eBay is running a free-listing promotion to get more inventory on its site as holiday shopping ramps up. The invitation-only promo gives eligible sellers up to 500 free listings in auction or fixed-price format. (Insertion fees are waived, but sellers Read more
eBay launched yet another program to lure consumers into selling their smartphones. eBay “Instant Selling” allows people to sell certain smartphone models and get paid instantly with an eBay voucher, without having to manage the selling process. The entire process Read more
The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) charged eBay Inc.’s former Director of SEC Reporting with insider trading ahead of Xoom Corporation’s acquisition by PayPal Holdings, which, at the time, was owned by eBay. Readers might remember that in 2014, an Read more
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eBay published an interview with eBay seller Danny Hone of HoneVille about his experience using its new managed payments (MP). eBay has received some pushback from sellers about the lack of critical features in its initial rollout of MP, including Read more
eBay rolled back a new policy that had restricted sellers from running markdown sales in certain circumstances. eBay had imposed the restriction in June, though it exempted some sellers from having to comply. On Tuesday afternoon, eBay officially announced it Read more
eBay Motors is raising fees as it makes changes to duration options for vehicles. Note that eBay charges different fees for vehicles than it does for eBay Motors Parts & Accessories listings, which are not changing. eBay explains the current Read more
eBay said it would extend protection to sellers impacted by the hurricane that’s headed to the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Michael is expected to hit the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane on Wednesday afternoon. eBay announcement follows: Forecasters have advised Read more
eBay updated sellers on managed payments that began rolling out to a small percentage of sellers on September 24th. There’s been some pushback as sellers learned of major limitations of using eBay payments instead of PayPal-managed payments – at least Read more
eBay will continue working on improving its Visual Shopping feature and will expand it to additional platforms, according to a post on the eBay Tech Blog written by software engineer Ravi Pitapurapu. eBay launched image search last year and, in Read more
