Value Added Resource Week In Review 2-16-25

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eBay News

eBay is looking for a new Crisis and Financial Communications Manager, revealing the company may be preparing for a rough 2025 as legal, regulatory, and financial scrutiny heats up.

eBay Gears Up for Crisis? New Job Posting Signals Potential Trouble Ahead

eBay is looking for a new Crisis & Financial Communications manager, revealing company may be in for rough year as legal, regulatory & earnings scrutiny heats up.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Longtime mega-seller Rick Probstein is launching BYD, a live selling platform aimed directly at competing with eBay Live, Whatnot, Fanatics Collect and more as future on eBay remains up in the air.

eBay Mega-Seller Probstein To Launch Competing Live Selling Platform For Sports Cards & Memorabilia

Longtime eBay mega-seller Rick Probstein announces BYD sports collectibles live selling site to compete with eBay Live, Whatnot, Fanatics & more.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

eBay has cranked up discounts and promotions aimed at enticing sellers to try Promoted Listings ad products in Q1 - is seller tolerance for ever increasing ad rates and expanding attribution models starting to wane?

eBay’s International Promoted Listings Push: Is Seller Ad Spend Tolerance Waning?

eBay cranks up discounts to entice sellers to try Promoted Listings ads - is tolerance for increasing rates & expanding attribution waning?

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Just a few short days after previous User Agreement update went into effect, eBay UK is making more changes, primarily aimed at tackling illegal content on the site and preventing fee avoidance as Buyer Protection Fee rolls out to more categories.

eBay UK User Agreement Update For March 17, 2025 Takes Aim At Illegal Content

eBay UK is making more User Agreement changes as of March 17, 2025, aimed at tackling illegal content on the site & preventing fee avoidance.

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UK sellers who use eBay's Simple Delivery are in for a few changes with price increases, an added collection option, carrier preference settings and a glimpse into how returns are handled through this managed shipping option.

eBay UK Simple Delivery Updates: Price Increases, Collection, Returns, Carrier Preferences & More

eBay UK Simple Delivery Updates: price increase, Royal Mail collection & glimpse into how returns are handled through this managed shipping program.

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eBay and Japanese marketplace app Rakuten Rakuma are expanding their partnership to bring authenticated, pre-owned fashion, handbags and jewelry to the US market after successful trial last year.

eBay & Rakuten Rakuma Expand Partnership To Bring Pre-Owned Fashion From Japan To US Market

eBay & Rakuten Rakuma expand partnership to bring authenticated, pre-owned fashion, handbags & jewelry to US market after limited trial last year.

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And Carousel Banners for eBay Stores first spotted in November are now rolling out to more users, with some seeing an option to use AI to help write their store description too.

eBay Tests Banner Carousel For Stores Featuring About Info & Store Videos

eBay is tinkering with Store page design, adding a rotating carousel featuring the seller’s banner image, About information, and store video.

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Other Ecommerce News

Meta expands Facebook Marketplace partner program to more C2C classifieds businesses in EU - will eBay take a hit from increased competition?

Meta Expands EU Facebook Marketplace Partnership To More C2C Platforms - Will eBay Take A Hit?

Meta expands Facebook Marketplace partner program to more C2C classifieds businesses in EU - will eBay take a hit from increased competition?

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Facebook will no longer allow new listings with shipping to use pre-paid labels provided by the marketplace, leaving sellers with short notice and more questions than answers.

Facebook Marketplace Ends Pre-Paid Shipping Labels For New Listings

Facebook will no longer allow new listings with shipping to use pre-paid labels provided by the marketplace, leaving sellers little time find alternatives.

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Legal battle seeking to hold Walmart liable for fraud and stolen goods sold through their marketplace continues as victims of organized retail crime counter company's Section 230 based motion to dismiss class action lawsuit.

Plaintiffs Challenge Walmart’s Section 230 Defense In Organized Retail Crime Class Action Suit

Class action seeking to hold Walmart Marketplace liable for fraud & sale of stolen goods continues as ORC victims counter Section 230 defense.

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Mercari Japan is moving full steam ahead with launch of cost per click ad products offering increased visibility both on and off platform, leveraging users' purchasing data for targeted results.

Mercari Looks To Ads For Japan Revenue Boost With Full Scale On & Off Site Launch

Mercari Japan launches cost per click ads offering increased visibility both on & off site, leveraging user data for targeted results.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

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