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/.

Bonanza Marketplace Updates Sellers on Sales Tax Changes

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

Online marketplace Bonanza updated sellers about changes it’s making to sales tax collection. It’s using third-party service TaxCloud to comply with Marketplace Facilitator laws passed by numerous states around the country. “Many states have added Marketplace Facilitator Provisions to their Read more

Amazon Invites Sellers to Mexico Hot Sale 2020

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon invited sellers to participate in Hot Sale 2020, Mexico’s second largest sales event that “could help you boost your business.” “Hot sale is a Mexican exclusive sales event that could help you increase your sales,” Amazon wrote in its Read more

New Calculator Helps eBay Sellers Price for Profitability

March 8, 2020 Ina Steiner

3Dsellers launched a new tool that allows eBay sellers to optimize their product pricing. The tool calculates eBay fees and factors other costs to help sellers determine each item’s profit margin. 3Dsellers cofounder and CEO Avi Assa said many online Read more

OIG to USPS: Improve Scanning Practices

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Ina Steiner

The USPS Inspector General (USPS OIG) issued a report on mail scanning issues, a topic near and dear to online sellers’ hearts since they rely on scans to prove they sent a package, sent it on time, and show if Read more

Amazon Reduces Seller Fees for Fashion in UK, Europe

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is reducing seller referral fees for higher-priced fashion goods in the UK and Europe. The 1-year promotion lowers Selling Partner referral fees for Clothing, Shoes and Handbags over €45 or £40. Amazon said it expects sellers to list a Read more

Shopify Targets Etsy Sellers: We Have Your Back

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Ina Steiner

Ecommerce platform Shopify sent an email to Etsy sellers telling them, “we have your back,” an apparent reference to Etsy’s decision to force advertising fees on many sellers. Etsy made the good-news/bad-news announcement on Wednesday, telling sellers they were unbundling Read more

eBay Advises Tennessee Tornado Victims to Pause Selling

March 3, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay offered advice to sellers impacted by the Tennessee tornadoes and told them it would automatically extend seller protections. eBay offered the following recommendations to sellers located in the impacted region who don’t have access to their inventory: Communicate with Read more

Amazon Uses Mini FCs for Even Faster Same-Day Delivery

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is using mini fulfillment centers along with the help of gig workers to make same-day delivery even faster in four cities, it announced today. Amazon Prime members in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas can now get up to 3 Read more

Amazon Fulfillment Service Lowers MCF Fees

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Ina Steiner

Amazon is lowering Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) fees, it announced on Monday. Similar to FBA, merchants use MCF to have Amazon fulfill orders that come from channels outside of the Amazon marketplace – for example, from the merchant’s own website – Read more

Etsy Nudges Buyers to Meet Free-Shipping Threshold

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Ina Steiner

Since Etsy doesn’t own the items on its marketplace, it brought out the “stick” this summer to compel sellers to offer free shipping or guaranteed free shipping program on orders $35 and above. Basically, Etsy told sellers to offer some Read more