In the mid-2000s, a schoolteacher turned entrepreneur in China by the name of Jack Ma went head-to-head with what was then the King of Ecommerce, eBay. Porter Erisman was an insider at Alibaba, and in a new book, Alibaba’s World, he Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list long-duration, fixed-price listings. Sellers who are invited and who activate the promotion can list up to 2,000 30-day fixed-price listings and pay no insertion fees. However, some sellers received invitations Read more
eBay is taking another stab at offering an advertising program for sellers. The newly announced Promoted Listings offering takes a different approach than previous attempts, however – sellers only pay when a shopper actually purchases an item after clicking on Read more
eBay Canada is holding a focus group on June 4 in Toronto. The marketplace invited certain sellers to participate in the research. eBay is holding the event to ask sellers about its future plans with regard to shipping and shipping Read more
eBay reminded sellers of new fee credits that took effect on May 1st. On its announcement board, eBay wrote that sellers could “enjoy unlimited insertion fee credits on auction-style sales” – though sellers only receive the credits if the items Read more
On Monday, we asked eBay.com’s spokesperson if eBay was testing a free-shipping membership program after a Wall Street analyst revealed the marketplace was testing a program that would cost $25/year for Free Next Day delivery on certain orders – similar Read more
eBay is surveying sellers, providing a hint of more changes to come as a new executive prepares to take the helm after the breakup with PayPal. The survey provided recipients an opportunity to complain about a laundry list of problems Read more
eBay is expanding its global shipping program in the UK with the addition of 12 countries. In late May, the program will add the ability for shoppers in 12 new countries to purchase from UK sellers through the eBay UK Read more
eBay CEO John Donahoe will serve as Chairman of the Board for PayPal following the separation of the two companies, but he faces criticism in his role as director on another company’s board. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that two influential Read more
eBay management has a formidable task as the corporation prepares to split into two separate companies. Imagine the head of every corporate-level department trying to decide where they and each of their employees should go – eBay or PayPal. (This Read more
