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 Executive to Keynote at Home Delivery World

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Ina Steiner

A top Etsy executive will be one of the keynote speakers at the Home Delivery World conference taking place next month. Roman Sobieri, Head of Shipping, Listing Management and Payment Operations at Etsy, will speak about providing a frictionless shipping Read more

Wear Your Postal Pride with New USPS Clothing Line

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Ina Steiner

Up to your neck in packages as you fulfill your online orders? Now you can dress the part. Fashion retailer Forever 21 has a new line of clothing featuring postal-themed clothing. You can wear a USPS Priority Mail hoodie or Read more

Would You Want Your Tax Refund Sent to PayPal?

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Ina Steiner

If you’re due to get a tax refund this year, would you prefer it be sent directly to your PayPal account? That’s an option for US taxpayers if you have a PayPal Cash Card. Business owners can also now use Read more

eBay and Amazon See Opportunity in Rural America

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay and Amazon see opportunity in rural America and are calling for better resources to “unlock the digital potential” of rural sellers. There are 37 million working-age adults in the rural US who account for close to 15% of the Read more

Tax Exempt Buyers Now Able to Purchase on eBay

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 Ina Steiner

Buyers who are exempt from paying state sales tax can now purchase items on eBay without being incorrectly charged tax. Word of this development comes not from an eBay announcement, but from a reader who forwarded us an email he Read more

eBay Cements Reputation as Daily Deals Site with New Promo

March 22, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay is further cementing its reputation as a daily deals site with the launch of a “Sweet 16 Deals” shopping promotion, this despite the decline of the daily deals fad of several years ago. The 16-day promotion excludes most items Read more

Flood-Related Shipping Delays in Some Parts of US?

March 21, 2019 Ina Steiner

In between winter and hurricane season there’s spring, but nature is not taking it easy in many locales this year. The pictures coming in from southern Africa from Tropical Cyclone Idai are heartbreaking. In the US, parts of the Midwest Read more

eBay Sellers Should Review Changes to Item Specifics

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay announced changes to Item Specifics on Thursday. The news was related to the Early Seller Update changes announced in February when eBay said sellers could optimize their listings for product-based shopping by providing complete and accurate item specifics to Read more

eBay Will Address GTC Billing Issue in May

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Ina Steiner

In case you missed it, one day after eBay rolled out the Good Til Cancelled (GTC) mandate, the company said it would address an important billing issue raised by sellers that had caught executives and managers off guard. The update Read more

eBay Limits Latest Sale to Just Three Brands

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a promotion giving shoppers 20% off on purchases of activewear, but it is restricting the sale to just three major brands. eBay sent an email to shoppers advertising the sales event, which kicked off on March 21 Read more