Deutsche Post DHL and the global marketplace eBay have extended their successful partnership untilthe end of 2010 to continue offering simple and favourable delivery solutions to customers trading
with eBay in Germany.With the renewed agreement, the two companies are strengthening their strategic cooperationthat started in 2004 benefiting 14.5 million eBay customers.
Under the partnership, private and business eBay customers can profit from various onlinetools providing services and information around product shipping that customers can retrieve onlinein a quick and simple way. Choosing the appropriate delivery option is thus simplified for sellers,among others, Deutsche Post said in a statement.
In addition, sellers can print out the appropriate mail or parcel stamps along with theaddress label right after the end of the auction. In return, buyers always receive a detailedoverview about the incoming transportation costs.
“We are looking forward to continuing our cooperation with eBay. Over 14.5 million activeGerman eBay members ship several million letters and parcels with Deutsche Post DHL annually andtherefore make eBay an important market for us. We are constantly working at improving deliveryprocesses and cutting transport times so that buyers and sellers can enjoy their online shoppingand rely on uncomplicated and quick shipping,” said Ingo Bohlken, CEO DHL Parcel Germany.
Helmut Becker, managing director of the eBay Advertising Group, commented: “With over 30million offers on the German eBay website, there are a lot of parcels to be packed. Together withDeutsche Post and DHL proving to be a reliable partner in terms of quality and speed, we can offera better service to our customers when it comes to selling their products. We are looking forwardto our continuous excellent cooperation and we are confident that this will further enhance theservice quality for our members.”
