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GameStop wants eBay? The rumored deal raises financial, strategic and regulatory hurdles that make it hard to justify. $EBAY $GME valueaddedresource.net/gamestop-ebay-…

BREAKING: The eBay cyberstalking scandal civil suit has been settled just days ahead of March 2 trial date, bringing ~5 year court battle to a close while many questions still linger. ⚖️ $EBAY

Notes from internal investigation of cyberstalking scandal show eBay's ex-CIA head of security, Jim Baugh, explicitly referred to "plausible deniability" for exec leadership team (ELT), which included CEO Devin Wenig, Comms Chief Steve Wymer & VP Global Ops Wendy Jones.🧐 $EBAY

@zeroDEIUSA that's a clean read of the trajectory insightful

As we all know, Trump has been head-butting with NATO since his first term. The head butting has continued into this term despite the headlines and victory laps about increased military spending and the PR about military cooperation. Meanwhile, the world order (WEF) has, to this point, dictated that Canada, Denmark, and NATO generally are allowed to sit on their collective asses vis a’vis Defense. Poland and Hungary are the exceptions since they rarely conform to WEF dictums. But we also know something else: This administration doesn’t see the world and this hemisphere through a WEF lens. Those differences in world view, opinion, policy, and sense of urgency between America and our allies are bubbling up publicly. I don’t think the friction is or will be inconsequential. In fact, I would posit that the hairline cracks we hear about, in terms of NATO cooperation and membership, will inevitably become full fledged fissures. There are any number of pressure points between this administration and our ANO’s (allies in name only) most notably the UK. Saber rattling has become the norm in communiques from Germany, the UK, and the EU. Calls for a “European only” Army and Navy have come from the upper and middle echelons of the military in several NATO member nations in Europe. The Europeans are shocked and outraged by our statements and concerns about Greenland. Now I could be wrong; but it seems that NATO’s members are viewing our actions in Venezuela as well as Trump’s position that Ukraine is largely a Euro problem, and his vision that the “Donroe” doctrine should be a precursor to a solid military defense strategy as well as a strategic trading block composed by countries in the Western Hemisphere as an emerging existential threat. And indeed it is. We have all seen examples that, by now prove conclusively, that Trump and his advisers are some of the best “tea leaf” readers ever. I honestly think this administration sees the rapid cultural, political, and social deterioration in Europe (Germany, Austria, France, the UK) and other Western nations (Australia and NZ) as harbingers and not one off’s. And as such, I believe Trump and his team have concluded that these EU countries have reached a point of no return in every measure that matters. I believe the head butting will, by the end of Trump’s term, deteriorate or accelerate to locking horns with former allies and our eventual departure from them as a bloc in favor of the Western Hemisphere as a replacement block. The “Donroe” doctrine says as much. I believe Trump would prefer to capitalize on Geography. That is to say a land mass that stretches from the Arctic circle to the Antarctic circle with North America and South America in between. I believe he sees that as something America can control, protect, and develop. How this will play out, I’m not sure. But I believe he is quietly preparing an exit ramp for our departure from NATO per se. It will be interesting. He will leave office and hand this massive initiative to Vance and Rubio; confident in their judgment and ability to execute.

@ValueAddedRS x.com/i/grok/share/p…

And it's gone. 😂 A classic $EBAY misexecution story in 3 parts. 1.) Scrappy independent journalist reports on eBay Seller Update & takes time to let them know one of the 🔗is 💀. 2.) eBay rep "sends it to the team." 3.) Update disappears, obv someone hit publish too early.🫣

@ValueAddedRS @AshleyRindsberg @npovmedia x.com/i/grok/share/9…

What in the #WikipediaCrisis is going on here? 👀 User signs up days after ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig "steps down" & spends next ~6 years doing nothing but policing any entries re: Wenig & the 2019 eBay stalking scandal. 🤨 @AshleyRindsberg x.com/ValueAddedRS/s…

@ValueAddedRS $EBAY #CorpGov

Wenig's claim that comms w/ Baugh didn't include anything about the Steiners also ignores multiple court records showing his "inappropriate" comments about the Steiners that were made to Wymer - which in some cases were then passed from Wymer on to Baugh. x.com/ValueAddedRS/s…

As eBay cyberstalking suit continues, CEO Devin Wenig, Comms Chief Steve Wymer & SVP Global Ops Wendy Jones seek crucial details they say can only be discovered by deposing Sr Security Director Jim Baugh & lifting protective order blocking access to info re his purported CIA past

"Ultimately, @unsuckEBAY's barb...pierces the veil of corporate America's accountability dodge By blaming "employees," the documentary...aligns with eBay's strategy, letting shareholders foot the bill for settlements while execs skate" $EBAY #CorpGov ⚖️ x.com/i/grok/share/G…

@nikitabier looking forward to purchasing @GadSaad's new book on X someday. Just a thought. x.com/GadSaad/status…

Have you ever bought anything based on a post you saw on X? What was it?

