eBay said 27% of its listings are available through its Global Shipping Program (GSP). And citing statistics from last year, eBay said sellers can get a big boost in sales thanks to the program. “Approximately 16% of sellers who enrolled Read more
eBay is trying to reshape its image among the younger generation, and it toured college campuses to generate buzz. One student newspaper described the event held on its campus. Reporter Shelby Whitehead of the University of Tennessee – Knoxville’s Daily Beacon wrote: Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list more auction listings, however, the promotion is by invitation only. Sellers can list up to 500 auction listings and pay no insertion fee. Invited sellers must first activate the offer, Read more
Marketing expert Scott Smigler of Exclusive Concepts believes Amazon rivals may initially get a small boost thanks to the crackdown on Amazon 3P merchants, but he doesn’t believe it will have a net positive effect on sites like eBay. Smigler Read more
eBay said Wednesday it is considering expanding its Stores Promoted Listings ad program in which sellers can bid for boosted placement in search results and pay only when there is a sale. Currently eBay Store owners can advertise only multi-quantity Read more
eBay is partnering with Sellbrite, a tool that helps sellers manage their inventory on multiple venues, including Amazon and Etsy. In an announcement about the deal, eBay VP of B2C Bob Kupbens said, “Sellbrite offers a powerful and intuitive multi-channel Read more
eBay sent a survey to sellers this week asking them how it could improve. It took a novel approach by asking what was the single most important thing it could improve to make sellers more likely to recommend eBay. It Read more
eBay is expanding protection for customers based in France, Italy, and Spain. On Monday, it revealed it had launched eBay Customer Guarantee (eCG) in those markets, which it refers to as FRITES. eBay Customer Guarantee is equivalent to eBay Money Read more
eBay continues to promote its own consignment-selling service, called eBay Valet. In a new marketing pitch, eBay capitalizes on the fact that many people want to trade in their old smartphone for the latest iPhone 7 from Apple. eBay launched Read more
eBay wants to help sellers in Mexico sell outside the country, and it launched a new platform for them called Crece Con eBay. The platform focuses on three main objectives: To provide useful information to its users about the process Read more
