eBay added a “Boost” icon on listings that can be seen only by sellers. Some sellers feared clicking on the icon, not knowing what would happen, but those brave enough to click said they saw a popup box encouraging them Read more
eBay promoted its head of Global Payments and Financial Services Avritti Mittal to oversee additional organizations, including Advertising, Shipping, B2C/Stores, and Monetization. The news came from a LinkedIn post by Mittal announcing her new role as Global Head of Product Read more
eBay began incorrectly charging sellers insertion fees this month simply for revising an existing listing, something that should not incur costs. A seller posted the issue on August 1st, and an eBay moderator confirmed it was a technical issue. The Read more
eBay launched “Secure Purchase” for vehicle transactions, a $25 service powered by its new subsidiary, Caramel Dealer Services LLC, a licensed used vehicle dealer. “From click to curb, everything’s covered,” according to eBay’s press release on Friday. Secure Purchase manages Read more
eBay announced both revenue and sales grew 6% in the second quarter of 2025 (April, May, June). Revenue was $2.7 billion, up 6% on an as-reported basis and up 4% on an FX-Neutral basis. GMV was $19.5 billion, up 6% Read more
eBay sellers are asking colleagues for advice after receiving invitations to participate in eBay’s “Pro Seller” due in part to the lack of information about the program. It appears the program is a new name for the eBay Growth Advisor Read more
eBay began charging buyer fees in the UK this year, following in the footsteps of Mercari, Poshmark, Etsy’s Depop, and collectibles site Delcampe. Aside from the unpopularity of buyer fees, the 75-pence fixed portion of eBay’s fees had a disproportionate Read more
Reports are flooding in that eBay sent sellers an extra payout on Friday morning from those only scheduled to receive weekly payouts on Tuesdays. One of the readers alerting us to the issue wrote, “I am set to receive weekly Read more
eBay developers may not use its content or its data to train Artificial Intelligence (AI), nor may developers ingest eBay data into gen-AI models or tools. On June 24th, eBay updated its API license agreement where it added the new Read more
Rather than proactively refund sellers for a shipping label glitch, eBay is leaving it to sellers to request the refund. On Saturday, eBay showed it was charging sellers higher postage rates for certain shipping labels that were not set to Read more
