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eBay India: How did eBay enter India & 2020 eBay India trends

eBay India, which entered the online Indian marketplace in 2005, has seen its set of rises and falls in the last few decades.
eBay India, which entered the online Indian marketplace in 2005, has seen its set of rises and falls in the last few decades. Read more about eBay India’s history and its 2020 trends in the country.

eBay is considered to be one of the leading online marketplaces in the world, including its name amongst the top ecommerce hubs like Amazon (1) and AliExpress (2). The company, founded in 1995, is an ecommerce platform that offers individuals and small businesses to expand their business in the online market space that includes over a hundred million registered members around the globe.

Surprisingly, eBay was started as a part of a more significant personal site of French-born Iranian-American computer programmer Pierre Omidyar (3). eBay was a hobby for Omidyar until he realized that he needed to switch to a business account due to the high amount & volume of traffic being redirected on his site.

eBay India

Fact: eBay is known to be a notable success story of the dot-com bubble (4), a period of massive growth and adoption of the internet from 1994 to 2000.

eBay India: How did eBay enter India

eBay India entered the Indian market in 2005, marking the final integration of Baazee.com’s (5) tech platform with eBay’s platform. With its entry into the Indian marketplace, eBay solved one of the biggest problems of Indian traders looking for a business opportunity with limited capital.

eBay India

2005 was an era during which sellers were picking up on trusting ecommerce platforms for business. It is also a decade before Amazon and Flipkart were to be launched in India. eBay India and its auction-style sales model was an overall new concept for businesses and individuals where people had to bid for laying their hands on the desired product.

eBay India opened allowed Indian users to trade amongst the eBay’s worldwide community, allowing them to buy & sell:

  • Locally
  • Regionally
  • Globally

eBay served as a great online shopping platform for Indian users, wherein they were able to buy products at a lower price than other ecommerce sites. Also, the eBay India offered a Rs 200 first user discount along with multiple eBay India coupons available to avail discount on numerous websites.

The company saw its downfall in May 2018 after its separation with Flipkart. Later, eBay CEO Devin Wenig (6) announced the company’s plans to relaunch into the growing market of India.

Note: Flipkart & eBay entered into a strategic partnership in 2017 under which eBay Incorporated acquired a 5.44% stake in Flipkart, trading its eBay India business for $211 million along with a $514 million cash investment. (7)

eBay in 2020: eBay India Shopping, Coupons, and more

eBay India is a trading platform that offers sales of products via auctions, quick buy, and classified modes of consumer-to-consumer trading. Let’s check what eBay India provides to its users in terms of shopping & the coupons to avail discounts.

eBay India Shopping

eBay India offers a wide variety of products that have been listed on its platform ranging from Art & Antiques to Fashion Apparel.

Here are the top categories available at eBay for trading:

  • Electronics
  • Fashion
  • Health & Beauty
  • Motors
  • Collectibles
  • Sports
  • Home & Garden

1. Electronics

eBay India offers a wide range of electronic items for sale to its users. It allows sellers to post the electronic item for sale on its platform along with either the minimum bidding price or the fixed price for the sale of the electronic item.

A user can use eBay India shopping to buy & sell the products given below under the Electronics category:

  • Cell phones
  • Smart Watches
  • Accessories
  • Video Games & Consoles
  • Computers, Tablets & Network Hardware
  • Camera & Photo
  • Camera Drones
  • Portable Audio & Headphones

2. Fashion

Use the eBay India shopping platform to find some exceptional fashion items for you available at great prices. Various celebrities and influencers also offer their wardrobe for sale from time to time on the eBay auction.

A user can use eBay India shopping to buy & sell the products given below under the Fashion category:

  • Women’s Clothing
  • Women’s Shoes
  • Men’s clothing
  • Men’s Shoes
  • Watches, Parts & Accessories
  • Jewelry
  • Men’s Accessories
  • Women’s Bags & Handbags
  • Kid’s Clothing, Shoes & Accessories

3. Health & Beauty

eBay India shopping platform allows users to trade beauty and health products from brands that are available worldwide. You can buy the makeup kit released in the US from an eBay seller selling the same product.

A user can use eBay India shopping to buy & sell the products given below under the Health & Beauty category:

  • Makeup Products
  • Health
  • Fragrances
  • Manicure, Pedicure & Nail Care Products
  • Hair Care & Styling Products
  • Skin Care Products
  • Vitamins & Dietary Supplements
  • Shaving & Hair Removal Products
  • Vision Care Products
  • Bath & Body Products

4. Motors

eBay allows its users to buy motor equipment from its platform. However, currently, if you browse through the motors category on eBay, results from other websites will be displayed as results on the site.

