As Father’s Day approaches, eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list in the auction (or auction with Buy It Now) format. However, it excludes items listed with a 1-day or 3-day duration. As usual, eBay is only Read more
A major provider of tools for marketplace shoppers had reported last month that eBay was blocking snipe bids, which are last-minute bids critical to auction-format listings. This week, eSnipe said the problem with eBay has been resolved – good news Read more
eBay is running a special promotion to attract crafters as its rivals Amazon and Etsy cater to the handmade movement. The “Save on Craft Supplies” event kicks off on June 13th, and eBay is enlisting the help of sellers to Read more
eBay is running an unusual kind promotion in the month of June. Rather than offer free listings, it’s capping commission fees, called Final Value Fees; some receive an invitation for fees capped at $20, others capped at $50. “An INCREDIBLE Read more
eBay expanded its Promoted Listings ad program to include certain eBay Motors categories. The program is for sellers who are willing to pay to receive extra visibility on eBay in search results and other prominent locations on eBay. eBay launched Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig hopes to be able to anticipate what shoppers want to buy by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI). In a post on the eBay corporate blog, Wenig discussed how technology is influencing ecommerce, and he also discussed his Read more
eBay pulled its new listing tool after noticing an issue that impacted some sellers. While it didn’t specify the problem, it was clearly a big deal since eBay had to pull the tool rather than roll out a fix. The Read more
eBay announced an agreement to acquire Ticketbis, an international ticket marketplace, which will become part of its existing StubHub ticket marketplace. Ticketbis currently has a presence in 47 countries, eBay explained. The acquisition of Ticketbis is StubHub’s latest geographic expansion, Read more
eBay recently discussed efforts to use structured data to improve listings on the site. Its enhancements to searching and browsingare designed to enable shoppers to more effectively find what they want. These latest updates should help make eBay a more effective Read more
eBay auctions continue to falter, with auction format listings declining 20% in the first three months of 2016 compared to the same period the year before – yet the marketplace has failed to address a critical problem that stands in Read more
