eBay News & Updates
Last updated October 26, 2026
eBay lays off about 9% of its workforce in its second round of cuts this year, eight months after eliminating 800 jobs
eBay will auto-enroll US sellers in eBay balance on November 4 and switch their scheduled payouts to manual withdrawals
eBay’s November privacy update expands disclosures on AI training and automated enforcement and drops its notification promise
eBay waives eBay Live commissions through October 29 for invited sellers, including ones who have access but haven’t streamed
eBay bans gift card sales in Australia from November 12, and a seller notice points to a similar US ban on November 16
UK plans to make Amazon, eBay and Temu collect VAT for sellers above £90,000 to fund business rates cuts for high street shops
Nearly half of consumers buy secondhand monthly, mostly to stretch their budgets, according to eBay’s 2026 Recommerce Report
eBay will hide US listings for phones, laptops, drones, and other wireless devices that lack a valid FCC ID starting October 13
TCGPlayer CEO Rob Bigler leaves the eBay-owned trading card marketplace after three and a half years with no successor named
eBay blocks some sellers from setting Promoted Listings fixed ad rates below 5% ahead of Q4, though its help page still says 2%
eBay quietly raises seller currency conversion fees by a quarter point in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and four EU markets
eBay opens Promoted Stores Custom ads to all eligible sellers, who can pick listings and send clicks to Live and influencer pages
Former eBay Motors manager sues eBay, alleging he was pushed out for reporting seller favoritism and inflated acquisition metrics
eBay quietly ends Classified Ads outside Vehicles, leaving ebook and digital file sellers without the format its policies require
Vinted raises US shipping on larger items after months at $0.99 while eBay-owned Depop adds $0.99 shipping on orders under $10
eBay expands Ship with eBay managed shipping to more US sellers and still charges Final Value Fees on shipping it collects
Amazon lets sellers manage eBay, Shopify, TikTok, and Walmart listings, orders, and profit reports from inside Seller Central
eBay investigates Seller Hub listing delays as one seller finds a stranger’s ended listing for jeans sitting inside her account
eBay lets Ambassador affiliates create links inside its mobile app and adds the Smart Share Chrome extension to the program
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