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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/.

Sellers Choice 2021 Marketplace Ratings: eCrater

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
eCrater

eCrater got the biggest boost in the final voting, jumping up two spots to place 8th (and missing 7th place by the narrowest of margins) in the 2021 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. eCrater showed improvement from the previous Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEBU, EBU 447, eCrater, Sellers Choice 20211 Comment

Sellers Choice 2021 Marketplace Ratings: Craigslist

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
craigslist

Craigslist slipped one notch and placed 9th in the 2021 Sellers Choice Awards for Online Marketplaces. Craigslist was found to be one of the more profitable places to sell – especially locally – and excelled in Ease of Use, but Read more

Marketplaces, NewsCraigslist, EBU, EBU 447, Sellers Choice 2021

Sellers Choice 2021 Marketplace Ratings: Facebook

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
Facebook

Facebook came in 10th place in the 2021 Sellers Choice Awards, slipping one spot from last year. Facebook is becoming a staple for selling larger items locally, but survey respondents felt that communications from the company was sorely lacking. In Read more

Marketplaces, NewsEBU, EBU 447, Facebook, Sellers Choice 2021

Poshmark Launches Pets Category: Haute Couture for Fido and Fluffy?

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
Poshmark

Social selling-app Poshmark launched a new category this week for pet owners that will include a variety of new and secondhand pet accessories, supplies, toys, and other essentials for dogs, cats, fish, reptiles and other pets. “Shoppers can expect to Read more

Marketplaces, NewsPoshmark

Amazon Reminds Toymakers of Government Regulations

February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon posted a reminder to UK sellers that makers of handmade toys and games must comply with government regulations in addition to its own guidelines. Thursday’s announcement follows below: Handmade Toys and Games guidelinesAs a maker of handmade Toys and Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Handmade, Amazon Toys & Games restrictions, Amazon UK, Regulation

Linn’s Stamp News Offers Insight into eBay Standard Envelope

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay has a new shipping option exclusively for sellers of inexpensive trading cards, as we’ve reported. This week, eBay told Linn’s Stamp News that the eBay Standard Envelope option would also be available to sellers in the Stamps category, though Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingeBay, eBay stamps, eBay standard envelope, eBay trading cards, Linn's Stamp News3 Comments

Online Sellers Guide to eBay Seller Updates

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

As eBay prepares to announce its Spring Seller Update in 2 weeks, EcommerceBytes put together a refresher guide for sellers. What are eBay Seller Updates, and when should sellers expect the next one? Keep reading! What is the eBay Seller Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay changes, eBay Seller Update

Online Shopping Memberships: Walmart vs Amazon

February 10, 2021 Ina Steiner
Walmart

Walmart launched a subscription program in September 2020 called Walmart+, and it already has about 8 million members, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). That compares to the approximately 142 million US members in Amazon Prime, which launched Read more

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon Prime, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, Josh Lowitz, Mike Levin, Walmart+1 Comment

eBay Runs Presidents Day Sale: 20% off Certified Refurbs

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is running a Presidents Day promotion, but only a tiny fraction of sellers will benefit. eBay is offering a 20% off coupon to shoppers for items that in its “Certified Refurbished” program, reserved for pre-approved manufacturers. eBay is marketing Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay certified refurbished, eBay coupon promotion, eBay Promotion

USPS Holiday Rate-Hike Helped End-of-Year Revenue

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The USPS implemented surge-pricing during the 2020 holiday season that helped it grow revenue in the last three months of the year – its first quarter of fiscal year 2021 ending September 30. The US Postal Service reported 25% year-over-year Read more

News, ShippingLouis DeJoy, Postal legislation, Postal reform, USPS, USPS Fairness Act, USPS financials4 Comments

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