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/.

Etsy Pulls at Heartstrings with 2020 Holiday Ads

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Ina Steiner

Three emotional stories are at the heart of Etsy’s new holiday ad campaign, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes after the company launched the ads on October 28th. The stories highlight the power of a meaningful gift, she said. “We know the Read more

eBay Cyberstalking Case: Guilty Pleas Now Total 5

October 29, 2020June 17, 2022 Ina Steiner

Two more people pleaded guilty in the eBay cyberstalking case, bringing the total number of guilty pleas to 5 and leaving only the two former eBay executives who were arrested and charged in June. The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Read more

Amazon Announces Third Quarter 2020 Results

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon announced third-quarter results today. Total net sales increased 37% to $96.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $70.0 billion in third quarter 2019. BNN Bloomberg journalist Jon Erlichman tweeted an interesting chart showing Amazon’s third-quarter revenue going back Read more

eBay Adds Hundreds of Thousands of Sellers to Managed Payments

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay said it added “hundreds of thousands” of sellers to Managed Payments since July, bringing the current number of active sellers enrolled in the program worldwide to 340,000. Alyssa Cutright, who is Vice President of Global Payments, updated sellers on Read more

eBay Sees GMV Growth of 22 Percent in Third Quarter 2020

October 28, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay saw third-quarter 2020 GMV (value of sales on its marketplace) grow 22% year over year. An excerpt of the company press release follows with a link to the full release below. eBay Inc. Reports Better Than Expected Third Quarter Read more

Etsy Sees GMS Grow 119% in Third Quarter 2020

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy saw third-quarter 2020 GMS (value of sales on its marketplace) grow 119% year over year. An excerpt of the company press release follows with a link to the full release below. Etsy, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial ResultsReports Read more

eBay Offers 15% Off Coupon to Promote ‘Certified’ Refurbs

October 28, 2020October 28, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay is offering a 15% off coupon on “Certified Refurbished” items using the code PICKCR15. It expires at midnight tonight (October 28). No minimum purchase is required, but the coupon discount is capped at a maximum value of $100. There Read more

Credenza, Cat Bed, Clutch: Etsy Names Design Award Winners

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy named the 12 winners of its 2020 Design Awards on Tuesday, with $15,000 going to Grand Prize winner AdrianMartinus for its $4,350 credenza made from recycled skateboards. The winners were chosen from 100 finalists and thousands of entries by Read more

Amazon to Hire an Additional 100K Workers for the Holidays

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is creating an additional 100,000 seasonal jobs for the holidays, it announced on Tuesday. Jobs in Amazon’s operations network include stowing, picking, packing shipping and delivering customer orders, and can also include a wide variety of other jobs including Read more

Global-Security Exec Pleads Guilty in eBay Cyberstalking Case

October 27, 2020June 17, 2022 Ina Steiner

eBay’s former head of Global Security pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges related to an aggressive cyberstalking campaign. He was the 7th former eBay employee charged in the case, and the third to plead guilty. The Department of Justice Press Read more