Chris Payne, head of eBay Marketplaces North America, is leaving eBay, the company confirmed. “Christopher Payne, SVP for eBay North America, has decided to leave eBay to pursue a new business venture,” Ryan Moore told EcommerceBytes. “A search for Christopher’s Read more
eBay has been scaling down and appears to be phasing out a program aimed at removing counterfeit merchandise from its marketplace, opting instead to rely on users and brand owners reporting items through the site and the Verified Rights Owner Read more
Is eBay founder Pierre Omidyar “the consummate passive-aggressive predator”? That’s what Pando Daily called him in an article that takes a harsh look at the role the eBay chairman played in eBay’s acquisition of a stake in Craigslist and the way eBay Read more
In the UK, eBay opted all sellers into its Click & Collect service, and signs are pointing to a similar program coming to the U.S. The marketplace platform told Reuters (link via Globe and Mail) it was “retooling its local Read more
Could you boost your online sales by 25%? eBay thinks some of its sellers can, and is entering them into a sweepstakes as part of its effort to motivate them to meet that goal. eBay sent personalized invitations explaining, “Because Read more
The Counterfeit Report, a website backed by manufacturers who want to educate consumers about fakes, has accused eBay of breaking its promise for meaningful reform over the issue of counterfeits for sale on the eBay marketplace. Craig Crosby, publisher of Read more
Craig Crosby, publisher of the Counterfeit Report, issued a press release on Tuesday accusing eBay of retaliating against him when he tried to report counterfeit items for sale on the eBay marketplace as part of a 9-month investigation. He also accused eBay Read more
eBay launched an analytics and repricing tool that helps sellers analyze sales and make improvements. It’s currently available only to certain sellers in certain geographies and only to managed accounts in the U.S. Decide.com built the tool after eBay acquired Read more
eBay spokesperson Ryan Moore confirmed last week that the company was running tests on the marketplace. “We’re currently conducting some user experience testing for a subset of users with the goal of finding ways to reduce friction and improve the Read more
Software firm Splunk created a new seat on its Board of Directors for former eBay executive Mark Carges. He recently resigned his post as Chief Technology Officer at eBay to focus on an unspecified family matter. Carges accepted the seat Read more
