Value Added Resource Week In Review 5-21-23

Welcome to the Value Added Resource ecommerce news week in review!

eBay News

eBay is hiring for important Mergers & Acquisitions strategy, operations and people roles in the wake of the tumultuous TCGPlayer buyout that led to the formation of the first union in eBay history, investor concern about due diligence, and unexpected executive departures.

eBay Hiring M&A Strategy, Ops & People Roles To Focus On Due Diligence

eBay hiring Mergers & Acquisitions strategy, operations & people roles with due diligence & employee integration focus.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

The eventual new hires will have their work cut out for them with TCGPlayer authentication workers still fighting for their first contract as eBay and TCG leadership continue to delay coming to the bargaining table.

Union Win Delayed As eBay & TCGPlayer Appeal Vote, Refuse To Bargain

TCGPlayer workers still fighting for first contract as eBay & TCG leadership continue to appeal vote & delay bargaining.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Hopefully important due diligence lessons have been learned as eBay undertakes acquisition of Certilogo, an AI-powered technology for digital ID and authentication of fashion brands.

eBay Acquires Certilogo For AI Fashion Authentication

eBay agrees to acquire Certilogo, an AI-powered technology for digital ID & authentication of fashion brands.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Buyers and sellers continue voicing concerns and frustration with eBay Authenticity Guaranteed for jewelry, including a shocking (and possibly criminal) misuse of free USPS supplies.

Misuse of USPS Supplies in eBay’s Jewelry Authentication Program Raises Alarms

Seller raises alarm about shocking misuse of free USPS supplies by eBay Authenticity Guaranteed for jewelry.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Buyers report being unable to add or view items in watchlists, saved searches, and save sellers in the eBay app.

eBay Problem With Watchlist, Saved Searches & Saved Sellers 5-15-23

eBay app users report problems with adding or viewing items in watchlists, saved searches & saved sellers.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

And some users have experienced a glitch which causes the eBay search bar to become non-responsive after a single search attempt.

eBay Search Bar Non-Responsive 5-18-23

eBay users report glitch causing search bar to become non-responsive after completing search.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Don't forget - eBay's Summer Seller Check In is coming up on May 25.

Tune in for summer marketing advice, information about eBay Motors Guaranteed Fit program, seller networking and an announcement about this year's eBay Open seller concerfence!

eBay Summer 2023 Seller Check In Slated For May 25

eBay’s Summer 2023 Seller Check In will be held May 25 & there may be some big news about eBay Open coming soon!

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Other Ecommerce News

After closed beta test beginning earlier this year, Poshmark is ready to officially launch in the UK!

Initially, UK closets are only available in the app and Poshmark is wasting no time in launching Posh Shows live shopping for the UK market as well.

Poshmark Launches In The UK

After closed beta test beginning earlier this year, Poshmark is ready to officially launch in the UK!

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Non-profit advocacy group Keep US Posted challenged USPS postage increases with new analysis ahead of congressional hearing on ‘Delivering for America’ Plan.

Keep US Posted challenges USPS Postage Increases With New Analysis

Non-profit Keep US Posted challenges USPS postage increases ahead of congressional hearing on Delivering for America Plan.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Shopify is leveraging its massive amount of data to provide granular insights for merchants and bigger picture ecommerce industry data to the masses with Benchmarks and Global Entrepreneurship Index.

Shopify Benchmarks & Global Entrepreneurship Index Show Power Of Data Sharing

Shopify provides merchant insights & ecommerce industry data with Benchmarks & Global Entrepreneurship Index.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

Etsy sellers are frustrated with apparently unannounced change removing "other" as a shipping service option when listing items on the site.

Etsy Removes “Other” Shipping Service Option

Etsy sellers frustrated with unannounced change removing “other” shipping service option when listing items on the site.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

USPS has launched a new Service Performance Dashboard as part of reforms to help identify delivery delays and pain points across the country.

The dashboard is now live and displays service performance metrics based on national, area or district regions for First Class, Marketing Mail, Periodicals, and Bound Printed Matter/Media/Library Mail.

USPS Launches New Service Performance Dashboard

USPS launches Service Performance Dashboard to help identify delivery delays & pain points across the country.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton ~ Founder

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