eBay News & Updates
Last updated August 8, 2026
eBay blocks third-party AI shopping agents from its marketplace while pushing its own AI listing tools on its sellers
eBay draws downgrades from Wells Fargo and Citizens ahead of Wednesday’s earnings over the cost of growing Depop against Vinted
eBay closes its $1.4B Depop acquisition and says the resale marketplace will keep its own brand, platform, and culture
eBay promotes its AI listing tools as leveling the field for small sellers while the flagship version stays closed to them
eBay applies Extended Bidding to every auction in Australia on August 17 and ends the fixed close that enabled sniping
eBay finally settles the EcommerceBytes cyberstalking case for $55.7M
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eBay adds bundled discounts that enroll a seller’s entire eligible catalog by default once the feature has been switched on
eBay lowers its trading card authentication threshold to $200 and redesigns the holder that collectors say damages cards
eBay closes myFitment as a standalone service on September 30, cutting off Amazon, Rithum, SureDone, and other outside tools
eBay’s claim that Live GMV grew eightfold rests on a comparison in which five of its seven markets barely existed a year ago
eBay and former executives settle the EcommerceBytes cyberstalking case for $55.7M, six years after the harassment campaign
eBay gives sellers one day of notice that USPS Ground Advantage rates for 3-5 lb packages rise $0.10 across zones 1 through 8
eBay hands eBay Live buyers up to $50 in coupons and waives Motors vehicle listing fees as Enthusiast Buyer count stays at 16M
eBay presses sellers to raise the sales commission they pay for Promoted Listings placement, citing category rates of 8% to 15%
eBay publishes a public rate card for eBay Live, pricing most categories at 8.9% versus its standard 13.6% non-Store seller fee
eBay and Etsy set a July 30 closing for the $1.2B Depop deal and raise eBay’s walk-away fee to $158M under a revised pact
eBay wins UK antitrust clearance for its $1.2B Depop purchase, removing the last major hurdle and cutting fee exposure
eBay adds livestream shopping to its affiliate program letting creators and publishers earn commission on Live streams
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