Hi! I've made some big changes, and had some big sales, so let's catch up Galaxians!I'm riding in the Great Cycle Challenge to raise money for Kids' Cancer Research! I've pledged 300 miles in September! I'll do the miles, but I need you to give, please donate if you can! Thanks! https://greatcyclechallenge.com/riders/RyanShoemaker My New Cycling Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cycling-with-ryan Cycling With Ryan Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cycling_with_ryan 0:00 Intro 1:18 Thank you to...
Jul 14, 2025•30 min•Ep. 301
eBay's June seller news included some updates on the seller hub, offer management, shipping insurance, and some big, and controversial, news for sellers in the Auto Parts & Accessory category. Poshmark announced the ending of the Verified Seller Program, and hinted at a potential new shipping program. Let's dive in! 0:00 Intro 1:07 My eBay 15% Off Campaign Recap 4:16 eBay Seller Hub Updates 9:15 eBay Offer Management Updates 14:48 ShipCover Insurance at eBay 18:24 eBay Auto Parts & Acces...
Jun 09, 2025•40 min•Ep. 300
A quick shout out to Cha-USA on YouTube for suggesting this topic in a recent comment on another video! Being a reseller, whether part or full time, has a unique set of stresses that many people just don't have to deal with. And many of us struggle to keep it all under control. In this episode I'll talk about many of those unusual stresses, and some things I've done to help myself, that may be helpful for you. Let me know it the comments how you handle the particular stresses of reselling!0:00 I...
Jun 06, 2025•22 min
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 Listing Changes11:52 Poshmark Partners Facebook Marketplace17:10 Etsy Updates25:09 What Sold Promoted Listing article Poshmark Article Etsy Article My Websi...
Jun 02, 2025•35 min•Ep. 299
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 & Community6:56 #9 Growth Potential7:40 #10 Shipping Options8:19 Bonus Reason9:14 Conclusion My Website: ...
May 27, 2025•11 min
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 Intro 2:09 eBay Expands Promoted Listing Attribution Changes 12:12 eBay to Close TCGPlayer Facility in NY 14:38 eBay Open Dates and Cost 16:39 Some Intere...
May 26, 2025•37 min•Ep. 298
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 my overall business resulted in this outcome. My Website: http...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 13 min
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? 31:32 Canada Post to Strike? 36:58 What Sold My Website: http...
May 19, 2025•58 min•Ep. 297
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://linktr.ee/galaxycdsrocks My Curated eBay Supply Store: https:/...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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 & Running Grants 32:45 eBay Open Dates 35:16 Poshfest Dates 39:24 Canada Post Potential Strike 43:13 UPS Rate Hikes, Layoffs 47.51 USPS Hires New Postma...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 296
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 Frustrations 20:15 eBay Q1 Results 25:46 Etsy Q1 Results 31:09 Amazon Q1 Results 32:29 Amazon Sellers Pull Back From Prime Day Over Tariff Worries 34:17 Whatnotcon My Website:...
May 05, 2025•40 min•Ep. 295
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 My Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Gal...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 6 min
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 Authentication Center in KY 25:35 eBay UK Simple Delivery Updates 29:32 eBay Partners with Klarna in the US 32:07 eBay Announces Summer Seller Check In ...
Apr 28, 2025•55 min•Ep. 294
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 what sold update too! 0:00 Intro 1:17 Etsy Offers Tariff Protection to Sellers 4:18 Etsy Leans into Local in Response to Tariffs 6:38 eBay's Big User Agr...
Apr 21, 2025•45 min
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 Etsy Updates App Integration USPS Changes Bonanza Changes My Website: ht...
Apr 14, 2025•57 min•Ep. 292
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 eBay Sports Cards Grading Update eBay UK Simple Delivery Issues eBay Seller News Changes New Stock-X Seller Program Poshmark Shipping Increase My We...
Apr 07, 2025•43 min•Ep. 291
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 eBay HTML Issues 18:55 What Sold eBay Etsy Merger Story Etsy Dropping PayPal eBay Ambassador Story eBay HTML Problems My Website: ...
Mar 31, 2025•27 min•Ep. 290
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 Issues 9:19 eBay Testing Auction Bid Changes 14:57 Poshmark Adds More Sellers to Sudden Death 19:13 What Sold eBay Tax Story eBay Auction Story Poshmark Su...
Mar 24, 2025•49 min•Ep. 289
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 My Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalaxyCDS...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 42 min
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 has ongoing AI search issues, which they seem unwilling to take responsibility for. 0:00 Intro 1:12 eBay Q4 Results 12:42 eBay Listings Issues 21:21 e...
Mar 03, 2025•56 min•Ep. 288
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 Standard Envelope Issue eBay Live Animal Policy Change The Science of Best Offers Walmart Growth Etsy GMS Miss Mercari Shipping Update Louis DeJoy To Re...
Feb 24, 2025•49 min•Ep. 287
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 Selling Site 14:53 Facebook Marketplace to End Pre-Paid Labels 19:10 Meta Expanding C2C Ad Partners in the EU 33:06 Mercari Japan Joins Ad Bandwagon My Webs...
Feb 17, 2025•42 min•Ep. 286
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 Top Star Sneaker Program Non-US Etsy Sellers Face Customs Issues Mercari Cancels Item Comments Mercari Results Update Amazon Post Huge Gains My Website:...
Feb 10, 2025•49 min•Ep. 285
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 Payment Update Poshmark Swipe To Bid Mercari Japan Auctions Etsy To Remove Handling Fee Option Whatnot Hiring Sellers For Customer Service My Website: ...
Feb 03, 2025•44 min•Ep. 284
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/galaxycdsrocks My Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GalaxyCDS...
Jan 30, 2025•10 min
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 23:23 eBay Change to Top Rated Seller on Fraudulent INAD Claims 31:41 eBay Looking Into Broken Search Function 36:41 New Depop Auto Cancel Policy 42:47 ...
Jan 27, 2025•46 min•Ep. 283
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 recap! 0:00 Intro 1:26 eBay News 24:21 Depop News 27:40 WalMart News 31:21 What Sold eBay Shipping Survey eBay UK Shipping Speed Filters eBay Acquires C...
Jan 20, 2025•55 min•Ep. 282
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 News 29:06 Whatnot News 35:47 What Sold eBay Partners Meta eBay Confirms Shipping Updates for all carriers Etsy Adds Newsletter and Other Community Feat...
Jan 13, 2025•50 min•Ep. 281
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 19:37 UPS Surepost Changes 24:00 What Sold Recap eBay UK Buyer Fees Story eBay UK Buyer Fees Media Note Amazon Title Updates UPS Surepost Change My Websi...
Jan 06, 2025•42 min•Ep. 280
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 Promoting Promoted Listings In Mobile Listing Flow UPS Mail Innovations Price Update My Website: ...
Dec 30, 2024•36 min•Ep. 279
