eBay launched a clever social media campaign in the UK to attract holiday shoppers. Four eBay experts (Elves) will help solve “Christmas conundrums” around the country. eBay is calling it the world’s first social gift concierge. People can ask for Read more
Martha Stewart American Made is moving its store from eBay to Handmade at Amazon, which launched last month. It’s a coup for Amazon – the New York Times quoted Stewart as saying of Amazon, “It’s a much bigger audience. It’s the powerhouse Read more
It will be an okay holiday selling season, CEO Devin Wenig said last week when asked about the health of the global and US consumer. “It feels like growth is pretty good, we haven’t really seen a break in trend Read more
An eBay seller was shocked to learn this week that eBay was offering her customers an extended service plan for her jewelry products. An eBay customer service representative told her the program rolled out on October 27, 2015 in order Read more
People complain that online ads are getting creepy in that they follow them around or seem to know a lot about them. eBay has rolled out a tool for advertisers that could add to the “creepiness” factor of the ads Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig downplayed the importance of speedy delivery during a presentation to Wall Street investors on Tuesday, explaining eBay is moving from selling commoditized inventory to “moving down the tail” to millions of unique items and millions of Read more
Why does eBay truncate description on the mobile app in such a way that buyers are unaware they are not seeing the entire description? Why is the “Add to Cart” button on the eBay mobile app hard to find, making Read more
eBay is pinning its hopes on social networking site Pinterest, which is one of the strongest channels for eBay in terms of driving traffic and sales, an eBay executive told attendees of a conference last week, and he used a Read more
eBay issued an announcement on Thursday to warn sellers to check their dashboards to get a preview of new seller standards that are rolling out February 20, 2016, writing, “A preview of your performance is now available in your seller dashboard.” When Read more
eBay plays an unwitting role in triangulation fraud, according to security expert and blogger Brian Krebs, who warns that sellers should be wary of shoppers who ask to send their orders to a different address from their billing address. This Read more
