Closing out May with Father’s Day and Pride Month both ahead, and summer wedding season’s peak still building.
Father’s Day and Pride Month planning underway
Following our coverage this week, sellers report getting Father’s Day listings live with the hobby and humor-driven framing we discussed, while beginning thoughtful Pride Month preparation for shops where it genuinely fits the catalog.
Summer promotional scam confirmed circulating, as expected
Consistent with Friday’s brief alert, a few sellers reported similar unsolicited summer gift-guide pitches this week, exactly the pattern we anticipated given how many times this scam type has resurfaced throughout the year.
Summer wedding season building toward its expected peak
No major surprises here, sellers describe steady, expected volume growth consistent with the capacity planning many did in the wake of our mid-May coverage.
Looking back at an eventful spring
Since March, we’ve covered St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, the full ramp of wedding season, a Purchase Protection overhaul, Star Seller updates, Q1 earnings, Mother’s Day, graduation, and now the transition into Father’s Day and Pride Month. It’s been a genuinely full spring, on both the platform-news and seasonal-calendar fronts.
What we’re watching
Father’s Day’s approach, Pride Month’s full-June window, and summer wedding season’s continued build toward its likely annual peak.
That’s May. See you Sunday for the first week of June.
