Value Added Resource Week In Review 11-24-24

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eBay News

eBay is expanding AI-powered "Magical Bulk Listing" tool to include more categories, but a recent live demo at the Winter Seller Check-In shows the tool still has limitations and is far from the "take a picture and let AI do the rest" experience CEO Jamie Iannone has been promising for over a year.

eBay Expands Magical AI Bulk Listing To More Categories, But Results Still Show Limitations

eBay is expanding AI “Magical Bulk Listing” to include more categories, but demo shows the tool has limitations, still requires manual inputs.

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In other AI news, eBay is introducing a new AI-powered technical support chat assistant for developers, providing a 24/7 self serve resource directly in the Developer Program experience.

eBay Rolls Out AI-Powered Tech Support Chat For Developers

eBay introduces AI technical support chat assistant for developers, providing 24/7 self serve help directly in the Developer Program experience.

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eBay UK is looking to hire a new Fast-Moving Consumer Goods category manager to drive GMV growth and establish long-term relationship's with key FMCG brands and sellers, drawing comparisons to strategies successfully used by Amazon and Costco to power profitable membership offerings.

eBay UK Eyes Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Amidst Buyer Fee Monetization Push

eBay UK looks for Fast-Moving Consumer Goods manager to bring in key FMCG brands for long-term deals - could Amazon Prime-like offering be part of buyer fee plans?

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An eBay Canada Entrepreneur Of The Year winner shares disappointing experience, says lack of engagement is pushing her to diversify away from platform.

eBay Canada Drops Ball On Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards, Leaving Winners In The Lurch

An eBay Canada Entrepreneur Of The Year winner shares disappointing experience, says lack of engagement is pushing her to diversify away from the platform.

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Apparently, the 5% minimum discount for offers reported in October was not a glitch, but rather an intentional unannounced change as eBay has now updated their help pages to show it is the same across all price ranges.

eBay Offers Glitches & Changes Frustrate Both Buyers & Sellers

eBay users report ongoing issues with Offers - some clearly technical glitches & others intentional changes not working as intended or expected.

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eBay's shady Promoted Listings ad rate increase shenanigans continue with stealth policy page updates to remove any mention of a bid range while still not publicly acknowledging the edit or policy change in any way.

eBay Hikes Promoted Listings Priority Cost Per Click Ad Bid Minimums 10X With No Notice To Sellers

eBay sneaks in Promoted Listings Priority Cost Per Click minimum bid hike in Q4 holiday season, squeezing sellers to make up revenue shortfall.

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Other Ecommerce News

USPS has proposed rate increases for Ground Advantage, Priority Mail, Parcel Select & more, effective January 19, 2025.

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USPS January 2025 Rate Increase - Parcel Select, Ground Advantage, Priority Mail & More

USPS rate increases for Ground Advantage, Priority Mail , Parcel Select & more January 19, 2025 - side by side comparison.

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It's that time of year when Amazon usually announces upcoming fee changes, but this year sellers are getting an early Christmas present with no increases to Referral and FBA fees and some fees for large, bulky items being lowered.

Amazon Freezes Referral & FBA Fees For 2025, Admits Some 2024 Changes Went Too Far

Amazon sellers are getting an early Christmas present with no increases to Referral & FBA fees & some fees for large, bulky items being lowered.

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Mercari has abruptly discontinued their Local delivery offering, giving users less than 24 hours notice to make adjustments to their listings.

Mercari Local Delivery Service Abruptly Discontinued Amidst US Leadership Shakeup

Mercari has abruptly discontinued their Local delivery offering, giving users less than 24 hours notice to make adjustments to their listings.

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Live selling platform Whatnot is flipping the script on Black Friday, slashing fees for sellers and promoting featured shows to kick off holiday shopping season.

Whatnot Throws Black Friday Sale For Sellers With 0% Commission Promo

\Whatnot is flipping the script on Black Friday, slashing fees for sellers and promoting featured shows to kick off holiday shopping season.

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Sneaker marketplace StockX is updating their US returns policy, allowing more flexibility for buyers to return shoes and extending the return period for the holidays.

StockX Updates US Returns Policy, Extends Returns For Holidays

StockX is updating their US returns policy, allowing more flexibility for buyers to return shoes and extending the return period for holidays.

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