eBay is asking sellers to contact members of Congress to ask them to consider aid to small sellers as they work on a relief package to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Online marketplace Etsy also asked its sellers to do Read more
eBay sent a letter to affiliates about its response to the coronavirus outbreak. It focused on information about what the company was doing to crack down on price gouging (which it called predatory selling). The eBay Partner Network sent the Read more
eBay Interim CEO Scott Schenkel published a letter to the greater eBay community on Friday in a post on the company’s corporate blog. He reiterated that eBay would offer seller protection in the event of interruptions from service carriers (presumably Read more
eBay Interim CEO Scott Schenkel sent an email to all employees on Thursday in response to the action taken by activist investor Starboard Value LP. In it, he asked them to stay focused, acknowledging that it wasn’t easy given the Read more
eBay responded to a letter its Board of Directors received this morning from activist investor Starboard Value LP pressuring it to hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to its Board of Directors. Starboard Read more
Activist investor Starboard Value LP made public its demands to eBay that it hire an outside candidate for its CEO position and add four new members to its Board of Directors. In a letter today to Thomas Tierney, eBay’s Chairman Read more
eBay is suspending seller performance downgrades through the June 20th evaluation period. However, it will continue to upgrade sellers if their performance improves. eBay said it is making the change because of “unprecedented challenges” sellers are facing due to the Read more
eBay warned users to expect customer service delays due to the coronavirus as it suspends phone support in some areas and transitions some staff to work from home. eBay announcement follows: Following guidance from local health authorities, we are currently Read more
On April 1, 2020, marketplace facilitators, such as eBay and Etsy will now be responsible for collecting and remitting Georgia sales and use tax, according to Charles Maniace, Vice President of Regulatory Analysis at Sovos, which offers tax-compliance services. eBay Read more
eBay told sellers they were its priority amid the COVID-19 outbreak and said it would offer protection to those impacted by any service interruptions as a result of the outbreak. Presumably that includes any shipping disruptions, which have already occurred Read more
