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/.

Etsy Sees 17 Percent Increase in Seller Sales in Q4

March 1, 2017July 10, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy, Inc., which builds markets, services and economic opportunity for creative entrepreneurs, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. “We exited 2016 with strong momentum,” said Chad Dickerson, Etsy, Inc. CEO and Read more

eBay Webcast to Tackle Spring Seller Update

March 1, 2017July 10, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay published the following post on the eBay Announcement Board on Tuesday: Two weeks ago, our Vice President of Seller Experience and Business-to-Consumer Selling, Bob Kupbens, detailed eBay’s Game Plan for Selling Success in 2017. It provides great insight into where we’re Read more

PayPal Exceeds 200 Million Active Accounts

February 28, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman published the following post to the PayPal corporate blog on Monday: To the PayPal Community, Together we have passed two important milestones. First, the PayPal community of customers – consumers, merchants and charities – has now Read more

Alibaba Calls for Tougher Anti Counterfeiting Laws in China

February 28, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

Alibaba published the following post on its Alizila corporate news blog on Monday: Alibaba Group on Monday called for tougher laws, stricter enforcement and stiffer penalties to crack down on purveyors of counterfeit goods in China. In an appeal from Read more

Making a Million Dollars Selling Tshirts Online

February 27, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

Spreadshirt, the ecommerce platform for spreading ideas on something tangible, announced that the commission model implemented in mid-2016, will allow Sellers to earn over $1 million per year selling t-shirts and other merchandise. The new commission structure is highly incentivized Read more

eBay to Grant Amnesty for Mardi Gras Delays

February 27, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay published the following post on its announcement board on Friday: Due to Mardi Gras festivities in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi, packages may be delayed between February 24 and February 28. If you are involved in an eBay transaction with Read more

eBay Shipping Now Available on Shippo

February 24, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

Shippo published the following post on the Shippo blog on Thursday: We are excited to announce that you can now sync orders from eBay to ship with Shippo. eBay sellers are now able to sync their eBay orders with Shippo Read more

USPS Reups with FedEx for Priority Mail Packages

February 24, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

FedEx announced that its FedEx Express subsidiary has entered into an extension to the express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service originally executed on April 23, 2013. The contract modification extends the agreement through September 29, 2024. Read more

eBay.com Raises Shipping Allowances – for Canadians

February 24, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

For many years now, sellers of books, music, movies and video games have been subject to maximum permitted shipping costs when listing on eBay.com. Based on US shipping rates, these limits have been historically challenging for Canadian sellers, who typically Read more

Amazon Holds Panel to Help Minority Entrepreneurs

February 23, 2017July 11, 2017 Ina Steiner

In celebration of Black History month, Amazon Hosted a panel discussion to help minority-owned small businesses. Amazon’s Pubic Policy team published the following post on the Amazon corporate blog last week: When Cash Riley Jr. first started his company, locals Read more