From eBay's earliest days, sellers have worked on ways to gain a competitive edge by crafting searches they can save and have automatically deployed on their behalf. But is Boolean breaking, as one seller reported recently? www.ecommercebytes.com/8kwq

A research study claims Amazon and Walmart's AI tools are suppressing Made in USA products in chatbot results - an issue of concern for many sellers and shoppers. www.ecommercebytes.com/o9xj

eBay will operate Depop as a complementary business and will seek synergies after paying Etsy $1.4 billion for the UK C2C fashion marketplace. www.ecommercebytes.com/sw6w

Amazon grew North American sales 16% in the second quarter, year-over-year and grew worldwide paid units 17%. www.ecommercebytes.com/5x3k

A seller said eBay has not always been passing along the discounted commercial rate for a USPS Small Flat Rate Box. Is eBay customer service correct that destination can change the rate of a flat rate package? www.ecommercebytes.com/1i4q

eBay and its former executives settled the cyberstalking lawsuit filed by EcommerceBytes publishers in 2021 for $55.7 million in compensation and charitable commitments in landmark civil rights case. www.ecommercebytes.com/o2ln

Facebook Marketplace launched a new app for volume sellers last week with AI features designed to make the selling process more efficient. Will it change the FBMP vibe? www.ecommercebytes.com/o0fb

eBay warned sellers of some higher Ground Advantage package rates taking effect on July 25th, outside of the postal rate changes that took effect on July 12th. www.ecommercebytes.com/n89v

USPS is making it $2-$3 more expensive to ship lightweight packages to rural locations for items purchased on sites like eBay. www.ecommercebytes.com/3gzz

Bloomberg spoke to Amazon sellers who say a Senate committee is probing possible Chinese manipulation in ecommerce. www.ecommercebytes.com/ylze

eBay is displaying AI pop-ups to a buyer to the point they are disrupting his shopping, and customer service was non-existent when he called to report it, he said in this Letter to the Editor. www.ecommercebytes.com/ugb2

As the 5th annual Amazon Business Reshape conference for procurement professionals is set to take place in Nashville in October, Amazon is leaning on sellers to offer features that appeal to business customers. www.ecommercebytes.com/kjo2

eBay is spending over a billion dollars to buy C2C marketplace Depop from Etsy as part of its Focus Category strategy in fashion. The deal is set to close on July 30th. www.ecommercebytes.com/l85w

If you have a USPS website account to schedule pickups or complete other tasks, make sure your password is compliant with new requirements going into effect on July 30. www.ecommercebytes.com/a5lk

Google to merge the Shopping ads and free listings policies into a single Shopping policy sometime in September 2026 www.seroundtable.com/google-shopp... #googleshoppingads #google #googlemerchantcenter #googleads

Sellers are appalled to learn eBay is publicly displaying private offers that sellers make to buyers known as Second Chance Offers. www.ecommercebytes.com/sahm

A reader who has been selling on eBay for 20 years said she was recently scammed out of $800 through the Fake Tracking ID scam (FTID). www.ecommercebytes.com/kt2c

B2B payments firm Stripe and a private equity firm are reportedly trying to acquire PayPal for over $50 billion. How might that impact online and marketplace sellers? www.ecommercebytes.com/4taz

eBay's homepage was inaccessible for about 45 minutes on Tuesday evening with reports of disruptions impacting both buyers and sellers. www.ecommercebytes.com/790a

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eBay confirmed a glitch that is resulting in old negatives returning to sellers' feedback profiles, and a seller reported an issue with automatic feedback. www.ecommercebytes.com/dhg7

PayPal is eliminating Seller Profiles, is changing its dispute resolution terms, and is making other changes to its User Agreement this summer. www.ecommercebytes.com/baxj

If you sell items locally on sites like Facebook Marketplace, the USPS now offers Local Xchange Lockers so you don't have to meet your buyers in person. www.ecommercebytes.com/irpu

Believe it or not, holiday shopping season is around the corner, at least for retailers. Amazon opened holiday deal submissions on July 8th and announced holiday peak fulfillment fees (October 15, 2026 - January 14, 2027). www.ecommercebytes.com/uyxq

eBay Standard Envelope rates are increasing, but while USPS is raising costs of some lightweight packages on July 12, sellers on eBay and other platforms will get a reprieve. Meanwhile WhatNot is making a big change to shipping. www.ecommercebytes.com/6g1c

A seller said the Etsy shipping calculator is undercharging buyers and she must contact customer service for credits each time in today's letter to the editor. www.ecommercebytes.com/7ep3

A noncompliance fee is included in the new USPS rates rolling out on July 12th and it could blindside sellers of some common household goods. It's the $50 mistake you don't want to make. www.ecommercebytes.com/3e1d

Amazon will begin penalizing sellers if shipping carriers deliver their packages outside the business hours of buyers who are enrolled in the Amazon Business program. Is the new BHDR requirement attainable? www.ecommercebytes.com/p8at

eBay wants a federal court to stay a whistleblower's claim regarding alleged ethical and legal misconduct involving Promoted Listings. The former employee claimed she was afraid to report her concerns to eBay's ethics or compliance teams. www.ecommercebytes.com/pdil

Etsy to Work on Letting Sellers Appeal Listing Policy Violations: Etsy sellers can appeal account-level violations, and now it's working on letting sellers appeal listing-level policy violations. www.ecommercebytes.com/7bpv