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David and I officially settled the lawsuit we filed in 2021 against eBay and its former executives over the stalking and harassment campaign we endured in 2019 designed to stop our reporting. The landmark civil rights settlement includes $55.7 million in compensation and charitable commitments. Our lawyer Chris Murphy summed up the reasons we battled it out for over 6 years when he wrote: "This case was always about more than obtaining financial recovery.

The following is a press release issued by Scalli Murphy Law, P.C. on July 27, 2026: Scalli Murphy Law Announces Landmark Resolution in eBay Cyberstalking Litigation Historic civil rights settlement includes $55.7 million in compensation and charitable commitments – including personal financial contributions from former eBay executives, a public statement by eBay, and no confidentiality restrictions. EVERETT, Mass.

Facebook launched a new app for business sellers - those who sell on Facebook Marketplace (FBMP) as a side hustle, a small business, or who are generating "real income," it announced. It's counting on AI to make the new app called Seller useful and appealing to sellers. "Every month, there are 430 million items and 44 million vehicles listed on Facebook Marketplace globally," Tom Alison (head of Facebook) said in a post on Friday.

eBay warned sellers on Friday that USPS was raising Ground Advantage rates the next day. “Effective Saturday, July 25, 2026, USPS is increasing Ground Advantage rates. As a result, eBay Labels rates for Ground Advantage shipments weighing 3–5 lbs. will increase by $0.10 across shipping zones 1 – 8. This is the only USPS rate update at this time.

In some cases, rural Americans must pay significantly more to receive lightweight packages purchased online from US sellers that are sent through the Postal Service than buyers located in cities and suburbs. Likewise, sellers located in rural areas are getting reduced service from USPS compared to their counterparts. On July 12, 2026, USPS eliminated the ounce-based rate differentiation for published Commercial USPS Ground Advantage prices, resulting in an average price increase of 11.8%.

Online seller Jack Nekhala told Bloomberg reporter Spencer Soper he had been approached by someone selling a service to unfreeze his suspended Amazon account by bribing an employee, according to an article published last month.

Dear Ina, What is going on with eBay and all the bot and AI pop-ups on the site? I bought something yesterday and have gotten 1/2 dozen message to PAY NOW or LAST CHANCE TO PAY - and it continues. I am waiting to hear from the seller to change the shipping option, and eBay is even interrupting my shopping experience with pop-ups to PAY NOW, COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION NOW.

Amazon will hold its 5th annual conference for business buyers this fall, and Amazon is expanding features that appeal to B2B customers by opening them up to third-party sellers.

As announced in February, eBay will pay $1.2 billion to buy C2C fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy. UK regulators just cleared the deal, which is now expected to close on July 30, 2026. Etsy had paid $1.625 billion for Depop 5 years ago – so sellers may be wondering what eBay can do to find synergies that apparently eluded Etsy (which also sold its music-gear marketplace Reverb last year).

Sellers who have a USPS.com account to perform certain tasks such as scheduling carrier pickups, ordering free supplies, or handling customer returns must ensure their passwords are compliant with a new policy that takes effect on July 30, 2026. The changes to the USPS password policy are intended to strengthen security, improve customer experience, and reinforce trust.