eBay Updates eBay Debuts Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers eBay gives away 100,000 boxes in three sizes and giving eBay: On Location participants and eBay Green Team members a limited chance to sign up to participate in the pilot. [via eBay Ink ] Top Stories MasterCard and Borderlinx Collaborate to Enhance E‐Commerce Experience Around the World By working together, MasterCard and Borderlinx are enabling an enhanced online commerce experience... 

The appeal of eBay in its early days was that anyone from stay-at-home parents to mom-and-pop shops could get their items in front of shoppers alongside top retailers and brands. While that s still …  Read More →

eBay’s Sarah Brubacher, PayPal’s Colin Rule, and Griff took the stage as The eTones to bring our kick-off to eBay: On Location – San Jose to a close last night. They performed 3 songs… I was able to capture the second two. (If anyone managed to video their first song, I would love to add to this post – let me know). Here is the first one… Cheers & enjoy!  Read More →

All, I’m going to be publishing all the best photos from eBay: On Location – San Jose. The first wave of pics are already uploaded to the eBay Ink Flickr account. I’ll continue to update as they come in. Remember, for those of you also attending, please send your photos to home23like@photos.flickr.com and I’ll make sure they get included in the eBay Ink Flickr feed . Cheers, RBH  Read More →

I ve always held that to be a successful online seller, you must be equal parts web designer, photographer, packer, shipper, customer service rep, accountant, sourcer,…the list goes on and on …  Read More →

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Bling My Bra folks are at it for the second year in a row. They will be auctioning off one-of-a-kind themed art bras through Giving Works auctions on eBay. Proceeds will benefit Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Look for eBay seller ID BlingMyBra or do a keyword search for “bling my bra”. I’ve decided to get in on the action this year and will be designing my own eBay Ink Blog Bra. This could... 

Every year, eBay hosts an Innovation Expo that invites eBay employees, from every department and level of the organization, to develop prototypes for new products and breakthrough innovations that benefit our buyers and sellers. This year, more than 250 employees on nearly 80 teams competed for the top prize. eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and CEO, John Donahoe kicked off the event . This year’s grand prize winner was an idea called “simple... 

Four years after eBay banned sellers from offering Google Checkout, TechCrunch is unaware of the fact and incorrectly reported it as news today. A story went out over 3 hours ago, and other bloggers …  Read More →

All, eBay: On Location kicks off today, in conjunction with our celebration of 15 years of eBay. I managed to get my hands on a celebratory video we’ll be showing at eBayOL – San Jose tonight and to our employees around the world. I’ve only been a part of the eBay family and community for a relatively short time in the grand scheme of things but have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of…  Read More →

All, We’ve seen a couple of stories recently regarding last week’s third party checkout announcement , that need clarification. Specifically, stories running this morning state that, as part of last week’s third-party checkout announcement, eBay has prohibited Google Checkout. In fact, Google Checkout is not an accepted payment method today and last week’s announcement was completely separate from that. The announcement actually... 

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is running for governor of California. We wondered what online sellers thought of Ms. Whitman making the leap from business to politics, especially since she has said …  Read More →

Every year we produce a survey of online consumer behaviors that provides huge insights into how average consumers shop online.  Read More →

The new head of eBay s Developers Program wrote an interesting post about an opportunity for sellers and developers on eBay. Sparked by a conversation about Boy Scout uniforms for sale on eBay …  Read More →

In keeping with our tradition of periodically posting about amusing or unusual eBay auctions, it’s time for another collection of things that you didn’t know could be bought on eBay … Read Full Post  Read More →

When eBay launched the DSR system, we were always concerned with the fact that sellers that offer free shipping generally received 4.8 on the shipping and handling cost DSR.  Read More →