Value Added Resource Week In Review 7-20-25

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

eBay News

eBay UK is making changes to their Buyer Protection Fee calculation and private seller payout timing ahead of Q2 2025 earnings report.

eBay UK Tweaks Buyer Protection Fee, Private Seller Payouts Ahead Of Q2 Results

eBay UK makes major changes to Buyer Protection Fee calculation & private seller payout timing ahead of Q2 2025 earnings report.

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Sellers are scrambling as new forced free returns requirement for eBay Motors Parts and Accessories goes into effect with many questions, concerns, and confusion still lingering over which categories are affected and other key aspects of the program.

Questions & Confusion Remain As eBay Motors Parts & Accessories Forced Free Returns Goes Into Effect

eBay Motors Parts & Accessories sellers scramble as forced free returns policy goes into effect with lingering questions about category impact & other key details.

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eBay continues to insert AI into every aspect of the buying and selling experience, with new test of eBay.AI generated item detail highlights added to listing pages to draw buyer attention to key selling points in highly visible call to action placement.

eBay Adds AI Generated Item Detail Highlights To Listing Pages

eBay tests AI generated item detail highlights added to listings, drawing buyer attention to key selling points in highly visible placement.

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But in less than magical AI news, sellers are reporting this week that the bulk AI listing tool is not working on trading cards, failing to identify key item details.

eBay Bulk AI Listing Tool Not Working On Trading Cards, Unable To Identify Key Item Details

eBay bulk AI listing tool unable to identify key item details for trading cards, broken functionality requires sellers to revert to manual entry.

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eBay advised sellers earlier this month of USPS rate changes taking effect July 13th, including promising support in the listing and label purchase flows to designate items as Irregular or Non-Standard packaging to comply with surcharges and help avoid postage adjustments after shipping.

eBay Label Purchase & Listing Flows Updated To Support Irregular, Non-Standard Packages

eBay listing & shipping label purchasing flows now include irregular, non-standard package option to display accurate rates including surcharges.

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Sellers in Germany can now take advantage of free legal consultations, advice, and support as part of their existing Shop subscriptions. The recent development taps partners in the legal and compliance industry in effort to add value for business sellers with Shops.

eBay Germany Adds Value To Shop Subscriptions With Free Legal Consultations, Advice & Support

eBay sellers in Germany can now take advantage of free legal consultations, advice, and support as part of their existing Shop subscriptions.

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eBay experienced payout problems earlier this week that were quickly corrected, but lack of communication and mysterious schedule change causes confusion and concern for sellers.

eBay Misses July 15, 2025 Payout; Makes Unscheduled Deposits July 18, Causing Seller Confusion & Concern

eBay payout problems July 2025 - lack of communication about tech issues & mysterious unscheduled payouts cause confusion & concern for sellers.

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UPDATE: eBay community staff have provided additional information about this phone verification for auction bidding requirement, confirming that the purpose is to verify bids on a specific auction, not a one time identity verification.

eBay Phone Verification Requirement Disrupts Auction Bidding

Would-be buyers air frustrations as new phone number verification requirement prevents bidding on eBay auctions.

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Other Ecommerce News

A shocking tell-all Facebook post revealing details of the potentially largest forgery and fraud scheme in sports memorabilia collecting history is rippling through the industry this week with lasting consequences to come.

Massive Sports Memorabilia Forgery & Fraud Scheme Unravels, Leaving One Dead & Collectors In Shock

Mister ManCave founder Brett Lemieux claimed to have commited a $350M+ forged autograph & counterfeit sports memorabilia scheme before taking his own life this week.

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Mercari Japan has launched a new Price Search feature, helping sellers find the best pricing strategy to make the sale with search functionality to view price ranges, shipping fees and product condition for similar items by keywords or images.

Mercari Japan Launches Price Search, Helping Sellers Find The Sweet Spot For Pricing Their Items

Mercari Japan launches Price Search, helping sellers find best pricing to make the sale with image & keyword based search for similar items.

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Depop is rolling out new product releases aimed at streamlining the selling experience with improvements across listing, promotion and performance.

Depop Rolls Out New Product Releases To Streamline Selling Experience

Depop rolls out new product releases aimed at streamlining the selling experience with improvements across listing, promotion & performance.

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Depop is also testing changes to how parcel sizes are assigned when listing items, removing ability for sellers to manually select package sizing and automating the process based on item details instead.

Depop Tests Automating Parcel Size Details For Shipping Calculations

Depop is testing changes to how parcel sizes are assigned when listing items, removing ability for sellers to manually select package sizing.

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Q2 2025 earnings calls are just around the corner, track important ecommerce marketplace reporting dates with Value Added Resource!

Q2 2025 Ecommerce Earnings Call Roundup

Q2 2025 ecommerce earnings roundup: track reporting dates for Amazon, Meta, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, PayPal, Shopify & more with Value Added Resource!

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