The Selling on eBay Radio Show

05/12/2026

Registration is now open for the Spring Seller Check-In on 28 May (3-5pm Eastern). I hope you'll stick around until the final half-hour and join Lori and me for the breakout session on Listing Quality. Questions and comments during the session are encouraged... - P

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05/11/2026

Interesting discussion about what eBay under GameStop would be like. This guy seems the polar opposite of the current C-Suite crowd at eBay. I like his straightforward approach, but I can't help but feel that the lack of sophistication would be as much a handicap as an advantage. He does seem to be very seller-centric and I'd trust him to keep the fees reasonable far more than the current mob. What do you think? - P

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05/11/2026

Just when you thought that selling internationally couldn't get any worse... Now there's a 3 Euro charge ** Per HS Code ** (so group stuff together?). Here's a presentation discussing how this will (won't?) work in practice. - P

From July 1st 2026, the €150 duty-free threshold is abolished.Every parcel sent to the EU from outside will be subject to a €3 customs charge per HS code. Th...

05/11/2026

Want to create promotions or markdown sales based upon the age of your inventory? You could create store categories based upon when listing were launched, but this is wasteful of one of the two categories that you can assign each listing. Alternative approach is to download the report of your current listings (in default format) and paste that data into the first tab of this spreadsheet. The third tab is the output - a list of your item numbers showing the listing age in days, ranked by age. So for example you could easily select all listings that are older than 90 or 365 days etc. You can then just copy and paste groups of item numbers into the 'create promotion' or 'create sale' workflow (after selecting the option to specify listing numbers in bulk). - P

05/11/2026

A long but interesting discussion with Liz Morton of Value Added Resource regarding the proposed acquisition of eBay by Gamestop. Starts with a recap of the Cyberstalking case and what we may conclude about eBay's management approach. They talk about how Gamestop is proposing to finance the purchase and how their execs don't get paid a salary. I was left thinking that changing the executive motivations away from lining their own pockets to maximizing the long term value of the business might well be the best path forward for eBay (despite the magnitude of the task and risks involved). - P

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05/07/2026

Another item in the May Seller Update is Regulatory Support. I noticed they are also one of the few departments along with eBay Live who will be at the eBay Open On The Road events. This implies there is something we can do to still be seen in the EU. Is it worth it to try to comply with the new EU regulations?

05/07/2026

In the May Seller News update eBay talks about more control over Priority campaigns using rules to exclude listings. I got excited thinking they may be offering that with Promoted offsite but no such luck. you can't choose to exclude any listings in a promoted offsite campaign

05/05/2026

Here's the GameStop pitch to eBay's shareholders. Primarily based around stripping costs (and I assume boosting efficiency). I guess that eBay felt vulnerable to such arguments as it has pre-emptively done some major headcount reductions in recent weeks. Plus it seems to infer that Executive Salaries will be cut also? - P
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May 3, 2026
Via Electronic Mail and Federal Express
Paul Pressler, Chairman of the Board
eBay Inc.
2025 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
cc: Jamie Iannone; Samantha Wellington

Dear Chairman:

GameStop Corp. (“GameStop”) is proposing to acquire all common stock of eBay Inc. (“eBay”) at $125.00 per share. We have accumulated a 5% economic stake in eBay through derivatives and beneficial ownership of common stock and are filing a Schedule 13D and HSR notification tomorrow.

Our offer is $125.00 per share, comprising 50% cash and 50% GameStop common stock, with full shareholder election rights as to consideration type and pro-rata allocation. That represents a 46% premium to eBay’s unaffected closing price on February 4, 2026, the day GameStop started accumulating its position in eBay, a 27% premium to the 30-day VWAP, and a 36% premium to the 90-day VWAP. Aggregate undiluted equity value is approximately $55.5 billion. The transaction is conditioned on customary closing
conditions.

eBay spent $2.4 billion on Sales & Marketing in fiscal 2025 and added one million net active buyers (134M to 135M). We will take $2 billion of annualized costs out within twelve months of close: $1.2 billion from Sales & Marketing, $300 million from Product Development, and $500 million from General & Administrative. Since 2021, GameStop has gone from a $381 million net loss to $418 million of net income, with SG&A down ~$800 million (47%).
On cost reductions alone, eBay’s diluted GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations would increase from $4.26 to $7.79 in year one.

GameStop’s ~1,600 US locations give eBay a national network for authentication, intake, fulfillment, and live commerce.
GameStop had ~$9.4 billion in cash and liquid investments as of January 31, 2026. The cash consideration will be funded from cash and liquid investments on GameStop’s balance sheet and third-party equity and debt financing, which will be fully committed at ex*****on of definitive documentation. A highly-confident
letter from TD Securities for up to $20 billion is attached.
Our Board unanimously supports this proposal.

Following close, I will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the combined company. I will receive no salary, no cash bonuses, and no golden parachute – I will be compensated solely based on the performance of the combined company.

Ryan Cohen
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
GameStop Corp.

05/02/2026

This is why it's not a bad idea to have a second channel, just in case there's a massive pivot in eBay's strategy that leaves you out in the cold. Not sure whether this would result in a big drive for better efficiency and lower costs, or just a hike in fees (or both). - P

GameStop is preparing an offer for eBay as CEO Ryan Cohen pursues plans to boost the struggling videogame retailer's market value more than tenfold, the ‌Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Shares of eBay, which has a market capitalization of ‌about $46 billion, soared about 14% in extended ...

03/24/2026

I was wondering if eBay was having an eBay Open this year. They are doing 4 of them as one day events in 4 different locations. What do you think?

03/03/2026

Rebecca Michals is leaving eBay. I assume as part of the cut-backs. It's a big loss for the seller community. She brought energy and professionalism and I can't help but feel that the role of Community has been downgraded within the eBay system - and that's unlikely to be beneficial to sellers. Anyone else that we deal with affected? - P

Today I’m concluding a six-year chapter at eBay with a profound sense of closure and accomplishment. It doesn't feel like a departure. It feels like a graduation. When I joined, the mandate was to modernize and re-energize the seller community — to make it feel vibrant, relevant, and reflective ...