The marketplace launches zero selling fees for its
North America seller community on
any sneakers sold at CAD$100 or
more
Closes 2019 with a month of must-have drops, featuring four
days of Yeezy below retail and the biggest styles of 2019 from Nike
x Sacai to Air Jordan x Travis
Scott
TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, eBay, the
online marketplace offering the widest and most unique inventory of
sneakers, launches zero selling fees for the first time for
Canadian and American customers on any sneakers sold at
CAD$1001 or more. Buyers
win too; the marketplace announces a month of drops, celebrating
the biggest designer collaborations, top brands, and rare grails of
the year.
These changes underline eBay's continued dominance of the
sneaker resale game, with nearly six million total sneakers sold on
eBay in 2019.2 With almost 1.5 million live sneaker
listings3 right now, the move is only expected to grow
eBay's amazing selection of new, rare, emerging styles and grails
across every price and time zone.
"As the originator of the sneaker resale game, eBay continues to
be a top source for emerging and collectible styles, and with high
demand, we want our sellers and buyers to get in on the action,"
said Jeff Chan, Head of Men's
Footwear and Apparel, eBay. "For our community of diehard
sneakerheads, eliminating selling fees allows them to turn their
kicks into more cash to fund future purchases, and results in a
more robust sneaker inventory for shoppers everywhere."
Cop the Drops
Beginning today at 12pm ET,
eBay kicks off their 'The December Drops' series4 to
celebrate the most hyped sneakers and the biggest moments in
sneaker culture this year. Teaming up with top seller, Stadium
Goods, shoppers can cop the Yeezy 700 in four-different colourways,
Nike X Sacai LD Waffle collection, Air Jordan x Travis Scott and more. Check out what's dropping
this December below.
- Week of 'Sneaks': Four days of Yeezy, all under
retail. eBay will drop a different colourway of the Yeezy
700 daily at 12pm ET on
@ebaycanada's Instagram. To shop each release, check back
daily and click the link in bio. Each pair will be at the below
retail price of $215
USD.
Release
Calendar: Tuesday, Dec. 17: Yeezy Boost 700
'Analog'
Wednesday, Dec. 18: Yeezy Boost 700 'Inertia'
Thursday, Dec. 19: Yeezy Boost 700 'Geode'
Friday, Dec. 20: Yeezy Boost 700 'Salt'
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- 2019's Best of the Best of 2019: eBay will round out
2019 celebrating the biggest releases in sneaker culture this year.
Together with Stadium Goods, eBay is dropping eight of the hottest
styles and collaborations of the year. The seven-day auction event
begins at US$0.99; and shoppers can
bid starting on Thursday, Dec. 19 at
11pm ET through Dec. 26 at eBay.ca/Sneakers.
Meet eBay's 2019 Best of the Best:
Air Jordan 1 x
Off-White NRG "Off-White UNC": Since its shock drop by Nike,
the final colourway of the Jordan 1 Off-White continues to garner
fanfare. It's the easiest of the J1 colourways to cop, but
prices have climbed faster than the previous two colours.
Available sizes | 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5
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Air Jordan x Travis
Scott: The biggest brand coupled with arguably the hottest
artist in the game has yielded one of the best collabs of the year,
maybe of the decade.
Available sizes | 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10
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Air Force 1
MCA: Dropped exclusively at Virgil's Pop-Up experience in
Chicago, this sneaker was only available by geo-reservation. One of
the most limited stocks from the entire Off-White Nike Jordan
collection.
Available sizes | 9, 10, 11
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Yeezy Boost 350 v2
Black Static Reflective: The most coveted colourway of any
350; reflective material and Yeezy Supply exclusivity make it
unbeatable.
Available sizes | 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Yeezy 700
Magnet: Released exclusively on Yeezy Supply, this
colourway has a similar feel to the highly coveted Wave
Runners. Great consolation for those who missed out on the OG
colourway.
Available sizes | 8,8.5, 9, 9.5, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.5, 12,
13
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Nike Off-White Dunk
Low University Gold: Dunks are back in a big way in 2019
so it's fitting that Virgil took this iconic silhouette and made it
his own. One of three colourways to drop from this collection
with hype continuing to build as the December drop day is around
the corner.
Available sizes | 9
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Nike x Sacai LD
Waffle Collection: Arguably one of the most desirable drops of
the year after a surprise launch in Paris.
