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About eBay India

eBay India (www.ebay.in), India's leading eCommerce marketplace, is India's No. 1 online shopping destination where thousands of merchants, 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 2.1 strong community of active users from across 4,306 cities in India across all 28 states and 7 union territories. eBay India also has over 2.6 million Fans on Facebook.

Categories@eBay India

Thousands of merchants 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 1.1 million live listings on eBay India.

Entrepreneurial Opportunities

eBay India offers merchants & brands the best eCommerce platform to trade products both nationally & across the globe. We create opportunities for individual merchants, small businesses and large merchants to succeed. Over 30,000 merchants sell on eBay India annually to 2.1 million shoppers in 4,306 Indian cities. Over 15,000 merchants export a variety of Indian handcrafted products to 145 million active buyers 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 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.

eBay Feed

eBay brings the joy of discovery to online shopping through Feed, a new and personal way to curate your own shopping experience and discover items perfect for each individual customer. The eBay Feed provides consumers with unique, inspiring & personalized content, reflective of their interests drawn from the over 1.1 million live product listings on eBay India across Technology, Lifestyle, Collectibles & Media Categories.

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.

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 Check

eBay Check is a Chrome Extension to enable consumers to shop smarter. eBay Check allows consumers to compare prices of products while browsing any website through automatic drop down displays of the same product’s listings on eBay India. eBay Check also doubles up as a shopping search engine. Just click on the eBay Check icon on your Google Chrome bar and directly search for the best deals on any products on the eBay India site. Download the eBay Check extension from the Google Chrome webstore.

Paisapay

PaisaPay is a secure online payment gateway on eBay India. It lets buyers make payments online to eBay merchants, 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 in partnership 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.

Vibrant Marketplace

On an average day on eBay India:

  • A mobile accessory sells every 14 seconds
  • A piece of home or living product sells every 1 minute
  • A perfume or cosmetic product sells every 1 minute
  • A car or bike accessory 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 kitchenware product sells every 4 minutes
  • A watch sells every 4 minutes
  • A fitness & sports item sells every 4 minutes
  • A stamp sells every 4 minutes
  • A home appliance sells every 4 minutes
  • A piece of jewellery sells every 4 minutes
  • A toy sells every 5 minutes
  • A pair of footwear sells every 7 minutes
  • A book or magazine sells every 9 minutes
  • A baby care product sells every 11 minutes
  • A pair of sunglasses sells every 14 minutes
  • A handbag sells every 17 minutes
  • A laptop sells every 18 minutes
  • A tablet sells every 19 minutes
  • A digital camera sells every 25 minutes
  • A TV sells every 27 minutes
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