Motor’s categories to browse from on the eBay India shopping platform are:

  • Car & Truck Parts
  • Motorcycle Parts
  • ATV Parts
  • Scooter Parts
  • Snowmobile Parts
  • Motorcycle Apparel
  • Snowmobile Apparel
  • Motorcycle Accessories
  • Performance & Racing Parts
  • Vintage Car & Truck Parts
  • Car Electronics

5. Collectibles

eBay is a treasure box for collectors. Individuals owning valuables and items that can add to a collector’s collections are often given high bids. There are multiple types of collectibles, the most popular ones being stamps, coins, and action figures.

Collectible’s categories to browse from on the eBay India shopping platform are:

  • Action Figures
  • Coin & Paper Money
  • Stamps
  • Collectible Postcards
  • Entertainment Memorabilia
  • Antiques
  • Collectible Pens & Writing Instruments
  • Tv & Movie Character Toys
  • Diecast & Toy Vehicles
  • Collectible Comics

6. Sports

Not only does the eBay India shopping platform offer sportswear like any other ecommerce website, but it also serves as an aggregated platform that provides sports equipment, tech equipment & more on its website.

Some of the sub-categories offered under the Sports category of eBay India shopping are:

  • Cycling Equipment
  • Outdoor Sports
  • Hunting Equipment
  • Fishing Equipment & Supplies
  • Fitness, Running & Yoga Equipment
  • Tennis & Racquet Sports
  • Water Sports
  • Winter Sports
  • Team Sports
  • Fitness Technology

7. Home & Garden

Want to create your own mini garden? Head over to eBay and add all the required gardening items to your cart on eBay.

You can choose from the categories given below to create your garden now:

  • Tools & Workshop Equipment
  • Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living items
  • Home Improvement

eBay India Coupons

eBay has limited the number of coupons, and currently, there are only a few eBay India coupons that are active. Some of them are mentioned below:

  • Get 10% Off on Orders $100+ for selected customers – QUICKTEN
  • Get 20% off on selected Puma products- Jump4Puma

How to Sell on eBay India Using PayPal?

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eBay India aims at helping businesses and individuals succeed in their ventures by reaching its potential customer-base from around the world. Its partnership with PayPal sets up a trustable payment system, enabling more buyers to reach out to the seller for purchases.

Here’s how you can sell on eBay India using PayPal:

  • Create your seller account at eBay India
  • Link your seller account with your PayPal account
  • Complete your Paypal verification to increase the credibility
  • Set up your eBay India store online with PayPal for payments
  • You’re done!

How to sign in or register on eBay India

Follow the steps given below to sign in or register on eBay India and commence your buying and selling journey at the international marketplace.

Here’s how you can sign in on eBay India

  1. Head over to the eBay site or click here
  2. You’ll notice a Sign-in option on the top left corner of the page
  3. Click on Sign-in
  4. Enter your email or username and password
  5. Click on Sign in
  6. If you registered through Facebook or Google, use those options

Here’s how you can register on eBay India

  1. Head over to the eBay site or click here
  2. You’ll notice a Register option on the top left corner of the page
  3. Click on Register
  4. You can register on eBay India in 3 ways- via email, Google, or Facebook
  5. Via email: Enter your name, password and email address into the boxes and click on create account
  6. Via Facebook: Click on Continue with Facebook, Sign in on Facebook, Click on Continue as <name>
  7. Via Google: Click on Continue with Google & Sign in to your Gmail account
  8. Your eBay India account has been created

eBay India News Updates in Recent Years

eBay India that forayed into the marketplace in 2005, however, has witnessed loads of ups and downs during its 15-year tenure in the country.

#1 Flipkart acquired eBay India Shuts Down Operations

Flipkart Group that acquired eBay India after entering a strategic partnership with the firm, announced its plans to shut down the operations of the goods selling platform eBay India in July 2018.

eBay India Shuts Down

The company also expressed its plans of launching a new platform to sell refurbished goods while eBay India prepares to relaunch in the country.

#2 eBay India Relaunched in the Country

eBay India Relaunched in the Country

eBay India relaunched, in its phase 1, in January 2019 after its split with Flipkart in 2018. The CEO of eBay, Devin Wenig, also participated in answering questions from analysts about India’s announcement of financials for the FY’19.

