style=”font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;”>Deutsche
Post DHL has announced an expansion of its partnership with global marketplace eBay by offering anew online tool named DHL selling manager designed to help medium-volume sellers manage their eBayselling processes. style=”font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";”>style=”font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;”>Underthe partnership, the new DHL selling manager is available for free on the two companies’ websitessince October 1, offering features such as design templates. Business and private eBay customerscan also profit from the DHL online franking service which is now integrated in “My eBay” forprepayment and printing.
At the same time, DHL has introduced the 24/7 parcel including a liability of €500,- as wellas tracking services available at €3.50 and bringing especially sellers of smaller and lightweightshipments a profit. With the new service, eBay customers can drop off and pick up their parcels ata DHL Packstation or at one of DHL’s parcel-boxes, providing a 24/7 service for the eBay community.
“More than 30 million offers can be found at the German eBay marketplace. We are verypleased to extend our service quality for our customers together with our partner DHL,” said MikeKlinkhammer, who is responsible for marketing of the eBay 2/2 marketplace within the eBayAdvertising Group GmbH.
Dr. Andrej Busch, DHL Parcel Germany head of marketing and divisional board member, said: “Aparcel service provider must represent the value proposition of the internet. Being available atany time and everywhere is the device of e-commerce which DHL Parcel and eBay make peopleexperience.”
In March 2009, Deutsche Post DHL and eBay Germany announced an extension of their successfulpartnership until the end of 2010 to continue offering simple and favourable delivery solutions tocustomers trading with eBay in Germany.