eBay noted the impending retirement of Postmaster General Brennan along with changes to the USPS Board of Governors, and it said it would continue to fight on behalf of its small business customers. The eBay Main Street grassroots advocacy program Read more
eBay is turning to university students in its efforts to build a product catalog compiled of listings with unstructured data. eBay got its start by allowing people to easily buy and sell rare goods, without requiring sellers to enter standardized Read more
eBay is still working to fix a major problem with Item Specifics that hit the site on Tuesday. In an update to sellers on Thursday, it acknowledged that in addition to causing problems for sellers listing products for sale, it Read more
The abrupt departure of eBay CEO Devin Wenig last month apparently left its board of directors scrambling. They named an interim successor but without negotiating a compensation package. Over 2 weeks after naming Scott Schenkel interim CEO, eBay entered into Read more
eBay issued a warning about technical issues impacting both Seller Hub and with listings in fashion. Sellers also reported such problems on Ecommerce EKG and on the eBay Technical Issues board. eBay said it was working on fixing both issues Read more
eBay announced a new deals program – every Friday, it will offer limited-time deals on “the season’s hottest items.” It released the schedule of “Friday Drops” for the month of October. Press release follows: This month, eBay is launching a Read more
eBay and Etsy agree: dressing up your pet for Halloween remains a popular trend. The companies say shoppers look to their marketplaces for inspiration for costumes and other items to help celebrate the spooky holiday. In its October 8th blog Read more
eBay Canada announced a tool to help sellers identify listings with missing Item Specifics, aka product attributes. It’s making the Optiseller Aspect Finder Tool available at no charge through the end of the year, though it didn’t specify how much Read more
eBay is hosting another “eBay Upfront” event for sellers, this one in New York. eBay kicked off the new meetups in March with an event in Miami, Florida. eBay sends employees to meet with sellers at the 3-hour meetups held Read more
eBay is a major sponsor of next week’s Advertising Week in New York, and it is sending its Chief Marketing Officer. eBay CMO Suzy Deering will be participating in a number of panels at the conference, including the following: Wired Read more
