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/.

Mastercard Buys into Facebook Messenger

April 19, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Got the munchies while messaging on Facebook Messenger? Mastercard can help you order food from three retail chains through Masterpass-enabled bots without having to leave the Messenger app, according to the company’s announcement on Tuesday: At the Facebook Developer Conference, Read more

Google Welcomes PayPal to Android Pay Wallet

April 19, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Google extended its welcome to PayPal by allowing users of its Android Pay digital wallet to use PayPal as a payment method, the companies announced on Tuesday. PayPal’s Bill Ready published the following post on the PayPal blog: At PayPal, Read more

eBay Canada Migrates Sellers to Advanced Listing Tool

April 19, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Canada is migrating sellers to the new Advanced Listing tool, it announced on Tuesday. Russ Patterson, the COO and Director of Product Management of eBay Canada, published the following post on the eBay Canada announcement board: Over the next Read more

Legal Questions? Etsy’s Got Answers

April 18, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy published a post announcing a Q&A session with the Etsy Legal Team scheduled for Thursday, April 20th: On Thursday, my fellow Admin from the Etsy Legal Team will be hanging out here in this thread to answer some of Read more

eBay Limits Electronics Flash Sale to 19 Sellers

April 18, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a 20-percent off sale in the electronics category, but it’s limited to purchases made for select items from a group of 19 sellers. Here’s the announcement page: What is the Promotion? This Coupon is a 20% discount Read more

Amazon Hosts Seminar for Small Sellers in Scotland

April 17, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Registration opened for the first ever Amazon Academy in Scotland, taking place on Tuesday 23rd May at the EICC, The Exchange, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE. The free one-day event features keynote presentations and workshops from experts and entrepreneurs alike to give Read more

eBay’s StubHub Ticket Marketplace Introduces New Social Tools

April 17, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, announced the launch of its new social suite of tools, which helps fans seamlessly discover, share and plan live event experiences with friends. StubHub’s new integration with Facebook, its new iMessage app, and a Read more

eBay Kicks off Startup Competition

April 14, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Foundation and GriffinWorx have launched the 2017 eBay StartUp Cup Challenge, a business model competition in four cities helping early stage entrepreneurs with any type of business idea to design, test and build a viable business. Through a competitive Read more

Harland Clarke Acquires RetailMeNot

April 14, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., a provider of best-in-class integrated payment solutions and marketing services, announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire RetailMeNot, Inc., a leading savings destination connecting consumers with retailers, restaurants and brands, both online and in-store. Read more

Etsy Makes Eco-Friendly Announcements

April 13, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy acquired handmade and micro-manufactured furniture to stock its new headquarters in Brooklyn, which received special certification for sustainability. Etsy also created proprietary software to track and measure the building’s multiple waste streams and will open-source the technology so others Read more