Back in November we told you about eBay’s partnership with Japan Post to assist Japanese customer who wanted to sell items using the popular auction service. And today we’re hearing that eBay has launched a service in collaboration with SingPost and the United States Postal Service to help sellers in Singapore reach US buyers. It’s called ePAC, eBay’s APAC shipping tool, and it helps sellers take orders, print labels and track shipments using their eBay account. Oliver Hua, eBay Marketplaces’ COO for Greater China, Southeast Asia, and Japan, explained further: Singapore sellers ...
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eBay to Partner with Japanese Postal Service To Help Sellers Ship
Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun citing unnamed sources reports that eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) and Japan Post are entering into an agreement that will assist Japanese customers sell items on the popular online auction site. The service, expected to be announced sometime today, is reportedly launching in spring of next year, and for Japan Post’s JP Service company it would represent an effort to “breathe new life into its increasingly unprofitable postal business.” The postal company is said to also be considering dropping the prices on eBay-related international international postal charges by between 20 and ...
Oct 24 2011
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Rumor: Alipay Going Global, a Huge Online Payment Threat to Paypal
According to rumors in the Chinese media, Alibaba’s online payments platform, Alipay, has completed its technical preparation for expanding to global users. In the next one or two months, sources claim, overseas users will be able to use Alipay directly on the company’s own e-commerce sites - Taobao, Tmall, and Alibaba.com (HKG:1688) - as well as numerous Chinese domestic websites that make use of it for online purchases. We spoke to an Alipay representative at Alibaba HQ this morning, who said that the company doesn't have any information on this topic ...
Oct 14 2011
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Slingbox Starts Retailing Online In India. But There May Be A Slight Problem
Sling Media, maker of the television streaming media device Slingbox, has announced that it has teamed with prominent Indian e-commerce portals like eBay India, Rediff.com, and Infibeam, to allow consumers to purchase Slingbox online in India. While Slingbox has been available in physical electronic retail chains like Croma and Reliance Digital for quite sometime now, this announcement marks the online entry of this device into India. It will be available in two different variants, namely Slingbox SB 120, and Slingbox PRO-HD. While Slingbox SB 120 will be available for Rs 7,999 ($162.5), Slingbox PRO-HD will start retailing ...
Sep 16 2011
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eBay Sees Indonesia As the Next Big Thing
The e-commerce scene in Indonesia is still underdeveloped, but some good news continues to surface here. And the latest that we’ve heard is from eBay, as the company claims that the country’s export sales on eBay.com have increased 17 percent in the past year. According to a statement sent to Penn-Olson, Jason Lee, director of eBay South East Asia and Middle East, feels that Indonesian exporters hold great potential for the company. And with the country’s continuous economic growth, he believes exporters will continue to use eBay to support as well ...
Jul 14 2011
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eBay Talks About E-Commerce Trends in Indonesia
Oliver Hua, COO of eBay Greater China, SEA, and Japan is next on stage at IDBYTE 2011. He will talk about the e-commerce market and trends in Indonesia, from eBay’s perspective. #11:42: “eBay is one of the pioneers in the e-commerce industry but we really feel that e-commerce still has much room to grow globally.” #11:45: Hua shares McKinsey research stating that the Internet has helped the economy and society, even in developing countries. A total of $8 trillion in transactions are exchanged via the Internet. “In Indonesia, many people are using ...
May 10 2011
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Livlis: Auctions Made Simple Through Twitter Social Graph
Whether you're buying or selling, using auction services like eBay (or in Japan, "Yahoo Auction") could take a lot of work. One service called Livlis labels itself as "social classifieds" could provide users with an alternative way to buy and sell online. It allows users to understand who exactly they're dealing with through Twitter social graph; A huge plus when engaging in activities like e-commerce. You start using the service by entering your Twitter log in details. Once done, there are three things you could do: Give away something Request something Claim what you own To submit a ...
Apr 22 2011
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A ‘Craigslist’ for Japan, But is it Wanted?
Japan’s Infinity Venture Partners have launched a Japanese language classifieds website. The new site, called JMTY.jp (or jimoti), will provide listings in categories such as housing, jobs, and buying and selling of goods. Classifieds websites have not been very popular among Japanese users to date, and there is no prominent equivalent to Craigslist. eBay’s Kijiji has a Japanese language version, but the service does not look especially popular with meagre traffic stats on Alexa. Our friends over at Asiajin say that there is just “no culture for classifieds in Japan.” IVP cites ...
Apr 18 2011
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Finding Success in China: Lessons Learned from eBay
After Google’s high profile exit from China last year, the feat of successfully penetrating the Chinese market as a foreign internet company appears even more daunting. After Businessweek recently featured online marketplace eBay and its experience in the Middle Kingdom, we wanted to highlight some of the things it did right. When eBay was struggling to make it in China, various strategies were adopted to attract consumers in the country. eBay successfully ran its business strategy by entering market segments that were not dominated by local companies such as Taobao. Instead, ...
Mar 4 2011
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Apple iPad 2 Dummy Selling on eBay [PIC]
In Asia, Apple’s new iPad 2 is only available to Japan, Australia and New Zealand on 25 March. If you can’t wait, you can consider getting a dummy, just to ease your anxiety over the new product. A Hong Kong-based seller is selling iPad 2 dummies through eBay at US $33.99. It looks identical in appearance but without any usable functions. 9 were sold so far. It is a bizarre way to ride the iPad 2 buzz. While many drool over the latest Apple gadget, some would love to have ...
Nov 15 2009
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eBay stopped UK Girl From Selling Granny Online
While most kids are out in the park playing with their dogs, 10 year old Zoe Pemberton put her 61 year old grandmother, Marian Goldall up for sale. I guess her grandmother's incessant nagging was too much to take, and with a laptop right in front of her, she came up with an ingenious idea of selling her granny on eBay. Zoe didn't bother to put a reserve price, describing her granny as "rare and annoying and moaning a lot." "I didn't know how much we'd get for her, maybe 99p," she said. Zoe ...
Aug 28 2009
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NEW: Buy G.M Cars on eBay
Ladies and Gentlemen, you can now buy G.M cars on eBay! Yes, G.M had hit an agreement to set up a G.M portal on eBay, launching today. Through this portal, shoppers can conveniently surf dealers’ online showrooms, make inquiries, discuss prices and arrange financing. Up to 20,000 vehicles and 225 California dealers would be involved on the site, G.M. stated. “Together with eBay Motors, GM and our dealers are reinventing the car-buying experience for our California customers,” Mark LaNeve, G.M.’s vice president for U.S. sales commented. “As the dealer showroom expands from the ...
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