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Push Notifications Come to eBay iPhone App

Wednesday August 12, 2009 10:07 am PDT by Marianne Schultz

eBay's iPhone app has received an upgrade to version 1.4.0 and now includes push notifications and the ability to pay with PayPal directly from the app. The new push notification feature can let users know when they have been outbid or when the auction of a watched item is about to end.

The App Store description officially lists the following new features:

- Optimized for 3.0 OS
- Integrated Pay with PayPal support
- Push notifications for outbid events and watched items
- Recent detailed seller feedback
- Completed items search
- Description search

Push notifications became available with the iPhone 3.0 firmware update that was released on June 17th. Since that time, a number of apps have been updated to take advantage of this new feature, including instant messaging apps AIM and Beejive, Zillow Real Estate, and others.

The eBay app is free and can be found here (link opens iTunes) in the App Store.
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iOrlando
Posted: 33 months ago
omg i was waiting for this since 2005. very exciting and happy to hear they made this discovery and added the push.

i did not see this coming in a million years.
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SFStateStudent
Posted: 33 months ago
I took the eBay app off my iPhone b/c I quit using eBay for anything other than checking current sale prices on something that's overpriced and being bid on by the Nigerian scamming class.....:eek::eek::eek:
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ntrigue
Posted: 33 months ago
eBay Mobile just became significantly more powerful. It could be a desktop replacement at this point. Way to go!
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CrackedButter
Posted: 33 months ago
I remember a certain developer keynote where eBay showed the ability to create listings from within the iphone using the camera. What ever happened to this?
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Doctor Q
Posted: 33 months ago

I took the eBay app off my iPhone b/c I quit using eBay for anything other than checking current sale prices on something that's overpriced and being bid on by the Nigerian scamming class.....:eek::eek::eek:

For every person like you who leaves, there's probably somebody increasing their use as it gets easier and easier to participate from mobile devices.
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iphones4evry1
Posted: 33 months ago
Now this is awesome. :)

Remember the days when we used to have garage sales?
Now I can sell my old stuff using my cell phone...with push notifications! :D
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macduke
Posted: 33 months ago

I took the eBay app off my iPhone b/c I quit using eBay for anything other than checking current sale prices on something that's overpriced and being bid on by the Nigerian scamming class.....:eek::eek::eek:


Just turn off international bidders in your options. Two weeks ago I sold my old iPhone 3g 16gb for $371.88 on eBay. I was more than happy with that amount.
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ravenvii
Posted: 33 months ago
Remember last year when the eBay app first came out? It was so amateurish, very "my first app" in look and functionality.

It has grown into a very capable app, and very functional. The aesthetics looks much improved as well. Bravo!
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optophobia
Posted: 33 months ago
Mature content warning ???/
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happydude
Posted: 33 months ago
hmmm, not a fan of ebay, really. craigslist is more my preference. this obviously has huge potential for ebay customers, though. i would love to see this for craigs list, but doubt that will happen.
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