eBay launched its livestreaming eBay Live platform and its Certified Open Box program in the UK. Eve Williams, General Manager of eBay UK, posted the news on the Seller Announcement board on June 10th. “We’re excited to introduce a new Read more
eBay changed how it optimizes sellers’ ad budgets, an industry practice called “budget pacing,” as explained on Google Ads. eBay informed advertisers that starting June 18, 2025, “we’ll introduce budget pacing for priority campaigns and transition from weekly to monthly Read more
eBay is taking its livestream shopping platform, called eBay Live, on tour this summer, holding in-person events around the country to market the platform to collectors. The tour kicks off on June 14 in Cooper City, Florida, at local hobby Read more
eBay is closing its R&D center in Israel at the beginning of next year. The eBay Israel R&D center website boasts of its prowess in cutting-edge technology that eBay uses to power innovative (or “magical,” in eBay parlance) tools for Read more
In November, eBay addressed shareholder concerns about its decision to remove language from its Human Rights policy dealing with workers’ right to unionize. Now eBay is facing more serious claims about its handling of workers who voted to unionize at Read more
Sellers are facing difficulties trying to mail orders to certain customers due to how eBay is handling US tariffs and a Canadian postal strike. Sellers based in Canada, and sellers outside the country who ship to Canadian customers, are facing Read more
eBay’s annual seller conference will take place in Las Vegas August 12 – 14th at the Venetian Resort. eBay is charging $295 (not including lodging) for attending in-person, and sellers can attend virtually at no charge. The in-person ticket price Read more
eBay announced a generative-AI tool sellers can use to create videos featuring product photos “to attract potential buyers and help boost your listing’s visibility.” eBay released the news as part of last week’s eBay May 2025 Seller Update, and it Read more
eBay sellers who use Standard Envelope (ESE) to send small, low-value items such as trading cards were left unable to ship items for a few hours on May 5 due to an outage. In cases where buyers had paid for Read more
Can Gen-AI shopping agents improve the shortcomings of algorithm-based search engines? If the answer is yes, an improved shopping experience could give eBay sellers who are frustrated with the current state of Search reason to celebrate. But as sellers have Read more
