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 Fixes Search Glitch that Hid Listings

February 29, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy experienced a problem displaying listings in search results late last week but reported the problem resolved as of Sunday morning. “We are currently investigating an issue with some listings not showing up in search. We’re working quickly to resolve Read more

eBay Tool SixBit Tackles Amazon and Eyes Etsy

February 29, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

SixBit, which helps online sellers list on eBay and auction site BidStart, will launch support for Amazon on Monday and is working on supporting the Etsy marketplace as well. SixBit Software founder John Slocum said he’s been running a limited Read more

Amazon Struts Its Stuff on the Runways

February 26, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is strutting its stuff not only on the fashion runways, but on airport runways as well. Southwest Airlines will let passengers make in-flight entertainment purchases through Pay with Amazon, according to TechFlash. “Rather than pulling out a credit card, passengers Read more

Shipping Through Amazon Just Got More Expensive

February 26, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Five weeks after the USPS instituted new rates for shipping services, Amazon raised the rates its sellers pay when printing Priority Mail shipping labels on its marketplace. The move, which came with no warning, impacts merchant-fulfilled items, since sellers don’t Read more

eBay Sheds More Light on New Seller Standards

February 26, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay launched new seller performance standards on Saturday and held several information sessions this week to answer sellers’ questions about the new policies. Here are some of the points we found interesting, some of which may come as news to Read more

eBay’s StubHub Faces Major League Problems

February 25, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s StubHub unit was a bright spot in eBay’s fourth quarter earnings released last month thanks to its high revenue growth, but now it’s facing “major league” problems. While StubHub’s revenue is a fraction of eBay’s total revenue – eBay Marketplaces saw Read more

Visa Checkout Is Gaining Momentum

February 25, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Visa launched its Visa Checkout online payment service in 2014 with the help of former PayPal executive Sam Shrauger, now Senior Vice President of Digital Solutions at Visa. This week it previewed a new design that will launch in April Read more

The Hidden Secrets of Your Product Metrics

February 25, 2016September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Are you familiar with the term, “Inventory Days to Zero”? Monitoring this metric can help you avoid running out of stock, and it’s just one of several performance indicators sellers should be watching. Rob McGrorty of Webgility is back with Read more

Auction Site Proxibid Benefits from eBay Partnership

February 24, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Auction site Proxibid reported double-digit growth in online sales in 2015 and a nearly 50% increase in Merchandise Value (GMV) compared to 2014. The company attributes the strong growth in part to a partnership with eBay. “Company growth was fueled Read more

Best Buy Confirms Closure of Third-Party Merchant Marketplace

February 24, 2016July 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Best Buy opened its site to third-party merchants in 2011, and today, February 24, 2016, it is cutting them loose with the closure of its Marketplace business. The closure affects only the US marketplace on BestBuy.com. EcommerceBytes broke the news on Tuesday Read more