Liz Morton ~ Value Added Resource
@ValueAddedRS
Independent investigative journalist - deep dives on ecommerce & big tech.🕵️♂️ 100% ad-free & reader supported! Subscribe 👇 #eBay #Amazon #Etsy #Sec230
Frances Haugen wants to be considered a journalist now? I'm sure Pierre Omidyar could throw her a Reporters In Residence gig to provide cover.🤔
.@Meta is seeking discovery from whistleblower Frances Haugen in 'addiction' suit. Haugen wants to invoke journalist's privilege, arguing she authored the book The Power of One. Meta counters that Haugen is not a journalist and that her "memoir" is not "akin to news reporting."
Mercari US updates shipping prices to reflect new carrier rates while quietly dropping controversial underpaid postage penalty fee. 💸 valueaddedresource.net/mercari-update…
Not only is GM keeping ex- $EBAY CEO Devin Wenig on BOD despite still being embroiled in eBay cyberstalking scandal lawsuit - according to 2025 proxy statement they've doubled down & elevated him to lead exec comp committee.👀 Is this what an "ethical" co would do @mtbarra? $GM
.@ethisphere's 2025 list of "most ethical companies" is out & once again $EBAY didn't make the cut but GM & Prudential did, despite Devin Wenig & Wendy Jones still sitting on their BODs while still named in civil suit for alleged roles in eBay cyberstalking scandal. 👎 $GM $PRU
More companies are telling customers not to bother returning unwanted products. Just keep it, they say. What’s the rationale? wsj.com/business/retai… via @WSJ Based on a study from Notre Dame. I believe I shared this last month - Worth sharing again. 🙂news.nd.edu/news/returnles…
Sellers are up in arms about eBay's latest move to erode ad fee transparency as "sold via promoted listings" note is removed from Orders overview page, making delayed attribution & fee deductions even easier to miss. 💸 #eBayseller $EBAY valueaddedresource.net/ebay-removes-s…
An Indiana police agency says an out of state complaint led them to begin looking into Brett Lemieux’s Mister Mancave sports autograph business last winter >>> sportscollectorsdaily.com/indiana-cops-s…
Ebay Sell One similar on sold and active listings sending me to my cart again. @ValueAddedRS
While Baugh's letter remains sealed, recently released personnel files shed new light on his purported CIA past & path that brought him to eBay in 2016. His resume confirms many of Baugh's claims about prior work history - including that he was part of Microsoft Executive…
Amazon doubled the length of its summer Prime Day sale this year to give customers extra time to browse deals and discounts. It came with a downside: Shoppers went to Walmart Inc. instead. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
eBay sellers no longer able to select "unknown" for Country of Origin / Manufacture Item Specifics due to shifting global tariff & import requirements. 🌎 #eBayseller valueaddedresource.net/ebay-removes-u…
Etsy changes how often order & item data CSV files can be downloaded, disrupting workflows & leaving sellers scrambling for other options. 📁 Will this info be packaged up & sold back to sellers to boost $ETSY Services Revenue? 🤨 #Etsyseller valueaddedresource.net/etsy-csv-2-wee…
eBay quietly expands Pro Seller program in the US, offering account reviews & tailored growth tips to select sellers by invitation only. 🤫 $EBAY #eBayseller valueaddedresource.net/ebay-pro-selle…
My take for online sellers: don't let mega-corporations use you as a PR pawn - give PASS a pass & support organizations like the Responsible Online Commerce Coalition @roc_coalition & others who really do put small businesses first. 👍 x.com/ValueAddedRS/s…
.@roc_coalition files petition urging FTC to investigate #eBay #TCGplayer for alleged unfair, deceptive & anti-competitive conduct in violation of FTC Act & federal antitrust law. ⚖️ Details 👇 $EBAY #eBayseller @linakhanFTC @TCGunionCWA valueaddedresource.net/ebay-tcgplayer…
Coalition To Protect America’s Small Sellers supports bipartisan Recommerce Caucus, says they have small biz interests at heart. But members are eBay, Etsy, Mercari, Poshmark & other marketplaces, not sellers - making them just another corp lobby group👎 valueaddedresource.net/pass-coalition…
Shoppers on @eBay are easily fooled. This battery pack claims to have 9,000,000 mAh (9 million) -- that's the equivalent of 2,500 18650 batteries. Three of these would be greater than a Tesla wall. Don't be a victim, avoid @eBay.