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Author: 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 EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.

eBay Reports Show Its Continued Focus on Fashion, Used Goods

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay was out with two new reports on Tuesday that show its continued focus on fashion and used (“pre-loved”) goods. eBay now has a “resident stylist,” Brie Welch, who said of eBay’s year-end Watchlist report, “This season, people are embracing Read more

Marketplaces, NewsBrie Welch, eBay, eBay Fashion, eBay Recommerce, Jamie Iannone1 Comment

Etsy UK Adds Royal Mail Duties-Paid Option for US Orders

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy is offering UK sellers a new delivery service for orders going to the US. It’s the first marketplace to offer Royal Mail’s postal delivery duties paid (PDDP) service directly on its platform – an effort to make sure US Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy shipping, Royal Mail1 Comment

Amazon Expands Service that Grades and Resells FBA Sellers’ Returns

November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon launched the Grade and Resell service for FBA sellers in 2021, and this month it expanded the program to additional categories “with smarter features.” Amazon describes the program as follows: “The FBA Grade and Resell program allows you to Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon FBA Grade & ResellLeave a comment

Etsy Sellers Say ‘Total Search Invisibility’ Is Causing Sales to Tank

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Glitch? Policy enforcement crackdown? Etsy sellers have been reporting since early November that their listings are not showing up in Etsy search results and, as a result, they say their sales have nose-dived. On a thread created on November 8 Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy glitch, Etsy search1 Comment

USPS Adds Service in Response to Tariffs, End of De Minimis

November 16, 2025November 16, 2025 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

USPS is adding Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) to address recent challenges mailers have faced related to foreign-country tariffs that apply to certain outbound international items as well as the end of de minimis, it revealed in filings with the Postal Read more

News, Shippingde minimis, Tariffs, USPS, USPS DDP, USPS Delivered Duty Paid2 Comments

Facebook Marketplace Makes It Easier to Ask Sellers Questions

November 15, 2025November 15, 2025 Ina Steiner
Facebook

Facebook Marketplace announced new features last week, saying it is “evolving the Marketplace experience to make it more social and collaborative.” While many features are buyer-facing, one that could impact sellers in a big way is a feature making it Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, Facebook, Facebook Marketplace1 Comment

eBay Advises Sellers on Getting Increased Visibility On and Off eBay

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 Ina Steiner
eBay

The eBay Seller News Team was back this week with another update addressing questions that were asked during its most recent quarterly Seller Check-in. The eBay Seller Announcement board posts show that Ron Jaiven, new General Manager for eBay North Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAbby McGuckin, eBay, eBay visibility, Google, Pete Dainty4 Comments

Amazon Announces New Dashboard ahead of Expected January Returns Tsunami

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon announced a new returns dashboard for sellers to get “clearer insights into your returns and inventory recovery,” in one central location, regardless of channel. It comes at an opportune time: Amazon’s extended holiday returns policy requires that items purchased Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, ReturnsLeave a comment

Look for 2026 Postage Rate Announcement Next Week

November 10, 2025November 10, 2025 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The USPS will likely announce its January 2026 postage rates early next week. Shippers are already paying higher rates thanks to the holiday surcharge that went into effect on October 5 and will run through January 18, 2026. In January Read more

News, ShippingPostal rate increase, USPS1 Comment

What to Know about eBay Recent Changes to Stores

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay made recent changes to Stores, including testing a new “curated” section that appears in some eBay Stores, and changing how sellers’ Promoted Store ads are budgeted so eBay can “leverage machine learning and traffic signals” to optimize sellers’ advertising Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay ads, eBay Promoted Stores, eBay StoresLeave a comment

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