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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource

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Independent investigative journalist - deep dives on ecommerce & big tech.🕵️‍♂️ 100% ad-free & reader supported! Subscribe 📰👉 valueaddedresource.net/

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 16h

ThredUp launches live selling on Whatnot, explores giving other livestream sellers access to its secondhand inventory. www.valueaddedresource.net/thredup-live...

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ThredUp Launches Live Selling On Whatnot, Eyes Bigger Seller Partnership

ThredUp launches live selling on Whatnot, explores giving other livestream sellers access to its secondhand inventory.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 18h

eBay opens Promoted Stores Custom to all eligible sellers, with cpc ads able to send buyers to Store, Live, Sale & Ambassador influencer pages. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-expands...

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eBay Opens Custom Promoted Stores Ads To All Sellers, Adds Influencer & Live Landing Pages

eBay opens Promoted Stores Custom to all eligible sellers, with cpc ads able to send buyers to Store, Live, Sale & Ambassador influencer pages.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Former eBay Motors employee takes decade-long whistleblower case to federal court, alleging retaliation after reporting preferential treatment for a seller with ties to eBay insiders & raising concerns about WHI Solutions acquisition metrics. ⚖️ www.valueaddedresource.net/ex-ebay-whis...

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Ex-eBay Whistleblower Alleges Seller Favoritism, Inflated Acquisition Metrics In New Lawsuit

Former eBay whistleblower alleges seller favoritism, inflated acquisition metrics and retaliation in newly filed federal lawsuit.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

eBay just quietly killed Classified Ads for everything except Vehicles. But some of its own policies still tell digital goods sellers they’re required to use them. 🤨 www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-ends-cl...

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eBay Quietly Ends Classified Ads Outside Vehicles, Leaving Digital Goods Policy Gap

eBay ends Classified Ads outside Vehicles, leaving some digital goods sellers without the listing format its own policies still require.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amazon opens Seller Central to eBay, Shopify, TikTok and Walmart, giving sellers new multichannel tools and Amazon more off-platform data. www.valueaddedresource.net/amazon-selle...

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Amazon Opens Seller Central To eBay, Shopify, TikTok & Walmart

Amazon opens Seller Central to eBay, Shopify, TikTok and Walmart, giving sellers new multichannel tools and Amazon more off-platform data.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

eBay sellers reported listing delays in Seller Hub this week as one seller found a mystery item she says she never listed under her account. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-listing...

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eBay Listing Delays Return As Mystery Item Appears In Seller Account

eBay sellers reported listing delays in Seller Hub this week as one seller found a mystery item she says she never listed under her account.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ship With eBay managed shipping is expanding to more US sellers and categories, with Final Value Fees still applying to shipping amounts paid directly to carriers. www.valueaddedresource.net/ship-with-eb...

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Ship With eBay: Managed Shipping Expands To More US Sellers & Categories

Ship With eBay managed shipping expands to more US sellers & categories, while Final Value Fees still apply to postage paid directly to carriers.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Vinted and Depop have spent the last six months competing aggressively on US shipping prices, cycling through free and deeply discounted rates to make lower-value secondhand fashion purchases more attractive. www.valueaddedresource.net/vinted-depop...

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Vinted, Depop Step Up US Shipping Competition

Vinted and Depop use free and discounted shipping to compete for lower-value US resale fashion purchases.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The antitrust suit over PSA parent Collectors’ SGC and Beckett acquisitions continues, with Collectors asking the court to send most of the expanded case to individual arbitration and dismiss the rest. www.valueaddedresource.net/collectors-a...

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Collectors Seeks Arbitration, Dismissal In Expanded PSA Antitrust Suit

Collectors seeks arbitration and dismissal of expanded PSA card grading antitrust claims tied to its SGC and Beckett acquisitions.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Etsy's September seller update adds shared shop access, more listing options, payment account changes & expanded appeals. www.valueaddedresource.net/etsy-seller-...

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Etsy Adds Shared Shop Access, More Listing Options & Expanded Appeals

Etsy's September seller update adds shared shop access, more listing options, payment account changes & expanded appeals.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Depop faces another proposed class action alleging Marketplace Fee “drip pricing,” just two months after a separate plaintiff voluntarily dismissed a similar federal lawsuit. ⚖️ www.valueaddedresource.net/depop-faces-...

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Depop Faces Another Proposed Class Action Alleging Marketplace Fee “Drip Pricing”

Depop faces another proposed class action over Marketplace Fee “drip pricing,” with the charge still appearing only late in checkout.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

CEO Jamie Iannone made his eBay Open UK debut this week, talking seller feedback as eBay launched a Live Discord, detailed UK-US cross-border streaming and revealed work with Royal Mail on a low-cost tracked letter option. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-open-uk...

