On the heels of delivering very strong Q2 2012 earnings, eBay is honoring its commitment to being a top-choice shopping destination and investing in new experiences that attract more buyers. eBay’s multi-year effort is  working to build trust in the marketplace and support sellers who deliver the great service and selection buyers want. The second…

eBay has released its second and final seller update for 2011 with most changes to go into effect on August 22, 2011.

Among other things, for consumers, we will see free auction listings, up to 50 per month, including a free Buy It Now option. For Stores and Fixed Price sellers, we’ll see reduced final value fee rates that will be applied to the total amount of sale—including shipping; and a new eBay shopping cart will be the way to shop for all buyers later this summer.

I sat down with Todd Lutwak, VP of Seller Experience for eBay earlier today to talk about the initial feedback we’ve been hearing coming out of the third and final Seller Release of 2010. Here you go… Cheers, RBH

eBay announced its third and final seller release for 2010 this morning. All updates are scheduled to launch the week of September 7 unless otherwise noted. I sat down with Dinesh Lathi, VP of Buying and Selling Experience for eBay, while we were in Chicago for eBay: On Location to talk more about the updates coming in the Fall.

eBay announced its second of what is anticipated to be three Seller Releases for 2010. According to an AB post from Dinesh Lathi, VP of Seller & Buyer Experience, the key changes are as follows:

All, I’m still answering specific questions through email and comments here on Ink but in the meantime, I wanted to share a little sneak peak into what is happening behind the scenes. In addition to our usual Customer Service call center and PR efforts around news like this, we have also established two dedicated Communications…

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.

eBay announced some significant changes to the selling and buying experience in the US marketplace today. Beginning March 30, sellers across the board will be able to experience lower up-front cost (in some instances zero up-front cost) when listing items on ebay.com.