Value Added Resource Week In Review 5-3-26

Welcome to the Value Added Resource ecommerce news week in review

eBay News

We kicked off the week with pre-earnings highlights and eBay's Q1 2026 earnings which showed strong growth - but ads, GMV trends and C2C pivot point to a more complicated story.

eBay’s Q1 2026 Earnings: Growth Continues But Ads, GMV & C2C Pivot Complicate the Picture

eBay Q1 2026 earnings show strong growth, but ads, GMV trends and C2C pivot point to a more complicated story.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

eBay suffered a multi-day technical meltdown with server errors impacting search, log in, checkout, descriptions and more in rumored DDoS attack.

eBay Server Errors Cause Major Disruption In Search, Log In, Checkout, Descriptions & More

eBay users report major disruption with API & server errors impacting search, log in, checkout, descriptions and more!

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

A Wall Street Journal "scoop" has lit a fire under GameStop and eBay stock prices, but does a potential deal for the retailer to buy the ecommerce marketplace really make sense?

GameStop Wants eBay? Make It Make Sense

GameStop wants eBay? The rumored deal raises financial, strategic and regulatory hurdles that make it hard to justify.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Other Ecommerce News

New Etsy CEO Kruti Patel Goyal is pointing to early signs of stabilization as Q1 2026 results show modest revenue and GMS growth, with the company narrowing its focus back to the core marketplace as it moves away from its prior “house of brands” strategy.

Etsy Q1 2026 Earnings: GMS Growth, Agentic AI Tests & Depop Sale Delay

Etsy posts modest GMS growth, tests agentic AI, and pushes Depop sale to Q3 as new CEO signals early stabilization.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Wix-owned eBay listing and inventory management platform InkFrog is planning to shut down on June 1, 2026, giving customers just over a month to export data and find alternative solutions.

Wix-Owned InkFrog to Shut Down June 1 as eBay Sellers Seek Alternatives

Wix-owned ecommerce listing management platform InkFrog will shut down June 1, giving sellers a month to export data & shift to alternate tools.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Shipping and logistics technology company Pitney Bowes appears to be the latest victim of ShinyHunters extorsion scheme, with millions of customers' personal information allegedly leaked in data breach.

Pitney Bowes Named in Alleged ShinyHunters Breach Affecting Millions

Pitney Bowes named in alleged ShinyHunters breach as millions of customer records are reportedly exposed in data leak.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

Livestream shopping platform Whatnot is looking to grow beyond small reseller startup with new Shopify integration opening the door for bigger brands to go live.

Whatnot Integrates With Shopify In Bid To Woo Bigger Brands To Live Selling

Whatnot taps Shopify to streamline operations and court bigger brands, signaling a push to scale live selling as a retail channel.

Value Added ResourceLiz Morton

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