Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-16-25
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eBay News
As the eBay cyberstalking scandal civil case continues toward trial, new details have emerged raising serious questions about historic and ongoing corporate governance, compliance, disclosure and ethics failures at the company.
Liz Morton
eBay is looking for a new VP International Markets as David Ramadge announces he has left after a total of 12 years at the company.
Liz Morton
Lawmakers in Illinois are considering passing legislation which would hold both online sellers and ecommerce marketplaces responsible for product liability claims, but eBay Mainstreet hopes to stop the proposed law in its tracks.
Liz Morton
eBay held their first seller check in of the year with sessions on listing flow improvements, Facebook Marketplace integration, AI developments, fashion marketing and more!
Liz Morton
eBay UK has released new updates for March, touting Simple Delivery as a way to get payouts faster, reassuring sellers about Global Shipping Programme tariffs, expanding age-verification requirements for bladed items and more.
Liz Morton
eBay sellers are confused by a strange message they are receiving regarding return requests, telling them they do not need to refund buyers because a service center was unable to return the item to them.
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Other News
In a potentially precedent-setting development for ecommerce marketplaces, a New York district court has handed down a partial summary judgment in the ongoing Nike v. StockX case, ruling that StockX is liable for the sale of 37 pairs of counterfeit sneakers through the platform.
Liz Morton
Poshmark's Sudden Death feature for Posh Shows rolls out to more sellers, helping drive buying urgency for livestream shoppers.
Liz Morton
The US Postal Service has released a demo showing how generative AI can be used to help advertisers comply with requirements for creating Informed Delivery promotions.
Liz Morton
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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.