Value Added Resource Week In Review 11-8-26
Welcome to the Value Added Resource ecommerce news week in review!
Prudential continues to entrust ex-eBay SVP Global Operations Wendy Jones with corporate governance and ethics oversight despite years of damaging revelations about her management of the security organization behind eBay's criminal cyberstalking scandal. The company now faces its own governance crisis in Japan, with Jones serving on the board committee overseeing compensation reforms.
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Amazon is facing a certified class action lawsuit over allegations its pricing policies artificially inflated prices paid by millions of consumers shopping on competing marketplaces like eBay and Walmart, after a federal judge rejected the company's objections to class certification.
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ThredUp is warning that increasingly aggressive spending by competing secondhand fashion marketplaces is putting pressure on its business, estimating that rival peer-to-peer platforms could spend as much as $500 million on marketing and order subsidies in the second half of 2026 alone, plus additional shipping subsidies to attract buyers.
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Depop is eliminating independent shipping for US sellers, ending a longstanding exception that allowed older accounts to purchase their own postage labels as new owner eBay expands managed shipping across its marketplaces.
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eBay's Winter 2026 Seller Check-In put eBay Live front and center as the company touted continued growth in livestreaming, rolled out more AI listing improvements and introduced new financing options, along with updates to shipping, advertising and other seller tools.
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Poshmark is offering $0.99 shipping on US marketplace purchases and free shipping on qualifying Posh LIVE orders, making an aggressive holiday push for buyers as competition over shipping costs heats up across secondhand marketplaces.
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Whatnot began making US sellers responsible for USPS weight-based shipping adjustments on November 4, ending its previous practice of covering additional postage when packages weigh more than declared.
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eBay is introducing new optimization options for Promoted Offsite advertising campaigns, allowing sellers to choose between Automatic and Manual optimization and influence which listings receive more advertising exposure on external sites like Google and Facebook, while continuing to restrict their ability to exclude inventory or control individual advertising costs.
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Poshmark sellers experienced problems withdrawing their earnings again this week, just weeks after the company blamed previous payment delays on a banking partner transition and said it had moved seller redemptions to an additional payment provider to help resolve the problems.
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TCGPlayer is rolling out free tracking for low-value Marketplace orders, delivering the plain white envelope tracking it promised in August while taking a different approach than parent company eBay's Standard Envelope service.
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Updates
Etsy has revised its Listing Image Requirements following seller feedback, relaxing some restrictions on unedited photographs, adding an exception for certain craft patterns, and providing more information about when the new rules will be enforced.
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Mandatory eBay Balance enrollment took effect November 4, resetting seller payout schedules and changing how sellers access and withdraw their funds.
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eBay has advised sellers of another USPS shipping update taking effect November 8, but provided no details about whether rates are going up or down or what the financial impact will be.
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