Author
@ValueAddedRS ValueAddedRS
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Forensic eBay-marketplace watchdog dismantling management's metrics with deep institutional memory
Produces original, source-cited investigative analysis of eB
trader score
+0.56
hit rate
70%
mean α
+0.25%
signals 14d
55
Grade = how their written analysis reads (A best). Trader score = how their last-20 timestamped calls performed vs SPY.
Their picks, scored
Across their last 20 scored bets: 70% hit rate, +0.25% mean alpha, trader score +0.56. Their last-14d mentions, direction-adjusted, have moved -0.1% since posting (mean over 49 mentions with price data).
Recent signals15receipts included
| date (PT) | ticker | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | +0.20 | Speculates eBay's unannounced program may resemble Vinted's verification offering. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-28 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | +0.20 | Reports an eBay Germany hiring post for an electronics-verification operation. | — | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | · | @ValueAddedRS | · | Says eBay could solve a presale trap but provides the substantive detail only in a linked post. | · | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.65 | Criticizes eBay presale listings as policy violations and risky for buyers. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | ETSY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.40 | Mocks Etsy as Depop deteriorates, implying a negative view of the acquisition. | +0.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.65 | Mocks eBay leadership's Depop strategy and alleges executive stock selling. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.75 | Mocks the value of eBay's $1.4B acquisition. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | GME | @ValueAddedRS | +0.00 | Mocks eBay CEO's communications makeover; GME is only associated context. | -2.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.35 | Mocks eBay CEO's communications makeover; GME is only associated context. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | +0.10 | Expects eBay's prospective verification offering to resemble Vinted's UK service. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | +0.15 | Discusses evidence that eBay is building a UK electronics-verification service. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-27 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | +0.30 | Reports eBay hiring for an electronics-verification operation in London. | +3.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | +0.00 | eBay plans to switch some calculated listings to discounted shipping rates on October 1 unless sellers opt out. | +1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-26 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.45 | Author mocks eBay's community launch and criticizes removed archives and hidden search filters. | +1.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-08-25 | EBAY | @ValueAddedRS | -0.25 | eBay will ban airbag listings after an NHTSA investigation despite a related legal win. | -0.4% | tweet ↗ |
Grade is our human read-worthiness rating; trader score is a rolling 20-bet hit-rate/alpha composite — different things, often disagreeing. “Since then” is direction-unaware in the table; the summary line above adjusts for which way they leaned.