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/.

All Amazon Sellers Must Accept Pay By Invoice Orders

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon is going after the business customer and has decided to broaden selection for Amazon Business customers by bringing third-party sellers along – but with a major change that could mean deferred payment for some orders. Amazon Business extends credit Read more

Get Ready for Another eBay Sitewide Flash Sale Today, May 4th

May 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay is running another sitewide flash sale offering 15 percent off when using a special code. The sale kicks off at 8 am Pacific (11 am Eastern) and runs through 4 pm PT. There are restrictions, including a maximum discount Read more

eBay Entices Sellers to Use Translation Service for International Listings

May 3, 2018May 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

Update 5/4/18: Sellers are reporting problems with this promotion, see comments below and proceed carefully when dealing with this eBay promotion. Another Update: See WebInterpret’s response on the EcommerceBytes Blog. eBay sent an invitation to sellers touting “Zero fees on Read more

Amazon Hails Small Businesses Selling on Its Marketplace

May 3, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon said over one million small- and medium-sized US businesses are selling on Amazon. The company’s PR department is firing on all cylinders these days to show it’s friendly to small business and helpful in job creation. Amazon released a Read more

Amazon to Open Second Fulfillment Center in Australia

May 2, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon will open a new fulfillment center in Australia in the second half of 2018, presumably in time for the holidays. Amazon opened its first Australian fulfillment center in Melbourne in December of 2017. A second warehouse brings Amazon closer Read more

eBay Updates Privacy Notice Effective May 25th

May 1, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay notified users today that it’s updating its privacy notice. The new notice takes effect on May 25th. Announcement follows: At eBay, we are updating our User Privacy Notice to reflect changes we’ve made to strengthen your privacy rights. This Read more

eBay Global Shipping Program Keeps Pitney Bowes on Board

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay renewed its partnership with Pitney Bowes to continue powering eBay’s Global Shipping program that is meant to make things easier for sellers selling internationally and more transparent for international buyers. Sellers send GSP orders to a domestic address where Read more

Classifieds App OfferUp Adds Shipping for Nationwide Sales

May 1, 2018 Ina Steiner

You can now expand your audience on OfferUp to national shoppers – the mobile classifieds app is adding shipping capability. While Craigslist is local-only and Mercari is shipping-only, OfferUp now offers both options. You can meet a buyer locally and Read more

Amazon Expands Tech Hub in Boston

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon will create 2,000 jobs in Boston in the fields of machine learning, speech science, cloud computing, and robotics engineering as it gets ready to expand its Tech Hub in the city, one of over a dozen such hubs nationwide. Read more

PayPal Boasts Better Conversion Rates

April 30, 2018 Ina Steiner

PayPal said it converts shoppers into buyers better than other payment methods citing recent research. A comScore study found PayPal Checkout converts at 88.7 percent, which was 82 percent higher than a checkout without PayPal (including other digital wallets and Read more