Value Added Resource Week In Review 8-11-24

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

eBay News

The eBay Tech Blog published an article this week about a "new" search redesign it claims will "elevate shopper experience" with seamless, intuitive features, but savvy users struggle to find anything really new or innovative in this update.

Is eBay’s Search Redesign Really More Intuitive, Seamless & Rich?

eBay Tech Blog touts search redesign with seamless, intuitive features; users struggle to find anything actually new or innovative in the update.

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 eBay is turning to AI-enforcement to detect and punish sellers who try to skirt cancellation policies, but what happens if the bots don't always get it right?

eBay Uses AI To Detect Sellers Skirting Cancellation Policies - What Happens When Bots Get It Wrong?

eBay is turning to AI to detect & punish sellers who try to skirt cancellation policies, but what happens if the bots don’t always get it right?

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Sellers have noticed a change in Sale Event markdowns removing the option to offer multiple tiered discount levels and they are not happy!

eBay Sellers Miss Multi-Level Discounts In Apparent Sales Event Overhaul

eBay sellers have noticed a change in Sale Event markdowns removing the option to offer multiple tiered discount levels and they are not happy!

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eBay is charging some buyers new Minnesota Road Improvement & Delivery Fee in error, applying the tax incorrectly to orders below $100 - and since they charge fees on total with tax, sellers are also being overcharged due to the error.

eBay Charges Minnesota Road Improvement & Delivery Fee On Orders That Don’t Meet $100 Threshold

eBay is charging some buyers new Minnesota Road Improvement & Delivery Fee in error, applying the tax incorrectly to orders below $100 threshold.

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eBay has added a new platform to their social media sharing tool, empowering sellers to share item videos directly to YouTube to draw more traffic to the site.

eBay Social Sharing Tool Adds YouTube Option To Promote Item Videos Offsite

eBay adds new platform to social media sharing tool, empowering sellers to post item videos directly to YouTube to draw more traffic to the site.

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We're now 2+ weeks past the original time frame given for the eBay community team to provide answers in the Ask Me About eBay Ads discussion topic - so far they've only managed to respond to 2 out of 17 posts.

When pressed to provide a more definitive timeframe to address the rest of the questions, or at least give community members who took the time to participate the courtesy of a statement if there was no intent to provide further responses, eBay staff again attempted to brush the topic away by saying "some things have come up" which prevent them from having or sharing an updated time table.

eBay Community Hosts “Ask Me About eBay Ads” Discussion

The eBay Community team is hosting next installment of “Ask Me About” discussion series, taking seller questions about new eBay Ads Experience.

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eBay finally recognized unionized workers at owned-subsidiary TCGPlayer in August 2023, but TCGUnion-CWA still doesn't have a contract as company continues to drag out bargaining.

Take a look back at the eBay/TCGPlayer acquisition from due diligence missteps to union drive & FTC petition and more!

TCGPlayer - Value Added Resource

Get the latest news & updates about eBay-owned collectible card game marketplace TCGPlayer & eBay’s first US union TCGUnion-CWA!

Value Added ResourcePublished:Jul 19 24 Updated:Aug 4 24

Other Ecommerce News

In a rare move, Amazon is backing down on inventory storage overage fees for FBA sellers in the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, and Canada stores.

Amazon Drops FBA Inventory Storage Overage Fees Retroactively Back To July 1

In rare move, Amazon drops inventory storage overage fees for FBA sellers in the United States, Europe, United Kingdom & Canada.

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Ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Etsy are reacting to Canada's new Digital Services Tax, instituting Regulatory Operating fees passing costs of regulatory and tax compliance directly to sellers on their platforms.

Amazon & Etsy Add Regulatory Fees For Canada Digital Services Tax Compliance

Amazon, Etsy react to Canada’s Digital Services Tax with Regulatory Operating fees passing compliance costs to sellers on their platforms.

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Poshmark looks to gamify listing process, hoping to get more items on the site by offering rewards to sellers for maintaining listing streaks.

Poshmark Gamifies Listing Process With New Listing Streaks Reward Program

Poshmark looks to gamify listing process, hoping to get more items on the site by offering rewards to sellers for maintaining listing streaks.

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Collectible toy maker Funko has agreed to pay over $2.1 million in legal fees to resolve lawsuit alleging former CEO Brian Mariotti and other executives breached fiduciary duties by making “false and misleading statements to Funko stockholders and the public.”

Funko To Pay $2.1 Million in Legal Fees To Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Misleading Statements By Ex-CEO & Others

Funko to pay $2.1 million in legal fees to settle shareholder suit alleging ex-CEO & others breached fiduciary duties with misleading statements.

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