To make buying and selling high-quality sneakers safer, eBay Germany is now offering a new service. From a retail price of 100 euros, the company offers a free authenticity check for new and worn sneakers.
The popularity of branded sneakers continues to increase. In the first quarter of 2021, a pair of sneakers was sold every 18 seconds on the ebay.de platform. The highly limited quantities of certain hyped models drive desirability on the market and create great demand on resale platforms. However, more and more “black sheep” – i.e. fake sneakers – are finding their way onto the market.
For this reason, eBay has already introduced sneaker authentication in the US, UK, Canada and Australia to protect consumers. This service will now also be available for German users of the platform. “Sneaker buyers buy on eBay in ten different categories every year on average, which is more than twice as much as other eBay buyers. To ensure that this growth is sustainable, the launch in Germany is now taking place,” says Oliver Klinck, Managing Director of eBay Germany .
Independent, external testing team
To verify authenticity, eBay works with an independent, external testing team from Sneaker Con. There is an extensive brand catalog for new and worn sneakers, which applies to fixed price and auction offers posted on ebay.de with an item and delivery location in Germany. With five percent sales commission and two percent for every portion of the sales price over 990 euros plus 35 cents fixed sales commission as well as the free authenticity check, eBay says it currently has the most favorable conditions on the market for commercial sellers.
All sneakers sold with eBay Authentication are marked on the website with the “Authenticated” logo and a check mark. The (initially) free authenticity check is then started automatically upon purchase. The seller is instructed to ship the item to the Authentication Center. There, Sneaker Con’s experts check various specified test points – packaging, size labels, soles, seams, logos, heel tabs, shoelaces and more – and also compare the sneakers with the description on offer.
NFC tag
Once the authenticity of the sneakers is confirmed, an NFC tag is attached to the left sneaker. This is intended to provide detailed information about the shoes and also make it easier to sell the shoes again if necessary. The order is then carefully packaged and sent safely using a fast shipping method including tracking. For returns, authenticity verification ensures that the item originally sold is returned via a verified returns process.
The introduction of the authenticity test is accompanied by a marketing campaign with the claim “Genuine. Safe. Verified”. There is also a campaign video that shows the solidarity in the sneakerhead scene as well as the love and enthusiasm of the community for the coveted shoes. Collaborations with influencers are intended to draw additional attention to the new service.
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xbox live gold its days are numbered. Literally. As of September, the new plan to play online on Xbox consoles, its replacement, is called Game Pass Core. More than a name change, it is an entry option to Microsoft’s video game subscription service based on two claims: the multiplayer experience and access to a catalog of more than 25 games. From there, the two questions ask themselves: what will happen to my plan and what games are they?
The transition from Xbox Live Gold to Game Pass Core is automatic and will take place on September 14, 2023. According to Microsoft, it will no longer be possible to contract Xbox Live Gold from that month (which makes sense) and we will be able to continue enjoying all those games that we have claimed over the years as long as we have Game Pass Core as normal. In addition, it ensures that, despite the change, subscribers will maintain the price.
That being said, in the case of Xbox 360 games, items already claimed with Xbox Live Gold have always been owned by the playerwith which a subscription is not necessary to download or enjoy them via backward compatibility on Xbox One and Xbox Series X.
The first 19 Game Pass Core games announced
The second big change is that Microsoft will stop offering two games every month. To be honest, and with very few exceptions, Games with Gold have been advertised monthly for years without generating . At least, compared to free games on platforms like Epic Games or PlayStation Plus subscription games.
The good news, on the other hand, is that the new approach to the service chooses to offer access to a fixed selection of more than 25 games from Xbox Studios, Bethesda and third parties, adding two or three batches of novelties each year. And although we still don’t know if there will be Activision Blizzard games, since 19 titles have been released, the announced collection is wide, varied and forceful.
