Video interview with eBay CEO, John Donahoe, chatting about the eBay Inc. portfolio and shifts in consumer behavior – both online and off.

Authored by Joe MacFarland, the eBay stories Blog’s charter is to inform eBay Marketplace members of eBay.com product and features, surface “remarkable listings,” and to highlight weekly search trends.

eBay is re-launching the existing program with all new criteria, requirements and benefits in an effort to make Certified Provider the stamp of seller tool quality on eBay.

It has been a week since the launch of ProStores 10 and I sat down with Lin Shearer, Sr. Manager and head of marketing for ProStores, earlier today to discuss the newest release. Highlights of ProStores 10: ** Easily integrate with your eBay inventory. Import your eBay product listings. Remove all inbound listings or convert…

eBay has teamed up with RecycleBank, the country’s premier recycling and loyalty program, to reward consumers for recycling and reusing what already exists in the world today.

RecycleBank rewards people for positive green actions (currently the recycling of trash and electronics) and seeks to create a greener economy with key partners across the U.S. In just five years, the model has proven its success; on average, recycling volumes increase two-to-five times and members across the country earn hundreds of dollars in reward value. RecycleBank has programs in hundreds of cities around the country, reaching over one million consumers.

I was also able to spend some time with Lynda Talgo, Senior Director of Resolutions at eBay, to discuss the eBay Buyer Protection news coming out of today’s Seller Release in more detail. What follows is a 3-part, face-to-face with Lynda in the lobby of the Community building at San Jose HQ. Again, like the video conversation with Dinesh, I’ve embedded the questions right into the videos.

I was able to spend some time with Dinesh Lathi, VP of Buyer and Seller Experience at eBay, to discuss the news coming out of today’s Seller Release (eBaySR) in more detail. I did my best to anticipate some of the more challenging questions that may be on Ink reader’s minds and posed them to Dinesh (I realize you’ll have a ton more… and I’m happy to ask those too). What follows is a 7-part, comprehensive sit-down discussion with Dinesh in the lobby of the Community building at San Jose HQ. I’ve embedded the questions right into the videos.

The eBay Mobile Boutique will preview the breadth and depth of products available on eBay and highlight today’s hottest gifting trends from “Eco-Excellence” to “Savvy Splurging.” Flash Giveaways of a $50 eBay Gift Card are being given to the first 100 guests to show up at the eBay Mobile Boutique on Wednesday, December 15 at 12 PM (Noon) and share a secret password, available online via the eBay social networking sites.

Back in May of this year, I sat down with Brian Burke to talk about the Feedback tests being run in the eBay Marketplace. 4 months later, Nathan (Nate) Etter contacted me this week to update the Community on the tests because (1) there are different variations than we had discussed previously, and (2) the…

As you guys know by now, I’m really hoping to make these “5 Minutes with…” Q&A sessions representative of all the geographies and business units that eBay Inc. covers. Obviously, I don’t get the face-to-face interaction with people based in different countries, but I can certainly capture the heart of the FAQ, regardless of where…