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 Has a Workaround for Checkout Issue

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay blamed PayPal for issues with eBay Checkout and offered a workaround for buyers. Since Monday, eBay’s System Status board has shown a warning that the eBay marketplace is experiencing technical issues. Two of the nine services eBay tracks on Read more

Etsy Celebrates Artisans with 2nd Annual Design Awards

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy opened nominations for its annual design awards known as “The Etsies.” The awards recognize “brilliantly designed, wonderfully one-of-a-kind Etsy items from around the globe.” Etsy users can nominate a favorite seller whose designs they admire. “Simply fill out a Read more

Mercari Pilots Same-Day Pickup and Delivery Service

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Ina Steiner

Mercari is testing a new same-day home pickup and delivery service for buyers and sellers on its mobile-selling platform. The test, running in San Francisco, is powered by on-demand delivery platform Postmates. Buyers will be able to search by Same-Day Read more

Amazon Becomes a Shipping Carrier in the UK

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is advertising shipping services to sellers in the UK, offering premium shipping services at competitive prices. “Amazon Shipping will pick up your parcels 7 days a week, and deliver them to your customers,” it states on its UK Amazon Read more

Amazon Expands in Home State with New Technology Offices

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is expanding in its home state of Washington with a new facility in Redmond. It announced today it has secured an additional 111,000 square feet of office space in the city. “This new space will host tech and engineering Read more

Walmart Opens Marketplace to Shopify Merchants

June 15, 2020 Ina Steiner

Walmart is opening its marketplace to third-party sellers who use Shopify to host their online stores. The new integration will allow approved Shopify sellers to seamlessly list their items on Walmart.com. However, Walmart will be selective about which sellers it Read more

EPA Tells eBay, Amazon: Stop Selling Fake COVID Killers

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Ina Steiner

On June 10, 2020, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued orders to eBay and Amazon directing them to immediately stop the sale or distribution of over 30 different types of pesticide products that are unregistered, misbranded, or classified for Read more

Facebook Now Allowing Sellers to List Non-Medical Face Masks

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Ina Steiner

Facebook is now allowing sellers to list and advertise non-medical face masks, it announced on Wednesday. In March, it had temporarily banned ads and commerce listings for masks on its apps “to help protect against scams, misleading medical claims, medical Read more

eBay Revamps ‘Amazon Prime’ Clone in Australia

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay revamped its Amazon Prime clone in Australia in order to align it more to “retail standards and buyer expectations.” Like Amazon Prime, eBay Plus is a membership program. Buyers pay $49 per year in order to receive free shipping Read more