Mercari Slashes Buyer Fees, Hopes To Entice Last Minute Holiday Shoppers Members Public

Mercari hopes for Q4 GMV bump with 0% buyer service fee promotion to entice last minute holiday shoppers ahead of new fee changes coming in 2025.


Mercari

Poshmark Eyes Ads As Revenue Solution In Wake Of Fee Update Debacle Members Public

In wake of fee update debacle, pressure is still on for Poshmark to increase revenue - will expansion of seller-funded ads be the solution?


Poshmark

Mercari US Backtracks On Fee Changes, New Fee Structure Will Be Split Between Buyers & Sellers Members Public

Mercari backtracks on fee changes, announcing new fee structure that splits fees between buyers & sellers will take effect January 6, 2025.


Mercari

Value Added Resource Week In Review 12-8-24 Members Public

eBay labor lawsuit, UK managed shipping; Payment updates; Etsy exec shakeup; PayPal fee hike; Mercari offers; Whatnot anniversary & more!


Week In Review

Amazon Sellers Hit Walmart With Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Complicity In Online Organized Retail Crime Members Public

A group of Amazon sellers has filed a class action against Walmart, alleging co profits from & failed to stop online organized retail crime & fraud on Walmart Marketplace.


Walmart

Mercari Uses Dark Pattern Design To Trick Sellers Into Larger Discounts On Offers Members Public

Mercari dark pattern design tricks sellers into larger discounts on offers, hoping they won't do the math as pressure to grow Q4 GMV mounts.


Mercari

Etsy Names New CFO, CMO & Chief Growth Officer, Loses CTO In Major Leadership Shakeup Members Public

Etsy undergoes leadership shakeup losing Chief Technology Officer & naming new Chief Financial Officer, Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Growth Officer.


Etsy

eBay Taps Axicom As Lead Corporate Communications Agency For North America Members Public

eBay shakes up corporate comms strategy, naming Axicom as their agency of record to lead corporate, product & technology communications.


eBay

Mercari Forces 20-30% Discount To Promote Items With No Notice To Sellers Members Public

Mercari US sellers get unpleasant surprise ahead of holiday shopping rush as Promote feature now requires 20-30% discount for some items.


Mercari

Whatnot Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary, Rolls Out New Flash Sale & Rewards Options Members Public

Whatnot celebrates 5 year anniversary, marking the milestone with reflections from sellers & employees & introducing new features.


Whatnot

PSA Pop Data Comes To eBay App, Giving Collectors Seamless Graded Trading Card Experience Members Public

PSA Pop data for graded cards now available directly through eBay app, thanks to new integration & ongoing partnership between the companies.


eBay

Canada Post Strike Leaves Online Sellers Scrambling Amid Carrier Overload Members Public

As Canada Post strike stretches into third week, other carriers struggle with increased volume, leaving sellers stuck during critical holiday shopping period.


Shipping

PayPal Hikes Fees For Pay Later, Credit & Debit Card Payments & Virtual Terminal Transactions January 2025 Members Public

PayPal User Agreement update hikes fees for Pay Later, Advanced Credit & Debit Card Payments, Virtual Terminal transactions & more January 2025.


PayPal

Pirate Ship Announces Mandatory 2FA Verification, Some Shippers Say They'd Rather Walk The Plank Members Public

Pirate Ship announces mandatory 2 Factor Authentication but some shippers say they'd rather walk the plank than deal with hassles at log in.


Shipping

eBay's KnownOrigin Winds Down On-Chain Marketplace & Minters For NFT Cryptoart Members Public

eBay's KnownOrigin is winding down on-chain marketplace & minters 2 years after acquisition as NFT cryptoart bubble fizzles out.


eBay

eBay Council Changes: Listening More While Turning Off Comments? Members Public

eBay closes off another avenue for seller engagement as eBay Council changes remove social hub & commenting, limit interactions to one way surveys.


eBay

Amazon 2025 Fee Updates: Buy With Prime, MCF, AWD, & Supply Chain By Amazon Members Public

Amazon announces 2025 fees for Buy With Prime, Multi-Channel Fulfillment, Amazon Warehouse & Distribution, Supply Chain by Amazon & more!


Amazon

eBay Popularity In Australia Wanes As Temu Shines In New Fonto Report Members Public

New ecommerce shopping data from Australian consumer research firm Fonto shows eBay dropping to third place as Temu takes a bite of market share.


eBay
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