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eBay confirmed a glitch that is resulting in old negatives returning to sellers' feedback profiles, and a seller reported an issue with automatic feedback. ecommercebytes.com/dhg7

PayPal is eliminating Seller Profiles, is changing its dispute resolution terms, and is making other changes to its User Agreement this summer. ecommercebytes.com/baxj

If you sell items locally on sites like Facebook Marketplace, the USPS now offers Local Xchange Lockers so you don't have to meet your buyers in person. ecommercebytes.com/irpu

Believe it or not, holiday shopping season is around the corner, at least for retailers. Amazon opened holiday deal submissions on July 8th and announced holiday peak fulfillment fees (October 15, 2026 - January 14, 2027). ecommercebytes.com/uyxq

eBay Standard Envelope rates are increasing, but while USPS is raising costs of some lightweight packages on July 12, sellers on eBay and other platforms will get a reprieve. Meanwhile WhatNot is making a big change to shipping. ecommercebytes.com/6g1c

A seller said the Etsy shipping calculator is undercharging buyers and she must contact customer service for credits each time in today's letter to the editor. ecommercebytes.com/7ep3

A noncompliance fee is included in the new USPS rates rolling out on July 12th and it could blindside sellers of some common household goods. It's the $50 mistake you don't want to make. ecommercebytes.com/3e1d

Amazon will begin penalizing sellers if shipping carriers deliver their packages outside the business hours of buyers who are enrolled in the Amazon Business program. Is the new BHDR requirement attainable? ecommercebytes.com/p8at

eBay wants a federal court to stay a whistleblower's claim regarding alleged ethical and legal misconduct involving Promoted Listings. The former employee claimed she was afraid to report her concerns to eBay's ethics or compliance teams. ecommercebytes.com/pdil

@materialculture I edited the article for clarity, hope that helps.

@materialculture Etsy's report on its 2025 transparency initiatives was published this week, thus the title of the report is "2025 Transparency Report," and the report included some of its plans for 2026. Is that what you mean?

Etsy to Work on Letting Sellers Appeal Listing Policy Violations: Etsy sellers can appeal account-level violations, and now it's working on letting sellers appeal listing-level policy violations. ecommercebytes.com/7bpv

@cmroberson06 Great reminder to buy stamps before the price increase on July 12. 78 cents x 20 = $15.60, a savings of 5 cents total (did you mean to say stamps were selling for 28.6 cents/stamp through Sam's Club?)

For those of that still use USPS forever stamps, like me, Sam's Club has a book of 20 for $15.55 online. That's $0.286 a stamp. Currently stamps are $0.78 per stamp if you go to the post office or grocery store to purchase. But on July 12, the price of a stamp goes up to $0.82. Costco is selling online a book of 100 for $77.75 which also comes out to $0.286 per stamp. Buy now to avoid the price increase. 💌

eBay will stop selling eBay-branded gift cards online and in stores. Some buyers explained why it means they will shop less on eBay as a result. ecommercebytes.com/eqvh

Amazon's new handling-time rule takes effect this week, a move some sellers say punish them for shipping early. ecommercebytes.com/xpwt

eBay Cancels Order after Seller Ships $600 Item ecommercebytes.com/d18x eBay cancelled an order after a seller shipped the item, and the seller says they are out $600 with no recourse, in today's letter to the editor.

Etsy informed sellers about new fees impacting packages destined for EU countries, including a 2-euro French import fee and a 3-euro EU customs fee. ecommercebytes.com/7fy1

Some eBay sellers had to manually request their funds when a glitch struck the automatic payout feature on Tuesday. eBay confirmed there was an open ticket "due to some sellers not having their normal scheduled payouts." ecommercebytes.com/18ja

eBay advised sellers on how it would handle this year's July 4 holiday when many businesses will close on Friday, but the USPS will close instead on Saturday. ecommercebytes.com/h2in

Bloomberg shined a light on a dark side of online selling in an article about services that offer to bribe marketplace employees to get accounts reinstated. ecommercebytes.com/6lnx