OS: iOS 3.0 or more recent, Android, BlackBerry
CATEGORY: Business
RATING: 4.5/5
When it comes to buying and selling online the one name that everyone in the world is familiar with is eBay and this makes its effectiveness as a business tool second to none.
The addition of an eBay app that is available on all the major smartphone platforms is the perfect extension of the regular website and allows users to manage all the things they are currently doing on eBay even when they can’t get to a PC.
The need for business users that use eBay to have constant uninterrupted access to their buying and selling information is what makes this app an absolute must have as it provides them with everything they need to trade directly from their mobile handset.
Whether selling just the odd item through eBay or working from a full eBay storefront this app will provide users with the ability to communicate with their buyers, place bids on items for sale and check the price of the items on offer.
Business users will also benefit from the ability to receive alerts and notifications of their eBay activities and this makes keeping on top of all the items they are buying and selling.
Add to this the latest update to the eBay app which is the ability for users to take pictures of the items that they are selling and use their smartphone to instantly place the items for sale with its photo.
All these features whilst not quite as expansive as the actual main website will provide most business users with everything they could possibly need to keep trading as well as making the occasional purchase whilst on the move.
According to recent notices from eBay it is also expected that at some point in the near future users will also be able to take payments and make purchases directly from the app and this will make it the most all singing and all dancing business app available.
