Buyers may be able to pay for eBay purchases using Apple Pay beginning this fall, eBay announced this morning. eBay is making a change to how buyers pay for goods, replacing PayPal with Adyen as its primary payments processing partner Read more
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list items priced at $50 or more. The invitation-only promotion for US sellers kicked off on July 20th and runs through July 24th. eBay also mentioned its marketing campaign in the Read more
eBay grew Marketplace GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume) by 7 percent fx-neutral in the second quarter of 2018 to $23.6 billion, with revenue of $2.6 billion. Press release follows: eBay Inc., a global commerce leader, delivered revenue for the quarter ended Read more
eBay is running another flash sale in advance of next week’s Amazon Prime Day shopping extravaganza. Tuesday’s flash sale was limited to items in the tech category, but Wednesday’s sale appears to be sitewide, applying to everything except tech along Read more
eBay is lowering fees, but only in certain subcategories in the Business and Industrial Goods category. It’s unclear exactly what prompted the fee adjustment, but competitive factors likely played a role. eBay stated in its announcement that it was “serious” Read more
eBay is launching what it calls massive deals this week. We can’t help wondering if like many in the industry, it thought Amazon would be holding its Prime Day shopping event this week. Some believe Amazon held off a week Read more
Devin Wenig is celebrating his 3-year anniversary as CEO of eBay by cutting costs and laying off workers (a “low single digit percentage of employees”). A spokesperson told EcommerceBytes eBay was sharpening its focus on priority initiatives and aligning its Read more
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From shipping issues to payment processing, from fees to online marketplace policies, EcommerceBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views. ******** ******** Hi Ina, Just wondering if you Read more
Update 7/6/18: eBay has confirmed Pittman’s departure. A spokesperson provided the following response to our inquiry: “RJ Pittman has decided to leave eBay. RJ has made significant contributions and has been a strong advocate for eBay since joining us in Read more
eBay apologized on July 3, 2018, for technical issues plaguing its site in recent weeks, though it made no offer to compensate sellers (eBay changed its outage policy in 2014). eBay executive Bob Kupbens had characterized the technical issues as Read more
