Value Added Resource Week In Review 6-1-25

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eBay News

Once celebrated as eBay's first Chief Compliance Officer, Molly Finn is departing the company after 17 years, leaving a legacy of legal and regulatory debacles in her wake.

eBay Loses Compliance, M&A Leader As Molly Finn Leaves Legacy Of Legal & Regulatory Debacles Behind

Once celebrated as eBay’s first Chief Compliance Officer, Molly Finn is departing the company, leaving legacy of legal & regulatory debacles in her wake.

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After last week's announcement that eBay is shutting down the TCGPlayer authentication center in Syracuse, NY, TCGUnion-CWA is now calling for a boycott, hoping pressure will convince eBay to reverse course.

eBay Shuts Down TCGPlayer Syracuse Warehouse, Lays Off Union Workers To Move Authentication Ops To KY

eBay is laying off over 200 unionized workers at TCGPlayer subsidiary in Syracuse, NY, will move authentication operations to Louisville, KY.

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eBay has also announced a phased shutdown of their Research and Development operations in Israel, with over 200 employees there losing their jobs by Q1 2026.

eBay To Shutter Israel R&D Operations, Layoff 200+ Employees By 2026

eBay announces phased shutdown of Research and Development operations in Israel, with over 200 employees losing their jobs by Q1 2026.

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Another major shopping holiday on eBay brings more shady strikethrough pricing and fake discount deals as Memorial Day sale falls flat.

eBay Memorial Day 2025: More Shady Strikethrough Pricing & Fake Discount Deals

Another major shopping holiday on eBay brings more shady strikethrough pricing & fake discount deals as Memorial Day sale falls flat.

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With major attribution changes for Promoted Listings General on the horizon, eBay is also updating Promoted Listings Priority cost per click campaign management, moving from weekly to monthly timeframe for budget averaging.

eBay Moves To Monthly Budget Pacing For Promoted Listings Priority Cost Per Click Ad Campaigns

eBay is making changes to Promoted Listings Priority cost per click campaign management, moving to a monthly timeframe for budget averaging.

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eBay is looking to boost their "item intelligence", using AI to help solve regulatory and compliance problems on the platform.

eBay Looks To Boost “Item Intelligence” Using AI To Solve Regulatory & Compliance Problems

eBay is looking to boost their “item intelligence”, using AI to help police policy violations & solve regulatory compliance problems on the site.

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Users struggled this week with changes eBay is making to Seller Hub overview design.

eBay Seller Hub In Flux: Sellers Missing Tasks & Other Important Info

eBay users struggle with Seller Hub changes, missing Tasks & other important info as updates continue to rollout.

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eBay UK has updated the terms and conditions for Simple Delivery managed shipping, providing new details for how buyers and sellers can get refunds for unused postage labels.

eBay UK Updates Simple Delivery Terms For Shipping Label Refunds

eBay UK Simple Delivery update provides new details for how buyers & sellers can get refunds for unused postage labels.

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Other Ecommerce News

VP Trust & Safety Alice Wu announces new Policy Guides and updates as Etsy releases 2024 Transparency Report.

Etsy Releases Transparency Report For 2024 Plus New Trust & Safety, Policy Guides

VP Trust & Safety Alice Wu announces new Policy Guides and updates as Etsy releases 2024 Transparency Report.

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Poshmark is jumping on the Facebook Marketplace Partnership bandwagon, promising cross-market visibility boost - but heavy handed enforcement of Excessive Listing Removal policy could pose conflict of interest if Poshmark tries to monetize this service.

Poshmark Jumps On Facebook Marketplace Partnership Bandwagon

Poshmark latest marketplace to test Meta’s Facebook Marketplace Partnership program, boosting cross-market item visibility.

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UPDATE: Depop has advised users they are rolling back the Binding Locked-In Offers test, saying they saw a noticeable drop in sales and overall buyer activity while the feature was active.

Depop Expands Lock It In Binding Offer Test

Depop expands Lock It In test, allowing buyers to submit binding offers to sellers with payment details required upfront.

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