One online marketplace you haven’t seen featured on EcommerceBytes is Silk Road. That’s because it’s an online bazaar for buying and selling illegal drugs, according to government prosecutors. That’s what makes it surprising to learn an eBay software engineer was Read more
eBay sellers were scurrying to ship packages before the snow storm Monday, but were stymied due to technical issues on the site. “Is eBay Monday mean no shipping again? Got the first items out and now nothing will process on Read more
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but eBay is also attracted to the gemstones, and it’s working to bring on diamond sellers to its marketplace. While it may seem like good news to shoppers, existing sellers on eBay may Read more
An eBay seller has sued a company that scours the Web for counterfeits on behalf of manufacturers and brands. Lytle Racing Group (LRG) filed a lawsuit in the District of Arizona against Dutch company SNB-React (React) for actions it took Read more
Long gone are the days when online sellers would eagerly await eBay’s free listing day each December 25th, which was meant to boost listings for post-Christmas shoppers. Now every seller gets a certain amount of free listings throughout the year, Read more
Head of eBay Marketplaces Devin Wenig will soon be eBay CEO after the breakup of the company next year. Sellers are wondering if things will change under his leadership once John Donahoe leaves. Who has been setting the overall direction Read more
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
