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/.

eBay Publishes List of Expensive Items Sold in 2016

December 29, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s Kari Ramirez published the following post on the eBay corporate blog: We pour (sic) through eBay data to highlight a collection of some of the most expensive items sold in 2016. With more than a billion listings, eBay helps Read more

Amazon Issues Holiday Factoids

December 28, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

This 2016 holiday was the best-ever season for Amazon with devices including Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick, Fire tablet and Amazon Echo topping the best-sellers list. Customers purchased and gifted a record-setting number of devices from the Amazon Echo family Read more

How 2017 Shipping Rate Hikes Will Impact Etsy Sellers

December 28, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy’s Mike McGuire, a Program Analyst on the Shipping & Order Management team, published the following post on the Etsy Seller Handbook: At the beginning of every calendar year, most shipping providers make changes to their rates and services. We Read more

Bonanza Launches Seller Survey as CEO Recaps 2016

December 27, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bonanza CEO Bill Harding summed up 2016 and launches the company’s annual seller survey in this post on the Bonanza blog: As we prepare to close the books on 2016, I wanted to impart a few thoughts on what we Read more

Etsy Runs Promotion to Spur Year-End Sales

December 27, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy Senior Product Educator Cheyne Little published the following post on the Etsy Seller Handbook: Thanks for helping us share the news about Etsy’s holiday promotion earlier this month. Today, we’re launching a new promotion for all Etsy buyers. Between Read more

Etsy CEO Recaps 2016, Vows to Improve Search in 2017

December 26, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson published the following post to the Etsy corporate blog last week: The holidays are an invigorating time for the Etsy community: Sellers are abuzz in their workshops creating unique gifts for shoppers around the world, while Read more

Amazon Runs Boxing Day Sale in Canada

December 26, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon.ca announced that its Boxing Day deals store (amazon.ca/boxingday) launched on Saturday, December 24 at midnight PST. Continuing its recent tradition, the store will open ahead of Boxing Day and will last a full six days, giving customers even more Read more

How Long It Takes to Pay for Hot Holiday Gifts

December 23, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

As last-minute shoppers rush home with their treasures, many don’t take into consideration how long it will take them on-the-job to pay for those thoughtful gifts. The Hay Group division of Korn Ferry has broken down how many days people Read more

Amazon Expects Busy Sales on Christmas Day

December 23, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon.co.uk has announced that it is expecting its busiest Christmas Day yet with sales on 25th December more than doubling over the past five years. Orders are expected to peak at 21:06 on Christmas Day when many people will be Read more

Small UK Firms Face Hurdles but Remain Optimistic

December 22, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

The fourth quarter SME Growth Tracker, a report by Capital Economics commissioned by Amazon UK and Enterprise Nation that assesses growth prospects and views on the broader UK economy from small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), finds that SMEs have increased Read more