eBay Mobile Makes Selling, Buying Easy
Just three weeks after eBay launched its new eBay Mobile apps for buying, selling, and paying for items on the global marketplace, over two million customers have downloaded the new apps for Android, Blackberry, iPad and iPhone.
Over one million customers have downloaded eBay’s new PayPal Mobile iPhone app since it was released on March 15. The application is available for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android smart phones, and lets users pay for online auctions (or other items), collect payments, and manage PayPal accounts from the phone. PayPal Mobile supports 15 different languages, and features a global currency calculator.
Android and iPhone users can use the bump feature, licensed from Bump Technologies to exchange money by simply “bumping” phones.
The new PayPal application is available to download for free at the Apple iTunes store online or the Apple App Store from any iPhone or iPod Touch. For more information on PayPal Mobile, visit https://www.paypal.com/mobile.
It’s all part of a new strategy that eBay expects to generate $1.5 billion in sales from mobile platforms in 2010. That’s more than double its revenue from mobile platforms in 2009, according to columnist Damon Kiesow.
“That’s great news for Easysale buyers and sellers,” said Easysale vice president David Goldstein. “Making it easier for customers to shop while they’re on the go means that customers can bid more easily, especially in the final minutes of a competitive auction, and that results in higher overall sale prices.”
iPhone users can download any of three different applications — one for buying, one for browsing deals and one for creating listings.
One of the inherent challenges for eBay sellers as more and more customers begin to use smart phones to browse eBay and pay for auction purchases with PayPal is the need to make sure that each listing displays well on the new platforms. That’s where the experienced photographers and listings experts at Easysale can make a difference for occasional eBay sellers.
“There’s an art as well as a science to creating an eBay listing that helps your items sell well,” Goldstein says. “And the new platforms really highlight that by putting the emphasis on high-quality photos that look good on multiple devices, and informative headlines that include the key words buyers search for most often.”
For more information on how to sell on eBay, and the many ways that using an eBay consignment store can boost the selling price for collectibles, antiques, and other household items, visit any of the Easysale locations in Addison, Arlington, Dallas, Plano or Southlake or visit the Easysale website.
Photo credit: These photos were released to bloggers and the media by eBay, Inc.
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