eBay India launches interactive app for iPad users
Mobile Commerce - a key thrust area for eBay India
Mumbai, June 6, 2012
Mumbai, June 6, 2012: eBay India (www.ebay.in), India's leading eCommerce Marketplace, announced the eBay iPad app for India – now available for free download from the iTunes App Store. The eBay App allows iPad users to shop, browse & compare prices seamlessly on the go as well as log onto their eBay India account. The app enables shoppers to search and select their favorite products from over 6 million live listings on eBay India across 2,000 categories of products in Electronics, Lifestyle, Collectibles & Media verticals.
Mr. Muralikrishnan B., Country Manager, eBay India, shared, "We are delighted to announce the eBay iPad app where shoppers can access eBay India on the move and can take advantage of the iPad's stunning image resolution, large touchscreen, and on-the-go portability to deliver a revolutionary shopping experience. The eBay iPad App offers consumers an enriching eCommerce experience on their tablets & is the next step after the launch of the eBay India iPhone, Android, Windows and Nokia apps launched last year."
Mr. Muralikrishnan added, "Mobile Commerce is a key focus area at eBay India. It is very likely that a majority of the next 100 million internet users in India will have their first and pre-dominant experience of internet on mobile devices, either Smartphones or Tablets. Our key focus around mobile devices in 2012 is to get greater penetration of our apps and encourage people to use this as a device to check prices before shopping offline."
To get started, users need to simply download the app and it will automatically browse the eBay India site. The sell, search, bid, buy, browse, and lets sellers, users and buyers look and shop for the products they wish for, with seamless scrolling, advanced search, and high resolution pictures. Users can then click on the desired product to read its description or details of the seller. To buy the product, they can select the ‘Buy it Now’ option and confirm the purchase by selecting the ‘Commit to Buy’ option. Payments for purchases can be done online on the www.ebay.in website through eBay India’s secure payment method PaisaPay. All purchases are secure and covered by eBay Guarantee. Consumers can also access their ‘My eBay’ account, saved searches as well reminders and messages from eBay.
So, download the eBay iPad App and enjoy a unique shopping experience anywhere, anytime!
Log onto www.ebay.in/mobile to download eBay India's Mobile Commerce offerings.
About eBay India
eBay India ( www.eBay.in ), India's leading eCommerce marketplace, is India's No. 1 online shopping destination where thousands of Indian entrepreneurs list a wide range of products across Electronics, Lifestyle, Collectibles and Media categories. eBay India is a 100% subsidiary of eBay Inc.
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Deepa Thomas
eBay India
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Email:dthomas@ebay.com
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