eBay Employees with California State Assemblymember Evan Low

eBay employees and members of eBay’s “communities of inclusion” group, United in Pride, joined eBay GR and Equality California (EQCA) to celebrate equality champions in California: Speaker Anthony Rendon, Assemblyman Evan Low, and Alice Kessler, EQCA’s legislative counsel.   

As eBay and its seller community know, we need a strong, stable postal system to power ecommerce. Affordable and efficient shipping options are critical for eBay sellers to remain competitive.

State legislatures across the country are threatening Internet commerce, especially for small businesses, artisans and consumer sellers, through legislation that will impose tax burdens on even the most casual sellers and online marketplaces. Since the beginning of the year, over 40 bills have been introduced in more than 25 states on the issue.

This article originally appeared on BIPAC's blog. Written by BIPAC Political Analyst Jim Ellis.

eBay staff and the New York seller attendees

Last week, eBay’s Government Relations Team, along with five eBay-enabled small business owners, descended upon the New York State Capitol in Albany to advocate in opposition to a marketplace Internet sales tax proposal in Governor Cuomo’s budget.