Commercial Entity Agreement by October 1, 2010 in order to continue receiving Visa and Mastercard funded payments.   Accepting this new Commercial Entity Agreement actually means that you are agreeing to accept each of the different commercial agreements for several banks. Commercial Entity Agreement [...]

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Fact or Fiction? NonPaying Bidders Can Leave Negative Feedback for eBay Sellers

Posted on July 10, 2010. Filed under: eBay, Tips - for the eBay Seller | Tags: , , , , , , |

In eBay-sponsored Webinars and Radio Shows this year, various eBay employees (including John Donahoe himself) have been proud to announce that eBay is now offering sellers protection against nonpaying bidders.  eBay states that nonpaying bidders should not be allowed to leave negative feedback for sellers.    It does make for a great “story”.  However, unfortunately for sellers, it is truly a work [...]

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