The question as to whether or not consumers will pay for same-day delivery of goods ordered online is being made moot by eBay for the holiday season. That's because the company announced it would not charge customers for deliveries using its eBay Now service through Christmas Eve.
The service is currently available in Chicago, New York, San Jose and San Francisco. In an announcement made last month, eBay said it would expand the service to Dallas before the end of this year and add 25 more cities, including some in international markets, in 2014.
The online marketplace operator makes the move on the heels of a forecast it issued last month for the fourth-quarter that fell short of Wall Street's expectations. The company's share price has dropped nine percent since then.
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