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/.

Shopping Resource RetailMeNot Adds Flash Offers

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020 Ina Steiner

RetailMeNot, an aggregator of shopping deals, will hold “Cash Back Day” on Thursday, November 5 through Friday, November 6, doubling the event to 48 hours from its inaugural event last year. RetailMeNot is also launching “flash offers” this year. The Read more

Amazon to Open Another Fulfillment Center in Texas

October 23, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon will open another fulfillment center in Texas next year. The 700,000 square-foot “robotics” fulfillment center will be used to fulfill small items such as books, electronics and toys. Amazon fulfillment centers are no stranger to Texas, but this will Read more

eBay Sellers Don’t Need Printer for Shipping Labels

October 23, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay sellers no longer need a printer to purchase USPS postage through its shipping label program – though they will need a mobile phone. “Now you can use eBay Labels to get digital QR codes that allow you to print Read more

PayPal Will Help You Buy Things with Cryptocurrency

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Ina Steiner

PayPal will soon help you fund your ecommerce purchases using cryptocurrency, announcing a new service on Wednesday and referring awkwardly to “digital representations of value.” “PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced the launch of a new service enabling its Read more

New eBay Portal Features Direct-from-Brand Refurbs

October 21, 2020June 9, 2021 Ina Steiner

eBay announced a new portal featuring items that are “certified refurbished” and “guaranteed by leading manufacturers” at eBay.com/certifiedrefurbishedhub. eBay had already announced the launch of a “certified refurbished” hub in June, and at first glance, it’s not clear what might Read more

Holiday Searches Are up 79% on Etsy over Last Year

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy is seeing an increase in holiday-related searches, it revealed on Monday. Searches for “holiday” were up 79% in early October compared to the same time last year, while searches for “gift” were up 128%. Etsy surveyed buyers in September Read more

Amazon Offers Volume Discounts on Currency Conversion Fees for Disbursements

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is offering merchants volume discounts on currency conversion fees, it announced today. “Amazon Currency Converter for Sellers (ACCS) is Amazon’s official payment solution that allows you to receive disbursements in the currency of your choice,” it told sellers. “ACCS Read more

Etsy Shoppers Can Now Pay in Installments: Impact on Sellers

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy announced shoppers can now pay in installments thanks to a third-party service called Klarna. Etsy explained how it impacts sellers in today’s announcement, “We’ll send all of your funds for orders made with Klarna to your payment account the Read more

Etsy Deletes Inactive Teams with Little Warning

October 19, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy announced the launch of a new Teams “experience,” calling it a facelift. Ironically we can’t where Etsy posted the announcement – a seller sent us a link directly to the announcement, titled “We’re launching a new Teams experience.” We Read more

Etsy to Launch Curated Holiday Sales Page Next Month

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy will launch a special holiday sales page in early November, and it’s asking sellers to put their items on sale and follow best practices for a chance to be featured. “Our team of merchandising experts will curate this new Read more