On Oct. 10, eBay introduced the eBay Now mobile app to San Franciscans, providing a whole new level of customer convenience. Using eBay Now, shoppers can order products from eBay’s growing roster of local retail partners — including Macy’s, Toys”R”Us and Target — and enjoy same-day delivery, often in as little as an hour. On…

eBay’s latest pilot programs to make selling on eBay even easier are getting widespread attention after a report by All Things D. The article focused on a new pick-up service that sends employees to your door to whisk away your items for sale. A registered selling assistant then assesses them and lists them on the…

Procrastinating holiday shoppers, rejoice. This coming Monday, Dec. 17, is “free shipping day,” a recurring one-day holiday whereby consumers can comfortably still order gifts online and know they will be delivered gratis by Christmas Eve. eBay and PayPal will once again be active participants. Currently, over half of all eBay transactions involve free shipping. Of…

Four years ago, mobile commerce barely existed. Today, eBay expects to transact more than $10 billion in mobile volume for the year from its mobile apps and PayPal expects to transact more than $10 billion in mobile payment volume. Mobile commerce is rapidly transforming the retail landscape and calendar. In fact, eBay Marketplaces enjoyed its biggest mobile shopping day on…