https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/offerup/ Ecommerce Industry News Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:11:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/offerup/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/22/ebay-amazon-etsy-facebook-mercari-offerup-will-work-with-retail-chains-through-a-new-state-ag-initiative/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/22/ebay-amazon-etsy-facebook-mercari-offerup-will-work-with-retail-chains-through-a-new-state-ag-initiative/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:11:18 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229480 Major online marketplaces and the California Attorney General adopted a Joint Statement of Principles in an effort to combat the sale and resale of stolen goods. Among the ecommerce companies signing the document who agreed to work with retail chains Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/22/ebay-amazon-etsy-facebook-mercari-offerup-will-work-with-retail-chains-through-a-new-state-ag-initiative/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2021/12/06/holiday-shoppers-turn-to-resale-sites-this-year/ Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:10:42 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=226742 Holiday shoppers turn to resale sites when they can’t find what they want elsewhere, and OfferUp said inventory issues and shipping delays are driving the trend this year. Its survey of secondhand shoppers found that 1 in 4 will use Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/28/new-offerup-exec-to-focus-on-user-experience-monetization/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/28/new-offerup-exec-to-focus-on-user-experience-monetization/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2020 14:58:25 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17250 Local-shopping app OfferUp named Niti Bashambu its new Chief Product Officer. During a 10-year stint at IAC, the executive helped lead the company’s brands that included Angie’s List, Dotdash, Vimeo, Expedia and Match Group. At OfferUp, Bashambu will head up Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/28/new-offerup-exec-to-focus-on-user-experience-monetization/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/12/20/offerup-offers-protection-on-orders-from-pro-sellers/ Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:36:28 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=17220 OfferUp has updated its mobile shopping app, including adding new sub-categories designed to help shoppers find items faster. Another new feature allows shoppers to sort listings by location, distance, and delivery method. “Want to get it shipped? Set your location Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/09/01/offerup-and-letgo-consolidate-into-one-selling-app/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 03:02:58 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=16550 Following the acquisition of Letgo by OfferUp this spring, the two selling platforms are merging into one. OfferUp has over 90 million app downloads and millions of buyers, and the new marketplace supports over 20 million monthly users, with billions Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2020/03/25/mobile-selling-app-offerup-acquires-letgo/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:34:59 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=15736 Mobile selling app OfferUp has acquired rival LetGo, the company announced on Wednesday. They will combine the two businesses, and OLX Group, which is LetGo’s majority investor, will own 40% of the combined entity. It’s unclear if the decision to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/27/offerup-eyes-small-businesses-creates-new-engineering-team/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/27/offerup-eyes-small-businesses-creates-new-engineering-team/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:03:34 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14441 While OfferUp started as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) mobile selling app, it’s looking to grow by adding business sellers. This week, it announced the opening of a new office in Florida that will house an engineering team focused on serving small Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/27/offerup-eyes-small-businesses-creates-new-engineering-team/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/16/offerup-partners-with-goodwill-happy-national-thrift-shop-day/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/16/offerup-partners-with-goodwill-happy-national-thrift-shop-day/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:48:48 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14405 OfferUp partnered with Goodwill thrift shops and now has over 200 stores across the country selling items through the OfferUp mobile selling app. OfferUp offered up an example of how a store is using its app, writing, “the San Antonio Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/16/offerup-partners-with-goodwill-happy-national-thrift-shop-day/feed/ 5 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/08/13/classifieds-app-offerup-adds-ups-as-shipping-option/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:40:52 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14382 Last year, mobile app OfferUp added the ability for users to sell classifieds nationwide by adding payment and shipping capabilities. Today, it announced it has integrated with UPS shipping and lowered fees up to 67% on larger items. It reminded Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/07/21/offerup-figures-out-how-to-reduce-the-no-shows/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/07/21/offerup-figures-out-how-to-reduce-the-no-shows/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2019 01:41:43 +0000 http://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=14217 One of the biggest problems with mobile and online classifieds is the flaky buyer who doesn’t show up after agreeing to make a purchase, as we hear year after year in the Sellers Choice ratings. OfferUp thinks it has a Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2019/07/21/offerup-figures-out-how-to-reduce-the-no-shows/feed/ 2