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/.

PayPal Grows Revenue 21 Percent in Fourth Quarter 2015

January 28, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal reported a stronger fourth-quarter performance than its former owner eBay after the breakup last year. It grew revenue 21 percent FX-neutral to $2.6 billion, and it announced a $2 billion stock repurchase program. In a press release, PayPal CEO Read more

eBay Marketplace Revenue Up 1 Percent in Fourth Quarter

January 28, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay grew its total Gross Merchandise Volume and revenue by 5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, year-over-year. And while its StubHub and Classifieds businesses did well, eBay Marketplace GMV grew 4 percent, while revenue growth was nearly flat Read more

Yahoo Board Dithers over $8 Billion Offer as Merchants Remain in Limbo

January 27, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

Yahoo Stores were pushed over to separate servers and rebranded Aabaco in advance of a planned spinoff. New reports do nothing to lessen the uncertainty facing merchants who remain in limbo over their stores’ fate. Yahoo has been under pressure Read more

Amazon Accused of Divulging a Customer’s Account Info

January 27, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

An Amazon customer says the company’s customer service reps divulged his information to a hacker who was able to use that data to trick his bank into issuing a new copy of his credit card. Tech publications are running wild Read more

Etsy Does Direct Deal with USPS, Adds Chore for Sellers

January 27, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

Online merchants spent last week dealing with postal rate changes that were disruptive, to say the least, and now Etsy sellers are encountering a new wrinkle that could cost them time and energy. Etsy announced on Tuesday it was dealing Read more

Amazon Quashes Idea of Accepting PayPal

January 27, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

A few months before eBay split with PayPal, former CEO John Donahoe implied Amazon might be interested in offering PayPal on its marketplace. But 6 months after the eBay-PayPal breakup, Amazon quashed the idea. Amazon Executive Patrick Gauthier told Cneton Monday, Read more

Amazon Continues to Expand in Apparel Category

January 26, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

To many people it may seem more plausible to see Amazon expanding into food-delivery, drones, and cloud hosting services than into apparel and designer fashion, but according to a recent Wall Street analyst report, Clothing & Accessories is a category Read more

eBay Lends Name to Gold Bars

January 26, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

You can now purchase real gold bars on eBay that bear the eBay logo. The online marketplace has been fascinated with bullion going back to at least 2011, and now you can find eBay-branded gold and silver bars for sale Read more

How to Avoid Amazon Seller Account Suspensions

January 26, 2016September 23, 2017 Ina Steiner

Who hasn’t heard about longtime merchants getting booted from Amazon for offenses that can range from the obvious to the puzzling? Seller suspensions have been on the rise since last year when Amazon changed its suspension algorithm, adding to seller Read more

eBay UK Holds Sale on Commission Fees

January 25, 2016July 27, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a special free-listing promotion for UK sellers in which it is also capping commission fees. The 2-day sale kicked off on January 24th and allows invited sellers to list up to 100 listings and pay a maximum Read more