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Ecommerce giant eBay, eyeing luxury market expansion, offers independent-expert authentication for watches

August 12, 2020

Online marketplace eBay has rolled out physical authentication by third-party experts to allay concerns of watch collectors that the items are the genuine. Counterfeits are a major concern on online platforms as luxury ecommerce grows. Image credit: eBay Online marketplace eBay has rolled out physical authentication by third-party experts to allay concerns of watch collectors that the items are the genuine. Counterfeits are a major concern on online platforms as luxury ecommerce grows. Image credit: eBay

 

By Mickey Alam Khan

Online retail platform eBay, targeting the growing luxury ecommerce market, has introduced a new third-party authentication service for watch collectors that verifies the genuineness of the timepieces.

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