Seller Updates
Ecommerce marketplace seller updates, policy & user agreement changes
eBay Canada Sellers Seek Updates About Fate Of Monthly Community Chat Paid Members Public
eBay Canada sellers frustrated with lack of communication as monthly community forum chat appears to have been discontinued without notice.
Depop's New Shipping Terms: Orders Will Be Auto-Canceled If Not Shipped On Time Paid Members Public
Etsy-owned Depop has updated their terms of service, using threat of automatically canceled orders to "encourage" sellers to ship items quickly.
eBay Evolves Top Rated Policy, No Longer Allows Withholding Shipping On False Not As Described Claims Paid Members Public
eBay officially says Top Rated Sellers are no longer allowed to withhold original shipping from refunds on false not as described claims.
eBay Partners With Facebook Marketplace - If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them? Paid Members Public
eBay announces partnership with Meta, enabling select eBay listings to appear on Facebook Marketplace in the US, Germany & France.
eBay Provides Item Insights Showing Promoted Listings Ad Usage By Category In Listing Form Paid Members Public
eBay adds new insights to app listing form showing percentage of items per category currently using Promoted Listings General cost per sale ads.
eBay UK Trials Account Assurance To Help Sellers With GPSR, Other Regulatory Compliance Issues Paid Members Public
eBay UK tests Account Assurance program, promising dedicated assistance with select account restrictions & proactive help with GPSR & other compliance issues.
Big Changes To eBay Pre-Owned Fashion Conditions Coming In 2025 Paid Members Public
Fashion sellers are in for some big changes in 2025 as eBay expands condition grading requirements to include pre-owned fair, good, & excellent.
eBay Unwraps Personalized Selling Stats For 2024: Is Every Seller In The Top 5%? Paid Members Public
eBay sent out personalized messages to sellers today, celebrating their success on the site in 2024 - but some say the math doesn't check out!
Sellers Outraged By Amazon FBA Reimbursement Update That Changes Calculation For Lost & Damaged Items Paid Members Public
Amazon FBA inventory reimbursement policy update for 2025 sparks seller outrage with changes to how value for lost or damaged items is calculated.
eBay Tests AI Generated FAQs In Search Results Paid Members Public
eBay continues testing ways to integrate generative AI with users noticing a new FAQ module displaying in some search results on the mobile app.
eBay's New Saved Feed Page Annoys & Confuses Buyers, Pushes Irrelevant Visually Similar Results Paid Members Public
eBay rolls out new Saved Feed page, users say it's confusing, not useful & pushes them toward irrelevant sponsored visually similar results.
eBay UK Limits Multi-Buy Discounts To Businesses Amid Private Seller Crackdown Paid Members Public
eBay UK takes more steps to differentiate private & business sellers with multi-buy discount limitations to"encourage" businesses using private accounts to upgrade.
eBay Marketing Terms Update December 2024: More Wiggle Room, Less Transparency For Future Ad Rate & Attribution Changes Paid Members Public
eBay Marketing Terms update: Promoted Listings attribution 2025 expansion & more wiggle room to raise future ad rates with no notice to sellers.
eBay Quietly Updates Invoice Limits, Allowing Sellers To Combine Shipping For Up To 100 Items Paid Members Public
eBay quietly addresses another long-time user pain point, raising the limit for how many items can be combined into one invoice from 40 to 100.
Press, Hold, Discover: eBay Unveils Enhanced Access To Visual Search In Mobile App Paid Members Public
eBay integrates AI & image recognition further into homepage discovery with new press & hold functionality to shop similar items in the eBay app.
Poshmark Teases New Swipe To Bid Experience For Posh Shows Livestream Shopping Paid Members Public
Poshmark tests new bidding experience for Posh Shows, leaving sellers wondering if the platform is finally addressing "accidental" bid issues.
Whatnot Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary, Rolls Out New Flash Sale & Rewards Options Paid Members Public
Whatnot celebrates 5 year anniversary, marking the milestone with reflections from sellers & employees & introducing new features.
PSA Pop Data Comes To eBay App, Giving Collectors Seamless Graded Trading Card Experience Paid Members Public
PSA Pop data for graded cards now available directly through eBay app, thanks to new integration & ongoing partnership between the companies.
As many of the items I sell are £10 or less, this makes it not worth the bother and I'll probably have to give it away to the charity shop.
Add that to the "buyer protection" fee they've added on - and the costs are making it untenable for people trying to clear the house, or make a few bob from old bits and pieces. Not happy at all and there doesn't seem to be a way of opting out.
The sooner these sleazebags at the top can be got rid of, or some community-run buy/sell/swap sites come up - the better. We don't need ebay.