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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 and Amazon Join New Facebook Affiliate Program

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 Ina Steiner
eBay Amazon

eBay said its participation in Facebook’s new affiliate beta program would enhance seller visibility by empowering “creators” to access and embed eBay listings directly within their content on Facebook. Facebook announced on Tuesday it was adding Amazon to its Facebook Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, eBay, Facebook, Facebook affiliate tools, MetaLeave a comment

Amazon Surveys Sellers on FBA Returns Solutions

March 20, 2026March 20, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is surveying sellers about their experience using its solutions to help them handle returns through its FBA fulfillment service. The survey highlights how many solutions it offers – 10, plus a dashboard for visibility. Amazon sent sellers an invitation Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon FBA, Amazon returnsLeave a comment

PayPal Ends Rewards-to-Cashback Option, Tweaks Funding and Crypto Terms

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Ina Steiner
PayPal

PayPal is updating its policies and user agreement, and included is a change to its reward program. Beginning August 1, 2026, it will end the option that allowed members of its rewards program to redeem rewards points for cash. The Read more

News, PaymentsHoney, PayPal, PayPal cryptocurrency, PayPal Rewards, PayPal User AgreementLeave a comment

Uncertainty as Amazon Sellers Brace for Expected Cashflow Crunch from DD+7 (Updated)

March 17, 2026March 19, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Sellers had months to prepare for the new DD+7 policy that Amazon warned would cause a cashflow crunch when implemented on March 12, but now that the date has come and gone, many sellers are filled with uncertainty and are Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon DD+7Leave a comment

Trading Card ‘Breaking’ Gets Live-Streaming Platforms in Trouble

March 16, 2026March 16, 2026 Ina Steiner
Regulations_compliance

Online marketplace WhatNot is the latest platform to face legal challenges due to live-streaming the sale of trading cards in a format called breaking. Sports Illustrated reported today that a user filed an arbitration complaint against Whatnot, Inc. “specifically challenging Read more

Marketplaces, News, Tax and Legal Issuesbreaking, Fanatics, Trading cards, WhatnotLeave a comment

Amazon Adds Feeds So Merchants Can Get Exposure via Shop Direct

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Last year, Amazon launched its AI-powered Shop Direct feature that displays products that are available for sale off-Amazon. On Wednesday, Amazon added the ability for merchants to send their product feeds through third-party syndicators for exposure on Amazon through Shop Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Shop Direct, Amazon Shop Direct Product Feeds, Rob Gonzalez, Salsify

How to Catch the Attention of Etsy’s Marketing Team

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 Ina Steiner
Etsy

Etsy recently shared some tips for sellers on how to catch the attention of its merchandisers who look for items to feature in Etsy marketing campaigns, including Editor’s Picks; seasonal gift guides; trend roundups; emails; and TV ads. An Etsy Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEtsy, Etsy marketing

Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026 Is Fast Approaching

March 9, 2026March 16, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is being cagy about the exact date of its 3rd annual “Big Spring Sale” this month.* Last year, the sale ran from 3/25 to 3/31 in the US, the same time period as its “Spring Deal Days” in Europe. Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Big Spring Sale

Sellers Say Amazon Charged Ad Fees throughout Thursday’s Outage

March 7, 2026March 12, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon customers took to industry boards when they found they were unable to shop or checkout due to an outage on Thursday. Many people said they encountered Amazon’s classic error page that shows dogs with the message, “UH-Oh. Something went Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Advertising, Amazon outage1 Comment

Amazon Sellers Can Easily Drill into Sales Data for Insights with New AI Tool

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon is giving sellers the ability to drill down into their sales data using AI to help them “visualize and grow their business in real time.” The marketplace announced Tuesday that, “For the first time, sellers can generate personalized, interactive Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon AI, Amazon Canvas AI

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