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
eBay’s answer to Amazon Prime during the holiday season in particular is a program called Fast ‘N Free. eBay’s top two executives told a Wall Street analyst this week that it would launch in the second half of 2016 a Read more
Some eBay sellers found they could supplement their income by training others on how to sell on eBay. But as of June 30, 2016, there will be no such thing as an eBay Education Specialist. Not only is eBay is Read more
eBay has created what it is calling the world’s first Virtual Reality Department Store with Australia’s Myer chain. Using a special virtual reality (VR) headset, eBay shoppers can browse over 12,000 products from the Myer Department Store, select them, and Read more
eBay only allows sellers to collect one sales tax rate per state, despite the fact that there are thousands of tax jurisdictions in the US. TaxJar launched a new tool designed to help eBay sellers determine the best number to Read more
There was a time when eBay allowed, if not encouraged, sellers to add videos to their listings – but as with many advanced features, it was ambivalent about the practice. But in 2014, it signed a deal with a company Read more
eBay will acquire an artificial intelligence company called Expertmaker and says the move will help it advance its structured data initiative. eBay’s head of Structured Data Amit Menipaz was quoted in the announcement: “eBay’s structured data effort is a multi-year Read more
eBay continues to roll out its new “create a listing” flow to more users, which is designed to make it faster and easier to list items on the marketplace. The eBay Seller Team is sending emails to sellers to let Read more
eBay announced a new program called the Shine Awards for Small Business, and sellers who enter will have the chance to win up to $10,000. An eBay spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the awards honor outstanding small business owners and eBay sellers. Read more
eBay first tested wine sales in 2001 in a partnership with New Vine Logistics and Winetasting.com, opening a sub-category in the food and beverage section of eBay’s Home & Garden category. 15 years later, eBay has teamed up with Drync Read more
