Tag: eBay

March 1, 2024

eBay buyers and sellers raised nearly $162 million in 2023 for nonprofits around the world through the eBay for Charity program. That’s nearly flat from 2022 when the program helped raise $163 million – which had been a 12% increase […]

February 19, 2024

This time last year, eBay was hiring to bolster its Web3 team to support its NFT marketplace in the UK called KnownOrigin, according to CoinDesk. One year later, KnownOrigin employees were part of eBay’s mass layoffs that saw a 9% […]

January 2, 2024

The eBay for Business podcast hosted one of the company’s Growth Advisors in its January 2nd New Years episode to discuss how he helps sellers grow their business. Some of the advice he shared with the podcast hosts was for […]

December 6, 2023

eBay added a key capability to its International Shipping (EIS) program: combined shipping, which enables buyers to purchase multiple items from one seller and pay reduced shipping costs. eBay announced the availability of combined shipping for EIS on Wednesday, saying […]

August 16, 2023

Sellers who pay extra for visibility through Sponsored Products ads on Amazon may now have their ads appear off-Amazon as well. Amazon announced Wednesday it was expanding Sponsored Products ads to other apps and websites. All such ads will link […]

April 28, 2023

Over the past five years, eBay has introduced new initiatives to bolster authentication. In 2018, the e-commerce veteran expanded its authentication services to include jewelry including rings, necklaces, bracelets and other jewelry on its platform. That same year, it also […]

April 4, 2023

It’s easy to list bulky items online, but it’s much harder to ship them once sold. eBay is trying to solve for that problem in the UK with a new feature that allows sellers to offer delivery and assembly services […]

March 9, 2023

The first comment out of the gate at this month’s eBay Chat on Wednesday was why eBay wouldn’t allow sellers to specify which items they allowed to be sent internationally on a listing-by-listing basis. Currently it’s an all or nothing […]

March 3, 2023

eBay offers fulfillment services in some countries, and on Friday, it reminded sellers in the UK about its “eBay fulfilment by Orange Connex” solution. “eBay fulfilment by Orange Connex is a dedicated storage and logistics solution for small businesses, combining […]

February 28, 2023

eBay is making changes to its advertising program that effectively make more purchases subject to ad fees thanks to the “halo” effect. Currently, sellers pay an ad fee for a “direct” sale, which is when a buyer clicks on a […]

February 21, 2023

Sellers should not rely on eBay’s mobile app when checking their seller performance metrics. eBay manager Brian Burke told listeners of the eBay for Business podcast that there is a difference between the metrics value shown on the mobile app […]

January 25, 2023

How can you save $1,300 on eBay? Spend $13,000 on a luxury watch. eBay is once again running a sale on luxury goods, this time luxury watches, one of its “focus categories.” eBay ran similar promotions during the 2022 holiday […]

January 16, 2023

During last week’s eBay for Business podcast, a seller asked why most of the time, packages sent via eBay International Standard Delivery went to eBay’s processing center before being forwarded to the customer, but sometimes eBay directed the seller to […]

December 28, 2022

Not long ago we received a raft of emails from readers expressing concerns that eBay was requiring them to upload images of their driver’s license. “eBay is now requiring a photo id along with all of the information I have […]

December 20, 2022

As the year wound down, the CEOs of eBay and Etsy called on US lawmakers to take action to help small-business owners who sell on their respective platforms, but each executive had his own priority. For eBay CEO Jamie Iannone, […]

November 28, 2022

eBay appears to be putting its holiday marketing budget into its handful of focus categories as it runs another sale in luxury goods to attract big spenders. After recently funding coupons to encourage shoppers in luxury watches and fine jewelry, […]

November 8, 2022

The cost of shipping FedEx packages to residential addresses through eBay’s shipping program actually dropped, the marketplace announced on Tuesday. But there is a caveat for sellers. eBay said sellers can now enjoy deeper discounts on FedEx Home Delivery, though […]

September 20, 2022

eBay sellers were unable to print shipping labels on Tuesday evening. The Technical Issues board was inundated with reports of problems beginning around 3:30 pm. eBay displayed the following message when sellers tried to print labels: “Something went wrong. Sorry, […]

September 15, 2022

If yesterday’s news from Amazon’s seller conference seemed all about brands, regular sellers got some good news on day-two of Amazon Accelerate – including faster payouts and free access to multichannel shipping software from a service that previously cost $450/month. […]

May 3, 2022

eBay will award $10,000 grants to 50 small retailers in the US for business needs such as physical and digital store improvements, new equipment and inventory, technology, hiring and training to support their success. The initiative is part of eBay’s […]