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 Runs Flash Sale December 7th

December 7, 2018December 14, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a “December Dozen” flash sale today, December 7th. A banner on the eBay homepage advertises “A Dozen Days of Steals! Day 3.” The sale allows shoppers to use a coupon code (PHLDAYTEN) to receive 10% off their Read more

UPS Raises Shipping Rates in Three Weeks

December 6, 2018 Ina Steiner

UPS is raising shipping rates on December 26, 2018. The rates for UPS Ground, UPS Air and International services will increase an average net 4.9%. In addition, UPS is increasing certain value-added services and surcharges, and fuel surcharges will apply Read more

eBay Raises Shipping Rates in UK

December 5, 2018December 6, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay is raising shipping rates in the UK for sellers using “eBay delivery powered by Shutl.” The marketplace said it was part of its annual rate increase that allows it to continue to develop and improve its delivery service for Read more

Shippo Adds Regional Carriers to Meet Demand for Fast Shipping

December 5, 2018 Ina Steiner

Shippo added two regional carriers to its shipping web app – AxleHire and CDL. It is part of its strategy to help businesses meet increasing consumer demands for same day, next-day and two-day delivery. Press release follows: Shippo today announced Read more

BigCommerce Appeals to Sellers on WordPress Platform

December 5, 2018 Ina Steiner

Ecommerce platform BigCommerce is appealing to sellers who use WordPress to power their websites. “New integration gives the WordPress community a scalable way to incorporate industry-leading commerce into a content-first site experience,” it announced on Wednesday. Press release follows: BigCommerce, Read more

eBay Expects Monday to Be One of Its Busiest Days

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay said “Green Monday” – the second Monday of December – is historically one of its busiest holiday shopping days, and it will launch Green Monday deals on December 10th. “Offering last-minute shoppers the best deals since Cyber Week, new Read more

Sellers Should Check with Local Post Office for Wednesday Pickups

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

The USPS provided an update to its service alert regarding tomorrow’s day of mourning for former President George HW Bush (December 5, 2018). Here are the new details it added to today’s alert: Updates from USPS Service Alert: – Delivery Read more

eBay Advises Sellers on Day-of-Mourning Shipping Delays

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay said it would protect sellers from any fallout resulting from postal delays resulting from the day of mourning observance by the US Postal Service. Announcement follows: Seller Shipping Metrics and National Day of Mourning, December 5, 2018 USPS has Read more

Free Shipping Becomes the Norm for Holiday Shopping

December 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

Free shipping continues to be a major factor for online shopping, according to research firm comscore. It devoted a major part of a recent release about Thanksgiving-week shopping to the trend. In 2017, it had found that most desktop purchases Read more

eBay Authenticate Expands Consignment Services to Jewelry

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay expanded its consignment service to the jewelry category, which had already included handbags and watches. The “eBay Authenticate” program allows a small number of sellers to benefit from the program after eBay terminated the eBay Trading Assistants and Trading Read more