eBay knows what it’s like to encounter friction as a seller – though not on its own marketplace. eBay was initially thwarted in a $9.2 billion deal to sell its Classifieds unit to a company called Adevinta when UK regulators Read more
eBay said apparel sales are climbing, which it attributes to people returning to the office “as the world begins to reopen.” eBay said it’s seeing growth specifically in the resale market for pre-owned apparel. Some statistics it published in an Read more
Earlier this month, the BBC announced that eBay would allow certain “regulators” to remove sellers’ listings without consulting eBay, if they believed the items were dangerous. On Thursday, eBay published a formal announcement in the US about the new “regulatory Read more
eBay launched a scan-and-list feature for certain items in its Trading Card category, one of the “verticals” it’s been focused on since last year. eBay said the Trading Card category has been attracting new buyers – in fact, it said, Read more
eBay is making changes to its Community Structure this week, it announced on Wednesday. Hello Community!We wanted to give a heads up that next week the Community Structure will be changing. The new structure is based on your input and Read more
eBay acknowledged a glitch that resulted in sales being automatically cancelled for “non-payment” and rolled out a fix. Days later, some sellers are facing another costly challenge: the inability to list on the marketplace. A seller reported on Ecommerce EKG Read more
eBay and Etsy sent urgent emails to sellers over the weekend about legislation in Congress that the marketplaces say would harm small sellers and that Etsy says would put sellers’ safety at risk. eBay warned, “Tell Your Senators Not To Read more
If you want to buy a personalized item, Etsy is more likely to come to mind than eBay, but that perception is something the latter wants to change. Today, eBay announced a new tool to help sellers in certain geographies Read more
Andy Cring has been interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at eBay since a reshuffling in September 2019 following Devin Wenig’s abrupt departure as CEO. Twenty months later, eBay finally named a permanent CFO. Steve Priest will join eBay on June Read more
eBay hired another new executive with “Chief” in the title, this one Chief Business and Strategy Officer. Stefanie (Stef) Jay comes to eBay from Walmart and “will lead an organization that combines Strategy, Business Operations, Analytics and Communications.” That describes Read more
