Liz Morton

Liz Morton is founder and editor of Value Added Resource. She spent 17+ years operating ecommerce businesses before launching VAR. Her reporting focuses on seller experience, marketplace strategy and corporate accountability.

Value Added Resource Week In Review 6-1-25 Members Public

eBay closing Israel R&D center, Priority CPC ad updates, Simple Delivery refunds; Poshmark Facebook partnership; Etsy Transparency Report & more!


Week In Review

eBay Moves To Monthly Budget Pacing For Promoted Listings Priority Cost Per Click Ad Campaigns Members Public

eBay is making changes to Promoted Listings Priority cost per click campaign management, moving to a monthly timeframe for budget averaging.


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eBay UK Updates Simple Delivery Terms For Shipping Label Refunds Members Public

eBay UK Simple Delivery update provides new details for how buyers & sellers can get refunds for unused postage labels.


eBay

Poshmark Jumps On Facebook Marketplace Partnership Bandwagon Members Public

Poshmark latest marketplace to test Meta's Facebook Marketplace Partnership program, boosting cross-market item visibility.


Poshmark

eBay Seller Hub In Flux: Sellers Missing Tasks & Other Important Info Members Public

eBay users struggle with Seller Hub changes, missing Tasks & other important info as updates continue to rollout.


eBay

Etsy Releases Transparency Report For 2024 Plus New Trust & Safety, Policy Guides Members Public

VP Trust & Safety Alice Wu announces new Policy Guides and updates as Etsy releases 2024 Transparency Report.


Etsy

eBay To Shutter Israel R&D Operations, Layoff 200+ Employees By 2026 Members Public

eBay announces phased shutdown of Research and Development operations in Israel, with over 200 employees losing their jobs by Q1 2026.


eBay

eBay Loses Compliance, M&A Leader As Molly Finn Leaves Legacy Of Legal & Regulatory Debacles Behind Members Public

Once celebrated as eBay's first Chief Compliance Officer, Molly Finn is departing the company, leaving legacy of legal & regulatory debacles in her wake.


eBay

eBay Listing Problems: Bulk Listing Tool & AI Descriptions Not Working 5-27-25 Members Public

eBay sellers report multiple problems creating & managing listings, including a broken Bulk Listing Tool & AI Descriptions not generating.


eBay

eBay Looks To Boost "Item Intelligence" Using AI To Solve Regulatory & Compliance Problems Members Public

eBay is looking to boost their "item intelligence", using AI to help police policy violations & solve regulatory compliance problems on the site.


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eBay Memorial Day 2025: More Shady Strikethrough Pricing & Fake Discount Deals Members Public

Another major shopping holiday on eBay brings more shady strikethrough pricing & fake discount deals as Memorial Day sale falls flat.


eBay

Value Added Resource Week In Review 5-25-25 Members Public

eBay ad attribution changes, TCGPlayer layoffs, Global Shipping Programme updates; 1099-K relief on the horizon; Canada Post strike & more!


Week In Review

Etsy Takes On Shipping Strategies, Order Earnings & Trust & Safety With New Updates & Upcoming Events Members Public

Etsy introduces new tools to help sellers manage shipping and order processing, invites sellers to fireside chat with trust & safety execs.


Etsy

eBay Looks For New Canada Leadership With Focus On US Cross Border Trade & Market Dependencies Members Public

eBay Canada is once again looking for a new General Manager with an eye toward cross border trade & US market dependencies.


eBay

eBay Promoted Listings Ad Attribution Money Grab Expands To UK, Australia, Italy, France & Spain Members Public

eBay updates Promoted Listings attribution in UK, Australia, Italy, France & Spain, massively expanding number of sales which will collect ad fees.


eBay

eBay Shuts Down TCGPlayer Syracuse Warehouse, Lays Off Union Workers To Move Authentication Ops To KY Members Public

eBay is laying off over 200 unionized workers at TCGPlayer subsidiary in Syracuse, NY, will move authentication operations to Louisville, KY.


eBay

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Promises 1099-K Relief For Online Sellers Members Public

One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes House, bringing 1099-K reporting relief one step closer for ecommerce sellers.


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eBay Listing HTML Errors Add Odd Characters To Item Titles Members Public

eBay sellers report listing titles are displaying "junk" due to HTML coding error not properly rendering certain symbols or punctuation marks.


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