Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Background of ebay India




ebay India (www.ebay.in), India’s leading eCommerce marketplace, is India’s No. 1 online shopping destination where thousands of entrepreneurs, brands and manufacturers trade the widest range of products across Electronics, Lifestyle, Collectibles & Media categories to millions of Indian consumers. eBay India is a 100% subsidiary of eBay Inc.

eBay India Community

eBay India has an over 5 million strong community from across 4,306 cities in India across all 28 states and 7 union territories. Users from cities as diverse as Agartala to Tirupur buy and sell on the site. eBay India also has over 2.2 million Fans on Facebook.

Categories@eBay India

Thousands of sellers sell on eBay India daily across 2000 categories of products over a wide range of products including Lifestyle, Media, Collectibles & Electronics. At any given time, there are over 3 million live listings on eBay India.

Entrepreneurial Opportunities

eBay India offers entrepreneurs & brands the best eCommerce platform to trade products both nationally & across the globe. We create opportunities for individual sellers, small businesses and large merchants to succeed. Over 30,000 sellers sell on eBay India annually to 5 million consumers in 4,306 Indian cities. Over 15,000 sellers export a variety of Indian handcrafted products to 116 million customers in over 201 countries. Hundreds of Global & Indian Brands are listed on eBay India.

Global EasyBuy

Global EasyBuy (www.ebay.in/geb) - The International Online Shopping Destination - provides Indian shoppers with instant access to an unprecedented 18 million international products at any given point of time. Global EasyBuyoffers savvy Indian shoppers access to the world’s hottest labels and coolest brands from the comfort of their home. Global EasyBuy enables Indian shoppers to purchase directly from international eBay sites, pay a single price (inclusive of product cost, shipping and any applicable duties) in Indian Rupees and get assured doorstep delivery.

DotStyle

Lifestyle has been one of the fastest growing categories on eBay India, with avid shoppers hunting for the best deals every day. eBay India launched DotStyle, a high street fashion property, which offers the best deals on lifestyle products and brands across categories such as apparel, footwear, accessories, fragrances, jewellery amongst others. This popular deal property has over 100 sales live at any given point in time.

Paisapay

PaisaPay is a secure online payment gateway on eBay India. It lets buyers make payments online to eBay sellers, in a secure, convenient and cost-effective manner. PaisaPay support payments via credit cards, debit cards, net banking, EMI, mobile payments & cash cards. With PaisaPay, buyers can make instant payment for their online purchases and the money is released to the seller when the buyer confirms successful item receipt. Over 90% of all eBay India transactions are paid for via PaisaPay.

eBay Guarantee

eBay Guarantee offers all eBay buyers a replacement or refund on all transactions in case they are not 100% satisfied with the product they purchased. The eBay Guarantee is valid on all eBay transactions on eBay India (www.ebay.in) and eBay Global Easy Buy (www.ebay.in/geb). The eBay Guarantee offers a replacement or refunds to buyers in case the buyer does not receive the item or the item is not as described in the listing. The eBay Guarantee covers the entire transaction amount (both the product price & shipping charges).

PowerShip

PowerShip, is a logistics management service for eBay merchants which significantly enhance the efficiency of managing multiple item shipments and delivery of items to eBay India buyers. We’ve engaged with reputed logistic service providers for this initiative. The service includes product pick-ups from eBay Merchant’s doorstep, automated tracking of shipments, faster item deliveries by Logistic Service Providers and coverage for the shipment from eBay India.

eBay Mobile Commerce:

eBay India is a believer in the potential of Mobile Commerce and has launched a suite of solutions for the variety of mobile devices used by Indians. The aim is to get customers to reach for their phone before they reach for their wallet to ensure they have checked online for the best selection & great deals.

Mobile Web:

eBay launched a mobile application which gave its users a new way to shop on the Mobile. mCommerce provides Indian online shoppers an opportunity to access eBay anytime, anywhere, bringing even more convenience to the way Indians shop. eBay India Mobile Web (m.ebay.in) is designed for any GPRS / EDGE / 3G enabled feature phone and provides an end to end transaction platform for consumers to find, buy and pay for products online.

Mobile Apps:

eBay India has introduced a suite of Mobile Apps for the iPad, iPhone, Windows, Nokia & the Android allowing users to shop conveniently from their mobile device. The eBay apps can be downloaded from www.ebay.in/mobile

eBay India also introduces a SMS solution to check the best deals which is accessible on all mobile handsets. The Deals price check offers a simple way to ensure consumers get the best deals as they can check the eBay India price, before they shop - anytime, anywhere. SMS eBay <product> to 567678 to get the two best deals on eBay India for the product you want to buy.

Vibrant Marketplace

eBay India offers three formats to buy or sell your product or service - auction, fixed-price and classifieds (for cars and bikes and real estate and services).

On an average day on eBay India:


  • A mobile accessory sells every 1 minutes
  • A health or beauty product sells every 1 minute
  • A piece of home or kitchen product sells every 1 minute
  • A mobile handset sells every 2 minutes
  • A portable storage device sells every 2 minutes
  • A coin or a note sells every 2 minutes
  • A piece of apparel sells every 2 minutes
  • A car or bike accessory sells every 3 minutes
  • A piece of jewellery sells every 3 minutes
  • A watch sells every 5 minutes
  • A book or magazine sells every 5 minutes
  • A stamp sells every 5 minutes
  • A fitness & sports item sells every 7 minutes
  • A toy sells every 9 minutes
  • A home appliance sells every 9 minutes
  • A tablet sells every 12 minutes
  • A digital camera sells every 13 minutes
  • A pair of footwear sells every 14 minutes
  • A laptop sells every 17 minutes
  • A handbag sells every 22 minutes
  • A pair of sunglasses sells every 23 minutes
  • A TV sells every 26 minutes
  • A MP3 player sells every 29 minutes