EBay Translates the Auction Experience to Cellphones

Shopping from cellphones is still difficult, but some companies, like eBay, are trying to change that. Bits Blog reports.

eBay says it will sell $500 million worth of merchandise over cellphones this year.

EBay’s iPhone application, which has been downloaded 5.5 million times, quickly filters the site’s 200 million items based on keywords so that shoppers do not have to shuffle through page after page. It sends an alert to the phone if a shopper gets outbid in an auction. And PayPal members can check out with just a few clicks, without having to type in their shipping and billing information, just like they can on the regular eBay site.

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emily | 7:00 AM | Cell Phone Apps Random Stats |
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