Value Added Resource Week In Review 8-3-25

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

eBay News

We kicked off the week with pre-earnings highlights and commentary ahead of eBay's Q2 2025 report with Revenue and GMV beating analysts' expectations in first quarter with a new Chief Financial Officer onboard - but inflation, discounting, shipping and new attribution model may be doing the heavy lifting.

eBay Q2 2025 Earnings: GMV Up But Inflation, Discounts & Shipping May Be Doing The Heavy Lifting

eBay Q2 2025 Revenue & GMV beat expectations, but inflation, discounting, shipping & new ad attribution model may be doing the heavy lifting.

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eBay is introducing a new Secure Purchase vehicle buying experience to their platform, promising a simplified solution for managing payment, financing, registration, ownership transfer, and transport.

eBay Leverages Caramel Acquisition For Secure Purchase Vehicle Buying & Selling Experience

eBay introduces Caramel Secure Purchase promising simplified solution for vehicle payments, financing, registration, ownership transfer & transport.

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A high value trading card buyer has filed suit against eBay, PSA, and an unknown seller, alleging eBay and PSA failed to catch purposely altered listing images and clear differences in condition on a card sold with Authenticity Guarantee.

Trading Card Buyer Sues eBay, PSA, Unknown Seller For Alleged Fraud & Authentication Failures

A high value trading card buyer is suing eBay, PSA & an unknown seller, alleging fraud & Authenticity Guarantee failures led to significant losses.

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eBay killed off the EPN affiliate incentive for sellers this week, making major change to eBay Partner Network program terms with only 2 days notice.

eBay Kills EPN Affiliate FVF Incentive For Sellers In Major Change To eBay Partner Network Program

eBay is killing off the EPN affiliate incentive for sellers, making major change to eBay Partner Network program terms with only 2 days notice.

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Sellers across multiple countries say they're being charged additional insertion fees just for editing a listing, but confusion may be caused by recurring display error technical issue.

eBay Sellers Report Being Charged Insertion Fees For Editing Listings Due To Recurring Technical Issue

eBay sellers say they’re being charged additional insertion fees just for editing a listing, but recurring display error tech issue may be to blame.

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Recent updates to tariffs and de minimis exemptions have made Country Of Origin/Manufacture information even more critical for sellers on eBay but changes to the listing form are making compliance impossible in some categories.

Missing Countries From eBay Region Of Manufacture Item Specifics Could Stymie International Sales

eBay sellers report item specifics are missing countries for region of manufacture in some categories, raising international sales concerns.

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Other Ecommerce News

Walmart is making their debut appearance on the floor of The National Sports Collectors Convention, continuing their push to take a bite out of the collectible resale market.

Walmart Takes Rookie Turn In National Sports Collectors Convention Debut

Walmart makes debut at The National Sports Collectors Convention with exclusive trading card drops, new partnerships & Collectors Shop updates.

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Plaintiffs & Walmart have jointly agree to dismiss lawsuit which sought to hold the co accountable for Organized Retail Crime triangulation fraud on their site.

Plaintiffs Challenge Walmart’s Section 230 Defense In Organized Retail Crime Class Action Suit

Class action seeking to hold Walmart Marketplace liable for fraud & sale of stolen goods continues as ORC victims counter Section 230 defense.

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Amazon has announced starting August 4th, buyers will be allowed to leave star only ratings with no feedback comments for their purchases.

Amazon Brings Back Star Only Ratings - Sellers Still Hate It

Amazon announces starting August 4, 2025 buyers will be allowed to leave star only ratings with no comments - and sellers are not happy.

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President Trump has signed an executive order ending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments from all countries effective August 29, 2025.

Trump Executive Order Ends De Minimis Exemption August 29, 2025

President Trump signs an executive order ending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments from all countries August 29, 2025.

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USPS says "no package, no problem" with new packageless return offering, but emerging details about the service show it could be ripe for abuse, causing problems for both online sellers and the Post Office.

USPS Says “No Package, No Problem” But Packageless Returns Are Ripe For Misuse & Abuse

USPS says “no package, no problem” with new packageless return offering, but service could be ripe for abuse, causing problems for both online sellers & the Post Office.

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Online sellers in the UK are at a loss as Royal Mail Tracked 48 label changes prevent scanning & dropping off some packages at Post Offices.

Royal Mail Tracking Snafu Snarls Shipments For UK Marketplace Sellers

Online sellers in the UK are at a loss as Royal Mail Tracked 48 label changes prevent scanning & dropping off some packages at Post Offices.

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