France says it plans legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sales of childlike sex dolls; Temu, Wish, eBay, and more are also under investigation
Financial Times :
As Trump closes the de minimis exemption on May 2, small online sellers on platforms like Etsy and eBay scramble; DHL and FedEx shipments face ~145% tariffs
Danielle Kaye / New York Times :
Meta says it will let classified ad firms in Europe pay to place their listings on Facebook Marketplace, after a pilot with eBay, following the EU's €798M fine
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg :
eBay emails customers to say the service will drop American Express cards as a payment option because of “unacceptably high fees”, starting on August 17
- Online marketplace calls Amex fees ‘unacceptably high’ — Change to take effect Aug. 17; Amex defends its fees
A deal by OECD members, including the US and France, that took effect January 1 says platforms must report users' earnings made on their services to authorities
Apps like eBay and Airbnb will be reporting your earnings to tax authorities, under a new global agreement which took effect yesterday ...
Police and retailers say robberies are on the rise due to the ease of reselling goods online, and Amazon, Facebook, and eBay are not doing enough to stop it
Katie Schoolov / CNBC :
eBay says it is closing its “Adult Only” section, banning the sale of most “sexually-oriented” content including films, anime, and books, starting June 15
Gabriel Geiger / VICE :
eBay says it will allow NFTs to be sold on its platform and will add new “capabilities” for blockchain-driven collectibles in the coming months
MK Manoylov / The Block : Source: Reuters .
Bangladesh's economy relies heavily on Facebook, with ~300K stores offering “F-Commerce” amid an absence of global e-commerce players and online payment options
In Bangladesh, there is no Amazon. There is no eBay. If you want to buy a dress or a crested finch from the comfort of your home, you have to use Facebook.
EPA orders Amazon and eBay to stop selling or distributing 70 products, including sprays, lanyards, and other gear sometimes touted as killing COVID-19
- Products include pesticide-coated lanyards and sprays — E-commerce marketplaces new focus of stepped-up enforcement