Procrastinating holiday shoppers, rejoice. This coming Monday, Dec. 17, is “free shipping day,” a recurring one-day holiday whereby consumers can comfortably still order gifts online and know they will be delivered gratis by Christmas Eve. eBay and PayPal will once again be active participants. Currently, over half of all eBay transactions involve free shipping. Of…

We’ve talked about shipping costs here on Ink a few times in the past and it came up regularly during the eBay Live! sessions last week. An article on CNNMoney.com yesterday broke it down further. Referencing free shipping from Amazon and Barnes & Noble (with purchases over $25) and other incentive programs from Lowe’s, Sears…

In a continuing effort to provide all questions and answers that came out of the Summit last week – and the questions asked here on the blog – here is part 2 of the Q&A. This post highlights the ongoing shipping & handling discussion that came out of the “Navigating the Changes at eBay” panel….