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CEO Jamie Iannone Makes eBay Open UK Debut, Puts Seller Feedback In Focus

eBay Open UK brings Live seller updates, Royal Mail tracked-letter plans, international shipping changes and new details on Depop.

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CindyLouWho2 @cindylouwho2.com · 19/09/2026

I long for the days when shippers raised rates once a year...

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

USPS lost $3.1B to counterfeit labels as OIG found 97% still processed for delivery and 2M legitimate packages were wrongly intercepted. www.valueaddedresource.net/usps-counter...

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USPS Loses $3.1B To Counterfeit Labels As Crackdown Flags Legitimate Packages

USPS lost $3.1B to counterfeit labels as OIG found 97% still processed for delivery and 2M legitimate packages were wrongly intercepted.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

eBay VP Blair Ethington departs, renewing questions about leadership for business sellers as the company continues its growing C2C focus. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-vp-blai...

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eBay VP Blair Ethington Departs As Seller Leadership Questions Return

eBay VP Blair Ethington departs, renewing questions about leadership for business sellers as the company continues its growing C2C focus.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

eBay gives sellers just one day's notice before another USPS rate increase takes effect September 19, with more changes coming in October. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-usps-in...

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eBay Gives Sellers One Day’s Notice Before USPS Rates Rise Again

eBay gives sellers just one day's notice before another USPS rate increase takes effect September 19, with more changes coming in October.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mercari will raise USPS, UPS and FedEx prepaid rates October 19, while some trading cards get free First-Class Envelope shipping. www.valueaddedresource.net/mercari-ship...

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Mercari To Raise Shipping Rates, Offers Free Shipping For Some Trading Cards

Mercari will raise USPS, UPS and FedEx prepaid rates October 19, while some trading cards get free First-Class Envelope shipping.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Whatnot is cutting commissions for higher-volume sellers & introducing volume-based rates as competition, taking some not-so-subtle shots at eBay's recently introduced Live fee structure along the way. www.valueaddedresource.net/whatnot-cuts...

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Whatnot Cuts Fees For High-Volume Sellers, Takes Aim At eBay Live

Whatnot rolls out lower rates for high-volume sellers while taking direct aim at eBay Live’s fee structure and GMV math.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

eBay is removing Live transactions from Seller Standards, Service Metrics & Top Rated Plus eligibility beginning October 15, separating livestream sales from performance programs that can increase or reduce fees on a seller's regular marketplace business. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-exclude...

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eBay Excludes Live Sales From Top Rated Plus, Seller Standards & Service Metrics

eBay is separating Live sales from Seller Standards, Service Metrics and Top Rated Plus, changing how livestream activity affects fees.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

eBay promotes Germany chief Saskia Meier-Andrae to lead its EU business as cross-border services expand across European markets. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-promote...

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eBay Promotes Germany Chief To Lead A More Connected EU Business

eBay promotes Germany chief Saskia Meier-Andrae to lead its EU business as cross-border services expand across European markets.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

eBay is looking for someone to help figure out the long-term strategy and economics of Shipping Protections as the company takes on more responsibility for lost, damaged and delayed packages across a growing number of shipping programs. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-shippin...

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eBay Focuses On Shipping “Protection Economics” As Transaction Losses Rise

eBay is focusing on shipping “protection economics” as transaction losses rise and more delivery risk shifts onto the marketplace.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Longtime ecommerce news site EcommerceBytes has ceased publication after 27 years, ending a run that began when publishers Ina and David Steiner launched AuctionBytes in 1999. www.valueaddedresource.net/ecommercebyt...

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EcommerceBytes Ceases Publication After 27 Years

EcommerceBytes has ceased publication after 27 years, ending a run that began when Ina and David Steiner launched AuctionBytes in 1999.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

eBay's latest Magical Listing AI rollout is drawing growing complaints as sellers report errors, disrupted workflows and no clear way to opt out. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-ai-magi...

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eBay Calls AI Magical Listing A Success Amid Growing Seller Complaints

eBay says Magical Listing boosts listings 50%, while sellers report errors, disrupted workflows and no clear way to opt out.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Etsy is rallying sellers to petition EU policymakers for simpler packaging & EPR rules, including relief for low-volume shops. www.valueaddedresource.net/etsy-petitio...

