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eBay Live Doles Out Generous Discounts For Buyers & Sellers To Boost Livestream Shopping Paid Members Public
eBay Live is on a mission to boost GMV & Enthusiast Buyers through livestream shopping with generous discounts offered to both buyers & sellers.

Q2 2025 Ecommerce Earnings Call Roundup Paid Members Public
Q2 2025 ecommerce earnings roundup: track reporting dates for Amazon, Meta, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, PayPal, Shopify & more with Value Added Resource!

Etsy Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Pixel Tracking Privacy Violations Paid Members Public
Etsy faces class action suit alleging company allowed 3rd parties to collect personal info from users through the use of pixel trackers.

Bradford Shellhammer Bounces From Rent The Runway, Joins 1stDibs As Chief Marketing & Product Officer Paid Members Public
Bradford Shellhammer bounces from Rent The Runway after less than a year to join 1stDibs as Chief Marketing & Product Officer.

eBay Ads Partners With Airtable For AI-Powered Customer Insights & Feedback Paid Members Public
eBay pilots Airtable AI-powered customer insights platform to collect & process user feedback on Promoted Listings ad products & experiences.

Mercari Japan Launches Full Compensation Buyer & Seller Protection Program - Will US Be Next? Paid Members Public
Mercari Japan aims to increase site safety & security with enhanced user vetting plus full compensation protection program for buyers & sellers.

Etsy In Hot Seat As Buyers Threaten Boycott Over Alligator Alcatraz Merch Sales Paid Members Public
Etsy users take to social media calling for boycott over sales of Alligator Alcatraz merch they say glorifies hate & violence against immigrants.

StockX Balance Turns Sneaker Sales Into Shopping Credits With 5% Back Reward Incentive Paid Members Public
StockX introduces new Balance feature, hoping to entice sneaker sellers to keep funds on account with 5% reward incentive on future purchases.

Mercari Users Raise Alarm Over Forced Biometric Verification Through Jumio Paid Members Public
Mercari US users sound the alarm about new security protocols forcing biometric verification for both buyers & sellers in partnership with Jumio.

Marketplaces Angle For Section 230 Reprieve As CA Law Sets Out To Crack Down On Sales Of Stolen Goods Paid Members Public
Amazon, eBay, Facebook, other marketplaces brace for impact of CA SB1144 aimed at curbing sale of stolen goods - but Section 230 reprieve may be on the way.

AI Hype, C2C & Collectibles Struggles & Livestream Lag: What eBay Didn't Say At 2025 Shareholder Meeting Paid Members Public
eBay's 2025 shareholder meeting was high on AI hype but low on transparency about C2C & collectibles struggles, lagging livestream innovation & more - here's what they left out.

PASS Coalition Praises Recommerce Caucus, But Do They Really Have Small Seller Interests At Heart? Paid Members Public
Coalition To Protect America’s Small Sellers praises bipartisan Recommerce Caucus but do they really have seller interests at heart or is it just more corporate lobbying?

eBay Opens New Development Hub In India To Replace Israel R&D Operations Paid Members Public
eBay opens new Bengaluru, India Development Hub with mass hiring spree to ramp up operations in the region while phasing out Israel R&D center.

Canadian Shippers Struggle With Domestic, International Delays, Disruptions & Tariff Confusion Paid Members Public
Canadian sellers face double whammy of delays, disruption as labor disputes & tariff confusion impact both domestic & international shipping services.

eBay Loses VP Of Design As Aaron Carámbula Bounces Back To Meta Paid Members Public
eBay has lost their VP of Design as Aaron Carámbula announces he has left the company to rejoin Meta & "support the next evolution of Facebook."

Deal or Desperation? eBay Cuts 10% Off Gift Cards To Juice Q2 Numbers Paid Members Public
eBay puts twist on discounting strategy, offering 10% off purchases of eBay Gift Cards in last minute Q2 2025 revenue and GMV push.

Registration Now Open for eBay Open UK 2025 Paid Members Public
Registration is now open for eBay Open UK, a free one day in person seller event slated for October 1, 2025 in Birmingham.

Lawsuit Targets Costco Over Free Shipping Claims, Hiding Delivery Fees In Product Prices Paid Members Public
A CA woman is suing Costco, claiming advertising “free shipping” online while hiding delivery costs in product prices is misleading consumers.