#3 eBay India Explores Cross-Border Opportunities in its Phase 2

eBay expressed its opinion of strengthening the cross-border opportunities during its second phase of relaunching in India. eBay India that acquired Baazee.com in 2004, had missed out on using its first-mover advantage due to its ineffective strategies & decision on investments, aims at establishing its place in the Indian market with its relaunch.

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Overall, eBay can serve as a great ecommerce website, especially for individuals looking forward to buying unique items from celebrities at online auctions and other collectible pieces from around the world. Make use of eBay India coupons to enhance your overall eBay India shopping experience.

#4 eBay welcomes its new CEO

News Takeaway: Jamie Iannone, who most spent years working as Chief Operating Officer at Walmart eCommerce, held management positions at eBay from 2001 to 2009 and will begin his tenure as Chief Executive Officer on 27 April.

On Monday, EBay Inc. appointed Walmart executive Jamie Iannone as its new manager, turning over the reins to an outsider as the e-commerce company struggles with the challenge of activist investor Starboard Interest to change up its management.

The announcement comes almost a month after Starboard, which controls more than 1% of eBay’s shares, announced it planned to nominate four members on eBay’s 14-member board and required the firm to name an outsider as its permanent chief executive. Scott Schenkel, Chief Financial Officer of the e-commerce firm, has acted as acting CEO after Devin Wenig resigned in September, claiming disagreements with the board of eBay.

Starboard did not respond to a request for comments. The private equity firm claimed that eBay was reluctant to split its classifieds business from its marketplace business in March.

Last year, the e-commerce firm sold its ticketing business, StubHub, for $4.05 billion, after institutional investors Elliott Management Corp and Starboard pushed for its sale as part of a deal that might double the size of eBay.

“The news of Jamie as the new CEO of eBay is good for the group,”

said Jesse Cohn, Elliott’s partner and member of the board of eBay.

eBay | LinkedIn

eBay(8) LinkedIn profile (9) followers keep on growing, as right now eBay has 408,044 followers, having their Headquarters in San Jose, California (CA), US

Currently, eBay has 23,470 employees on LinkedIn. As eBay specializes in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology.

eBay | Twitter

eBay joined twitter(10) in January 2009, however from the year 2011, the company gained its potential and is still growing with 717.6K followers on twitter with only 1,237 followings.

eBay recently retweeted (11) a tweet from GameSpot, as huge discounts are on their way on eBay for its customers.

eBay | App

An app within the list of Editor’s Choice in Google App Store with 100,000,000+ installs all over the world. Always updating the features of the App for full ease of usage for the users, as App was recently updated on March 12, 2020.

App has almost 31,00,000 total reviews from users, and got an outstanding rating of 4.5 from a maximum score of five.

FAQs

Will eBay be available in India?

Yes, eBay is available for Indian users, and they can transact internationally using their single eBay India ID. Indian salespeople can sell their goods by listing them on any of the 32 eBay pages. Indian buyers can also purchase products from any of the local eBay websites.

Is eBay not working in India?

eBay is fully furnished, and operating in India 2020. However, previous years were not so in favor of eBay as Flipkart had confirmed that it would close eBay India’s operations on August 14, 2018, and introduce a new platform for the sale of refurbished products. But this is all past, and as per now (2020), eBay India (12)is performing well.

What really happened to eBay?

Nothing has happened to eBay in 2020. But there was an issue raised in 2008, as Flipkart had acquired eBay’s India operations in return for equity in April 2017; eBay then had raised $500 million in Flipkart cash. However, after Walmart revealed its move to acquire a 77 percent majority stake in Flipkart in May 2018, eBay sold its stake in the Indian e-tailer for about $1.1 billion.

Is eBay coming back to India?

eBay is already in India and serving citizens of India through its services. eBay, in 2017, said it would sell its Indian subsidiary eBay.in to Flipkart in April 2017, as well as make an investment of $500 million on it. As per now, Flipkart has a minority stake in the company.

Is Amazon better than eBay?

Yes, in India, Amazon is a better e-marketplace than eBay. Amazon offers better services to both its sellers and customers and also has a wider audience and trustability in a country like India.

Does Amazon own eBay?

No, eBay is not owned by Amazon and is an independently functioning ecommerce marketplace. However, they do ship the seller’s products that are stored at one of Amazon’s many Fulfillment Centers.

Is eBay cheaper than Amazon?

Yes, selling on eBay is cheaper than that on Amazon as Amazon charges a 15% fee with a $0.99 fee per item, whereas eBay charges a standard account fee of often less than 9.15%.

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