A majority of sellers thought eBay should sell its ticket marketplace when we surveyed them in January, so this week’s news that eBay found a buyer for StubHub at a price tag of $4.05 billion isn’t likely to come as Read more
Last week, eBay released a “Most Wanted” Holiday Guide with top-selling items across fashion, home, electronics, and entertainment. Today, it released a similar guide devoted to toys. And next week, eBay will release a “digital toy book” featuring “rare, retro Read more
eBay buyers and sellers have raised $1 billion for charities worldwide, the company announced on Monday, and it said charitable giving on the platform is on the rise. Over 80,000 charities are registered on platform, which is up 26% from Read more
Email marketing is an effective way to drive shoppers to retail sites, and you can tell a lot about a company’s strategy by looking at the content of its marketing emails. Etsy has been hammering the “free shipping” messaging in Read more
John Donahoe stepped down as CEO of eBay in July of 2015 and got a gig at ServiceNow, an enterprise cloud company. Last month came the surprising news that he is taking over the top spot at Nike. Meanwhile returning Read more
eBay welcomed LyricMerch to its site, which describes itself as only producer of fully licensed products featuring artists’ lyrics and designs. LyricMerch has begun listing “a range of merchandise bearing lyrics from fan-favorite songs,” and it will offer a curated Read more
Last month, eBay updated sellers on pending changes to the way it handles sales tax, and on Monday, it said the changes are now live. Starting now, the way taxable transactions are processed and how taxes are collected for remittance Read more
eBay is running a promotion to stimulate sales. Shoppers can send a text to receive a personal coupon code good for $3 off on a purchase on eBay. “Ding! That’s a $3 coupon by text: Text EXTRA to 70799 to Read more
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
