eBay June 2026 Seller News: AI Payment Dispute Responses, Trading Card Price Guide & More!
eBay has posted their June 2026 Seller News with trading card price guide expansion, new coin condition requirements, AI payment dispute responses and more!
Here's what sellers need to know:
US
All sellers in the US will now have access to eBay's trading card price tool in the app, plus eBay is introducing new condition requirements for coins and a new AI-powered way to respond to chargebacks and payment disputes.
Trading Card Price Guide
The Trading Card Price Guide is now available to all US sellers in the eBay app, with more ways to explore card values, pricing trends, and recent sales.
Check recent sales, follow pricing trends, and see how similar cards are performing, all in one place—so you can make more informed decisions about your next move.
How to use Price Guide:
- Scan a card to see its value: You can use Price Guide to explore trends for any raw or graded trading cards, including digital cards. Getting started is easy:
- Open the eBay app and go to My eBay:Tap Scan cards and scan your trading card
- Instantly see recent sales, pricing trends, and market insights
Explore insights from any listing:
- Open a trading card listing in the eBay app
- Look for the Price Guide section and tap See insights
- Explore pricing history, active listings, and how similar cards are performing
Earlier iterations of price guide tools for trading cards ran into significant issues with comparisons not taking into account differences in condition or grade, leading to artificially low average prices that many sellers worried would also drive low-ball offers - so hopefully the new version has ironed out those problems to provide more accurate, relevant data.
Liz Morton
Coin Conditions
Starting mid-June, all coin listings must include standardized condition details. Learn about the new requirements and review and update your listings now to keep selling smoothly.
These new coin conditions will require sellers to grading guidelines, taking into account wear, surface preservation, luster, strike detail, and any visible damage or alterations.
More information:
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Intelligent Dispute Defense
New: Intelligent Dispute Defense lets you respond in one click with AI-generated replies.
That link leads to the eBay help page about handling payment disputes and chargebacks, but unfortunately there is no information on that page specifically mentioning Intelligent Dispute Defense, so it's not clear how exactly this will work.
Sellers who hoped eBay would provide more details about their plans for Managed Shipping for the US in this update will be disappointed, but here's what we know so far about the test they are currently running with select sellers in limited categories and locations.
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UK
Sellers in the UK are being notified that they'll soon be required to offer free returns for new car parts as well as a reminder about the recent launch of trading card authentication in the region.
Parts & Accessories Returns
What you need to know:
We’re updating our returns policy to better meet buyer expectations. From 8 June, free returns are now required on eligible Parts & Accessories listings to help you stay competitive and offer a better buying experience.To support you, you’ll get 50% off eBay return shipping labels when you use eBay Labels. This update makes returns simpler – so buyers can shop with confidence and choose your listings...
What’s changing:
From 8 June, you’ll need to offer free 30-day returns on eligible Parts & Accessories listings. This applies to listings that meet the criteria below and is designed to create a more consistent and reliable shopping experience across the category.Eligibility
Free returns are required if:
- The item is listed on eBay.co.uk and located in the UK
- The item is being shipped to a buyer in the UK
- The price of the item is more than £10
- The item is new or new other
- It’s a fixed-price ‘Buy It Now’ listing
The new policy excludes items less than £10, some heavy and bulky items, tyres and tyre and wheel packages, batteries and hazardous materials, local pick-up only listings, listings using freight shipping, used condition items, auctions, international orders, and non-business seller listings.
This update brings the UK in line with changes made for this category in the US last year.
Liz Morton
Trading Card Authentication
Authenticity Guarantee is now available for trading cards, with expert verification by PSA.
More on UK trading card authentication:
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Stay tuned for updates for Canada, Australia, and Germany and let us know in the comments below what you think of eBay's June 2026 Seller News!
