More people are buying products on eBay but the value of goods sold remains flat, according to the latest company reports. The number of active buyers, those who closed a transaction in the previous 12-month period, reached 182 million in Q2 2019. This is up 4.0% year-on-year and continues a trend of user growth across Marketplace and StubHub, eBay's e-commerce and online ticket platforms.
Despite more users, gross merchandise volume (GMV), the total value of goods sold via eBay, has dropped for the second quarter in a row. GMV equalled $22.6bn in Q2 2019, down 4.4% year-on-year. Although accounting for...