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My name is Ryan, and I'm a full time reseller, part time YouTuber, part time podcaster, a music nut, and an observer of ridiculous human behavior. I'll probably talk about all of that, but mostly about buying, and flipping, other people's junk! This podcast is all about reselling, with news and topics that might be important to resellers. I also cover the best, and most unique items I sell each week. And hopefully we'll have some great guests too! #reselling #ebay #mercari #etsy Visit https: ...
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Last week it was the General Campaign, this week eBay announces changes to the Promoted Listings Priority Program. Poshmark begins an experiment with Facebook Marketplace, and Etsy recaps their Trust and Safety results and announces some other updates. We've also got some interesting items in the what sold update!0:00 Intro1:15 eBay Promoted Listin…
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eBay can be a frustrating experience at times. In this video I'll dive into my top reasons why I think, despite its flaws, eBay is still a site worth selling on!0:00 Intro0:50 #1 Huge Reach1:26 #2 Simplicity2:12 #3 Flexibility2:52 #4 Cost Effectiveness3:38 #5 Tools & Analytics4:45 #6 Security5:35 #7 Brand Building6:10 #8 Seller Support & Community6…
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eBay is expanding the blatant cash grab changes to Promoted Listings that they trialed in Germany to more countries in June. I've got thoughts! I'll also discuss their announcement of the closure of a union TCGPlayer facility, eBay Open, changes at Etsy that sellers may like, and some good news from Canada Post, and on the dreaded 1099-K! 0:00 Intr…
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This was today's YouTube Live show, but I felt that the pod only listeners might get some value, so here it is! For the last 7 months I've been trying to add to my business by selling on Whatnot. And it's been all but a complete failure! In this show we'll dive into my numbers, the business on Whatnot, and why the decisions I've made on how to run …
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Amazon announces a slew of changes to those selling through the Seller Fulfilled Prime program, eBay suffers a major outage, Canada Post looks set to strike again, and eBay may be expanding Simple Delivery in the UK, and elsewhere. Also a big what sold recap! 0:00 Intro 1:18 Amazon Changes 13:35 eBay Photo Outage 18:39 eBay Simple Deliver Expansion…
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This week we'll discuss an important article from Killer Startups (https://killerstartups.com/nat-tns-si...) that get's to the heart of something I talk about regularly, knowing whether or not you're actually making money! Let's Talk Reselling!My Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://l…
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A massive amount of reselling news this week with updates galore from eBay, Poshmark, Canada Post and much more! Also a big what sold recap with some interesting old technical books! 0:00 Intro 1:10 eBay Summer Seller Check-In 13:54 eBay Agentic AI 19:42 eBay Takes Watch Authentication In House 22:11 eBay Updates Offers Options 29:26 eBay Up & Runn…
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Poshmark's recently announced Excessive Listing Removal Policy went into effect last week, and has led to massive frustration with sellers receiving warnings and suspensions at an alarming rate. We'll also dive into Quarterly Results from eBay, Etsy, and Amazon, and cover Whatnot's Whatnotcon!0:00 Intro1:12 Poshmark Policy Frustrations20:15 eBay Q1…
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Here's the Wednesday YouTube Live show, which features an update from Poshmark and a What Sold Recap! Intro music is approx 2 mins if you want to fast forward! ;) My Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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A huge amount of news this week with a big announcement from Poshmark about Excessive Listing Removal, Etsy selling off Reverb, eBay partnering Klarna and much more! What Sold Recap will be on the Wednesday YouTube Live this week. 0:00 Intro 1:07 Poshmark Excessive Listing Removal Update 18:36 Poshmark Tests "For You Feed" 22:00 eBay To Open New Au…
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Etsy is taking a good look at how they can help both protect sellers and grow business with respect to tariffs, while eBay is making some big changes to their user agreement, mostly around arbitration. We'll also look at some issues with the eBay Facebook Marketplace integration, and eBay's new partnership with Checkout.com. And we've got a big wha…
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eBay and Etsy both had big AI reveals this week, and we'll take a deep look at both. There's other news from both of those platforms, plus Bonanza, USPS and more. 0:00 Intro 1:24 eBay News 22:16 Etsy News 32:49 USPS July Changes 37:56 Bonanza Changes 44:29 What Sold eBay Magical AI? eBay Automatic Offer Clarification Etsy "Algotorical" Curation Ets…
