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/.

Supreme Court Asked to Consider Showrooming in Sales Tax Case

April 9, 2018 Ina Steiner

We’re not sure if Supreme Court Justices whip out their mobile phones at Best Buy to check online reviews when shopping for a new dishwasher, or if they browse in bookstores but purchase their books online. Whatever their shopping habits, Read more

Etsy: Quill Overturn Would Be Devastating to Female Entrepreneurs

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 Ina Steiner

A typical Etsy seller is a female entrepreneur working out of her home to supplement her household’s income. The marketplace said expecting her to calculate, collect, and remit sales taxes on every single sale in nearly 10,000 different tax jurisdictions Read more

eBay: Sellers Would Face Crushing Burden with Overturn of Quill

April 8, 2018 Ina Steiner

The Supreme Court is giving South Dakota the chance to argue why merchants with no physical presence in the state should have to collect and remit sales tax on transactions made to South Dakotan residents. South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc, Read more

eBay CEO Devin Wenig Raked in $17.6 Million Last Year

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Devin Wenig saw a 10% hike in compensation in 2017 to $17.59 million. The year before, he saw a 9.87% increase from $14.5 million in 2015 to $15.9 million in 2016. For the first time, eBay released a Read more

New Guide Offers Tips on Selling and Shipping Internationally

April 6, 2018 Ina Steiner

ShipStation published a free guide for US sellers on how to ship internationally and avoid some common pitfalls. For example, the guide lists product restrictions for each country, along with information about taxes, duties, and customs documentation for popular shipping Read more

Scott Cutler Able to Turn Full Attention to eBay Marketplaces

April 5, 2018 Ina Steiner

It was a bit of a shock when eBay lost the head of its North American Marketplaces last summer, since Hal Lawton had only been at the company since 2015. eBay named Scott Cutler as Lawton’s replacement, but said Cutler Read more

New Amazon Fashion Brand Launches Spring-Summer Collection

April 5, 2018 Ina Steiner

Amazon unveiled a new fashion brand in the UK called Truth & Fable. The “occasionwear” pieces are featured on a store on the Amazon UK website. Amazon Fashion’s existing private brands include find., a street style inspired brand for men Read more

eBay Uses Delivery Lockers in Korea

April 5, 2018 Ina Steiner

eBay uses delivery lockers in Korea, just one of the ways it acts more like Amazon there than in the US, though even here its eBay.com marketplace is transitioning to the Amazon model. We’ve previously noted how eBay Korea offers Read more

ShippingEasy Integrates with Bonanza Marketplace

April 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

ShippingEasy has integrated with online marketplace Bonanza. That means sellers can auto-download Bonanza order details to their ShippingEasy account to manage all of their multi-channel orders in one place. ShippingEasy also integrates with Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Walmart, Shopify, Magento, and Read more

Etsy Helps Turn Custom Requests into Sales on Mobile App

April 4, 2018 Ina Steiner

Etsy is trying to boost sales by making it easier for sellers to turn custom requests into orders on their mobile devices. The new feature is targeted at opportunities presented when customers are communicating with sellers through “convos,” its member-to-member Read more