There was good news for online auction buyers and sellers on Monday, as eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced plans for two new deals which will integrate product shipping capabilities directly into eBay’s popular Internet-based auction Web site. eBay chose Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), which is reportedly the world’s largest franchisor of packing and shipping services, and iShip.com, a leading provider of multi-carrier Web-based shipping services for e-commerce, to provide eBay members with a first-of-its-kind, integrated system for e-commerce shipping.
eBay Plans Industry’s First Online Auction Shipping Services with Mail Boxes Etc. and iShip.com
Posted by: James Hollander & Andy Wang April 12, 1999 12:00 AMThere was good news for online auction buyers and sellers on Monday, as eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced plans for two new deals which will integrate product shipping capabilities directly into eBay’s popular Internet-based auction Web site. eBay chose Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE), which is reportedly the world’s largest franchisor of packing and shipping services, and iShip.com, a leading provider of multi-carrier Web-based shipping services for e-commerce, to provide eBay members with a first-of-its-kind, integrated system for e-commerce shipping.