Ecommerce Industry News
eBay will acquire Certilogo, which lets brands such as clothing manufacturers add “digital product IDs” to their products that allow customers to scan and authenticate the items when buying them new – or secondhand. Update […]
eBay expanded its authentication service through a new partnership with PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator). eBay will require sellers of graded cards that sell for $2,000 or more to send it to PSA for verification. Certified […]
Poshmark acquired a company that authenticates sneakers virtually as part of its efforts to grow sales in secondhand categories – particularly sneakers and luxury goods, the company said on Wednesday. Suede One authenticates sneakers and […]
eBay announced changes to the luxury watch category to appeal to buyers, announcing authentication and escrow services for high-priced watches. eBay pays for authentication on eligible items, while buyers who choose to use escrow must […]
Mercari officially announced its authentication service today. Mercari Authenticate charges sellers $15 to have a third-party authenticator assess their handbags. Interestingly the authentication is done “virtually” – rather than shipping their item to Mercari Authenticate, […]
eBay has added an authentication service in the Asian Antiques category thanks to a partnership with a service called Bidamount, operated by Peter Combs, a dealer and appraiser based in Massachusetts and owner of Plcombs. […]
Online sellers who offer designer goods can increase sales and the selling prices of those items by increasing trust. We take a look at a paid service called Entrupy developed by a group of technologists […]
eBay released its new authentication service today, and it turns out it’s just another attempt from eBay to offer a consignment selling service focused on “consumer sellers.” eBay Authenticate is limited to luxury handbags and […]