Liz Morton

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.

eBay US October 2025 Seller Update: Team Access, Fitment Plus Auto & Ambassador Program Members Public

eBay US October 2025 Seller Update: updates for Team Access, Fitment Plus Auto, and the eBay Ambassador Program.


eBay

eBay UK October 2025 Seller Update: Team Access, Cross-Border Returns & Ambassador Programme Members Public

eBay UK October 2025 Seller Update: mixed feedback, Team Access, cross-border returns for US forward deployed inventory & eBay Ambassador Programme.


eBay

eBay Australia October 2025 Seller Update: Team Access, Shipping Reminders & Cross-Border Returns Members Public

eBay Australia October 2025 Seller Update: Shipping Reminders, Team Access & a new cross-border returns policy for US forward deployed inventory.


eBay

eBay Open UK 2025: Keynotes, Seller Tools & Updates Members Public

eBay Open UK 2025 conference offers keynote insights, AI tools and feature updates for sellers.


eBay

eBay UK Invests £3M To Bring OpenAI Tools & Training to Small Business Sellers With AI Activate Members Public

eBay UK launches £3M “AI Activate” program to give 10,000 small businesses free AI tools and training to boost productivity and growth.


eBay

eBay Rolls Out "For Parts, Not Working" Changes - Will Sellers Really Be Protected? Members Public

eBay is rolling out promised updates to limit returns on items in "for parts or not working" condition - but will sellers really be protected?


eBay

Agentic Commerce Race Is On: OpenAI Instant Checkout For Etsy & Shopify; Google Taps Poshmark For Ask Store AI Chat Members Public

The Agentic AI Commerce race is on with OpenAI launching Instant Checkout for Etsy & Shopify; Google testing Ask Stores with Poshmark.


Etsy

Reverb Wallet Entices Sellers With Rewards To Keep Funds On Site In "Gear Slush Fund" Members Public

Reverb hopes to convince sellers to forgo payouts to their banks & keep funds on account in exchange for 1% cashback with new Wallet offering.


Reverb

Value Added Resource Week In Review 9-28-25 Members Public

eBay acquires Tise, COGS launch failure, authentication delays; Amazon FTC settlement; Canada Post strike; TX tax on seller fees & more!


Week In Review

Do Trading Card Mega-Sellers Need eBay More Than eBay Needs Them? Members Public

Mega-sellers Rick Probstein & Burbank Sportscards make noise about leaving eBay to join or start competing platforms - but do they need eBay more than eBay needs them?


eBay

eBay Warns Sellers Of Canada Post Strike Shipping Disruptions, Promises Protections Members Public

eBay warns Canada & international sellers of shipping disruptions & suspensions due to postal worker strike as Canada Post plans major reforms.


eBay

eBay Rolls Back New Cost Of Goods Sold Feature Due To Premature Launch Failure Members Public

eBay Open 2025 hype fades fast as new Cost of Goods Sold feature rolled back after a “system error” showing incorrect data derails launch.


eBay

eBay Authentication Delays Persist As PSA Pushes Back Trading Card Processing Timeframe Members Public

eBay users report multi-week long trading card authentication delays as PSA increases processing times due to "unprecedented levels" of submissions.


eBay

Canada Post Gets Greenlight For Major Reforms, CUPW Workers Strike In Response To Service Cutbacks Members Public

Canada Post gets government greenlight to undertake major reforms including ending home delivery & closing post offices, CUPW workers strike in protest.


Canada Post

Amazon, FTC Agree To $2.5B Settlement In Prime "Dark Patterns" Lawsuit Members Public

Amazon to pay $2.5B to settle FTC suit alleging company used "dark patterns" to trick customers into difficult to cancel Prime subscriptions.


Amazon

Depop Launches Outfits Styling Tool, Announces More Exec Updates Members Public

Depop launches Outfits shoppable styling & collaging tool as new Product & Technology execs work to improve discovery & scale the platform.


Depop

USPS Promises No Rate Increase For Market Dominant Products In January 2026 Members Public

USPS promises no January 2026 rate increase for Market Dominant products amidst pricing pressure & calls to abandon Delivering For America plan.


USPS

OnBuy Launches European Expansion In Bid To Take On eBay & Amazon Members Public

OnBuy is rapidly expanding into Europe, adding 12 new countries with more planned by end of year in bid to take market share from eBay & Amazon.


OnBuy
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