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This represents 19% of global e-Commerce and just 2% of global commerce, leaving generous room for upside. eBay itself is becoming a formidable third-party reseller or marketplace ala Amazon in its own right. eBay has moved beyond a person-to-person auction site to become a formidable marketplace and mobile payment platform. eBay has appreciated from its IPO over 7, 000%.
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Sears spokeperson Tom Aiello says that this was a Marketplace item from a third-party seller and not from Sears.
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The marketplace would have exclusive contracts with the sellers and great deals from third-party logistics (3PL) carriers like UPS to this effect.
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For example, the Marketplace hub displays the four different software stores where you can purchase media: third-party apps, games, music and Samsung Zone, a separate app store serving software made by Samsung.
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