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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/.

Postage Rate Hike to Hit Penny Book Sellers on Amazon

January 13, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

People often marvel that you can find books on Amazon listed by third-party sellers going for a single penny. It’s not a new phenomenon, but will the USPS postage hike going into effect on Sunday impact penny books? The Wall Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingAmazon, Postal rate increase, USPS

Merchants Sit Idle as State Defies Supreme Court Sales-Tax Ruling

January 12, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Alabama is defying a 1992 Supreme Court ruling about out-of-state sales-tax collection requirements, and catalog companies are warning that similar regulations could quickly spread to other states. The regulation, which took effect on January 1st, reads in part: “…an out-of-state Read more

News, