eBay acquires Afterbuy

SAN JOSE, Calif. eBay has acquired Afterbuy.com and its operator ViA-Online GmbH, a German-based leading auction management software company, the company announced today. According to eBay the acquisition allows it to expand it services on eBay.de and other online market places.

According to eBay, Afterbuy will continue to operate under its current brand name and will remain in Krefeld, Germany.

Afterbuy is an all-in-one online sales tool and covers all processes of the selling workflow: goods and inventory management, item listing, cross-selling and transaction and pre-sale management. Afterbuy can be connected to external services and business processes such as accounting software or shipping solutions of logistic services.