Value Added Resource Week In Review 10-26-25

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

eBay News

eBay held their Winter 2025 Seller Check In this week with key announcements, strategies to drive holiday sales & sessions on ads, shipping, marketing & more!

eBay Winter 2025 Seller Check In: Exec Changes, Listing Quality Report Updates, Holiday Shipping & More!

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

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The event also included news about the latest executive shuffle at the company as Ron Jaiven has been named VP General Manager North America and previous US GM Dawn Block becomes VP Global Customer Experience.

Will New Leadership Finally Fix eBay Customer Experience?

eBay once again has new Global Customer Experience leader as Dawn Block takes role responsible for supporting both buyers & sellers on the marketplace.

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After an almost 5 year wait, eBay is finally rolling out the Listing Quality Report to all sellers, providing insights to help optimize listings and fix errors that may prevent listings from showing on Google.

eBay Finally Rolls Out Listing Quality Report To All Sellers

After 5 year wait, eBay is finally rolling out Listing Quality Report to all sellers, providing listing insights & optimization tips.

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eBay is making changes to Promoted Stores cost per click ad campaign management, moving from a daily to monthly time frame for budget averaging.

eBay Moves To Monthly Budget Pacing For Promoted Stores Cost Per Click Ad Campaigns

eBay is making changes to Promoted Stores cost per click ad campaign management, moving from a daily to monthly time frame for budget averaging.

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Promoted Listings ads are no longer shown in searches sorted by Time, Price, or Distance options since eBay made stealth, unannounced ad display changes in early October.

eBay Promoted Listings Vanish From Certain Sort Options Amid Possible Ad System Update

eBay no longer showing Promoted Listings ads in searches with Time, Price, or Distance sorting, raising questions about possible updates on the horizon.

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eBay taps into Apple Visual Intelligence to enhance image-based search capabilities for buyers using iOS devices including iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro models.

eBay Taps Into Apple Visual Intelligence To Enhance Image-Based Search Capabilities

eBay taps into Apple Visual Intelligence to enhance image-based search capabilities for buyers using iOS devices including iPhone 16 Pro, 17, Air & 17 Pro.

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After weeks of sellers reporting problems with eBay UK not accurately showing Royal Mail tracking details, the platform has finally acknowledge the issue and promised protections against account defects that may have resulted from the glitch.

eBay UK Protects Sellers From Fallout Of Royal Mail Tracking Issues

eBay UK to provide seller protections for Royal Mail tracking update glitch impacting some shipments from October 6-15 2025.

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Sellers were temporarily unable to purchase Standard Envelope or International Standard Delivery shipping labels due to massive Amazon Web Services outage - but eBay can't blame Amazon for other ongoing tech issues affecting the eBay app, Seller Hub summary, Traffic Reports and more.

eBay Glitches Continue As App Experiences Network Error; Seller Hub Summary & Traffic Reports Unavailable

eBay sellers continue to report cascading glitches as app experiences network error; Seller Hub summary & Traffic Reports are unavailable.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

It's official, trading card mega-seller Rick Probstein has wound down his eBay business, ending a 20 year run on the platform as he prepares to launch his competing marketplace, Snype, in November.

Do Trading Card Mega-Sellers Need eBay More Than eBay Needs Them?

Mega-sellers Rick Probstein & Burbank Sportscards make noise about leaving eBay to join or start competing platforms - but do they need eBay more than eBay needs them?

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Other Ecommerce News

Walmart continues efforts to take market share in Sneakers space with Stadium Goods bringing premium kicks from top brands to the marketplace.

Walmart Ups Sneaker Game With New Stadium Goods Partnership

Walmart continues efforts to take market share in Sneakers space with Stadium Goods bringing premium kicks from top brands to the marketplace.

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Executive shakeup at Poshmark continues as co-founder and SVP Seller Experience Tracy Sun steps down after 15 years at the company.

Poshmark Loses Another Co-Founder As SVP Seller Experience Tracy Sun Exits

Executive shakeup at Poshmark continues as co-founder and SVP Seller Experience Tracy Sun steps down after 15 years at the company.

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Etsy is finally rolling out a solution for non-US sellers to set US-specific item prices to bake in tariffs, brokerage fees and other import costs.

Etsy Rolls Out US-Specific Pricing Tool To Help Non-US Sellers Handle Tariffs & Other Import Costs

Etsy is finally rolling out solution for non-US sellers to set US-specific item prices to bake in tariffs, brokerage fees and other import costs.

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Etsy launches new Community Hub, complete with AI-powered search, educational resources, a revamped Teams experience and live seller events.

Etsy Launches New Seller Community & Events Hub

Etsy launches new Community Hub, complete with AI-powered search, educational resources, a revamped Teams experience and live seller events.

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Attorneys for plaintiff Austin White have voluntarily dismissed lawsuit against Etsy which alleged pixel tracking violated California Invasion Of Privacy Act. While details have not been made public, the dismissal likely means a settlement was reached.

Etsy Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Alleged Pixel Tracking Privacy Violations

Etsy faces class action suit alleging company allowed 3rd parties to collect personal info from users through the use of pixel trackers.

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