Free Shipping Day Returns to eBay, PayPal
/ December 14, 2012 0 COMMENTS

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…

Catch-22: as shipping costs rise, customers want discounts
/ June 24, 2008 30 COMMENTS

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…

eCommerce Summit Q&A: Part 2
/ April 29, 2008 30 COMMENTS

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….