Besides having an awesome title, Mark Flaa, eBay’s Director of Sneakers, is tasked with growing the sneaker category for the e-commerce giant. Recently, a main focus of that has been working on the ...

Today eBay announced a "sneaker authentication program" for the first time*. This system works with an "initial authentication by an independent team of industry experts," allowing some of the most ...

Counterfeit sneakers are a problem. In 2019, the Department of Homeland Security seized $37 million in fake sneakers. But every sneakerhead knows that fakes still make it onto the secondary market.

EBay is announcing today that it's going to start authenticating sneaker sales over $100 in the U.S. This is a clear bite into the dominance of StockX and GOAT in the limited sneaker universe. The ...

As e-commerce companies vet more products sold on their platforms, eBay has bought Sneaker Con Digital's sneaker authentication arm for an undisclosed sum, according to a Monday press release. The ...