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Nike x Sacai LD
Waffle Green Gusto Available sizes | 5.5 ,6, 7, 8,
9, 10, 11
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Nike x Sacai LD
Waffle Varsity Blue Available sizes | 6.5, 7.5,
8.5, 9.5, 10.5
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Zero Selling Fees
The heart and soul of eBay is the tens of millions of people
that sell on the platform. People such as award-winning eBay seller
and self-professed sneakerhead, Adrien
Lavoie, who has built a large, successful business on eBay.
Based in Gatineau, Quebec,
Adrien's sneaker sales have expanded to the point that he now runs
his operations from an 11,000 square foot warehouse. Adrien's
business, called Wooki, regularly sells items to buyers in more
than 45 countries – in fact, 90 percent of his sales are from
outside of Canada. To date, he has
sold more than $3 million worth of
shoes and apparel on eBay, and his sales continue to grow. Adrien
is one of millions of small businesses who partner with eBay to
turn their passions into global sales.
By eliminating seller fees on sneakers sold at $100 or more5, every collector - from
the occasional seller to the full-time entrepreneur - is encouraged
to take advantage of the hype and list what millions of buyers on
eBay are searching for now.
How It Works
- Download the eBay mobile app.
- Click on Selling, then List an item.
- Start typing in your shoe brand and model. Prompts will
help you complete a listing.
- Be sure to list in adult Athletics Shoes categories to
qualify.
- When you finish, click on List an item to publish. For
additional information, learn more here.
New "2019 Sneaker Retail Report" | Five Biggest Trends in
2019
To celebrate 2019, eBay tracked what's on every sneakerhead's
wish list with its "2019 Sneaker Resale Report," detailing
the year's top trends according to sales data6.
The top five trends and styles include:
- Fan Favorite: Air Jordan
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- One of the world's most popular sneakers, the Air Jordan 1
dominates, coming in as the #1 sneaker of 2018 and 2019.
- Breakout Collaboration:
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- One of the most buzzed-about styles of the year, the Nike x
Sacai LD Waffle wins eBay's breakout collaboration of 2019.
- Hottest New Release: Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2
Black
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- The adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 is the top Yeezy release of 2019
on the marketplace.
- 1985 Vintage Original OG Nike Air Jordan 1
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- One of the rarest and most coveted pairs sold this year from
seller ShoeZeum, the 1985 Original OG Nike Air Jordan 1.
- Best Collab: SpongeBob SquarePants x Nike Kyrie 5
"SpongeBob"
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- Kyrie Irving's 90's TV-inspired sneakers was the most popular
collaboration of 2019, beating the #2 collab from LeBron James by almost 34%.
- Top Brand: Nike
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- Sneaker shoppers' loyalties are with Nike. The brand accounts
for nearly 40% of total sneaker sales, coming in as the most sold
brand on eBay.
To shop our drops and millions of sneakers, visit
http://www.eBay.ca/Sneakers. Don't forget to check out eBay
Canada's Instagram (@ebaycanada)
for the marketplaces "week of 'Sneaks.'" And, to get started
selling, visit here.
eBay By the Numbers
- eBay has 1.4 billion plus listings
- eBay has 183 million active buyers worldwide
- 80% of all merchandise sold on eBay is new, and our wide
selection keeps growing
- 63% of transactions on the eBay platform involve a mobile
touchpoint
- 490 million downloads of eBay Inc. apps across the globe
About eBay
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is a global commerce leader including
the Marketplace, StubHub and Classifieds platforms. Collectively,
we connect millions of buyers and sellers around the world,
empowering people and creating opportunity through Connected
Commerce. Founded in 1995 in San Jose, Calif., eBay is one of
the world's largest and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering
great value and unique selection. In 2018, eBay enabled $95
billion of gross merchandise volume. eBay is visited by more
than 8 million unique Canadians per month (comScore Media Metrix:
August, 2019). For more information about the company and its
global portfolio of online brands,
visit www.ebayinc.com.
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Applies to
sneakers sold in Men's and Women's Athletic Shoes; price does not
include shipping, handling, taxes, or fees. Additional
information:
https://pages.ebay.ca/sell/sneakers-faq.html
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Numbers based on
eBay North America (U.S. and Canada) 2019 sales
data.
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Numbers based on
eBay North America (U.S. and Canada) 2019 sales
data.
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Drops available
while supplies last. All drops offer global shipping from
eBay's Global Shipping Program.
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Applies to
sneakers sold in Men's and Women's Athletic Shoes; price does not
include shipping, handling, taxes, or fees.
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Numbers based on
eBay North America (U.S. and Canada) 2019 sales data. Additional
information:
https://pages.ebay.ca/sell/sneakers-faq.html
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SOURCE eBay Canada