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Ina Steiner
Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at
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A suggestion for Jon – I use Pirate Ship, too. When someone orders multiple items on eBay, I still use Pirate Ship. I just pick one of the orders, use the combined weight, ship 1 package. Then I copy the tracking number and go over to eBay Sold and paste it into any other items on the order, updating the tracking. I also set any orders from that buyer that are still showing on Pirate Ship to “Ignore”, so I won’t accidentally use it again. That takes it off the import screen. It takes about 5 minutes longer, but I do enjoy the fact that I am NOT sending a penny more to eBay than I have to. Pirate Ship is great for me.