eBay Launches Refurbished Section With Top Brands

<p dir&equals;"ltr"><strong>SAN JOSE<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; eBay&comma; one of the world’s largest online marketplaces&comma; has introduced <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pages&period;ebay&period;com&sol;refurbishedprogramhub&sol;index&period;html">eBay Refurbished<&sol;a>&comma; a new destination for like-new products&period; Shoppers can discover refurbished items from brands like Apple&comma; Samsung and Dyson&comma; all backed with a one- or two-year warranty&period; Through this new offering&comma; the deeply discounted inventory is sourced directly from premium brands or top-rated sellers&period; The thorough vetting process ensures every item meets eBay’s high performance standards &&num;8211&semi; giving people more choice&comma; and the reassurance that they’re buying the product to suit their specific needs and budget&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">One year ago&comma; eBay launched its Certified Refurbished program with inventory direct from top brands and saw a 170&percnt; year-over-year surge in sales during Cyber 5&period; Building on this offering&comma; eBay Refurbished now includes multiple condition grades and a wider range of price points on like-new products&period; As retail scarcity issues continue to dominate this holiday shopping season&comma; the expanded program delivers a new way to buy in-demand products and even more options to give consumers what they want&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;We’re heading into a different type of holiday shopping season&comma; dominated by supply chain challenges and changing consumer behaviors&comma;” said Dawn Block&comma; VP of Hard Goods and Collectibles at eBay&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Amidst strong demand for like-new products&comma; eBay Refurbished is making it even easier for shoppers to access hundreds of thousands of coveted items at substantially lower prices&comma; in one trusted experience&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 dir&equals;"ltr"><strong>New shopping behaviors <&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">A recent Wakefield Research survey reveals that Americans are looking for new ways to shop for gifts they can’t purchase as usual&period; In fact&comma; 62&percnt; of respondents are considering buying refurbished electronics&comma; and 84&percnt; are open to receiving refurbished gifts this holiday season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">This comes at a time when people are doing more than just considering refurbished&colon; nearly half &lpar;47&percnt;&rpar; have gifted a refurbished item in the past &&num;8211&semi; up from 32&percnt; in 2020&period; This growing trend is led by the 64&percnt; of Millennials who have already gifted a refurbished item &&num;8211&semi; up from 48&percnt; in 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">In addition to broader selection and better value&comma; 66&percnt; of Americans believe gifting refurbished items is also a way to shop sustainably&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 dir&equals;"ltr"><strong>More condition choice <&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">All items featured ineBay Refurbished come directly from premium brands or top-rated sellers who are thoroughly vetted to meet rigorous performance standards&period; Shoppers can choose from the following four conditions that suit their individual needs&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Certified Refurbished&colon; Items are in pristine&comma; like-new condition&comma; backed by a 2-year warranty&comma; and come in new packaging with manuals and accessories&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Excellent&colon; Items are in like-new condition&comma; backed by a 1-year warranty&comma; and come in new packaging with manuals and accessories&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Very Good&colon; Items show minimal wear&comma; are backed by a 1-year warranty&comma; and come in new packaging&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Good&colon; Items show moderate wear&comma; are backed by a 1-year warranty&comma; and come in new packaging&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Products come with leading Allstate warranties&comma; free shipping&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pages&period;ebay&period;com&sol;ebay-money-back-guarantee&sol;">eBay’s Money Back Guarantee<&sol;a>&comma; and free 30-day returns&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;