eBay’s new CEO has a message: eBay doesn’t need anybody’s help in the post-PayPal era. The message from Devin Wenig was oddly defiant given the audience – buyers and sellers gathered for a 2-day Summit in San Jose to celebrate Read more
A mega merchant that calls itself the nation’s largest seller of used books has loaded millions of listings on eBay under at least 9 different accounts. A reader noticed the listings are showing up on top of Best Match search Read more
eBay gave PayPal rivals the boot last week, and one of the companies impacted said they were given some advance warning. ProPay said eBay gave them advance notice of its decision to prohibit sellers from offering its payment service as Read more
eBay heralded an exclusive deal with a new consumer electronics brand called ROC Live Life Loud, and while that may sound like a good idea for eBay, sellers of competing brand on the marketplace can be forgiven if they aren’t Read more
eBay is urging its U.S. sellers to think beyond the domestic market and try their hand selling overseas. Aparma Lahiri, marketing lead for eBay’s Global Shipping Program, recently joined with the Commerce Department for an online presentation aimed at encouraging Read more
The eBay discussion boards contain many reports of a drop in sales by individual sellers – unfortunately, eBay took away sellers’ ability to track traffic, so it’s difficult to pinpoint the root causes of the decline. While some might dismiss Read more
The most recent earning conference call from eBay included a little bit of information hinting at one part of the company’s growth plans. Devin Wenig, now eBay CEO, spoke about business strategy and the future of eBay, and a new Read more
While Amazon is getting its inventory ever closer to its customers by building a physical distribution network, eBay is giving up on its testing of local delivery called eBay Now. But it’s not clear many buyers or sellers will miss Read more
Online merchants and eBay and Amazon sellers now have access to data from product-sourcing site Alibaba through Terapeak, a leading supplier of marketplace analytics with over 2.6 million users. Terapeak users can view, search and filter the top 30 million Read more
eBay acquired a used-clothing shop Twice that allowed people to send in their used clothing and accessories and have the company sell the items for them on a consignment basis. The founders told customers it was shutting down the site Read more