Game
Gender
editor
developer
multiplayer
year
Price
among us
Puzzle / Social
innersloth
innersloth
Yeah
2021
€4.99
descend
Sports
No More Robots
ragesquid
Yeah
2018
€24.99
Dishonored 2
RPG / Stealth
Bethesda/Xbox Game Studios
Arkane Studios
No
2016
€29.99
Eternal Doom
FPS
Bethesda/Xbox Game Studios
iDSoftware
Yeah
2020
€39.99
Fable Anniversary
RPG / Adventure
Xbox Game Studios
Lionhead Studios
No
2014
€39.99
fallout 4
RPG / Adventure
Bethesda/Xbox Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios
No
2015
€19.99
Fallout 76
MMORPG
Bethesda/Xbox Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios
Yeah
2018
€39.99
Force Horizon 4
Driving / Open World
Xbox Game Studios
Playground Games
Yeah
2018
€64.99
gear 5
Action / Shooter
Xbox Game Studios
The Coalition
Yeah
2019
€39.99
Grounded
Adventure / Survival
Xbox Game Studios
obsidian
Yeah
2022
€39.99
Halo 5: Guardians
FPS
Xbox Game Studios
SamaGame
Yeah
2015
€19.98
Halo Wars 2
Strategy
SamaGame / Xbox Game Studios
Creative Assembly
Yeah
2017
€39.98
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Adventure
Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios
Ninja Theory
No
2018
€29.99
Human Fall Flat
platforms
Curve Games
No Brakes Games
Yeah
2017
€19.99
Inside
Adventure / Platforms
playdead
playdead
No
2016
€19.99
Ori & The Will of the Wisps
Adventure / Platforms
Xbox Game Studios
Moon Studios
No
2020
€29.99
psychonauts 2
Adventure / Platforms
Xbox Game Studios
Double Fine
No
2021
€59.99
State of Decay 2
Action / Survival
Xbox Game Studios
Undead Labs
Yeah
2018
€29.99
The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
MMORPG
Bethesda/Xbox Game Studios
Zeni Max Online
Yeah
2015
€19.99
Official prices without promotion or discount for subscription to Game Pass.
Adventure, platforms, author-named role-playing, wild shots, driving and multiplayer options to take advantage of online. The range of titles goes from Fable Anniversary from 2014 to much more recent Groundedand offers true timeless essentials.
In the end, the general idea is not very different from the already retired PlayStation Plus Collection, being a welcome option for new players of Xbox consoles, as well as an additional incentive for those who buy very specific games like EA Sports FC 24, Street Fighter or Call of Duty that ask to be enjoyed online.
Logically, none of this applies to PC, where it is not possible to contract the Game Pass Core service. Among other reasons, because unlike consoles, desktop players do not need to pay to play online.
What difference is there with Xbox Live Gold and with the Game Pass of a lifetime
Also, a legacy aspect of Xbox Live Gold is the exclusive discounts. In this way, and based on the current prices in Europe, the table of prices and benefits It will stay that way from September 2023.
Xbox Live Gold (Discontinued)
Game Pass Core
Game Pass Console
GamePass PC
Game Pass Ultimate
Price
€6.99 / month
€6.99 / month
€10.99 /month
€9.99 / month
€14.99 /month
Games
Two games a month with Games with Gold
more than 25 games
Hundreds of console games
Hundreds of PC games
Hundreds of games for console and PC
EA Play Games
Online Multiplayer
Yes on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and XBox Series X/S
Yes on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
No
Does not apply
Yes on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and XBox Series X/S
On PC it is not necessary to play Online
News
Each 15 days
New games 2 or 3 times a year
Xbox Game Studios Launch Games
New games regularly
Xbox Game Studios Launch Games
New games regularly
Xbox Game Studios Launch Games
New games regularly
promotions
Discounts and offers for members
Discounts and offers for members
Riot Games Advantages
Discounts and offers for members
Riot Games Advantages
Discounts and offers for members
Riot Games Advantages
Discounts and offers for members
Free rewards (DLCs, exclusive content etc.)
Riot Games Advantages
cloud game
No
No
No
No
Yes, on the web, Xbox app, browsers, TVs, iOS and Android
key date
Discontinued in September 2023
Available from 2023
Available since 2017
Available from 2019
Available from 2019
Cloud gaming in Beta phase
How is the Game Pass Core proposal compared to the game Pass of a lifetime. Well, that depends on whether we are interested in playing online. Being cheaper to get the Game Pass Ultimate subscription to receive both services, the game in the cloud and all the advantages of EA Play. As we discussed, the successor to Xbox Live Gold is a gateway to Game Pass.
At the price level, it should be taken into account that Microsoft started the summer by readjusting the price of the Xbox Game Pass service, going from 9.99 euros to the current 10.99 euros and, in the case of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, going to cost 14 .99 euros compared to the initial 12.99 euros.
That said, the value of the content offered and the games, all told, still makes it a very worthwhile subscription. Above all, when all the next house bombings like Starfield and Forza Motorsport will arrive at launch, and it is not necessary to buy titles like Redfall to know if we will continue playing the next day.
Will we miss Xbox Live Gold? The only thing that changes from the new plan is the two games per month with Games with Gold. And it must be recognized that maintaining what has already been claimed and the instant addition of 25 games, including many of the best of the house, play in their favor. In any case, the temptation to get hold of to play online is much greater today than yesterday.
