Value Added Resource Week In Review 10-19-25

Welcome to the Value Added Resource ecommerce news week in review!

eBay News

Leadership of one of eBay's top categories is once again up in the air as recent job posting shows the company is looking for a new General Manager of US Collectibles.

eBay Looks For New US Collectibles Leadership Once Again Amidst Internal General Manager Shuffle

Leadership of one of eBay’s top categories is once again up in the air as the company looks for new General Manager of US Collectibles.

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eBay signs small business payments pledge, promising transparency and fairness when applying holds on seller funds - but sellers continue to be left in the dark on policy delaying payouts until after delivery.

eBay’s Mixed Messaging On Payout Holds & Delays: A Call For Transparency

eBay signs small business payments pledge, promising transparency & fairness when holding funds - but sellers still in the dark on policy delaying payouts until after delivery.

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Just two months after sellers left eBay Open 2025 frustrated by being left on the livestreaming sidelines, eBay Live is racing to catch up with competition by expanding to include Hard Goods, Health and Beauty, and Art and Antiques categories while streamlining eligibility requirements.

eBay Live Expands To Hard Goods, Health & Beauty, Art & Antiques In Bid To Catch Livestream Competition

eBay Live expands to include Hard Goods, Health & Beauty, Art & Antiques categories in bid to catch up to livestream shopping competition.

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eBay's final seller check in for 2025 is coming soon with a live virtual event planned for October 23, featuring key announcements, strategies to drive holiday sales and sessions on advertising, shipping, marketing and more!

eBay Winter Seller Check In Slated For October 23

eBay Winter Seller Check In 2025: key announcements, strategies to drive holiday sales & sessions on ads, shipping, marketing & more!

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eBay sellers looking to purchase USPS Ground Advantage labels through the platform are stymied as apparent glitch disables the option, saying eBay keeps diverting them to purchase UPS or FedEx labels instead.

eBay Shipping Glitch Disables USPS Ground Advantage

eBay sellers report problems buying USPS Ground Advantage labels as apparent glitch disables option, diverting to UPS or FedEx instead.

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eBay sellers are once again experiencing technical issues with impression and view analytics shown in Seller Hub as Traffic reports appear to be completely missing any Organic stats for October 18, 2025.

Organic Impressions & Views Missing From eBay Traffic Reports

eBay sellers report tech issues with impression & view analytics as Traffic reports appear to be missing Organic stats for October 18, 2025.

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Other Ecommerce News

Walmart becomes latest marketplace to ink deal with OpenAI for ChatGPT Instant Checkout as collectibles get a boost from partnerships with StockX and Shortboxed.

Walmart Inks OpenAI Instant Checkout Deal, Expands Collectibles Offering With Shortboxed & StockX

Walmart inks deal with OpenAI for ChatGPT Instant Checkout as collectibles get boost from StockX & Shortboxed partnerships.

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Nat Turner's right hand man appears to have left the Collectors Universe as Jason Harinstein exits the company with Naeem Ishaq taking his place as Chief Financial Officer at PSA parent company Collectors Holdings Inc.

Collectors Exec Shakeup: Jason Harinstein Out As Naeem Ishaq Named New CFO Of PSA Parent Co

Jason Harinstein steps down from PSA parent company Collectors Holdings Inc; Naeem Ishaq named new CFO in exec shake up.

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Etsy sellers are pleasantly surprised by free onsite ads promotion, will subsidies extend to offsite ads to boost visibility in new OpenAI ChatGPT Instant Checkout integration?

Etsy Gives Sellers Free Onsite Ads Boost, Will Subsidized Offsite Ads Follow With OpenAI Deal?

Etsy sellers pleasantly surprised by free onsite ads promotion, will subsidies extend to offsite ads for OpenAI ChatGPT Instant Checkout?

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Poshmark is rolling out a new For You Feed to all buyers, shaking up visibility and discovery with a focus on building trust in the marketplace.

Poshmark Shakes Up For You Feed Visibility & Discovery With Focus On Trust Factors & On Time Shipping

Poshmark is rolling out a new For You Feed to all buyers, shaking up visibility & discovery with a focus on building trust in the marketplace.

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Q3 2025 earnings calls are just around the corner, track important ecommerce marketplace reporting dates with Value Added Resource!

Q3 2025 Ecommerce Earnings Call Roundup

Q3 2025 ecommerce earnings roundup: track reporting dates for Amazon, Meta, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, PayPal, Shopify & more with Value Added Resource!

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