Value Added Resource Week In Review 6-2-24

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

eBay News

eBay UK is teaming up with YouTube to host event offering expert tips & networking for reselling content creators, but is the company's influencer strategy authentic seller engagement or effort to manipulate public perception & elevate brand reputation?

eBay Courts UK Content Creators With Exclusive London YouTube Playbook Event

eBay UK teams up with YouTube to host exclusive London event offering expert tips & networking for reselling content creators on June 4th, 2024.

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Sellers worry ad blockers may have stopped Memorial Day sales as sponsored Promoted Listings are hidden from search by Ublock Origin.

Ad Blocker Hides Promoted Listings In eBay Search, Hurting Memorial Day Weekend Sales

eBay sellers worry ad blockers may stop Memorial Day sales as sponsored Promoted Listings ads are hidden from search by Ublock Origin.

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eBay appears to be testing allowing Venmo as a payment option for some purchases as they look to enhance the payments experiences for both buyers and sellers.

eBay Tests Adding Venmo To Available Payment Options For Buyers

eBay tests allowing Venmo as a payment option for some purchases as they look to enhance the payments experiences for both buyers and sellers.

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A recent LinkedIn post from eBay Senior Manager of Strategy Operations Policy Compliance, Katerina Frank, shows she's been a strategic advisor for The White Glove, "democratizing auction guarantees for art and collectibles" for over a year while still working at eBay - raising questions about if a partnership or acquisition could be in the works as eBay tries to move deeper into the high value collectible world.

Could Auction Guarantees for Art & Collectibles Revolutionize The eBay Marketplace?

eBay Sr Manager Katerina Frank reveals connection to White Glove auction guarantees - could a partnership or acquisition be in the works?

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eBay experienced a tech issue impacting loading of the site's homepage, other important category and navigational pages for over 5 hours on Friday, leaving users in the lurch.

eBay Glitch Hits Homepage, Category Pages

eBay tech issue impacts loading of the site’s homepage, other important category and navigational pages, leaving users in the lurch.

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Some sellers were finally able to get answers about how the invite only Summer Sale deal works with offers and how to track which orders had the coupon applied (spoiler alert: they can't).

You know it's bad when you have sellers putting their stores on Time Away or asking to be removed from the sale after launch - yikes!

eBay Summer Sale Offer Leaves Sellers Scratching Their Heads About Fees & Discounts

eBay seller-funded Memorial Day sale terms raise questions about how fees are calculated & whether the coupon deal is really worth taking.

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Other Ecommerce News

The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved requested rate changes for July 2024, but not without a strongly worded statement urging the Board of Governors to consider exercising their business judgement when considering how much to increase postage costs.

USPS Regulator Approves July Rates, But Urges Governors To Exercise Business Judgement

Postal Regulatory Commission approves July 2024 rates but urges Governors to exercise business judgement before increasing postage costs.

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Sellers report seeing competings ads displayed on shop homepages and odd fluctuations in ad spend as part of suspected Etsy testing.

Etsy Tests Competing Ads In Shops, Sellers Notice Strange Ad Spend Fluctuations

Sellers report seeing competings ads displayed on shop homepages and odd fluctuations in ad spend as part of suspected Etsy testing.

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Amazon's motion to dismiss FTC case about Amazon Prime subscription dark pattern design practices has been denied with the court ruling federal law requires that cancellation must be available through a "simple mechanism" that is not more complicated than the process to required to enroll in a service or subscription.

FTC Takes Aim At Amazon Prime Subscription & Cancellation Practices

FTC alleges Amazon duped millions into Prime auto-renewal, intentionally complicated cancellation process.

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