Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-30-25
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eBay News
Ex-Senior Security Director Jim Baugh, who is currently serving a federal prison sentence for his part in criminal cyberstalking and harassment campaign, has agreed to testify against eBay execs as part of agreement reached to resolve civil claims against him in ongoing lawsuit.
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eBay April 2025 Privacy Policy update hints at new blockchain technology, AI integrations, digital wallets & authenticity certificates coming soon!
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Law firm Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP is seeking to represent California users whose privacy may have been violated by eBay's usage of third party trackers on their site.
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eBay UK sellers say eBay is making it increasingly difficult to opt out of Simple Delivery as mandated usage of the managed shipping option for private sellers is expected to go into full effect some time in Q2 2025.
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Users are frustrated with a recent update to eBay's listing page description coding that is inserting or ignoring HTML code for bold fonts, line breaks, and more.
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eBay is testing changes that would increase bid increment amounts for auctions priced under $25.
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Buyers left in the lurch as eBay funded discount offer ends early & some sellers say they are being pressured to make up the difference.
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Other Ecommerce News
Piper Sandler analyst Anna Andreeva is causing a stir with suggestions that an eBay and Etsy merger could be an "elegant solution" to growth struggles in a new report musing on the possibility of a compelling combo.
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Etsy dropped a bombshell on international sellers this week, announcing as of August 5th, shops which cannot use Etsy Payments will be closed as the company removes the previous option which allowed payment processing through PayPal.
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Etsy has announced more executive changes to fill gaps left by departures at the end of 2024, naming Rafe Colburn as Etsy's new Chief Technology Officer.
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Amazon is suing the US Consumer Product Safety Commission over ruling handed down last year which found the company legally responsible to recall hundreds of thousands of products sold on its site.
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Amazon expands automotive roadmap to include used cars as well as new in latest updates from Director, GM Amazon Autos Fan Jin.
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Bonanza marketplace is taking new security steps to crack down on fraud on the platform after attempted cyber attack.
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stepped down effective immediately this week after informing the Board of Governors last month they needed to start looking for a successor.
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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.