After eBay experienced technical issues yesterday, including problems with its Payments portal, sellers are again reporting problems. In addition to the delay in payouts we reported this morning, sellers say they are having trouble accessing key areas of the backend Read more
eBay executive Jordan Sweetnam said the company saw new sales records set for various types of products in the month of September. “There continue to be record-setting jumps in items like canning supplies, glue guns and jigsaw puzzles — and Read more
eBay took care of some housekeeping business on Thursday related to the sale of its Classifieds business to Adevinta that the two companies had announced in the third quarter. This press release from July 21 explains the $9.2 billion deal Read more
A fifth former eBay employee charged in a cyberstalking campaign will plead guilty before a Federal Judge in Boston next month, according to Bloomberg. Philip Cooke was charged with participating in a cyberstalking campaign while he was a supervisor of Read more
eBay acknowledged a glitch that makes it impossible for sellers to select FedEx Ground when printing shipping labels through its seller portal – and sellers say it’s a costly problem. eBay has not issued an announcement, to our knowledge. Its Read more
Swag is arriving in time for eBay’s 25-year anniversary party on Friday. A virtual event due to the pandemic, the eBay Sellerbration will feature guest speakers, seller stories, and executives who will share eBay’s plans for partnering with its seller Read more
An eBay software engineer said the company rolls out hundreds of releases a month. Lakshimi Duraivenkatesh, Vice President of Buyer Experience Engineering at eBay, made the revelation in a blog post on Monday. Duraivenkatesh wrote the post to explain how Read more
eBay announced on August 31st it was extending its seller protections for performance issues related to shipping carrier delays through the end of September. On September 8th, it clarified the announcement, adding the following three provisions to the original two: Read more
eBay announced changes to the luxury watch category to appeal to buyers, announcing authentication and escrow services for high-priced watches. eBay pays for authentication on eligible items, while buyers who choose to use escrow must pay for it. eBay is Read more
eBay Chief Marketing Officer Suzy Deering announced on Friday she is leaving the company. The news comes as eBay celebrates the 25th anniversary of its founding – and, even more relevant – ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. (See Read more
