Value Added Resource Week In Review 9-1-24

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

eBay News

eBay TCGPlayer sellers call for joint FTC and DOJ investigation in public comments on Corporate Consolidation Through Serial Acquisitions & Roll-Ups, saying company's aggressive M&A moves in trading card industry have resulted in substantial loss of competition.

eBay TCGPlayer Sellers Urge FTC, DOJ Investigation In Comments On Corporate Consolidation & Roll-Ups

eBay TCGPlayer sellers call for FTC & DOJ investigation in public comments on Corporate Consolidation Through Serial Acquisitions & Roll-Ups.

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Sellers reported multiple technical issues impacting Promoted Listings this week, with a listing form display problem making it difficult to enter ad rates and server failures causing the new ad dashboard to be completely non-functional for 12+ hours preventing monitoring and managing ad campaigns.

eBay Promoted Listings Dashboard Server Failures Leave Sellers In Dark On Ad Performance

Sellers report eBay Promoted Listings dashboard server failure, spinning blue circle prevents monitoring & managing ad campaigns.

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eBay UK is cracking down on business sellers who are incorrectly registered as private sellers, forcing some to upgrade their accounts and dropping private selling monthly free listing allotment from 1,000 listings to 300.

eBay UK Cracks Down On Private Sellers, Reduces Monthly Free Listing Allotment

eBay UK cracks down on businesses registered as private sellers, forcing upgrades & dropping monthly free listings from 1,000 listing to 300.

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Sellers in the UK will also no longer be allowed to accept cash on collection, effective October 1st, as eBay undertakes overhaul of the Local shopping experience in the region.

eBay UK Drops Cash On Collection Amid Local Shopping Shake Up

eBay UK will no longer allow cash payment on collection starting October 1st as part of larger Local shopping experience overhaul.

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eBay buyers are noticing an uptick in orders being marked as shipped with no tracking uploaded - are recent cancellation policy changes to blame?

Uptick In eBay Orders Marked Shipped Without Tracking: Is New Cancel Policy To Blame?

eBay buyers are noticing uptick in orders being marked as shipped with no tracking uploading - are recent cancellation policy changes to blame?

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A new design for adding images and videos in the eBay listing form is back, despite being soundly rejected and almost universally panned by sellers when it was first tested earlier this year.

eBay Listing Tool Changes Frustrate Sellers With Additional Clicks To Manage Images

Unannounced eBay listing tool changes frustrate sellers as previously single click image management tasks now require multiple additional steps.

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eBay community staff have responded to questions about Advance Returns and Trusted Buyer program by saying there are no additional details they can provide at this time - increasing probability they're trying to keep things quiet for an announcement as part of eBay Open or the Fall Seller Update.

Stealth eBay Policy Update Allows Buyers To Get Advance Refunds On Returns

eBay quietly updates refund policy to allow some buyers advanced credit on returns as questions remain about Trusted Buyer program.

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Other Ecommerce News

Walmart announces big changes at Let’s Grow! 2024 Marketplace Seller Summit, introducing “Resold at Walmart”, allowing third-party sellers to list used products on the site across a variety of categories in clear bid to take a larger piece of the non-new in season pie from eBay.

Walmart Resold Takes Aim At eBay With Pre-Owned Fashion, Collectibles, Electronics & More!

Walmart introduces “Resold at Walmart”, allowing 3rd party sellers to list used electronics, fashion, collectibles, auto parts & more!

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Etsy is launching a new SEO tool for sellers, providing personalized search insights and recommendations through the Search Visibility Page, while also announcing a new ranking algorithm that will prioritize products with low shipping costs is coming soon.

Etsy Launches Search Visibility Reports For Sellers; Warns Shipping Costs Will Soon Have Greater Ranking Impact

Etsy launches Search Visibility Page, announces new ranking algorithm that will prioritize items with lower shipping costs coming soon.

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The Amazon Seller Forum hosted an Ask Amazon event all about the new Manage All Inventory Experience this week - sellers say new design is missing features & functionality, urge delay in retiring old version.

Ask Amazon: New Manage All Inventory Experience

Amazon Seller Forum hosts Ask Amazon event all about the new Manage All Inventory Experience, August 27, 2024.

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And Poshmark users have revealed more details about the new Listing Streak rewards program, saying rewards are earned by sellers creating listings, but the benefit is applied as a shipping discount offered to buyers on their items.

Poshmark Gamifies Listing Process With New Listing Streaks Reward Program

Poshmark looks to gamify listing process, hoping to get more items on the site by offering rewards to sellers for maintaining listing streaks.

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VAR Update

After some testing and tweaking (and a little coding help from Claude.AI 😉) I'm happy to announce readers can now toggle to Dark Mode on Value Added Resource! 😎

I don't expect to win any awards like eBay did, but feedback is always welcome and appreciated. 😂

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