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A lot of news this week with multiple updates and changes at eBay, a new program at Stock-X, and a shipping increase on Poshmark. We'll also dive into a what sold recap! 0:00 Intro 1:12 eBay News 23:40 Stock-X News 27:10 Poshmark News 30:52 What Sold eBay & Facebook Marketplace Update Mexico Shipping Update How eBay Calculates Suggested Ad Rates eB…
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An interesting idea making the rounds in the investment community on eBay acquiring Etsy. We've also got bad news for some international Etsy sellers, a new eBay Affiliate Program, and more technical issues over at eBay. 0:00 Intro 1:14 Should eBay Buy Etsy 6:38 Etsy Dropping PayPal Standalone Support 10:43 eBay Announces Ambassador Program 15:04 e…
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Just a few news updates this week, including Poshmark rolling out Sudden Death for Live Shows to more sellers, eBay tinkering with Auction Bid Increments, and a cash crunch for some eBay sellers due to IRS identity verification issues. Plus a 3 week catch-up of solds, with 30 transactions to cover! 0:00 Intro 1:13 eBay Holds Funds Over Tax ID Issue…
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I've been on a bit of a break, but here's this week's YouTube Live recording where we look at what's going on with Etsy, and discuss many other reselling related items! My Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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I'm experiencing some audio distortion from time to time due to a software update, my apologies, we're working on it! eBay announced Q4 Results, which looked good on the surface, but a deeper dive shows they weren't quite what they seemed. They also rescinded they're updated aquatic animals policy, and had a listing issue this week. Etsy meanwhile …
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eBay is finally admitting what many of us have been discussing for months, the site is full of technical issues. We'll dive into those, and their statements, along with updates from Etsy, Mercari, WalMart and more. 0:00 Intro 1:13 eBay News 20:20 Walmart News 24:58 Etsy News 31:28 Mercari News 41:17 USPS News eBay Admits To Technical Issues eBay St…
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This week we'll look again at the proliferation of ad and promotional campaigns reselling sites are using, and pushing for us as sellers to participate in. We've also got a trading card update, and some news about labels of Facebook Marketplace 0:00 Intro 1:39 eBay Pushing Hard for Promotions Use 9:37 Probstein Auctions to Start His Own Live Sellin…
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While most platforms not only struggle with technical issues, but growth, Amazon just keeps on a-rollin'! We'll look at a few of this week's issues, along with Amazon's fantastic results, and a what sold recap! 0:00 Intro 1:20 eBay News 13:58 Etsy News 19:11 Mercari News 27:36 Amazon News 29:50 What Sold eBay Buyers Work Around Fees eBay Cancels To…
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This week we recap the rest of the fee changes, and other updates coming from eBay, along with an interesting change at Etsy on handling fees, updates from Poshmark, Mercari Japan, and a cool hiring spree at Whatnot! 0:00 Intro 1:31 eBay News 19:51 Poshmark News 20:57 Mercari News 26:09 Etsy News 37:30 Whatnot News eBay Seller Update eBay US Paymen…
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It looks like eBay jumped the gun on the January Seller Update, and the big news is a fee increase coming in February.Fee Increase Article My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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This week saw a hugely consequential change announcement at eBay Germany that could be a precursor to what might be coming to all of us that has me heated! There are some other updates from eBay, a new shipping policy at Depop that lacks important detail, and a nice announcement from Whatnot! 0:00 Intro 1:26 eBay Ad Attribution Change in Germany 23…
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Quite a bit of news from eBay this week as a survey indicates they may be considering a shipping service change, they have acquired Caramel for their Auto Sales business, and more. We've also got an Ambassador Program announcement from Depop and another WalMart shot at a piece of eBay's business. Oh, and some interesting stories on the what sold re…
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A busy week of announcements from various corners of the reselling world this week including eBay and Meta joining up, Poshmark partnering with Loop, and Whatnot getting a big ol' cash infusion to continue their strong growth! Plus as always a bunch of cool old books I sold! 0:00 Intro 1:29 eBay News 16:56 Etsy News 22:35 Poshmark News 25:33 UPS Ne…