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Etsy Rallies Sellers To Push EU For Simpler Packaging Rules

Etsy is rallying sellers to petition EU policymakers for simpler packaging and EPR rules, including relief for low-volume shops.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

eBay expands Live with self-service registration and a $100 first-stream sales match as access opens to more business sellers. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-live-se...

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eBay Expands Live With Self-Service Registration, $100 Sales Match

eBay expands Live with self-service registration and a $100 first-stream sales match as access opens to more business sellers.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Zelda Switch 2 scalpers flood eBay with steep markups and delivery estimates weeks before release, raising buyer protection concerns. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-zelda-s...

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Zelda Switch 2 Scalpers Flood eBay With Impossible Delivery Estimates

Zelda Switch 2 scalpers flood eBay with steep markups and delivery estimates weeks before release, raising buyer protection concerns.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

UPDATE: ex-eBay employee Paige Williams’ suit was dismissed without prejudice for failure to prosecute after she failed to respond to eBay’s arbitration motion or separate court orders. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-seeks-a...

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

eBay pitched Live, AI, C2C, ads and Depop growth at Goldman Sachs while strangely calling its decades-old Vehicles business “new.” www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-touts-n...

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eBay Touts “New” Growth At Goldman Sachs

eBay pitched Live, AI, C2C, ads and Depop growth at Goldman Sachs while calling its decades-old Vehicles business “new.”

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

New Canada tariffs on US goods take effect as eBay adds free eIS hub drop-off and buyers report problems shipping some US electronics. www.valueaddedresource.net/new-canada-t...

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New Canada Tariffs Bring More Cross-Border Changes For eBay

New Canada tariffs on US goods take effect as eBay adds free eIS hub drop-off and buyers report problems shipping some US electronics.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

eBay UK drops PayPal for Royal Mail labels, following similar changes in Germany, France and Italy. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-uk-drop...

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eBay UK Drops PayPal For Royal Mail Labels

eBay UK drops PayPal for Royal Mail labels, following similar changes in Germany, France and Italy.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Vinted updates US, UK and Australia terms October 8 with a renamed Buyer Protection fee and new counterfeit and enforcement rules. www.valueaddedresource.net/vinted-us-uk...

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Vinted US, UK & Australia Terms Update Renames Buyer Protection Fee, Changes Counterfeit Rules

Vinted updates US, UK and Australia terms October 8 with a renamed Buyer Protection fee and new counterfeit and enforcement rules.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Vinted is updating terms across 10 European markets Oct. 5, moving some Balance users to Vinted Pay, renaming the Buyer Protection fee and adding new counterfeit rules. www.valueaddedresource.net/vinted-europ...

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Vinted Europe Terms Update Moves Balances To Vinted Pay, Renames Buyer Protection Fee

Vinted updates European terms October 5 with a Vinted Pay migration, renamed Buyer Protection fee and new counterfeit rules.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Poshmark expands seller tools with Smart List AI, Live analytics, Sourcing Insights, Promoted Closet payments and bundle updates. www.valueaddedresource.net/poshmark-sel...

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Poshmark Expands Seller Tools With Updates To Smart List AI, Sourcing Insights & Show Analytics

Poshmark expands seller tools with Smart List AI, Live analytics, Sourcing Insights, Promoted Closet payments and bundle updates.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

eBay September 2026 Seller News: no news (or old news) may be good news with no major changes so far heading into peak Q4 holiday sales. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-septemb...

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eBay September 2026 Seller News

eBay September 2026 Seller News: no news (or old news) may be good news with no major changes so far heading into peak Q4 holiday sales.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

eBay is going fee-free for private sellers in France & Italy, adding Buyer Protection fees just weeks after expanding fashion authentication in both markets. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-fee-fre...

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eBay Goes Fee-Free For Private Sellers In France & Italy, Expands Fashion Authentication

eBay brings fee-free private selling to France and Italy, adds buyer fees and expands fashion authentication across Europe.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

eBay has disabled Community messages after a wave of phishing scams targeted users with fake account verification notices, just days after touting the revamped forum as a trusted destination for buyers & sellers. 🚫 www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-communi...

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eBay Disables Community Messages After Wave of Phishing Scams

eBay disables Community messages after phishing scams target users, days after touting the revamped forum as a trusted destination.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Etsy has added groups to Etsy Ads, giving sellers a new way to organize advertised listings, while also asking some sellers if they’d let the platform unlock additional ad budget when revenue hits a set goal. www.valueaddedresource.net/etsy-ad-grou...

