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.

Zonos, SafePackage & Others Could Win Big In De Minimis Dust Up As Shippers Look For Duty Processing Solutions Members Public

US Customs & Border Protection qualifies Zonos, SafePackage to collect & pay duties on international mail ahead of end of de minimis exemption.


Shipping

Lawsuit Claims Bonanza Sold Out User Privacy With CIPA Violating Pixel Tracking Members Public

Bonanza faces proposed class action suit alleging CIPA privacy violations due to pixel trackers allowing 3rd parties to collect users' personal data.


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eBay Ventures Invests In A1 Media Group For Korea-Japan Cross Border Ad Push On Qoo10 Marketplace Members Public

eBay Ventures invests in A1 Media Group, hoping to leverage the digital marketing firm's ad tech to bolster Qoo10 Korea-Japan cross border trade.


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Smarter Selling Or Silent Summaries? eBay AI Raises Transparency Concerns Members Public

What They Didn't Say At eBay Open 2025: AI promises efficient "magical" listing while quietly reshaping how sellers' content is shown to buyers.


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Etsy Gives Guidance On Listing Best Practices, Nudges Sellers To Use New AI Tool To Optimize Titles Members Public

Etsy posts updated guidance for listing best practices, nudging sellers to use new AI tool to help optimize item titles.


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International Postal Services Scramble To Sort Out Tariffs & End Of De Minimis, With Some Pausing US Shipments Members Public

International postal services scramble to sort out duties as end of de minimis exemption looms, with some pausing shipments to US as a result.


Shipping

Other Shoe Drops On eBay Automatic Positive Feedback - Removing Negatives & Neutrals Just Got Harder Members Public

eBay sellers elated by Automatic Positive Feedback are now seeing other shoe drop as August update makes it harder to get some feedback removed.


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Etsy Explores How To Turn LLMs Into Specific AI Answer Engines Using Employee & Community Forum Input Members Public

Etsy explores using context engineering to turn LLMs into highly specific AI answer engines - with help from employee handbooks & seller community forums.


Etsy

eBay Motors Launches Free Parts Returns, Shifting Costs To Sellers - But Will Buyers Ultimately Pay The Price? Members Public

eBay touts free remorse returns on Motors Parts & Accessories by shifting cost to sellers - but will buyers ultimately end up paying the price?


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eBay US August 2025 Seller Update: Seller Protections, Automatic Feedback, & AI Messaging Members Public

eBay US August 2025 Seller Update: AI messaging, Automatic Feedback & more flexible approach to risk assessments to minimize business disruptions.


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eBay UK & Germany August 2025 Seller Update: AI Messaging & Seller Protections Members Public

eBay UK & Germany August 2025 Seller Update: AI messaging & seller protections for more flexible risk assessments to minimize business disruptions.


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eBay Promoted Listings Publishing Problems Pop Up After New Ad Management Dashboard Added To App Members Public

eBay sellers report problems enabling Promoted Listings ads when creating new listings - is latest glitch related to new ad dashboard in the app?


eBay

Etsy Publishes AI Principles For Keeping Human Connection At Center Of Innovation Members Public

Etsy publishes statement of AI Principles for Keeping Human Connection At The Center Of Innovation with "human-first, AI-enabled" approach.


Etsy

eBay UK Makes Massive Price Hike For Simple Delivery Royal Mail 0-1kg Medium Parcels Members Public

eBay UK announces massive price hike for private sellers using Simple Delivery 0-1kg Medium Parcels if they limit the carrier to Royal Mail only.


eBay

eBay Still Looking For New Canada Leadership As GM Garry Thaniel Moves Back To US To Lead Fashion Category Members Public

It's official - eBay GM Canada Garry Thaniel moves back to US to take on fashion initiatives, leaving leadership for Canadian site up in the air.


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eBay Sellers Confused By "eBay Send Is Experiencing Issues" Shipping Warning Members Public

Sellers report confusing & unclear shipping warning saying "eBay Send is experiencing issues" when trying to purchase labels through the platform.


eBay

UPS & FedEx Dimensional Weight Calculation Updates, Large Package Surcharge Shuffle Members Public

UPS & Fedex change up how they measure dimensional weight calculations while UPS shuffles effective date for increasing large package surcharges.


Shipping

New eBay Seller Protections Coming Soon: Item Not Received, As Is/For Parts Returns & Automatic Feedback Members Public

eBay to launch new seller protections & policies over coming months for Item Not Received claims, as is returns, & automatic positive feedback.


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