EBay launched PayPal mobile several weeks ago. It’s also investing more in its communications unit, which includes Skype Technologies, the Internet-based phone provider that eBay acquired last year. This unit generated $35 million in sales in the quarter. EBay also plans to launch eBay Express in the spring. The new service is designed to encourage more shopping activity. While eBay expects the new service to add incremental sales, it may “depress” the revenue that eBay generates per listing, said eBay CEO Meg Whitman, on a conference call, following the release of the report.

Posted: 04|21|06 at 8:42 am. Filed under: Auction News.