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  • Published On: November 22, 2022

    Football is coming home this Black Friday and Christmas, according to a recent survey conducted by eBay Ads UK. As major sporting events go, the FIFA World Cup has always been a big draw for retailers hoping to sell everything from televisions to replica football kits, flags, face paints, and [...]

  • Published On: November 16, 2022

    The parcel delivery firm Yodel has seen an exponential rise in Customer-to-Customer (C2C) Commerce deliveries stemming from online marketplaces like eBay and Vinted in recent months. The company reports it is now sending more than 600,000 C2C parcels each week. This rise represents a 132% increase since July 2022. According [...]

  • Published On: November 15, 2022

    eBay is the world's largest seller of auto spares and accessories. With more than 110 million live listings, the global marketplace sells three auto spares and accessories every second of the day. When eBay can boast of such a high-performance sales channel, it's easy to see why so many auto [...]

  • Published On: November 11, 2022

    eBay’s pre-loved fashion ambassador Tasha Ghouri has launched a new eBay store designed to bring a little glitz and glamour into everyone’s life this Christmas. The “Store of Pre-Loved Sparkle” features more than 100 items, including pre-loved sequin dresses and accessories, as ‘good as new’ refurbished tech products, and pre-loved [...]

  • Published On: November 8, 2022

    Regular readers of this blog will recall the story of Shaun O'Brien of Direct Plants and how eBay saved his business and changed his life. However, if you are new to this channel, and looking for an inspiring tale of how an entrepreneur pulled himself from the brink of poverty [...]

  • Published On: November 7, 2022

    Comedy is the new rock and roll, 50 is the new 30, and according to eBay’s UK boss, Murray Lambell, old is the new new this Black Friday. Speaking with the BBC, Lambell suggested that eBay will prioritise promoting second-hand and pre-loved items over new products this Black Friday. Lambell [...]

  • Published On: November 3, 2022

    eBay has shared some practical insights into the 2022 holiday season across various product categories. The advice, which considers how the current economic uncertainty impacts buyers and sellers, focuses on a trend eBay calls "never-before-seen intentionality." This trend suggests that consumers haven't stopped shopping but are actively seeking highly personal and [...]

  • Published On: November 2, 2022

    According to a recent survey by the accountancy software firm Intuit Quickbooks, small business owners in the US, Canada, and the UK are surprisingly optimistic about the 2022 holiday season. This news comes despite growing concerns about the cost of living crisis. According to the survey, 75% of UK small [...]

  • Published On: October 28, 2022

    We love a good podcast here at Frooition and so were delighted to learn that eBay has recently launched its own show: The eBay Seller Spotlight Podcast. The podcast, which is available across all major streaming channels, focuses on seller stories and is designed to offer an inspiring and entertaining [...]

  • Published On: October 26, 2022

    Sellers on online marketplaces like eBay and Amazon typically follow the "stack them high, sell them cheap" business strategy first coined by Sir Jack Cohen, founder of British supermarket chain Tesco. Flying in the face of this logic, luxury goods re-seller, What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA), has recently opened [...]

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