eBay hired Cathy Foster as its Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy. The former Apple executive will lead eBay’s legislative, policy, antitrust and government affairs work and will be responsible for maintaining important relationships with government officials. eBay Read more
eBay offers faster search for those shoppers who visit using mobile devices thanks to new technology. eBay is expanding its adoption of so-called AMP technology to product pages and said its mobile platform remains a priority. eBay’s Mohan Patt published Read more
eBay said Internet Service Providers could steer traffic to preferred websites if the federal government reverses its policies around net neutrality. It warned that small businesses would be among those hardest hit by such a change. eBay issued the following Read more
eBay is reaching African shoppers through ecommerce platform Mall for Africa, which has created a dedicated website for eBay shoppers in Nigeria and Kenya. The deal is an extension of a partnership that began last year with the launch of Read more
A new deal showcases a broader initiative by eBay to bring inventory to third-party shopping tools: eBay is hoping to reach independent car-repair shops by integrating its Motors Parts and Accessories with SHIFTMobility’s ShopLite service using its API technology. The Read more
eBay is making it free to list guitars for sales on its marketplace and is lowering the commission fees to 3.5 percent. This is not a promo, it’s a permanent category pricing change in what it calls a competitive category. Read more
eBay shoppers can now compare prices on new vehicles and connect with TrueCar Certified Dealers thanks to a new partnership between the two companies. The press release follows: TrueCar, Inc. announced a new partnership with eBay Motors to provide a Read more
eBay merchandising managers shared trends and predictions for best-selling summertime products to help sellers with product sourcing, and it provided advice on apparel, home and garden, and sporting goods categories. Audrey Tracy published the following post on the eBay seller Read more
eBay Canada will begin charging GST tax on seller fees, it announced on Tuesday as part of the Summer Seller Release. There are some differences in the seller update between Canada, the US, and other countries. Andrea Stairs published the Read more
eBay is altering its User Agreement, which goes into effect for existing users on June 20th. The news came on the same day eBay announced its Summer Seller Update, which you can read about in the EcommerceBytes Blog (link below). Read more
