eBay didn’t show up for its regularly scheduled monthly chat session on Wednesday, February 14th, leaving sellers wondering what was going on. On Friday, it announced it will no longer host the monthly sessions. The chats were a throwback to Read more
In September, eBay rolled out a change to its Authenticity Guarantee program in the Handbags category, and this month, it will make the same change in the Streetwear category. eBay said Thursday that its authenticators currently notify buyers if an Read more
eBay added a new member to its Board of Directors. Zane Rowe will join the board effective February 16, 2024, bringing the board to ten directors. In Thursday’s press release, eBay described Rowe’s background as follows: “Zane Rowe currently serves Read more
Former head of eBay Trust and Safety Rob Chesnut said he got the same sinking feeling about deepfakes that he had when he saw his first phishing email when working for the online marketplace in the early 2000s. He shared Read more
After a quarter of a century working for eBay, Brian Burke is departing the company on March 1, 2024. During his time at eBay, he worked on community engagement and seller standards, worked on Seller Updates, and was often the Read more
eBay said half of its users don’t know that feedback can only be left by those involved in a purchase, justifying why it added a new “Verified Purchase” designation to feedback. As we reported on February 2, eBay didn’t announce Read more
A company is promising to help shoppers search for used clothing across multiple marketplaces through its “secondhand search engine.” Beni said its partners include eBay, Poshmark, The RealReal, and ThredUp, Kidizen, and Grailed as well as brand-owned resale programs including Read more
Former eBay executive Laura Chambers was named CEO of Mozilla Corporation, the company behind the open source Firefox browser (see Wikipedia). Mozilla’s current CEO Mitchell Baker will transition back to the position of Mozilla Corporation Executive Chairwoman. Chambers, who had Read more
eBay is raising its commission fees significantly in the jewelry category in the UK. The current final value fee is 12.9% for items up to £450 in the “Jewellery” category, plus 30p per order. Effective March 7, 2024, the final Read more
eBay would be forced to enact a three strikes policy if a new law is passed, it warned sellers. A reader forwarded an email they received from eBay’s Government Relations (GR) department containing the information. In the notice, an eBay Read more
