To celebrate our sellers’ successes in 2024, we held numerous events across regions to recognize their efforts and contributions to the eBay marketplace.
This month, the HIS team held the Exporter of the Year 2024 (EoY’24) event in Bangkok, Thailand to celebrate sellers’ entrepreneurial spirits and global exporting excellence. The event brought together 100 sellers from Global Emerging Market regions, including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia, for two days of celebration, networking, and knowledge sharing.
Below, we highlight sellers who received awards at eBay events in Dubai, Lithuania, Singapore, Germany, Japan, UK, and China.
Dubai
Among the participants of the EoY’24 event, 24 eBay sellers were awarded for their outstanding growth performance and exceptional buyer experience. These accolades highlight their remarkable service excellence compared to millions of sellers across the Global Emerging Market regions.
The first winner of the EoY’24 event was The Luxury Closet (TLC), who was honored with the Outstanding Rising Star award for remarkable growth in the first year of business on eBay. Founded in 2012 against the vibrant backdrop of Dubai by CEO Kunal Kapoor, TLC is built on the pillars of circularity, authenticity, and exceptional customer service.
Their journey began with the sale of one Hermès Birkin and has since grown exponentially. By focusing on the resale of luxury items, The Luxury Closet has tapped into a niche market that values both opulence and sustainability.
This dual focus has enabled them to create a profitable business model that appeals to a wide audience. TLC began selling on eBay earlier this year and quickly became one of the top global sellers for pre-loved handbags.
Lithuania
Supportive Electronic Services was awarded Best Growth in Business & Industrial for exceptional growth in this category due to their focus on expanding their reach in global markets.
Based in Lithuania, friends Andzej and Hasan share a mutual passion for giving electronics a second life through reuse and refurbishment. Since 2007, their mission has been to extend the lifespan of electronics and reduce waste, contributing to a greener world, one gadget at a time.
They started selling on eBay in 2020, emphasizing quality, sustainability, and customer trust. Within just six months of active selling, they achieved remarkable success, ranking among the top 15 global eBay sellers at that time.
Singapore
Scc_consignment was awarded 2nd Winner: Exporter of the Year 2024for exporting excellence.
SCC Consignments specializes in consignments and auctions, with a focus on sports trading cards and collectible card games. They have achieved impressive growth and year-over-year increases in 2024. Their success is driven by regional expertise, integrity, transparency, and a personalized approach.
Based in Singapore, Boon Yang and Junius Chia of SCC Consignments have previously earned recognition within the eBay community, winning the eBay Rising Star Award in 2022 and the eBay Biggest Leap Award in 2023.
This year, their victory in the Exporter of the Year award is a testament to their belief that offering unique products and a commitment to customer service can significantly drive growth and recognition.
Germany
Since 2018, eBay Germany has been honoring six outstanding sellers with the eBay Awards every year. At this year’s event, Andreas Hintz and his team from Lauterbach in Hesse received the Founder of the Year award, which recognizes individuals who are courageous entrepreneurs of all ages who have founded a business within the last three years and are really successful on eBay.
In December 2022, brothers Andreas and Stephan Hintz from Lauterbach in Hessen made their dream come true and started selling their favorite games on eBay with their store, “Brettspielimperium” or board game empire, which is dedicated to the loving preparation of games.
They quickly established their store as the place to go for used board games and made it a well-known brand in the board game community. The founders carefully check and clean all games before selling them to ensure that they are in the best possible condition.
Japan
The eBay Japan Awards is an official annual event held by eBay Japan to recognize Japanese sellers who have achieved remarkable success and outstanding performance in the previous year. Mr. Shinpei Ono from Map Camera won the “Seller of the Year 2023” award this year.
This is the top award given to the seller with the highest overall evaluation in 2024 based on eBay sales performance, feedback from buyers, etc. Since 2022, Map Camera has consecutively won the eBay Japan Award for Seller of the Year for two years, along with the Category Growth Award and the Customer Satisfaction Award.
Map Camera, operated by Syuppin Co., Ltd., is a top camera seller that began its sales on eBay in 2017. Their commitment to providing high-quality products at affordable prices quickly has always been their core policy, prioritizing customer satisfaction above all.
Through eBay, Map Camera supports the joy of photography for camera lovers worldwide and has established itself as a trusted partner for photography enthusiasts.
UK
eBay for Business Awards are our annual celebration of eBay businesses in the UK, celebrating inspirational businesses. Each award winner is awarded £10,000 and a business support package.
Anil Qasemi, from Hatopia, won the Start-Up Award, an award that recognises a business that has combined the power of imagination, innovation and steely determination to start a successful business, which has also been able to impact the world in a meaningful way.
Anil arrived in the UK as a refugee with a young family. Eventually, a colleague introduced Anil to The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN), and with their support, he launched Hatopia on eBay. Within three months, the business became a top-rated seller with 100% positive feedback, driven by passion and commitment to quality.
Hatopia embodies a fusion of entrepreneurial spirit and a newfound passion for the vibrant hat culture prevalent in the UK.
China
The 2024 eBay China P&A Sellers Summit took place in Changzhou, China, celebrating the success of leading eBay P&A sellers from the country. As the largest seller engagement event in China for the year, it attracted over 300 Chinese P&A sellers who gathered to recognize outstanding achievements and share insights on global growth.
Lingyue was honored with the Supreme Seller of the year 2024 at the 2024 China P&A Sellers Summit, in recognition of their outstanding GMV performance on eBay. Prior to eBay, Liu Bing, the founder of Lingyue, faced challenges such as low profits and lengthy payment terms in traditional trade. During a visit to his American client, Liu Bing discovered that the auto parts he supplied were being sold out on eBay.
Inspired by this, he realized that eBay could offer direct access to buyers, higher profits, and faster payments. This revelation led him to start his own eBay business. Lingyue's remarkable success on eBay has become an inspiring beacon for local auto parts SMEs, motivating them to embark on cross-border trade through eBay.
Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
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