Value Added Resource Week In Review 3-9-25

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

eBay News

eBay is hoping to get a Q1-Q2 high value enthusiast trading card transaction bump with steep discount on Final Value Fees for sales over $1000.

eBay Looks To Boost High Value Trading Card Transactions With 50% Off Final Value Fee Promo

eBay hopes to entice sellers to list high value trading cards on the platform with steep discount on Final Value Fees for sales over $1000.

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eBay UK users are increasingly finding the company's official community forums to be hostile territory as some posts expressing concerns and opinions about private seller and buyer fee policy changes are censored and temporary or permanent bans are being handed out for dubious reasons.

eBay UK Forum Censorship Stifles Feedback On Private Seller & Buyer Fee Changes

eBay UK users raise alarms about community forum censorship & bans stifling feedback & discussion about private seller & buyer fee changes.

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eBay is putting their 2023 investment in The Volte to good use, partnering with the fashion rental platform to offer Buy, Wear, Rent or Sell solution for fashion lovers in Australia.

eBay & The Volte Partner On Buy, Wear, Rent Or Sell Fashion Resale Solution In Australia

eBay partners with fashion rental platform The Volte to offer Buy, Wear, Rent or Sell solution for fashion lovers in Australia.

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Sellers are eagerly awaiting details of eBay's big 30th anniversary event, slated to take place sometime in August 2025!

eBay Open 2025: Virtual & In Person Event Slated For August

Sellers are eagerly awaiting details of eBay’s big 30th anniversary event, slated to take place sometime in August 2025!

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eBay UK sellers say they no longer have the option to send invoices for combined shipping to buyers as conflicting answers from support add to confusion and frustration.

eBay UK Invoice Option Disappears, Leaving Sellers In The Dark With Conflicting Answers From Support

eBay UK sellers no longer have option to send invoices for combined shipping as conflicting answers from support add to confusion & frustration.

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UK sellers are also experiencing a strange glitch impacting how listings are displayed in search and store pages.

eBay UK Search Glitch Hides Sellers’ Listings

UK eBay sellers are in a panic as search glitch hides listing information, removes ability to click through to listing page.

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Sellers have been left looking for the "Sell One Like This" button as another eBay app update causes confusion and frustration.

eBay Moves “Sell One Like This”, Causes Seller Confusion In Latest App Update

eBay sellers left looking for “Sell One Like This” button as another app update causes confusion and frustration.

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A week into promoted listings changes for eBay Germany, sellers are starting to share their results - unsurprisingly showing ad attribution rates rising to 80% or more as a result of this massive expansion of how eBay decides whether an ad fee will apply on a sale.

eBay Expands Promoted Listings Ad Attribution In Germany - Will US Be Next?

eBay makes major changes to Promoted Listings ad attribution in Germany, expanding number of sales which will collect ad fees - will US be next?

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Other Ecommerce News

The trade war yo-yo continues as tariffs went into effect against Canada and Mexico this week only to be paused again a few days later - here's the latest:

Shippers Get Temporary De Minimis Reprieve Amidst Evolving US Tariff Situation

Shippers bracing for impact of tariffs going into effect against Canada & Mexico given reprieve as de minimis exemption stays in place - for now.

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Poshmark users are noticing an increase in annoying and intrusive advertising on the site with pop up ads interrupting purchasing and payouts.

Intrusive Poshmark Pop Up Ads Interrupt Purchasing & Payouts

Poshmark users notice increase in annoying & intrusive advertising on the site with pop up ads interrupting purchasing & payouts.

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