eBay added a new component to the emails it sends to users, urging recipients not only to save by buying on the site, but to sell as well. The subject line in an email sent Tuesday read, “Here to help Read more
eBay has partnered with a site called MallforAfrica.com to help Africans purchase goods from US sellers, starting with shoppers in Nigeria and Kenya. While sellers welcome all new buyers, there are some sellers who don’t wish to sell internationally even Read more
eBay held a ribbon-cutting ceremony as it officially opened a new building at its headquarters in San Jose, California. While it’s a welcome center with conference space and a cafe for employees, eBay heralded the new 20,000 sq. foot space Read more
eBay urged sellers to continue selling in Canada as a postal disruption looms, telling them on Friday that there was no need to put their Stores on vacation hold or to end their listings. But eBay sellers reacting in the Read more
The eBay Shine Awards features three finalists up for recognition in the Global Business category. These sellers engage in international ecommerce, a challenging endeavor at best, and have excelled. Sellers Schad VanLeeuwen, Neha Gajwani, and Jalmar Araujo are the trio contending for honors. EcommerceBytes reached out Read more
eBay announced it is now using 16 different social channels to distribute content, and it’s also running ads in a brand new format called the “branded podcast” – podcasts featuring stories that sound like journalism but are produced at the Read more
eBay is running a new promotion for shoppers called the “Summer of Choice,” and is using mobile deals as a keystone of the campaign, hosted with the help of social networking site Twitter. The campaign kicks off on Friday, June Read more
eBay lost its head of Seller Experience and is in the process of hiring his successor. Jordan Sweetnam left the company after a dozen years in various roles. Sweetnam decided to pursue another opportunity outside of the company, according to Read more
Many eBay and online sellers firmly believe that if they own an item, they have the right to sell it no matter what under the First-Sale Doctrine. It’s not always that crystal clear to brands and copyright holders, however, as Read more
“We Canucks got the shaft again” was just one of the negative responses from eBay sellers in Canada upon finally receiving their coupons for eBay-branded shipping supplies this week. The coupons were designed to take the sting out of higher eBay Store Read more
