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 Highlights February Trends

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Etsy’s Jewelry, Accessories, and Bags categories are popular year-round, but those categories see a boost in February and May, the marketplace revealed in a recent Seller Handbook post. The boost in sales coincides with some key holidays, it explained – Read more

Social App for Collectors Gemr Closes Down

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Gemr closed its virtual doors on Monday after being unable to get additional funding to keep the company going. Gemr launched in 2014 to appeal to collectors. Founder Terry Anderton, who led a formation round of funding totaling $500,000 and Read more

Selling App Mercari Runs ‘Clean Sweep’ Sweepstakes

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Ina Steiner

Mobile selling app Mercari is running a sweepstakes to encourage users to list unwanted items as they declutter their homes. The “Clean Sweep” sweepstakes offers $500 each to five grand prize winners. Users can also earn coupons for listing items Read more

Feds to Raid Ecommerce Warehouses to Ferret Out Fakes?

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 Ina Steiner

Fake goods are entering the country, and the government is planning harsher methods to deal with the problem, according to CNBC. Referring to a report published by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday, CNBC said it gives Read more

Brexit Is Official, eBay Gives UK Sellers an Update

January 24, 2020January 26, 2020 Ina Steiner

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020 and will no longer be a Member State of the European Union. February 1st marks a transition period that ends on December 31, 2020, which can Read more

Have You Noticed eBay Is Faster?

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Ina Steiner

eBay techies are working to make the site faster. Senthil Padmanabhan is a Vice President, Technical Fellow at eBay where he heads the front-end and user experience engineering across eBay’s marketplace. He took to the eBay corporate blog to publish Read more

PayPal Makes More Inroads into China

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Ina Steiner

PayPal made more inroads in China, announcing on Wednesday a partnership with UnionPay International. The companies said they will work together to accelerate the growth of their mutual networks. PayPal has committed to supporting UPI acceptance globally where PayPal is Read more

FedEx Ground Expands to Sunday Delivery Year-Round

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Ina Steiner

FedEx is now making residential ground deliveries on Sundays year-round, it announced on Wednesday. FedEx. Corp CEO Raj Subramaniam said the practice was started over the holiday shopping season. “Delivering seven days a week was critical to our success this Read more

eBay PR Shuffle, This Time in UK

January 22, 2020January 23, 2020 Ina Steiner

In yet another eBay management move, Fergus Campbell, head of communications for eBay’s UK Gumtree classifieds business, is moving to become head of corporate communications for eBay UK. His predecessor is reported to have left eBay UK in September. Campbell Read more

ShippingEasy Releases Guide to 2020 Shipping Rate Changes

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Ina Steiner

ShippingEasy has released a guide to this year’s rate changes by the major carriers. UPS raised its rates on December 29th, FedEx raised its rates effective January 6th, and new USPS rates will go into effect on Sunday, January 26th. Read more