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eBay UK has announced they details of their upcoming buyer fees this week, and in this episode we'll cover that in depth. We've also got a title update Amazon sellers need to know about, and more shipping changes at UPS. And as always, a sweet what sold recap! 0:00 Intro 1:30 eBay UK Buyer Fees Information 16:42 Amazon Title Requirements Change 19:…
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This week we'll examine some new investments, and features, at eBay, while also reviewing some basic failures of site functionality. And of course we have a What Sold Recap! 0:00 Intro 1:06 eBay News 15:45 UPS Mail Innovations Price Hike 21:12 What Sold Recap eBay Missing Emails eBay App Send Offer Failure eBay Invests In Another AI Firm eBay Promo…
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On this show I'll dive into a viewer email about whether it makes sense to sell cheap books, and cover some thoughts on how you can choose what to focus on, and how to run your individual business. Plus we'll recap last week's sales! 21:14 What Sold Recap My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://link…
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It was a mad week for resellers as there were shipping glitches again at eBay, Forced Vacation Mode Holds at Etsy, Payment issues at Amazon, along with major phishing attacks on both Mercari and Curtsy! This week's show will be split into 2, this one with all the reselling news, and another in a couple of days with a look at reselling business mode…
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It was bad timing for shipping problems, but Mercari and eBay both experienced significant issues, while the Canada Post Strike is now in week 4 and causing additional consequences there. Plus I bring you another massive what sold with a couple of quite remarkable sales! 0:00 Intro 1:03 eBay Shipping Issues 5:25 Mercari Shipping Issues 9:44 Canada …
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Mercari has announced that effective Jan 6th they'll be changing their fee structure, with 10% going to sellers and 3.6% to buyers. I'll cover all the details, and let's talk reselling! This is the Wednesday YouTube Live Show, but there's some great stuff here! Fee Change: https://www.mercari.com/us/help_center/article/2517/ Service Fee Promotion: …
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This week we'll look at ongoing tinkering with offers at Mercari, several updates at eBay, some changes at Poshmark, Pirate Ship, and PayPal, and a celebration at Whatnot, along with a massive what sold update! 0:00 Intro 0:57 eBay News 18:43 Whatnot News 25:15 Mercari News 31:49 Poshmark News 36:31 Pirate Ship News 39:15 PayPal News 41:58 What Sol…
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This week we'll look at some issues at eBay and some of the sites they own, an apparent unannounced offer update at Mercari, some tax changes at Whatnot and with 1099-K processing and more. And I'll recap a massive week of book sales! 0:00 Intro 1:12 eBay News 15:45 Whatnot News 21:58 Mercari Offers News 24:44 1099-K Update 26:57 Refunds for Canada…
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This week we've got the January USPS Price Increase, some updates from Amazon, Stock-X, Whatnot and Mercari, and a huge what sold recap! 0:00 Intro 1:02 USPS News 5:03 Amazon News 11:36 Whatnot News 16:23 Stock-X News 19:57 Mercari News 23:23 What Sold USPS Rate Increase Amazon Not Raising Fees Whatnot Black Friday Promo Stock-X Return Policy Merca…
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eBay held their Winter Seller Check In last week, but it was a topic not covered that got the most attention, as they've hiked the minimum bid for Promoted Listings Priority Campaigns by a factor of 10! Etsy rolled out the beta for their Insider Program last week, and we'll cover a few other topics, and some interesting buys and sales here at the G…
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Massive news this week from Mercari with a change at the top, an ever expanding list of changes that sellers feel aren't working as expected on eBay, and Amazon once again crushes their quarterly results. Oh, and I have a huge what sold update! 0:00 Intro 1:02 Mercari News 16:55 eBay News 53:11 Amazon News 54.36 What Sold! ⁠Mercari CEO Resigns⁠ ⁠Me…
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This week we'll look at yet still more eBay updates that are either not working correctly, or are otherwise driving sellers crazy! We've also got quarterly results from Etsy and eBay, an interesting Mercari survey, and I'll share how to update you 1099-K settings on eBay. 0:00 Intro 0:56 Change 1099-K Settings on eBay 4:24 Etsy News 7:36 eBay News …
