Galaxy CDS Rocks and Flips! Reseller Talk Podcast

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: https://www.mercari.com/us/service-fee-promo-dec24...

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 Sold Recap ⁠eBay PSA Update⁠ ⁠eBay Changes to Council...

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 Shipments 28:59 What Sold TCGPlayer Black Friday...

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 Mercari Axes Local Delivery My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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 Galaxy! 0:00 Intro 1:06 eBay News 23:17 Etsy News 3...

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 ⁠Mercari Offers & Promotions Changes⁠ ⁠eBay "Halo...

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 29:44 Mercari Survey 36:25 Canada Post Potential S...

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 Winter Seller Check In eBay Report Item Changes...

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 more ways than one! All that and more on this week...

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/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.etsy....

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 Holiday Shipping Deadlines 24:49 What Sold eBay Live Se...

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 months in this week's show! 00:00 Intro 02:42 Whatnot N...

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 Change My Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.etsy...

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 Intro 1:13 eBay UK Fee Free 5:24 eBay UK eBay Balance 7:58 Buyer Fees Likely in 2025 on eBay UK eBay UK Goes Fee Free For Private Sellers eBay UK Introduces eBay Balance eBay UK Likely to See Buyer Fees in 2025 Follow Value Adde...

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 News 34:30 Amazon News 39:54 What Sold eBay Open Da...

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 Intro 00:55 USPS News 04:55 Etsy News 20:36 eBay News 34:23 Mercari News 41:22 Amazon News 4...

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/galaxycdsrocks My Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalaxyCDS My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GalaxyCDSRocksandFlips My Ebay Store: http://ebay.us/oljLOV Galaxy CDS Rocks Swag Store: https://galaxy-cds-rocks.creator-spring.com Stuff...

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 Intro 2:27 eBay News 20:22 Depop News 24:09 Etsy News 29:55 Whatnot News 35:39 What Sold eBay Feedback Update: https:/...

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 USPS Price Increases 12:42 Poshmark F...

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 Changes: https://www.valueaddedresource.net/etsy-...

Here's another sample of what our discussions are like on the Wednesday YouTube Live shows. Enjoy! This week in addition to a what sold recap, and your questions and conversation, we'll take a look at whether, or when, eBay's Top Rated Seller Plus program is worth participating in.eBay Seller Rating and Top Rated Seller Plus Information: https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/selling-polic...

A whole lot of news for resellers this week with updates from eBay, Amazon, Etsy, ThredUp and USPS. No what sold this week, come hang out on the Live Wednesday show for those! 00:00 Intro 00:55 eBay News 22:24 Amazon News 26:47 Etsy News 29:16 ThredUp News 32:09 USPS News eBay Advanced Refunds: https://www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-advanced-refund-returns/ eBay Listing Video Issues: https://www....

Quite a few updates this week including eBay's simplification of returns, Etsy's Terms of Use updates, a couple of intriguing surveys and more. I've also got a few book sales to share with you! 00:00 Intro 01:12 eBay News 25:57 Etsy News 35:32 What Sold eBay Cancelation Update: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/We-re-simplifying-order-cancellations/ba-p/34620625 eBay Car Part...

Making up for missing last week's what sold with a big update, and a continuation of the discussion of why I don't think selling books on eBay, Etsy, or Mercari is dumb, despite what others may say. We've also got news from Amazon, eBay, Poshmark and more! 00:00 Intro 01:29 What Sold 32:26 Amazon News 41:02 eBay News 44:44 Poshmark News 50:01 Walmart Holiday Returns Policy Amazon Holid...

This bonus episode is from this week's YouTube Live, so you can hear what you're missing! Come join us weekly for conversations like this on my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GalaxyCDSRocks My Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalaxyCDS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My YouTube Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...