eBay Serves Up Bargains to Consumers Around the Clock with New “Deals” Application for iPhone and iPod Touch
eBay iPhone app
The Deals app is the latest addition to eBay’s mobile offerings; eBay just released an upgraded version of its eBay iPhone app with new features such as social networking integration. An enhanced mobile web interface (m.ebay.com) also makes it simple to browse ebay.com on any mobile phone equipped with a web browser. All three offer consumers the ability to browse and buy on the go.
Additionally, a special ‘12 Days of Deals’ will begin this Friday, November 27. eBay’s first of the ‘12 Days of Deals’ will go live with a Samsung Netbook N120-12GBK at unbeatable value. Other exclusive Mystery Deals will be featured each day until Dec. 8.
Fast Facts:
- By the end of this year more than $500 million in merchandise is expected to be purchased via eBay mobile.
- Launched just a year ago, the eBay iPhone app has been downloaded more than 5 million times – making it one of the most popular iPhone apps.
- A purchase is made every two seconds via eBay mobile.
- Both applications are available for free on iTunes (requires iPhone OS 3 or later).
- Users from over 165 countries visit the eBay mobile website and use the iPhone application.
- The Deals app is available in 8 languages.
All Deals All the Time
The new eBay Deals app for iPhone presents a constantly changing view of deals across ebay.com, highlighting must-have products in popular categories, such as apparel and games; all listings in the eBay Deals app have less than four hours of listing time remaining, zero bids, no reserve and free/fixed price shipping calculated into the total cost.
Pre-loaded with eBay’s top eight mobile search categories, the app allows shoppers to quickly access top bargains. Users can customize their own deal-specific searches and place an icon in the start menu for quick access. To see a new group of deals, users just have to shake their iPhone or iPod Touch.
The Deals app has built-in integration with social network sites like Facebook and Twitter, making it easier for buyers to share shopping activity with friends and even build consensus around deals.
Making a Great App Even Better
Social networking integration is also built into the upgrade of eBay’s popular iPhone application (version 1.5). Other enhancements include a “Best Offer” feature that lets shoppers instantly negotiate prices with sellers through alerts and SMS notifications, and direct phone access to customer service.
The 1.5 iPhone application notifies shoppers through push alerts on the status of their watched items, so they’ll know if they’re being outbid. PayPal integration allows buyers to complete their transactions without leaving the app, and the “Buy It Now” feature lets buyers purchase items right away at a set price without having to wait for a listing to end.
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