eBay said a new generation of “pandemic startups” emerged in the last year as it experienced a 237% increase in small shops setting up on its UK marketplace, attempting to reach its 29 million shoppers in that country. The new Read more
Amazon, eBay, and UPS were among the websites impacted by technical issues plaguing the Internet this afternoon. Down Detector added a red warning banner to the top of its site reading, “Reports indicate there may be a widespread outage at Read more
eBay filed a patent for lip-reading technology. According to the abstract, it envisions a computing device that can “read the lips” of a user to enter data (and to determine when to switch from one input type to a lip-reading Read more
The government said the head of an eBay sales scam was sentenced to over 14 years in prison after accusing him of pretending to part of an eBay program in order steal money through fake car sales. The Department of Read more
eBay conducted a survey to ask sellers about their concerns over privacy and safety and asking them to share stories about any negative experiences they endured where they felt their privacy or safety was compromised with communication off of the Read more
eBay is among the sponsors of a contest that encourages shoppers to support small retailers. The trade group Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) created Small Business Every Day, and is giving away prizes to those who support the initiative. Read more
During the pandemic, eBay warned users of customer service delays and encouraged them to use its online resources and community boards instead. With over a year to adjust, and now allowing employees to return to the office, eBay posted information Read more
The Feds said it found 44,000 counterfeit batteries in a California warehouse that were destined to be sold on eBay and Amazon. A man admitted in a plea agreement that from March 2014 to June 2019, he and co-conspirators fraudulently Read more
An eBay Powerseller is working on a project this summer and will share feedback from sellers with eBay management. The kicker: he’s a college student doing a summer internship at eBay. Sam Straus has been selling online since he was Read more
eBay sold its Classifieds business to Adevinta for $2.5 billion in cash and a 44% equity stake, but eBay will reduce its ownership to 33% (or less) over the next 18 months to resolve competition concerns raised by Austrian regulatory Read more
