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 Targets Inactive Accounts with Five Dollar Coupon

July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay is paying buyers $5 to make a purchase this summer through a coupon offer. It sent an email to some users at the end of July with the subject line, “You’ve got $5!” The invitation read, “You’ve Got $5! Read more

PayPal Grows Q2 Revenue 23 Percent and Active Accounts to 244 Million

July 26, 2018 Ina Steiner

PayPal grew revenue 23% to $3.86 billion in the second quarter of 2018, the company announced on Wednesday, growing total active accounts to 244 million, up 18%. It grew payment transactions by 28% to 2.3 billion and total payment volume Read more

Amazon Grows Sales 39 Percent in Second Quarter

July 26, 2018July 27, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon grew net sales 39% to $52.9 billion in the second quarter of 2018 compared with Q2-2017, or 37% excluding effects of foreign exchange (currency). The numbers reflect all units including its AWS web-hosting business. It showed a profit (net Read more

Etsy Clarifies Its Sales Tax Obligations

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Ina Steiner

Etsy added a drop of clarity to a murky subject when it published a post about online sales tax on Thursday. Sellers want online marketplaces to tell them what they are doing – and what sellers should be doing – Read more

Stamps.com to Buy UK Shipping-Software Firm MetaPack

July 25, 2018 Ina Steiner

Stamps.com will acquire MetaPack Ltd., a UK company that provides an enterprise-level solution to global retailers and brands, for approximately $230 million in cash. MetaPack has 500 customers and processed over 550 million parcel shipments in 2017. It has 350 Read more

Amazon to Open Its Sixth Fulfillment Center in Ontario

July 25, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon announced plans for a sixth fulfillment center in Ontario, Canada, this one in the town of Caledon in the greater Toronto area. Earlier this month, it announced plans to build a new fulfillment center in the eastern suburbs of Read more

Head of eBay Marketplaces Scott Cutler Speaks

July 25, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay Senior Vice President of eBay Marketplaces for the Americas Scott Cutler keeps a low profile in stark contrast to those who previously filled his position. On Tuesday, he spoke at the eBay Open conference in Las Vegas to a Read more

eBay Open 2018: CEO Devin Wenig Answers Questions During Keynote

July 24, 2018July 26, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Devin Wenig spoke on Tuesday at the eBay Open summit where he answered questions from eBay sellers that were presented by “celebrity” seller Corri McFadden. About 2,000 sellers are attending the event in Las Vegas this week, according Read more

Amazon Dragged into Sales Tax Debate by Trump and Now eBay

July 24, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Devin Wenig said he has spoken to President Trump about the online sales tax issue in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota vs. Wayfair, but the two men obviously disagree on how the case Read more

Square Capital to Provide Financing to eBay Sellers

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay entered into a partnership with Square Capital to provide eBay sellers with business financing. in its announcement, eBay said, “sellers may be eligible to receive up to $100,000 in funding in as little as one business day.” Press release Read more