eBay Makes Selling Mobile With New iPhone Apps
April 7th, 2010Selling anything, anywhere is now mobile with eBay’s launch of two iPhone selling apps, one for the eBay.com global marketplace and one for eBay’s new classifieds site, eBayClassifieds.com. With the new eBay Selling and eBay Classifieds mobile apps, consumers can easily photograph and list an item in 60 seconds or less. And consumers can now list for free in eBay’s auction format, reaching 90 million active eBay users around the world, or in eBay Classifieds, to reach buyers in their local communities. Plus, in addition to selling, buying has never been easier with eBay’s leading mobile shopping app and mobile platform and the new eBay Classifieds mobile app.
On April 3, eBay will take mobile commerce a step further, with a new version of the eBay app for iPad.
“We offer more choice in ecommerce formats for sellers and buyers than any other online shopping destination,” said Lorrie Norrington, president of eBay Marketplaces. “The eBay Selling app makes it easy for sellers to bring even greater value and selection to eBay and offer more great deals for buyers. Whether selling or shopping, we’ve put the world’s largest online marketplace in the palm of your hand, and we’ve introduced a great new option for consumers who prefer to sell and buy in a trusted, family friendly local classifieds format.”
eBay is the world’s leading mobile commerce innovator. With more than 8 million people using their iPhones to shop eBay, the company expects to generate $1.5 billion in merchandise volume through its mobile platform in 2010. That’s approximately two-and-a-half times the more than $600 million eBay generated in mobile commerce merchandise volume in 2009. The eBay mobile apps are available in more than 190 countries and eight languages. And, with the new mobile apps adding more easy ways to sell on eBay.com and eBayClassifieds.com, buyers have more options than ever to access incredible value and selection online and find the best deals in their neighborhood, across the country and around the world.
With the new eBay Selling app, which is free to download, eBay sellers can:
- Point, shoot and click to list an item from their iPhones in 60 seconds or less
- Research sales trends and price ranges on eBay and list similar items for sale
- Easily and clearly view the status of items for sale
- Share listings with Facebook and Twitter social networks
- Quickly link to other eBay and PayPal iPhone apps
The new eBay Classifieds application for the iPhone, also free to download, creates an unmatched shopping experience for classifieds sellers and buyers. The eBay Classifieds mobile app provides:
- Free ad postings in less than a minute with up to eight photos, either from the iPhone’s photo library or its camera
- Fast and simple search by keyword, location, price range and other attributes
- Single-page ad view with reply, watch, and share features – all while on the go
With the recent release of PayPal Mobile for iPhone, paying for classifieds transactions is easier and safer than ever. A buyer can quickly email money or “bump” iPhones with a seller to transfer funds between PayPal accounts.
