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eBay said Thursday it was working on a “simplified mobile listing experience” for sports trading cards, which is one of eBay’s priority “focus categories” where it invests resources in the hope of attracting enthusiast buyers […]
Sellers who use eBay Standard Envelope to mail trading cards to customers now have the option of purchasing special eBay-branded envelopes designed especially for the service. eBay Standard Envelope is a unique offering in that […]
eBay announced a new policy in July in which it will no longer allow sellers to list trading cards as “used” on its platform, and on Monday, it announced the new policy will take effect […]
eBay will no longer allow sellers to list “used” trading cards on eBay – instead, it will require sellers to indicate if the cards are “graded” or “ungraded.” And it will require them to be […]
Collectors can now submit graded trading cards valued at $250+ from their personal collections directly – regardless of where they were purchased – to the eBay Vault. The eBay Vault is a service it launched […]
eBay announced it will run its first ever “Marquee Auctions” event that will run between June 12 – 22, 2023. The auctions will be monthly events auctioning listings from select sellers of trading cards, one […]
eBay is sponsoring collectible trading events at local hobby shops and held its first event in Illinois on Saturday. According to Sports Collectors Daily, “trade nights” are a craze in the trading card collectibles space, […]
eBay will pay an annual salary of between $160,400 – $254,100 for a “strategic thinker and seasoned operator” to head its Trading Cards category. It’s looking for a General Manager to support the launch of […]
eBay is cleverly appealing to collectors’ desire to save money by touting an advantage to using its trading card “vault.” In a marketing email eBay sent this week, it stated: “Shop vault-eligible cards: No sales […]
eBay announced Monday it plans to acquire TCGplayer for nearly $300 million, saying the deal builds on its offerings in the trading cards category and “brings even more selection to enthusiasts.” eBay said TCGplayer would […]