eBay

eBay Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California that facilitates consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales through its website. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in the autumn of 1995, and became a notable success story of the dot-com bubble.

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Hitting Reset On Online Auctions with DealDash
Hitting Reset On Online Auctions with DealDash
February 07, 2018  |  Retail

Online auctions have evolved since the early days of eBay. The most popular complaint about them? The waiting. Since eBay auctions oftentimes span days —...

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Shoppable Photos Create eCommerce Referrals For Retailers
Shoppable Photos Create eCommerce Referrals For Retailers
February 07, 2018  |  Retail

News photos can showcase the latest in fashion and style of Hollywood actors, but it’s not so easy to purchase items from a celebrity’s wardrobe....

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eBay/PayPal: What Everyone Missed
eBay/PayPal: What Everyone Missed
February 05, 2018  |  Digital Payments

The year was 1999. eBay, then four years old, bought payments provider Billpoint to improve the payments experience on its site. When eBay first launched...

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Today In Data: Self-Employment, Finance Jobs And PayPal’s Woes
Today In Data: Self-Employment, Finance Jobs And PayPal’s Woes
February 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, self-employment is on the rise, finance jobs could shift out of the U.K. in the Brexit aftermath, Flywire is opening a...

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PayPal’s Profit Jumps, eBay Move Induces Investor Separation Anxiety
PayPal’s Profit Jumps, eBay Move Induces Investor Separation Anxiety
February 01, 2018  |  Earnings

PayPal’s Q4 2017 earnings report, in many ways, was a continuation of the same 2017 theme: earnings, profits, revenue and TPV are all up — and...

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Amid 4Q Transaction Growth, eBay Takes The Reins On Payments
Amid 4Q Transaction Growth, eBay Takes The Reins On Payments
February 01, 2018  |  eCommerce

The numbers were in for eBay's 4Q, but it was payments intermediation, and PayPal's disintermediation that stole the earnings show. Here's the impact and the...

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eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
eBay Takes Control Of Its Payments Destiny
January 31, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

In what was described by eBay as an effort to improve customer experience and offer sellers a more competitive cost structure, eBay announced news on...

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The Power Of Bringing Better Data For The Holidays
The Power Of Bringing Better Data For The Holidays
December 14, 2017  |  Retail

Arguably, the internet’s premier destination for auctions is eBay, which is not an unfair statement, given the sheer volume of said auctions going on via its...

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eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
December 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Online retailer eBay, following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Scott Cutler,...

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