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 Wins "Best Generative AI Solution" Award - Well Deserved Honor Or Marketing Hype? Members Public

eBay has won Best Gen AI Solution at the 2024 AI Breakthrough Awards - is it a well deserved honor for tech innovation or just marketing hype?


eBay

More Amazon Bot Troubles As Sellers Get Business Insurance Expiration Warnings In Error Members Public

Amazon sellers are scrambling to reupload business insurance information after another "bots gone wild" situation sends warnings in error.


Amazon

Etsy Ad Campaigns Set Up Without Seller Permission As New Listing Form Bugs Continue Members Public

Etsy sellers say ad campaigns are being set up without permission, costing extra fees & raising concerns about ongoing glitches with new listing form.


Etsy

eBay's Tech Image Overhaul: Is Media Manipulation Covering Up Executive Leadership Failures? Members Public

eBay looks to shed outdated reputation with new comms role using media to promote CTO Mazen Rawashdeh & "position eBay as a top-tier tech company."


eBay

eBay Send Offer Change Removes Option To Add Coupons, Curtailing Repeat Buyer Activity Members Public

eBay Send Offer UX changes remove option to add coupon for future order, curtailing important tool to drive repeat buying traffic.


eBay

eBay Introduces Automatic Positive Feedback For Sellers Members Public

eBay testing providing automatic positive feedback ratings for some sellers as global feedback & ratings overhaul continues.


eBay

Etsy Updates Mature Content Policy With New Limitations On Nudity, Adult Toys & Sexual Accessories Members Public

Etsy has updated their Adult Nudity, Sexual & Mature Content policies, cracking down on explicit content & items across the site.


Etsy

Value Added Resource Week In Review 6-30-24 Members Public

eBay Summer Update, exec departures, search tests, cash advance loans; Mercari fee transparency; USPS rate hike; Etsy holidays; Reverb Outlet & more!


Week In Review

Mercari Tests Showing Buyer Fees On Item Pages To Avoid Cart Abandonment At Checkout Members Public

Mercari tweaks item page design to provide buyer fee transparency as major strategy shift fails to deliver hoped for short-term GMV results.


Mercari

eBay VP Collectibles Gene Cook Exits, Leaving Leadership Up In The Air For Key Focus Vertical Members Public

eBay VP Collectibles Gene Cook exits, leaving leadership of multi-billion dollar key focus vertical up in the air at critical time for company.


eBay

Amazon Bot Wrongly Flags Items As Seeds Or Plants In Mass Deactivation Meltdown Members Public

Amazon sellers panic as listings are incorrectly flagged as plants or seeds, leading to mass deactivations & account warnings.


Amazon

eBay Partners With Liberis For Business Cash Advance Loans, Filling Gap Left By PayPal Split Members Public

eBay partners with Liberis to offer Business Cash Advance financing, finally filling gap left by loss of PayPal Working Capital loans.


eBay

eBay's Ken Ebanks Steps In As Interim General Counsel As Marie Oh Huber Exits Members Public

eBay VP & Deputy GC Markets & Privacy Ken Ebanks to serve as interim General Counsel as Chief Legal Officer Marie Oh Huber departs the company.


eBay

Reverb Appeals To Budget-Conscious Shoppers With New Reverb Outlet Offering Members Public

Etsy-owned Reverb targets budget-conscious shoppers with new Reverb Outlet offering 20%+ off retail prices, free shipping & 7 day returns.


Reverb

eBay Live Elton John Charity Event: Embarrassing "Tech Led Reimagination" Debacle Members Public

eBay Live Elton John Aids Foundation charity livestream event turns into embarrassing example of technical misexecution & poor leadership.


eBay

Unannounced eBay Feedback Changes Cause Confusion & Concern Members Public

New unannounced changes to eBay feedback page design raises buyer & seller concerns as user feedback continues to morph into product reviews.


eBay

USPS Negotiated Rate Changes For Priority & Ground Advantage July 1, 2024 Members Public

Shipping provider Pirate Ship warns users of upcoming increases to USPS Priority & Ground Advantage rates set to take effect July 1, 2024.


USPS

eBay User Agreement Update July 2024 - AI Use, Binding Contracts & Content Moderation Members Public

eBay user agreement update July 2024- get a side by side comparison of changes to AI use, binding purchases, content & conduct moderation & more!


eBay
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