The eBay Seller News Team was back this week with another update addressing questions that were asked during its most recent quarterly Seller Check-in. The eBay Seller Announcement board posts show that Ron Jaiven, new General Manager for eBay North Read more
eBay made recent changes to Stores, including testing a new “curated” section that appears in some eBay Stores, and changing how sellers’ Promoted Store ads are budgeted so eBay can “leverage machine learning and traffic signals” to optimize sellers’ advertising Read more
eBay sales (GMV) were up 10% to $20.1 billion in the third quarter of 2025, year-over-year, or up 8% on a currency-neutral basis. Revenue was up 9% to $2.8 billion, or up 8% on a currency-neutral basis. (eBay calculates GMV Read more
Sellers noticed a change eBay made to Promoted Listing ads in search results – and an eBay moderator confirmed on Thursday it had made the change in early October. Promoted Listing ads now only show in the default Best Match Read more
eBay’s head of US markets Dawn Block is moving to a new position leading the Customer Experience and Support team, responsible for both buyer and seller customer support. Ron Jaiven, who has been at eBay for 13 years, will take Read more
eBay rolled out a number of changes during the third quarter (July, August, September 2025), and it recently summarized the changes for third-party developers that offer tools and services for buyers and sellers. For example, this summer, eBay mandated sellers Read more
eBay is running another fall brand-marketing campaign focused on Fashion, Motors, and Collectibles, including TV commercials. Last year, eBay ran its first global brand campaign in nearly a decade with the theme, “Things.People.Love.“ eBay said this year’s theme, “eBay Stories,” Read more
eBay announced its monthly seller update for October on Wednesday, and it includes a policy that levels the playing field a bit for US sellers. eBay now requires a US-based return address for items sold on eBay.com that are shipped Read more
Following eBay’s acquisition of Caramel in February, “an end-to-end online automotive transaction solution provider,” eBay will acquire consumer-to-consumer social marketplace Tise, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. It did not not disclose financial terms of either deal. eBay said it expects to Read more
eBay and Etsy are making changes to some of their legal agreements. eBay updated its API License Agreement for third-party developers, including adding restrictions to the use of AI content. And Etsy is updating its Payments, Privacy and Cookies policies, Read more
