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 Seller Hub Is Part of New Technology Backbone

July 29, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay sellers better get used to the new Seller Hub that eBay began testing last year. It’s not just another tool – it’s part of the backbone of eBay’s selling technology. That’s according to Shan Vosseller, Senior Director of Product Read more

Etsy Tweaks Pattern

July 28, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy underwhelmed many sellers when it launched its Pattern by Etsy store-hosting service in April, but it has been slowly making improvements. On Tuesday, the company announced additional features that sellers have requested – but put them in the category Read more

Amazon Announces Plans for Even More Fulfillment Centers

July 28, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

This week Amazon announced plans for two more Fulfillment Centers in the US, one in Illinois and one in Florida. They comprise the 15th and 16th FCs announced so far in 2016. Amazon will open a 750,000 square-foot fulfillment center Read more

eBay CEO Lays Out Vision during Seller Event Keynote

July 28, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO Devin Wenig inherited a flawed marketplace, and he has begun to fix it. That was a major part of his message delivered in a keynote address at the eBay OPEN seller event in Las Vegas on Wednesday. After Read more

Amazon Sellers Have til August 28 to Move to New Selling Platform

July 27, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

Whether you have an Individual or Pro Merchant account on Amazon, you are on one of two platforms: either the old Marketplace platform or the newer Selling on Amazon platform. Word came this week that all sellers must migrate to Read more

eBay Tests Its Version of the Amazon Buy Box

July 27, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is directing shoppers who conduct product searches to pages where it displays a single seller’s product listing with the words “Our top pick” with a Buy It Now button alongside a “See Details” button. Sound familiar? It appears eBay Read more

eBay Makes Controversial Change to Feedback

July 27, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay made a change to one aspect of its feedback system that makes it more difficult for sellers to assess their actual or potential trading partners. UK sellers woke up to the change on Tuesday, with no announcement from eBay Read more

New Online Sales Tax Bill Would Stop States in Their Tracks

July 26, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

More states are finding creative ways to put the burden of collecting sales tax on out-of-state merchants, thanks in part to Supreme Court Justice Kennedy (see more in this Law.com article about what’s happening and why). A new bill was introduced this Read more

eBay Listing Tool for Mac Users Gets Major Upgrade

July 26, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

While many inventory-management tools are hosted on the web, plenty of small eBay sellers like to have a tool on their desktop for managing listings. GarageSale is one of the few such tools for Mac users, and it recently got Read more

Verizon to Buy Yahoo, What Happens to Ecommerce Biz?

July 26, 2016July 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

Uncertainty continues for online merchants who use Yahoo Small Business even as a major development in its parent company’s saga was disclosed on Monday morning: Verizon is acquiring Yahoo. However, merchants appear to have some breathing room until early next Read more