Value Added Resource Week In Review 7-28-24

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

eBay News

Trading card collectors were left scratching their heads this week when an apparent eBay glitch caused onsite search to show random and extremely irrelevant results - just in time for the largest sports card show in the country.

eBay Search Fails Trading Card Enthusiasts Ahead Of The National Sports Card Convention

Trading card collectors left scratching their heads as eBay glitch causes search to show extremely irrelevant results for sports card searches.

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eBay is rolling out updates to the Seller Hub Active Listings page with consolidated search and filter functionalities to simplify the user experience, but sellers say it's missing key functionality from the old design.

eBay Seller Hub Active Listings Page UI Update Consolidates Search & Filters

eBay updates Seller Hub Active Listings page with consolidated search and filter functionalities to simplify the user experience.

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eBay also appears to be testing or rolling out more changes to the Feedback page design, this time removing critical information like feedback left for others and whether feedback was received as a buyer or seller, leaving users more vulnerable to bad actors on the platform.

eBay New Feedback Page Design Removes Critical Visibility From Buyers & Sellers

New eBay Feedback design removes critical info like account age & location; feedback left for others & if feedback received was as buyer or seller.

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Competition is heating up in sports trading cards as mega-seller Burbank Sportscards defects from eBay to Fanatics and Walmart looks to lure new collectibles sellers to the marketplace.

eBay Loses Major Trading Card Seller To Fanatics Collect As Hobby Competition Heats Up

Competition is heating up in sports trading cards as mega-seller defects from eBay to Fanatics & Walmart recruits new collectibles sellers.

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Sellers are now starting to be invoiced for the SPLASH15 Summer Sale promotion and predictably, there is no way to track which orders came from the coupon or audit the charges in any way - it is simply a lump sum invoiced to the seller.

eBay Summer Sale Offer Leaves Sellers Scratching Their Heads About Fees & Discounts

eBay seller-funded Memorial Day sale terms raise questions about how fees are calculated & whether the coupon deal is really worth taking.

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eBay's KnownOrigin NFT marketplaces continues to wind down operations with additional updates on X/Twitter indicating it will be a phased processed with reduced functionality on the site as they direct users to secondary marketplaces where possible.

eBay’s KnownOrigin Winds Down On-Chain Marketplace & Minters For NFT Cryptoart

eBay’s KnownOrigin is winding down on-chain marketplace & minters 2 years after acquisition as NFT cryptoart bubble fizzles out.

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Other Ecommerce News

Etsy has made an unannounced change to their fee and payments policies, taking the new shop set up fee from a flat rate $15 to a non-specific amount based on "a number of factors."

Etsy Moves to Variable Shop Setup Fee In Unannounced Policy Update

Etsy makes unannounced change to fee policies, taking new shop set up fee from flat $15 to a non-specific amount based on “a number of factors.”

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Amazon has announced an update to their On Time Delivery Policies causing sellers to worry they will be penalized for carrier delays that are out of their control.

Amazon Updates On Time Delivery Policy, Sellers Worry About Impacts To Accounts

Amazon updates On Time Delivery Policies, sellers worry they will be penalized for carrier delays that are out of their control.

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And we have a big earnings week coming up with PayPal, Meta/Facebook, eBay, Etsy, and Amazon all reporting Q2 2024 results!

Q2 2024 Ecommerce Earnings Call Roundup

Q2 2024 earnings calls are just around the corner - track important ecommerce marketplace earnings dates here!

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