@ValueAddedRS "WHEN EMPLOYEES TOOK IT TOO FAR" lol, 'cuz 'Leadership F*cked Up Royally' didn't test well with shareholders

Whatever It Takes: Inside the eBay Scandal documentary which debuted at SXSW Film Fest in 2024 has now quietly been released in Canada & Australia - with a very strange lack of media coverage or promotion & no US release date yet announced. 🤨 $EBAY youtube.com/shorts/UVNdUoS…

x.com/i/grok/share/H… $EBAY #CorpGov

$EBAY #CorpGov

@USSportsCards1 @ValueAddedRS @TCGunionCWA @syracusedotcom @RickMoriartyCNY it appears they removed the paywall from this article (perhaps after contemplating the traffic value after you posted the callout)?👍

@ValueAddedRS @TCGunionCWA Wow @syracusedotcom Liz Morton seems to have a much stronger publically accessible story here than you are offering behind a pay wall. I really wish articles of such local importance would not be restricted to only those who can pay for it. syracuse.com/business/2025/…

eBay is laying off over 200 @TCGunionCWA workers at subsidiary TCGPlayer in Syracuse, NY, will be moving authentication operations to new Louisville, KY facility amidst lingering labor troubles. 👀 $EBAY valueaddedresource.net/ebay-tcgplayer…

@ValueAddedRS Liz, appreciate the clarity and your courage in this piece. Sunlight disinfects. Much respect for the tireless, ad-free work that keeps your platform and reporting uncompromisable💪 x.com/i/grok/share/d…

Value Added Resource Exclusive Investigation🕵️‍♀️ eBay Exposed - how @unsuckEBAY's data-driven social experiment turned user complaints into investor risk, leveraging free speech, financial analysis & digital advocacy to compel corporate change. 🗣️ $EBAY valueaddedresource.net/ebay-exposed-f…

@RecordsLess @ValueAddedRS Mere ‘laws’ are so yesterday’s news apparently...and unless it involves shoehorning PL ads into someone else’s listing, eBay appear to consider it unworthy of surfacing at all e.g., shady little boosts to PL conversion that’d make even their "dark patterns" blush 🤣

@ValueAddedRS @unsuckEBAY "Those legal bills don't pay themselves." 🤣 True, but a simple alternative: DON'T BREAK THE LAW!

Great points here from @unsuckEBAY about how eBay moving category navigation breadcrumbs to bottom of the page serves larger ad revenue pumping goals - particularly if it foreshadows expansion of eBay Germany ad attribution model to US & beyond. $EBAY 👉bit.ly/4cMxa0h

@C__Herridge @nypost @CBSNews “If confidential sources are not protected, I believe investigative journalism is dead." 💯

Thank you @nypost From my 2024 congressional testimony - “If confidential sources are not protected, I believe investigative journalism is dead."   "When I was laid off…@CBSNews locked me out of the building and held hundreds of pages of my reporting files, including confidential source information.  Multiple sources said they had credible concerns that by working with me to expose government corruption and misconduct they would be identified and exposed." Full Story 👇 nypost.com/2025/02/26/med…

EPILOGUE: #Section230 itself isn’t about #FreeSpeech (that’s #1A), but it DOES serve tech platforms as a get-out-of-liability-free pass allowing them to dodge accountability for dangerous items. ☠️ And again here's the irony: even this post benefits from that legal shield. 🤔

Reminder: This is parody. And here's the irony - #Section230 protects this post too! The same law that shields the biggest platforms from liability also protects anonymous critics - virtual motes in the Matrix, drifting amongst David and Goliath in the zeitgeist... ⚖️

Some think #Section230 is just about Free Speech. Others know it's a get-out-of-liability-free card...if you play the game right Ever wonder how big platforms game the system, dodge accountability while avoiding legacy media scrutiny? Here's a fictional parody on that: 🧵👇

@ValueAddedRS $EBAY 2019

While it was previously reported both CEO Devin Wenig & SVP Global Ops Wendy Jones (Jim Baugh's direct supervisor) were out of office when cyberstalking escalated in Aug 2019, $EBAY has finally admitted exact dates, showing an interesting overlap in timing of these sabbaticals.

Updates on $3 Million #eBay cyberstalking criminal settlement: Newly released exec messages 📧 A very interesting order on $EBAY M&A risk & due diligence measures 🤔 Exclusive access to court documents only from Value Added Resource! 🕵️‍♀️ Details 👇 valueaddedresource.net/ebay-held-crim…

@challanger1234 @AFergusonFTC Kami, mentioning Trust and Safety definitely appears to align with the FTC’s probe into tech censorship. You should be encouraged to share your personal insights or experiences using that link as your input could support driving real change! 👍

🚨FTC chair @AFergusonFTC is seeking, "public submissions from anyone WHO HAS BEEN A VICTIM OF: - Tech censorship ((shadow)banning, demonetization, etc.) - EMPLOYEES OF TECH PLATFORMS -Or from anyone else who can shed light on these practices 🔦 👉regulations.gov/document/FTC-2…