Week In Review
Ecommerce marketplace seller news week in review
Value Added Resource Week In Review 5-4-25 Paid Members Public
eBay Q1 2025 earnings & exec shuffle, AI description summaries, Seller Check In; Etsy Q1 2025 earnings; Poshmark listing removal policy; WhatnotCon & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 4-27-25 Paid Members Public
eBay KY sneaker authentication center, Klarna partnership. Summer Seller Check In; Etsy sells Reverb; Poshmark Excessive Listing Removals & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 4-20-25 Paid Members Public
eBay user agreement, AI description summaries, Ambassador program, Simple Delivery insurance; Etsy local, Fedex & UPS China surcharges & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 4-13-25 Paid Members Public
eBay labor troubles continue, AI Magical Listing rolls out, community news; Etsy AI discovery feeds; Bonanza fee increase & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 4-6-25 Paid Members Public
eBay April 2025 update, automatic feedback, AI listing & message responses, UK Simple Delivery; tariffs & de minimis; StockX Verified Seller & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-30-25 Paid Members Public
eBay privacy policy changes, cyberstalking case update, auction bid test; Etsy drops PayPal-only shops; Amazon sues CPSC; PMG Dejoy resigns & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-16-25 Paid Members Public
eBay cyberstalking case raises governance & compliance concerns; StockX liable for sale of counterfeit Nikes; USPS gen AI tools for Informed Delivery ads & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-9-25 Paid Members Public
eBay trading card FVF discount, UK community censorship, eBay Open 2025, app updates & search glitches; US tariffs; Poshmark ads & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-2-25 Paid Members Public
eBay Q4 2024 earnings, relisting delays, reversed ban on live fish sales; Etsy AI search consumer harm; Depop Locked In Offers & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 2-23-25 Paid Members Public
eBay cyberstalking & EPA lawsuits, Live Animal Policy updates, UK VAT snafu; Walmart Q4 earnings; FTC Big Tech censorship; PMG DeJoy steps down & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 2-16-25 Paid Members Public
eBay crisis comms, live selling competition, Simple Delivery updates; Facebook Marketplace Partnership expands; Walmart ORC class action, Mercari ads & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 2-9-25 Paid Members Public
eBay UK Buyer Fee fiasco, app update outrage, pre-owned clothing conditions, Top Star program ends; tariff turmoil; Mercari earnings report more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 2-2-25 Paid Members Public
eBay discrimination lawsuit, January seller update fee increase, payment updates; Etsy handling cost shuffle; Mercari NFTs & auctions, and more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 1-26-25 Paid Members Public
eBay Promoted Listings changes in Germany, top rated policy evolves, OpenAI partnership; Depop new shipping terms, Etsy shipping price snafu & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 1-19-25 Paid Members Public
eBay acquires Caramel, UK delivery speed filters; managed shipping survey; Walmart partners with Rebag; Poshmark fraud; Depop Ambassadors & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 1-12-25 Paid Members Public
eBay Facebook partnership, API changes, 2025 shipping rates; UPS Surepost Ground Saver updates; Poshmark & Loop partner; Whatnot growth & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 1-5-25 Paid Members Public
eBay UK buyer fees, new years sales; UPS Surepost service updates; USPS lightweight NSAs; Mercari fee changes & more!
Value Added Resource Week In Review 12-29-24 Paid Members Public
eBay UK Account Assurance, new pre-loved fashion conditions; UPS Mail Innovations rate hike plus top stories from 2024 & what's ahead in 2025!
The rates have now gone back up again because the de minimis exemption for items made in China ended on May 2, 2025 - and it also appears that if the seller didn't specify the Country of Origin, eBay may be defaulting to the assumption that it was made in China for the purposes of calculating the duties for the Global Shipping Program.
https://www.valueaddedresource.net/trump-ends-de-minimis-china-other-countries-to-follow/
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/Sudden-dramatic-increase-in-global-shipping-price-after-winning/m-p/35064987/highlight/true#M520410