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 Now the Proud Owner of a Second Marketplace: Reverb

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Ina Steiner

Etsy is now the proud owner of a second online marketplace. On Thursday, it announced the completion of its acquisition of Reverb, an online marketplace for new, used, and vintage musical instruments. It had announced its intentions in July, and Read more

Facebook Changes Impact Private Seller Groups

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Ina Steiner

Facebook announced a change on Wednesday to Groups’ privacy settings in an effort to make them easier to understand. Many online sellers belong to Facebook Groups to either buy and sell or to hold private discussions with peers about selling Read more

Amazon Tools and Outreach Boost Seller Ad Spend

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Ina Steiner

A new report indicates Amazon is giving third-party merchants who advertise on its site better tools and personalized hand-holding, all in an effort to increase their spending on advertising. Wall Street firm Cowen Equity Research recently met with two former Read more

eBay and Amazon Update Sellers on Sales Tax, WSJ Scolds States

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay and Amazon updated sellers this month about how they collect sales tax across the US as states enact new laws, while the Wall Street Journal chided the states, characterizing sales tax legislation as a money grab that harms small-business Read more

Videos from July eBay Seller Conference Now Available

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Ina Steiner

Sellers can now watch videos of the eBay Open seller conference held in Las Vegas in July. The company said about 1,500 sellers attended the event. Among the video workshop titles that jumped out at us as being potentially most Read more

Classifieds App OfferUp Adds UPS as Shipping Option

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Ina Steiner

Last year, mobile app OfferUp added the ability for users to sell classifieds nationwide by adding payment and shipping capabilities. Today, it announced it has integrated with UPS shipping and lowered fees up to 67% on larger items. It reminded Read more

Etsy Preps Sellers for Holiday Sales, Runs New TV Ads

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Ina Steiner

Hang up the mistletoe – Etsy is prepping sellers for holiday sales. On Monday, it released some articles containing tips and advice on how to “reach shoppers and keep them coming back during the holiday season.” It also revealed a Read more

Sellers Can Participate in Etsy’s Labor Day Sale

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Ina Steiner

Etsy invited sellers to participate in its Labor Day sale at the end of the month as well as teasing another Cyber Week sale to be held this November. “Run a Labor Day sale from August 30 to September 2 Read more

Amazon Sellers Lament the Loss of FedEx for FBA Inbound

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Ina Steiner

FedEx’s decision to part ways with Amazon may cost sellers in an unexpected way: As of last Thursday, FedEx is no longer a participant in Amazon’s Partnered Carrier program. As a result, some sellers said they would end up paying Read more

Former Amazon Exec Peter Faricy Brings Ecommerce to TV

August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 Ina Steiner

The former Vice President of Amazon Marketplace Peter Faricy, who was instrumental in growing the army of third-party merchants on Amazon, is now helping to bring ecommerce to television, according to a report in The Information. Faricy is now Discovery Read more