Marketplaces
BrickLink back online after week-long outage as LEGO confirms cyber incident
Some member data was accessed during the week-long outage. BrickLink is waiving seller fees for November and December.
Marketplaces
Marketplaces
BrickLink still offline a week on after LEGO identifies “unusual activity”
The LEGO-owned parts marketplace has no return date, and thousands of independent sellers are locked out in their busiest month.
Marketplaces
eBay launches £5 Condition Guarantee for used phones and iPads
Buyers can now pay for eBay to inspect eligible devices before they arrive, with the seller's listing as the benchmark.
E-Commerce
Comet returns as an online-only electricals marketplace under OnBuy
The relaunched brand holds no stock of its own, giving electricals sellers a specialist UK channel outside Amazon and Currys.
E-Commerce
Amazon launches Seller Wallet in pounds sterling for UK sellers
UK and overseas sellers can now hold Amazon.co.uk proceeds in GBP, pay suppliers and send money abroad from inside Seller Central.
Marketplaces
Etsy returns to buyer growth as personalisation lifts sales
Etsy grew GMS 8.8% in the third quarter and is testing an AI assistant that gives sellers shop-specific recommendations.