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/.

Shopify Launches Card Reader for In-Person Payment Processing

April 21, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Shopify Inc., the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses, announced its new free Chip and Swipe card reader for in-person selling. With Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) support, the new Chip and Swipe reader lets Read more

Etsy Sellers Can Try Out New Selling Tools

April 21, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy notified sellers they can try out new selling tools before they roll out more widely. They can now opt in to the new Stats experience for craft supplies sellers and Shop Manager tool for all sellers – read more Read more

Facebook Makes It Easier to Find Businesses and Brands

April 20, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

Vice President of Facebook Messenger David Marcus, formerly the President of PayPal, announced new tools at the company’s F8 developers conference this week, including tools to help users discover businesses and brands. He published the following post on the Facebook Read more

Famous Artwork Comes to eBay through Museum Deal

April 20, 2017July 9, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Spain has a special new addition to its Art and Collectibles vertical thanks to a partnership with the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (RABASF), a museum, gallery and academy in the heart of Madrid. The RBASF Read more

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