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 Launches New APIs in Bid to Increase Listing Count

October 20, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay posted an announcement on the eBay corporate blog on October 19, 2016, announcing new APIs for developers: The next chapter for eBay developers as they help reinvent shopping and selling on eBay. For over 20 years, eBay has been Read more

Amazon Adds Benefit for Prime Members: Shared Photos

October 19, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon introduced new features to the Prime Photos service in the U.S., designed for Prime members and their family. Prime members can now invite up to five family members or friends to join their Family Vault, which includes access to Read more

eBay Debuts ShopBot for Facebook

October 19, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Chief Product Officer RJ Pittman posted an announcement on the eBay corporate blog on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, announcing a new service for users called ShopBot for Facebook Messenger: Powered by Artificial Intelligence and debuting on Facebook Messenger, ShopBot Read more

Selling on Classifieds via Mobile Apps

October 18, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Curious to learn which classifieds apps sellers are using? Take our survey and find out. Craigslist once dominated classifieds, but thanks to smartphones, there are a lot of mobile apps people are using to buy and sell locally and beyond Read more

eBay Uses AI to Pitch Interior Decorators

October 18, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay launched a new destination, eBay Collective, an elevated shopping experience to provide interior designers and consumers with curated inventory of furniture, antiques, contemporary design and fine art. The bespoke experience has been specifically developed for eBay’s 164 million active buyers Read more

Amazon to Host Business Academy for Small UK Businesses

October 17, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon announced that it will host its first ever Digital Business Academy in the UK on Wednesday 23rd November at its Fashion Photography Studio in Hoxton. The event will be run in partnership with small business group Enterprise Nation and Read more

eBay Hosts Roundtable on Online Sales Tax

October 17, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

This week US Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-15) held a roundtable meeting with a group of eBay sellers at eWaste Direct in Livermore, California. In attendance were the owners of eWaste Direct, Angie and Joe Nelson, as well as eBay sellers Read more

Deal Sites Get Ready to Share Black Friday Deals

October 17, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

FatWallet.com and BFAds.net, known for breaking Black Friday’s biggest news, announced they are combining resources to bring holiday shoppers a one-stop solution for sorting through the best holiday sales and deals, including first access to Black Friday ad leaks. Experts Read more

eBay News from Down Under

October 14, 2016July 18, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay relaunched Seller Centre in Australia, where it has also modified a couple of policies about selling adult items and medical devices. Here are the announcement board posts. The Seller Centre has relaunched Great news, we have just relaunched our Seller Read more