Alibaba Plans eBay-style Wholesale Listings

The company is working on a new business strategy to promote its clients’ wholesale products world-wide to online merchants like those on eBay Inc.’s marketplace.

The online business-to-business trade platform of Alibaba Group, is in the process of integrating Vendio and Auctiva, two California-based e-commerce service providers it acquired this year.

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eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers

September 3, 2010 · Filed Under eBay News · Comment

ebay has just announced a new promotion, the “eBay Box,” that is designed to be reused, sent from eBay seller to buyers, and then sent further along, until the end of its useful life.

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EBay Says: PayPal Only Please

September 3, 2010 · Filed Under eBay News · Comment

Beginning July 1st 2011, eBay will require its customers to use only Paypal for all purchases. All other third party checkouts will no longer be allowed.

According to Inc.

eBay claims that only about 10% of purchases made are done by third party options. In the same announcement, the online auction giant tried to throw a little oil on what will surely be turbulant waters as reactions ripple through the web. eBay says it will be upgrading its checkout system with better credit card integration, tax reporting and smoother shipping to places like Alaska and Hawaii. Yeah, yeah…

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