eBay grew Marketplaces GMV 5% on an FX-neutral basis to $19.8 billion in the second quarter of 2016 (April, May, and June), while Marketplaces revenue grew 3%. Adding in StubHub ($1.1 billion in GMV), eBay’s total GMV for the quarter Read more
eBay is hosting a conference for sellers in Las Vegas on July 26-29 called eBay OPEN, and it has added an event for sellers in the UK to be held on August 10th. eBay Connect is taking place in Manchester and is Read more
If eBay was a superhero, its special power would be identifying shopping trends, it seemed to indicate in a post on its corporate blog on Tuesday. eBay bragged it can see what people are looking for and what they’re buying, Read more
eBay sellers who have been experiencing glitches over the past several days are concerned they could be having a negative impact on sales. One major issue that continued into Monday involves what appears to be an intermittent failure to display Read more
The Carl Icahn-instigated “eBay Breakup” officially took place at the end of a Friday afternoon last summer, with PayPal going public the following Monday on July 20, 2015. One year later, the companies are faring much as expected. For sellers, Read more
eBay acquired Ticket Utils to expand the capabilities of its StubHub marketplace. Ticket Utils helps large ticket sellers manage inventory and distribution, the company announced on Thursday. It will also let ticket sellers set up online stores. eBay said it Read more
eBay is testing a new program in the UK to make it easier for people to sell unwanted goods on its marketplace. While many are familiar with eBay’s well publicized efforts to bring structured data to its site, another key Read more
eBay tried to reassure sellers in Canada that they should return to listing on the site. Online merchants have been spooked by the looming threat of a disruption to mail service in Canada due to a dispute between Canada Post Read more
eBay has consolidated its B2B (business-to-business) offerings under one brand and announced the launch of “eBay Business Supply” on Tuesday. “The rebranded experience centralizes eBay’s B2B offerings,” the company said. eBay Business Supply brings its Business & Industrial category, SAP Ariba Read more
Remember when buyers would determine the prices of items on eBay by how much they were willing to bid? Now that eBay has deliberately moved away from the auction model, it is trying to understand pricing and will acquire a Read more
