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 to Aussies: If the Shoe Fits,… List It in in US Sizes

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Ina Steiner

eBay informed sellers in Australia that they must use US sizes when listing shoes for sale on its platform. Why? In a nutshell, eBay said: “Our buyers and sellers have told us that they prefer to shop using US shoe Read more

eBay Head of Seller Experience Returns to Wall Street

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Ina Steiner

A New York financial-services executive hired by former eBay CEO Devin Wenig to be in charge of “seller experience” left the marketplace firm this summer and landed back at his former employer. The company, DriveWealth, announced Tuesday it had rehired Read more

PayPal Eliminates Late Fees for Buy Now – Pay Later Service

August 18, 2021 Ina Steiner

PayPal offers an enticement for customers by allowing them to “buy now, pay later,” and on Wednesday, it made the offering more attractive by eliminating late fees. PayPal announced it will no longer charge late fees for missed payments on Read more

EcomShft Launches New Tools for Amazon Sellers

August 16, 2021 Ina Steiner

Winning the Buy Box is the Holy Grail for Amazon sellers looking to get more sales, but it can come at the expense of profits. A new company has crafted tools to help sellers manage their Amazon listings and optimize Read more

Amazon New Workflow Gets Thumbs Down by FBA Sellers

August 16, 2021 Ina Steiner

Amazon created a new workflow for replenishing inventory to Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) warehouses, but it’s gotten a thumbs down from numerous sellers. Amazon announced the new Send to Amazon workflow over a week ago, saying it offers a “faster, Read more

Etsy Waves $500 at Users to Get Them to Download Its App

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 Ina Steiner

Etsy is enticing users to download its mobile app by offering them a chance to win $500. A marketing email sent last week teased, “Get the app, get $500 – Download the app to track your orders, chat with sellers, Read more

Over 7,000 Sellers Attended eBay Open Conference Virtually

August 15, 2021August 15, 2021 Ina Steiner

eBay held its annual seller conference virtually this month, and on Friday, it announced 7,000 sellers had attended and described news coming out of the event: “We introduced new payment flexibility and control options, more stringent unpaid items and SNAD Read more

eBay Pushes Refurb and Priority Listings through Affiliate Marketing

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 Ina Steiner

eBay told affiliate marketers it is working to make it easier for them to promote Certified Refurbished goods through the Item Condition field, after adding it to its ePN Transaction reports in April. The eBay Partner Network affiliate program (ePN) Read more

Mercari Promotes Local Selling with ‘Declutter’ Sweepstakes

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Ina Steiner

Mercari is getting the word out about its local selling options with a new sweepstakes. “Declutter your garage with JoJo Fletcher” will give a winner a prize valued at $3500. The contest also kicked off in time to celebrate National Read more

Etsy Offers Tracking on USPS First Class Letters

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Ina Steiner

Etsy told sellers they could buy First Class Letter postage for 53 cents even as the rate for a postage stamp will increase from 55 cents to 58 cents on August 29th. But the real news is that it comes Read more