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eBay same-day delivery makes a stop in New York City

eBay's same-day delivery service is making a stop in New York, with the e-commerce giant expanding its new program to parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Richelle Parham, chief marketing officer of eBay Marketplaces, noted in a post that the eBay Now mobile app now allows shoppers to receive items from hundreds of retailers in New York, typically within an hour. The service will be available in Manhattan as far north as 125th Street and at the western edge of Brooklyn.

And to attract new users, the company plans to take $15 off shoppers' first order and make the first … Read more

Meet the 'new eBay'

EBay today introduced some new features for its auction site, including a redesign centered around personalization and an app for same-day delivery service.

One feature, dubbed Feed, curates a user's favorite items on a personalized page and displays the images in a setup very similar to Pinterest's layout. eBay also improved its search function and included bigger photos and key product information on each item's page.

"We're delivering a cleaner, contemporary look and feel; a more intuitive, convenient way to browse, decide and buy -- both globally and locally; and a new personal way to … Read more

eBay CEO: Paying for things is about to get a lot easier

SAN FRANCISCO -- The way people pay for things is changing fast -- but it's about to start changing even faster, eBay CEO John Donahoe said this morning.

Speaking at the BoxWorks conference, Donahoe said the rapid adoption of mobile devices by consumers was making it easier for consumers to pay in a variety of new ways. Countless companies have sprung up trying to cater to those consumers, he said, and the result will be a flurry of innovations.

"Most people are underestimating how fundamentally the shopping and payment experience is going to change," said Donahoe, who … Read more

eBay sellers: iPhone 5 is yours for a mere $1,600

Those trying to cash in on the iPhone 5 craze have taken to eBay to sell off iPhone 5 devices even before they've gone on sale.

A check of eBay shows that the range of prices varies wildly. The secondary market thinks nothing of asking more than $1,000 for an unlocked 64-gigabyte iPhone 5 and there were was one going for $1,625. Unlocked 32GB models could be found for between $800 and $1000. Those selling unlocked 16GB versions of the smartphone were asking mainly between $900 and $1,000.

In the United States, Apple is selling unlocked … Read more

eBay revamps its logo after 17 years

It's about time, some might say. eBay announced today that after 17 years it has decided to update its logo.

Dropping the off-kilter lettering and 1990s font, the site's logo will now have a sleeker, slimmer look with its letters in a single-file row. The color scheme is staying the same, however.

"We retained core elements of our logo, including our iconic color palette," eBay President Devin Wenig said in a statement. "Our vibrant eBay colors and touching letters represent our connected and diverse eBay community - more than 100 million active users and 25 … Read more

How to determine the right prices when selling on eBay

It's easy to accumulate too much stuff. Sometimes it's because you receive a lot of random gifts or couldn't resist a sale item; other times, it's because you want to make room for new stuff. But now you're trying to sell your rarely used items or collections and you have no idea what to ask for them.

Why spend time scouring the Internet looking for what everyone else thinks an item is worth? Wouldn't it be easier to just see how much people are paying for similar items right now? Luckily, eBay … Read more

eBay tests same-day merchandise delivery service

eBay is testing the same-day merchandise delivery waters with a new service called eBay Now.

The company began sending invitations this morning to eBay users in San Francisco that will allow them to get same-day shipping on goods purchased from local retailers. The service's iOS app -- still in beta -- puts the auction giant in direct competition with Amazon, which already offers same-day delivery to select cities.

The invitation sent to users, as reprinted by TechCrunch, gives a basic outline of how the service will work:

We know you love shopping on eBay. But sometimes you just can'… Read more

iPhone 5 event rumors pump eBay smartphone trade-ins

Multiple reports that Apple will hold a special event to unveil its next iPhone have resulted in a noticeable boost in people trading in their old devices, eBay said today.

According to the online sales site, submissions to its trade-in program increased 70 percent in the past three days, when compared with the same period the week before.

The company says that during that span "nearly" 100,000 smartphones were offered up for trade-in by people using the company's Instant Sale program. Among the Apple phones that people offered to trade-in, eBay says the 16GB model of … Read more

Google, eBay, Facebook, Amazon form lobbying group

The country's top Internet companies have formed a lobbying group to strengthen the industry's voice in Washington when it comes to Internet regulation, according to a press release announcing the head of the new organization.

Google, eBay, Facebook, and Amazon are among the members of the group, the Washington Post reported, citing a person familiar with the group's plans.

The group has appointed Michael Beckerman as its president and CEO. Beckerman is former deputy staff director to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees telecommunications and Internet policy, and was a longtime advisor to … Read more