As of right this moment, eBay consumer-to-consumer (C2C) sellers within the UK will now not should pay for any home purchases. The corporate had first examined free promoting for pre-owned garments earlier this 12 months. Utilizing the info from this check, eBay determined to open the floodgates.

Along with the preliminary check within the UK, eBay additionally in Germany for home gross sales. In right this moment’s announcement from eBay, CEO and President Jamie Iannone stated that doing so can “strengthen our market by reducing the obstacles to C2C promoting, which improves the breadth and depth of stock on eBay.” Nonetheless, Iannone additionally talked about that the corporate will start implementing a “buyer-facing charge” early subsequent 12 months.

Among the many causes cited for the elimination of vendor charges was that the UK is house to tons of of tens of millions of unused objects. Iannone believes that sellers can be extra inclined to arrange store on eBay in the event that they didn’t should spend cash simply to record objects and never fear in regards to the firm taking a proportion of the cash obtained after a sale. The breadth of things coming from customers relatively than simply skilled sellers might make {the marketplace} “extra vibrant.”

eBay additionally faces competitors from Vinted and Depop, two newer ecommerce platforms that don’t cost vendor charges. Vinted, specifically, is a second-hand market primarily for garments, and eBay eradicating vendor charges for garments is a direct reply to the rival firm. Depop, owned by Etsy, has additionally been rising. Thus, it’s not a shock that eBay is following its competitor’s footsteps.

The announcement additionally talked about extra adjustments and enhancements, akin to a “streamlined itemizing course of,” an improved native pickup course of and a greater pockets expertise by means of eBay Steadiness. eBay plans to share extra particulars on its future plans on the subsequent International All Arms occasion.