eBay informed sellers of lower USPS shipping costs for select shipments beginning August 22nd. But significantly, the lower rates won’t impact packages going to buyers in rural ZIP codes. Ground Advantage: Rates will decrease for 2lb packages across Zones 1–8 Read more
An eBay moderator said the company was aware of a problem with USPS shipping labels purchased through eBay. A seller reported the following issue on the discussion board threads on Thursday afternoon: “The QR code isn’t working at the USPS. Read more
eBay’s acquisition of Depop officially went through on Thursday, with eBay paying Etsy $1.4 billion. Vital for sellers to know: eBay vowed to operate the UK company as a complementary business and retain the Depop brand, platform, customer experience, and Read more
eBay warned sellers on Friday that USPS was raising Ground Advantage rates the next day. “Effective Saturday, July 25, 2026, USPS is increasing Ground Advantage rates. As a result, eBay Labels rates for Ground Advantage shipments weighing 3–5 lbs. will Read more
As announced in February, eBay will pay $1.2 billion to buy C2C fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy. UK regulators just cleared the deal, which is now expected to close on July 30, 2026. Etsy had paid $1.625 billion for Depop Read more
Sellers concerned about how a USPS rate change on July 12 would impact Ground Advantage lightweight packages are getting a reprieve. eBay told sellers on Tuesday* that eBay Labels would continue to offer the same four weight tiers for Ground Read more
Some eBay sellers expecting their weekly payout to arrive automatically on Tuesday were disappointed, with several threads popping up reporting the issue. “Any seller aware of a payout glitch,” asked one seller. Another replied that no one seemed to know, Read more
This year, Independence Day falls on a Saturday (July 4, 2026), which means government agencies and many companies will observe the holiday a day early – but not so the Post Office. According to the USPS website, it will observe Read more
eBay summarized recent updates it made to Seller Initiated Offers over the last months during Thursday’s “Summer Marketing Tactics” webinar. eBay Senior Product Manager Evan Swanson kicked off the session, saying eBay was making it easier to send offers as Read more
eBay launched a new feature late last year that allowed sellers to record the cost of the items they list, but sellers began reporting over the past week that the data has disappeared. In one thread on the eBay discussion Read more
