eBay asked sellers in Alaska to notify them if there has been any disruption to their business as a result of the November 30th earthquake. It provided a toll-free number for them to call. eBay announcement follows: To our Sellers Read more
Amazon, eBay, and USPS have received media attention for security issues this month during prime holiday-shopping season. With the reports we’re seeing about online and mobile shopping, it doesn’t appear that people are spooked in general, though it’s difficult to Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig wasn’t available to talk to media about holiday sales on Cyber Monday, selecting Scott Cutler as his proxy for interviews. That’s because the chief executive was in Japan, telling Kyodo News that he wants to see Read more
eBay is running a sitewide flash sale on Wednesday, November 21st – but there’s a catch: “Coupon is only valid when you buy within the latest version of the eBay Mobile App on iOS or Android.” The sale kicks off Read more
eBay kicked off Black Friday deals on its deals platform on Monday. Each day from Nov. 19 through Nov. 26, eBay is launching deals at 8 am ET at eBay.com/deals. It’s the second round of Black Friday deals – eBay Read more
eBay launched new capabilities for sellers, including the ability to make offers to shoppers who are “watching” their listings, but is only making them available to a limited number of sellers for now. We blogged about some of the changes Read more
eBay is devoting tech resources to using Artificial Intelligence to identify brands in product photos. In a post on the eBay corporate blog, it wrote, “By understanding brand characteristics, we can further cater the shopping experience to individuals and serve Read more
eBay CEO Devin Wenig envisions having an algorithm decide where to place Promoted Listing ads on its site to help eBay monetize pixels on every screen. He made the remarks on Tuesday’s earning call with analysts, where he revealed eBay Read more
Lawyers frequently target public companies on behalf of investors when there’s bad news that impacts their stock price, sometimes it seems purely by reflex. That’s what’s happening to eBay after PayPal revealed in its earnings release last week that it Read more
eBay told sellers on Monday it would begin collecting sales tax next year on transactions where the buyer is based in Minnesota. eBay had previously informed sellers of its obligation to collect sales tax for other states that enacted what’s Read more
