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The world\u2019s largest online marketplace and the first international auction house have come together to form a new online platform.<\/p>\n

EBay and Sotheby\u2019s announced today that they will join forces, creating an innovative online marketplace for costumers to discover, browse and buy art, antiques and collectibles.\u00a0 Bringing Sotheby\u2019s top-notch auctions in real time, right in the comforts of your own home (eBay currently has 145M active buyers from 190 countries).<\/p>\n

In 2013, eBay\u2019s collectibles category accounted for nearly $8 billion of Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) with 36 million active buyers; 3,500 items sold for above $5,000. Interestingly enough, 40% of all eBay\u2019s volume is through mobile phones, which accounts for $20b in mobile commerce in the last year, an incredible increase from 2008\u2019s $0.<\/p>\n

According to the press release<\/a> posted on Sotheby\u2019s website, the overall art market is estimated at $65 billion globally, while the online art market is projected to be worth $13 billion by 2020.\u00a0 In 2013, Sotheby\u2019s online bidders competed for 17% of the total lots offered, increasing the total lots purchased online by 36% from the year prior; 32% of the buyers had never purchased a lot at Sotheby\u2019s beforehand.\u00a0 The prices of various pieces ranged from $5K-$100K; the average price of watches sold were $42K, prints were $8K and books and manuscripts were $18K. \u00a0Mobile traffic had doubled from 2012 to 2013 and now 25% of Sotheby\u2019s online traffic is driven from mobile phones.<\/p>\n

Both companies plan to focus on selling high-end items online and reaching on-the-go buyers who uses their mobile phones for purchases. With price points they believe will excite customers, the new online platform will focus on selling jewelry, watches, prints, wine, photographs and 20th<\/sup>\u00a0century design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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