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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource

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Independent investigative journalist - deep dives on ecommerce & big tech.🕵️‍♂️ 100% ad-free & reader supported! Subscribe 📰👉 valueaddedresource.net/

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 3d ago

Vinted is updating terms across 10 European markets Oct. 5, moving some Balance users to Vinted Pay, renaming the Buyer Protection fee and adding new counterfeit rules. www.valueaddedresource.net/vinted-europ...

Vinted Europe Terms Update Moves Balances To Vinted Pay, Renames Buyer Protection Fee

Vinted updates European terms October 5 with a Vinted Pay migration, renamed Buyer Protection fee and new counterfeit rules.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · last wk.

eBay is going fee-free for private sellers in France & Italy, adding Buyer Protection fees just weeks after expanding fashion authentication in both markets. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-fee-fre...

eBay Goes Fee-Free For Private Sellers In France & Italy, Expands Fashion Authentication

eBay brings fee-free private selling to France and Italy, adds buyer fees and expands fashion authentication across Europe.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · last wk.

eBay has disabled Community messages after a wave of phishing scams targeted users with fake account verification notices, just days after touting the revamped forum as a trusted destination for buyers & sellers. 🚫 www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-communi...

eBay Disables Community Messages After Wave of Phishing Scams

eBay disables Community messages after phishing scams target users, days after touting the revamped forum as a trusted destination.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · last wk.

Etsy has added groups to Etsy Ads, giving sellers a new way to organize advertised listings, while also asking some sellers if they’d let the platform unlock additional ad budget when revenue hits a set goal. www.valueaddedresource.net/etsy-ad-grou...

Etsy Rolls Out Ad Groups, Tests Higher Budgets Tied To Sales Goals

Etsy gives sellers new Ad Groups while testing a feature that could unlock extra ad spend when shop revenue hits a set goal.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · last wk.

The FTC & 22 states are suing Amazon, alleging it secretly manipulated ad auctions for years, charging more than 1 million brands & sellers $20B+ while misrepresenting them as second-price auctions. www.valueaddedresource.net/ftc-amazon-s...

FTC, 22 States Say Amazon Secretly Charged $20B+ In Ad Auction Surcharges

FTC and 22 states say Amazon secretly charged $20B+ in ad surcharges while telling sellers and brands they were bidding in second-price auctions.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · last wk.

UPS and FedEx have released holiday shipping surcharges for 2026, with basic residential Ground charges increasing roughly 23% to 25% from last year and some peak fees beginning in late September. www.valueaddedresource.net/ups-fedex-20...

UPS, FedEx Raise 2026 Holiday Shipping Surcharges

UPS and FedEx raise 2026 holiday shipping surcharges as USPS prepares temporary peak-season increases of its own.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 2w ago

eBay doubled engineering productivity, but former Chief Architect Randy Shoup says a “pathological” culture of fear, politics & risk aversion still held the company back. Inside his account of Velocity, View Item, the “seller straitjacket” & why he left. www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-former-...

eBay Doubled Engineering Productivity, But Former Chief Architect Says Culture Held It Back

eBay doubled engineering productivity, but former Chief Architect Randy Shoup says a culture of fear and politics still held it back.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 2w ago

eBay is opening its new bundle discount feature to all sellers, rolling out additional Seller Hub & order management updates as it urges merchants to get an early start on holiday preparations. 🎁 www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-holiday...

eBay Opens Bundle Discounts To All Sellers Ahead Of Holiday Season

eBay opens bundle discounts to all sellers, adds Seller Hub tools and tells sellers to prioritize ads for the 2026 holiday season.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 3w ago

eBay-owned TCGPlayer is expanding Safeguard protections for low-value untracked trading card orders while it works on plain white envelope tracking, something eBay sellers have had for years. www.valueaddedresource.net/tcgplayer-un...

TCGPlayer Adds A Safeguard For A Shipping Problem eBay Solved Years Ago

TCGPlayer expands protection for lost untracked orders as sellers still wait for the kind of PWE tracking eBay has offered since 2021.

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Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource@valueaddedresource.bsky.social · 3w ago

Pitney Bowes faces proposed class action from eBay buyers who say tariffs collected through the UK Global Shipping Programme were not refunded after recent US Supreme Court ruling. ⚖️ www.valueaddedresource.net/pitney-bowes...

eBay GSP Buyers Sue Pitney Bowes Over Tariff Refunds

A proposed class action alleges Pitney Bowes failed to return tariff refunds to eBay buyers using the UK Global Shipping Programme.

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