Value Added Resource Week In Review 4-27-25

Liz Morton
Liz Morton


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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.

DOJ Drops Appeal Of Section 230 Ruling In eBay EPA Case
Department of Justice drops appeal of Section 230 dismissal in EPA case which sought to hold eBay liable for illegal items sold on their site.

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.

eBay Urges Congress To Fight Brick & Mortar Organized Retail Crime While Ignoring Digital Fraud & Theft
eBay urges Congress to take action on brick & mortar retail crime while ignoring larger online fraud & digital theft that plagues the marketplace.

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.

eBay UK Simple Delivery Update: Custom Postage Still Allowed For Items Under £10 In Some Sub-Categories
eBay UK updates Simple Delivery mandate for private sellers, allowing items under £10 in some sub-categories to continue using custom postage.

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.

eBay Opens New KY Sneaker Authentication Facility As Labor Troubles Linger
eBay hiring ops & HR talent for new Louisville, KY sneaker authentication center as physical warehouse footprint increases labor challenges.

eBay's partnership with Klarna is coming to the US, offering buyers more flexible ways to pay and new streamlined reselling capabilities.

eBay Klarna Partnership Expands To US With Buy Now Pay Later & Reselling Capabilities
eBay’s partnership with Klarna is coming to the US, offering buyers more flexible ways to pay & new streamlined reselling capabilities.

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!

eBay Summer 2025 Seller Check In Slated For May 7
eBay’s Summer 2025 Seller Check In May 7: key announcements, sessions on sales strategies, Promoted Listings, shipping, marketing & more!

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.

eBay EU Payment Terms Update June 2025: Payout Schedule & On Demand Changes Coming Soon?
eBay updates Payments Terms of Use for Europe in June 2025, potentially foreshadowing changes to payout schedules & on demand options coming soon.

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.

eBay Gears Up for Crisis? New Job Posting Signals Potential Trouble Ahead
eBay is looking for a new Crisis & Financial Communications manager, revealing company may be in for rough year as legal, regulatory & earnings scrutiny heats up.

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.

Etsy Sells Reverb Ahead Of Q1 2025 Earnings Report
Etsy divests another part of their “House of Brands” as musical instrument marketplace Reverb is sold to Servco Pacific & Creator Partners LLC.

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.

Etsy Touts Shop Manager Improvements ; Sellers Worry About AI Review Summaries & Alt Text
Etsy announces Spring updates to streamline & improve Shop Manager, but sellers worry AI review summaries & alt text may harm their businesses.

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.

Poshmark Cracks Down On Listing Removals, Raising Alarm For Sellers Who Cross Post On Other Marketplaces
Poshmark’s new Excessive Listing Removal Policy raises alarm for sellers who cross post items to multiple marketplaces - here’s what you need to know!

Poshmark is also testing a new "For You" shopping feed with more personalized suggestions for browsing and item discovery.

Poshmark Tests New Personalized Shopping & Discovery Experience With For You Feed
Poshmark is testing a new “For You” shopping feed with more personalized suggestions for browsing and item discovery.
Week In Review

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Liz Morton is a 17 year ecommerce pro turned indie investigative journalist providing ad-free deep dives on eBay, Amazon, Etsy & more, championing sellers & advocating for corporate accountability.


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Avatar PlaceholderMksowaYesterday
They need to fix a very broken system full of nasty attitudes. The patrons no longer matter.
Avatar PlaceholderMarty_J2 days ago
Was just checking to see if it would post without creating an account but….
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!
Avatar PlaceholderJkvinyl32 days ago
As many have already quoted - us sellers now can not charge for packaging. I will be £500 a year out of pocket.