Value Added Resource Week In Review 4-27-25
Welcome to the Value Added Resource ecommerce news week in review!
eBay News
After previously requesting more time to file their opening brief, the US Department of Justice has decided to drop their appeal of Section 230 dismissal in EPA case which sought to hold eBay liable for illegal items sold on their site.
Liz Morton
eBay is publicly urging Congress to pass the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) which would focus scrutiny on brick and mortar shoplifting while ignoring larger online fraud and theft problems that plague the marketplace.
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A week into eBay UK's Simple Delivery mandate for private sellers, the company is already making changes to the new policy, limiting exemption for under £10 items to specific sub-categories.
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eBay is looking to hire operations and human resources talent for new Louisville, KY sneaker authentication center as expanding labor-centric warehouse operations bring increased employee relations challenges.
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eBay's partnership with Klarna is coming to the US, offering buyers more flexible ways to pay and new streamlined reselling capabilities.
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eBay's second seller check in of the year is coming soon with a live virtual event planned for May 7, featuring key announcements, strategies to drive summer sales and sessions on Promoted Listings, shipping, marketing and more!
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eBay has released an update to their Payments Terms of Use for Europe that may foreshadow potential changes to payout schedules and on demand options coming soon.
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Update: eBay finally has a new Head of Financial and Crisis Communications with an internal promotion of Maddy Martinez who previously handled comms and corporate affairs at beleaguered subsidiary TCGPlayer.
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Other Ecommerce News
Etsy has announced they are divesting another part of their "House of Brands" as musical instrument marketplace Reverb is sold to Servco Pacific Inc and Creator Partners LLC.
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Etsy also released Spring updates this week streamlining and improving shop management, but sellers worry AI review summaries and alt text may harm their businesses.
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Poshmark is cracking down on sellers who remove listings and/or relist items with new policy company says is aimed at improving discoverability and attracting repeat buyers.
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Poshmark is also testing a new "For You" shopping feed with more personalized suggestions for browsing and item discovery.
Liz Morton
eBay seller since 2022
Just started selling about a year and half ago
800 items sold 99.7 feedback
Recently I went away for family things for 30 days set my acct to be away … got back with items not received cases opened
I wasn’t able to revise existing listings post new listings OR refund the buyer from my eBay funds …
The items were caught up in recent wild fires but ended up being delivered late. I had to beg the buyer to let me pay them off of eBay to close the case because it was on hold and I wasn’t able to refund them from my eBay acct etc…. So luckily they obliged and I did … but ever since then my acct must be strikes as high risk because funds have been on hold 3 days after delivery since then indefinitely might I add… I get the run around everytime etc etc FINALLY I got someone saying it’s temporary it’ll be back to normal etc. these r all reps from escalated departments… one lady told me that with my history and feedback I’ve proved beyond doubt that I’m reliable seller and shouldn’t be on hold she put in for a appeal never heard back got the run around for another few months… they keep telling me I’ve been chosen for the new update they r rolling out total BS … do you believe that sellers will stay on eBay with these holds ? No they will simply go to another platform … they r 100% making money on the holds and use any reasoning to tell you basically no and keep profiting…. The get around is creating a new acct… these cases were closed without eBay having to step in and might I add I lost $$ and its been truly frustrating esp since I’ve built the acct up but I know I can do it again.. when they tell me its going to happen to all accts I just mention how my brother just opened one n now has immediate payments they don’t know what to say I don’t think they really even know.,, its sad n scummy but I see a class action lawsuit coming honestly ! I don’t know💬 if I forgot anything but well written thanks for the information. Have a great one!