January 3, 2014 - EcommerceBytes

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eBay Economists Mine Behavioral Data to Improve the Marketplace

January 3, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay employs four full-time economists who analyze data generated by 100 million users and 400 million active listings, and who mine behavioral data for insights – and it’s looking for more help. eBay is attending the American Economic Association conference Read more

eBay Overcharges Some Buyers in Apparent Checkout Glitch

January 3, 2014September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal is blaming eBay Checkout for a problem that causes it to overcharge buyers in certain situations. Buyers have reported that in cases where sellers have passed along discounts, PayPal is charging them for the higher, pre-discounted amount. Many sellers Read more