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wastingtime101 · ‎03-14-2025

Upcoming dates and events for sellers to track during 2nd quarter 2025.

If you missed the Spring Seller Check-In last Friday, March 7th, you can watch the video replays here.

April 15, Tuesday - Tax Day. General 1099-K info (link), 1099-K transaction report (link), eBay tax guide (link)
April 15, Tuesday - Quarterly estimated tax deadline for January 1 - March 31. (Due to recent disasters, some states have extended relief deadlines.)
April 22, Tuesday - Earth Day
April/May (unconfirmed) - eBay Spring Seller Update
May 7, Wednesday - Summer Seller Check In. Register here.
May 11, Sunday - Mother's Day
May 26, Monday - Post offices closed for Memorial Day.
May/June (unconfirmed) - eBay Summer Seller Update
June 15, Sunday - Quarterly estimated tax deadline for April 1 - May 31. (Due to recent disasters, some states have extended relief deadlines.)
June 15, Sunday - Father's Day
June 19, Thursday - Post offices closed for Juneteenth National Independence Day
June 30, Monday - Last day to use 2nd quarter eBay Store subscriber shipping supply coupon for Basic and above Stores. Find it here.

Check the eBay Announcements page for regular updates throughout the year.

You can subscribe to the announcements forum to receive notification updates on Community if that makes it easier to follow, and you can also find announcements linked on your Seller Hub Overview page.

2025 Marketing Trends Calendar from the eBay Ads team offering peak selling periods for various categories.

For upcoming Seller Events and Seller Meetups in your area, click here.

In case you missed it, the 2025 Pantone Color of the Year is: Mocha Mousse

This blog is always a good reference for tracking colors of the year. See what colors are on trend in 2025 for sourcing opportunities.

Mark your calendars, set alerts, print this page, bookmark it, or whatever it is you do to keep track.

LINK TO Q1 CALENDAR

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wastingtime101 · ‎03-14-2025

Reminder: If you're dealing with bad weather or other emergent situations, make use of Time Away mode.

To set it from the app go to : My eBay > Settings > then find Time Away under the Selling section.

To set it from the web go to : https://www.ebay.com/vac/TimeAway

- If you have a Store subscription the file path is Seller Hub > Store > Time Away

- If you don't have a store subscription you can find the link in the Selling Tools panel on the Seller Hub Overview page.

Here's the page about Time Away settings:

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling-tools/time-away?id=5137

Read all the exclusions carefully because Time Away does not play well with offers or auctions!

Whenever possible, plan to have any auctions or offers end a week before you leave. Turn off auto-accept thresholds for offers if you are allowing sales during Time Away, and turn off the automatically send offers feature if you are allowing sales during Time Away.

There's an option to set up an out of office auto-response within the Time Away settings.

Keep in mind you're still responsible for handling any return requests, claims or payment disputes that are filed while you're away.

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