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Etsy Rolls Out Ad Groups, Tests Higher Budgets Tied To Sales Goals

Etsy gives sellers new Ad Groups while testing a feature that could unlock extra ad spend when shop revenue hits a set goal.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The FTC & 22 states are suing Amazon, alleging it secretly manipulated ad auctions for years, charging more than 1 million brands & sellers $20B+ while misrepresenting them as second-price auctions. www.valueaddedresource.net/ftc-amazon-s...

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FTC, 22 States Say Amazon Secretly Charged $20B+ In Ad Auction Surcharges

FTC and 22 states say Amazon secretly charged $20B+ in ad surcharges while telling sellers and brands they were bidding in second-price auctions.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

UPS and FedEx have released holiday shipping surcharges for 2026, with basic residential Ground charges increasing roughly 23% to 25% from last year and some peak fees beginning in late September. www.valueaddedresource.net/ups-fedex-20...

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UPS, FedEx Raise 2026 Holiday Shipping Surcharges

UPS and FedEx raise 2026 holiday shipping surcharges as USPS prepares temporary peak-season increases of its own.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Magical Listing AI expansion & new View Item Page image test are throwing eBay users for a loop - what buyers & sellers need to know. www.valueaddedresource.net/magical-list...

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Magical Listing AI Expansion & Item Page Image Test Throw eBay Users For A Loop

Magical Listing AI expansion & new View Item Page image test are throwing eBay users for a loop - what buyers & sellers need to know.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Update: eBay has now posted a matching Electronics Specialist role in Germany for its “Electronics Verification team,” checking phones, tablets, laptops & gaming consoles before delivery to buyers. Vinted also offers Electronics Verification in Germany. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-builds-...

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Microsoft's Xbox Series X25 sold out almost immediately, sending buyers straight into a familiar eBay presale trap. www.valueaddedresource.net/xbox-x25-eba...

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Xbox X25 Scalpers Cash In As eBay Looks The Other Way

Microsoft's Xbox Series X25 sold out almost immediately, sending buyers straight into a familiar eBay presale trap.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

eBay is quietly building an electronics verification operation in London to go head-to-head with UK rival Vinted on testing used tech. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-builds-...

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eBay Quietly Builds UK Electronics Verification Operation

eBay is quietly building an electronics verification operation in London to go head-to-head with UK rival Vinted on testing used tech.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

eBay is once again “nudging” sellers to show buyers its discounted shipping rates, with some calculated listings set to switch Oct. 1 unless sellers opt out. 📦 www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-pushes-...

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eBay Revives Push For Sellers To Pass Shipping Discounts To Buyers

eBay pushes sellers to pass shipping discounts to buyers as another round of USPS increases approaches for the holidays.

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less than three records @lessthanthreerec.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I'm thinking of starting a petition to change the word from "holiday" to "holiThreeAndAHalfMonths".

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

eBay to ban airbags in September following NHTSA investigation, despite Section 230 win in related wrongful death suit. ⚖️ www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-bans-ai...

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eBay Bans Airbag Sales After Deadly Replacement Parts Draw Federal Scrutiny

eBay bans airbags following NHTSA investigation, despite Section 230 win in wrongful death suit.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

USPS wants to raise holiday shipping prices after an unusually turbulent year for package rates. www.valueaddedresource.net/usps-holiday...

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USPS Pushes Holiday Rates Higher With 8% Temporary Increase Still In Place

USPS wants to raise holiday shipping prices after an unusually turbulent year for package rates.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

eBay doubled engineering productivity, but former Chief Architect Randy Shoup says a “pathological” culture of fear, politics & risk aversion still held the company back. Inside his account of Velocity, View Item, the “seller straitjacket” & why he left. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-former-...

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eBay Doubled Engineering Productivity, But Former Chief Architect Says Culture Held It Back

eBay doubled engineering productivity, but former Chief Architect Randy Shoup says a culture of fear and politics still held it back.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

eBay is giving Depop prime homepage and search placement, sending buyers offsite to its new subsidiary while sellers pay for clicks to appear in the same top-of-search space. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-gives-d...

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eBay Gives Depop Prime Placement, Sends Buyers Offsite

eBay gives Depop prime homepage and search placement, sending buyers offsite as sellers pay for similar visibility through ads.

Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource @valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

eBay is opening its new bundle discount feature to all sellers, rolling out additional Seller Hub & order management updates as it urges merchants to get an early start on holiday preparations. 🎁 www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-holiday...

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eBay Opens Bundle Discounts To All Sellers Ahead Of Holiday Season

eBay opens bundle discounts to all sellers, adds Seller Hub tools and tells sellers to prioritize ads for the 2026 holiday season.