In today’s column, Don Heiden, aka the Auction Professor, talks about his experiences with consignment selling – including the most expensive item he sold on behalf of a client – and some things resellers should consider before taking on the Read more
eBay expanded its consignment service to the jewelry category, which had already included handbags and watches. The “eBay Authenticate” program allows a small number of sellers to benefit from the program after eBay terminated the eBay Trading Assistants and Trading 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
By adding the iSold It service for eBay sales, the Postal Connections business model now provides a single point for listing and fulfilling items through eBay. “We believe our new services makes Postal Connections more than a pack and ship Read more
eBay expanded its consignment program called eBay Authenticate to include luxury watches. The program already includes luxury handbags. The company also announced it expanded eBay Authenticate to several European markets this month, including the UK and Germany. We recently wrote Read more
eBay released its new authentication service today, and it turns out it’s just another attempt from eBay to offer a consignment selling service focused on “consumer sellers.” eBay Authenticate is limited to luxury handbags and wallets from only 12 high-end Read more
eBay is making it harder for consignment sellers by excluding the majority of them from its new Consignment Center and promoting the few who make the cut. eBay says it doesn’t compete with its sellers, using that as a selling Read more
You may be used to seeing eBay promote the Valet program to shoppers, encouraging them to sell their unwanted items through the consignment program. But now eBay is encouraging shoppers to buy items that are for sale through the program. Here’s an example of Read more
eBay continues to promote its own consignment-selling service, called eBay Valet. In a new marketing pitch, eBay capitalizes on the fact that many people want to trade in their old smartphone for the latest iPhone 7 from Apple. eBay launched Read more
eBay is testing a new program in the UK to make it easier for people to sell unwanted goods on its marketplace. While many are familiar with eBay’s well publicized efforts to bring structured data to its site, another key Read more
