eBay’s May 2026 Seller Update includes new resources for sellers and a new feature for those who advertise on eBay with Promoted Listing campaigns. A new Issue Resolution Center helps sellers find issues that impact their ability to sell and Read more
eBay announced a puzzling rate change for USPS Ground Advantage shipments for shipping labels purchased through its platform through what is known as eBay Labels. It’s puzzling because the rate change is in effect for only 3 weeks, and because Read more
eBay was firm and not polite in rejecting GameStop’s unwanted advances after the smaller company made an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay. In a letter on May 12, 2026, eBay Chairperson of the Board Paul Pressler told Read more
eBay published a new directory of approved third-party providers that offer “tools and services that can help streamline listings, shipping, advertising, logistics, and more.” The timing suggests it may be related to the pending closure of eBay listing tool inkFrog, Read more
GameStop, “the world’s largest retail gaming and trade-in destination for Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo games, systems, consoles & accessories,” offered to buy 100% of eBay, it announced in a press release on Sunday evening. Sellers who had learned of the Read more
eBay grew Gross Merchandise Volume 18%, year-over-year, to $22.2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, or up 14% on an FX-Neutral basis. Revenue grew 19% to $3.1 billion. The US accounted for 52% of GMV, international accounted for 48%. Read more
eBay sellers who use inkFrog are in turmoil after learning on Wednesday that its owner Wix is shuttering the listing tool in June. Other companies are stepping into the breach with offers for inkFrog customers. (More about inkFrog’s demise on Read more
eBay’s job posting for an Agentic Search Product Designer in Toronto sheds light on its ambitions – which are to change the way the world shops and sells and reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts, according to the job Read more
eBay is shifting fees to buyers for purchases made from lower-volume sellers in Australia as it did in the UK and Germany, and those sellers will be required to buy shipping labels on eBay when sending items. eBay Australia is Read more
eBay announced a “48 Hours of Drops” livestream shopping event taking place Thursday and Friday of this week, overlapping with Amazon’s Big Spring sale which kicked off on Wednesday and runs through March 31st. The 48 Hours of Drops is Read more