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Since I missed the regular episode down with the flu (which I'm still fighting to be fair) this week's LIVE will hit all the reselling news of the week, including eBay's Fall Seller Update! Since this was live I don't have time stamps for you this week, sorry! Kidizen Closes Down eBay Fall Seller Update eBay Q&A eBay Variation Listing Issues eBay W…
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We've been talking about the pros, and cons, of all of the platform fee changes for the last 6 months, and now Mercari and Poshmark at least may be considering a do-over of sorts with their changes. Meanwhile Etsy is severely limiting shipping options, eBay is making changes to Promoted Listings Priority, and WalMart continues to go after eBay, in …
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This week's YouTube Live was a great conversation about books, book selling, Whatnot, eBay and more! Enjoy! Find Max Here: https://linktr.ee/commongroundfinds My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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eBay continues to try to grow their Live Selling segment in the face of increased competition from sites like Whatnot, but the site continues to be plagued by other technical issues including offers, promoted listings and more. We'll also cover a few holiday related deadlines. 0:00 Intro 01:17 eBay News 22:52 Amazon Holiday Returns 23:31 USPS Holid…
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After a crazy week of announcements we've still got reselling news! Whatnot dropped a report on the state of live selling, and announced huge business results, eBay won a court case that will likely have other reselling platforms rejoicing, and Vinted in the UK introduces a new Pro Program. All that and the biggest what sold recap I've had in month…
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Hot on the heels of eBay UK's fee change announcement Poshmark this afternoon announced a fee change of their own, and it goes into effect tomorrow! Poshmark Fee ChangeMy Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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eBay UK has made several announcements this week, including fee free selling and payment changes, but it's the note hidden in an SEC filing you'll want to know about!0:00 Intro1:13 eBay UK Fee Free5:24 eBay UK eBay Balance7:58 Buyer Fees Likely in 2025 on eBay UKeBay UK Goes Fee Free For Private SellerseBay UK Introduces eBay BalanceeBay UK Likely …
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eBay held their annual Open event, but left many sellers wanting more with mostly rehashing of things already announced. We've got more eBay news, an update on a sketchy marketing effort at Etsy, and a lawsuit brought by Amazon sellers against WalMart. Plus a tidy little what sold recap with a repeat seller! 00:00 Intro 01:00 eBay News 30:49 Etsy N…
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A massive reselling news update this week with a welcome announcement from USPS, some not so great news from eBay, Etsy, and Mercari and more, along with a nice what sold recap! Spotify was having technical issues accepting audio only formats, so you get a video this week, let me know what you think!00:00 Intro00:55 USPS News04:55 Etsy News20:36 eB…
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This week on the Live YouTube show I sat down with David Lee, VP of Marketing for Mercari. Here's that conversation! My Website: https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocksMy Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalaxyCDSMy YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GalaxyCDSRocksandFlipsMy Ebay Store: http://ebay.us/oljLOVGalaxy CDS Rocks Swag Store: https:/…
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This week eBay announced the updates they've been promising since June to the Feedback and Feedback Removal Process, and we're diving deep into it! We've also got Etsy bots running wild, a new Rewards Program at Whatnot and more! Plus a few interesting items in the what sold!0:00 Intro2:27 eBay News20:22 Depop News24:09 Etsy News29:55 Whatnot News3…
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This week we'll discuss a couple of impending USPS price hikes, and who is going to be impacted by them, we'll look at a huge number of new upcoming features for Poshmark, and we've got an update on Mercari and WalMart as well. And at the end I'll share a huge what sold recap with a couple of very nice book sales! 0:00 Intro and Thank You 02:17 USP…
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Etsy has announced some significant changes in how their search algorithm will rank listings, eBay UK is making changes and cracking down on misrepresented Private Sellers, and Walmart is really going after eBay's business. All that and what sold on episode 262! 00:00 Intro 01:10 Etsy News 11:42 eBay News 23:59 Walmart News 28:55 What Sold Etsy Cha…
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