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 Adds Google Pay to Managed Payments, No PayPal Yet

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay is adding Google Pay to Managed Payments, which is currently optional for sellers as the marketplace transitions away from PayPal powering its payment processing. eBay already offers Apple Pay for mobile payments through Managed Payments. While eventually Managed Payments Read more

Amazon Seller Promo Shows It’s Hungry for New Products

March 20, 2019 Ina Steiner

Amazon is running a seller promotion that shows it’s hungry for new products to add to its marketplace. Through the end of September, Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is offering to waive monthly storage and removal fees on new ASINs so Read more

eBay CEO Celebrates Company’s First Stock Dividend

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Devin Wenig tweeted that the company paid its first cash dividend today. eBay had announced in January it would issue a dividend after experiencing stagnant growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 and facing pressure from activist investors. Read more

Amazon Makes It Easier to Accept Its Payments Service on Other Platforms

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Ina Steiner

Amazon is making it easier for US merchants to accept its payments solution off-Amazon thanks to a deal with Worldpay, which announced Wednesday it is the first acquirer enabling Amazon Pay for its merchants. Worldpay promised benefits for merchants, including Read more

eBay Runs Single-Seller Promo in US, Category Flash Sale in UK

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Ina Steiner

In the US, eBay is running a single-seller promotion, and in the UK, eBay is running a flash sale in the electronics category. eBay.com kicked off a promotion on March 14 that runs through today, March 20th, in which buyers Read more

Selling on Instagram Now Possible with Checkout Feature

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Ina Steiner

Selling on Instagram is now possible with checkout, a feature announced today that lets shoppers pay for items directly in posts. The checkout on Instagram feature is currently limited to US shoppers from a small number of brands. If and Read more

PayPal Enables Instagram’s New Shopping Feature

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Ina Steiner

Selling on Instagram is now possible with the help of PayPal. This is bound to be very welcome news for small sellers who chafe at marketplace restrictions – though for now, the beta product is limited to a small number Read more

eBay Patents ‘Shop the Look’ Technology

March 19, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay filed a patent to protect its “Shop the Look” technology. In the background section of the patent filing, eBay explained: “Ecommerce systems typically sell hundred, thousands, or even millions of items to users. In light of so many choices, Read more

Teikametrics Launches Amazon Ad Bidding Feature

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Ina Steiner

Teikametrics introduced a new hourly bidding solution for merchants who advertise on Amazon that takes into account many factors – including the cost of sellers’ inventory to ensure profitability. The new feature is part of a product called the Teikametrics Read more

Watch Your Wallet: Recurring Billing Now Mandatory on eBay

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Ina Steiner

eBay’s discussion boards are starting to light up with comments from sellers who are no longer able to list fixed-price listings with an expiration date. 3 weeks ago, eBay gave sellers a heads-up that it was making all fixed-price listings Read more