Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-29-26

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

eBay News

HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples has been appointed to eBay's board, adding marketplace expertise as the company navigates strategic shifts.

eBay Adds Marketplace Veteran Brian Sharples to Board Amid Strategic Shifts

eBay appoints HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples to its board, adding marketplace expertise as the company navigates strategic shifts.

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eBay is shaking up selling in Australia, going fee free for small consumer to consumer sellers while adding a Buyer Protection fee and mandatory shipping to mirror changes made in the UK last year.

eBay Brings Fee Free Selling, Buyer Fees & Shipping Mandate To Australia Amidst Global C2C Pivot

eBay Australia goes fee free for small C2C sellers, adds Buyer Protection fee & shipping mandate to mirror changes made in UK last year.

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eBay Live hyped 48 hour livestream bonanza this week, but exclusive drops turned into flops as disruptive homepage takeover sparked shopper backlash.

eBay Live 48 Hours of Drops Or Flops? Users Rage At Disruptive Homepage Takeover

eBay Live’s 48-hour drop blitz pushes hype and exclusives, but disruptive homepage takeover sparks shopper backlash.

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eBay is significantly scaling back annual seller conference as eBay Open goes on the road for 2026 with multiple smaller in person events across the country but no live virtual access, leaving many sellers with no option but a delayed recorded replay.

eBay Open 2026 On The Road: Smaller In Person Events, No Live Virtual Access

eBay Open 2026 downsizes to limited in-person roadshows and drops live virtual access, sidelining much of the seller community.

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Changes to how Best Offers work launched this week for the US and UK, extending time for buyers to respond to sellers' counteroffers to 4 days.

eBay Best Offers Move To 4 Day Counteroffer Expiration In US & UK

eBay is making changes to how Best Offers work, extending time for buyers to respond to sellers’ counteroffers to 4 days.

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Buyers and sellers experienced a major disruption to eBay search this week, which may have been related to a new test bringing image-based search to the desktop web experience.

eBay Tests Image Search on Desktop

eBay is testing image-based search on desktop, letting users find products by uploading photos instead of typing keywords.

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Users also experienced other technical problems this week affecting shipping calculations and the Social sharing page.

eBay Social Sharing Page Down - What Sellers Can Do

eBay’s Social Sharing page has been down for over 24 hours, disrupting seller workflows & raising concerns about missing out on potential sales.

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Other Ecommerce News

The U.S. Postal Service is imposing a fuel surcharge on packages for the first time as Iran war adds additional stress to existing financial troubles.

USPS Imposes First-Ever 8% Fuel Surcharge as Cost Pressures Mount

USPS is imposing a fuel surcharge on packages for the first time as Iran war adds additional stress to existing financial troubles.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Meta is launching new tools for creators to share affiliate products with their audiences, allowing them to tag items directly in their Facebook posts and Reels with no link-in-bio, no 'swipe up,' and no link in comments needed.

Meta Launches Facebook Affiliate Partnerships With Amazon, Shopee, eBay, Temu & Mercado Libre

Meta launches new tools for creators to share affiliate products from Amazon, eBay & more directly in Facebook posts & Reels - no link-in-bio or comments required.

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Poshmark’s first major app update in 15 years promises a better experience, but sellers say new photo changes add more work than value.

Poshmark Reimagines App, Sellers Pushback On Photo Changes

Poshmark’s first major app update in 15 years promises a better experience, but sellers say new photo changes add more work than value.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

PayPal is making a change to its rewards program, effectively turning it from cash back to store credit with limited redemption options.

PayPal Rewards Is Losing Cash Back and Becoming More Like Store Credit

PayPal Rewards will no longer offer cash back. Points must be used at checkout or for limited redemption options starting August 2026.

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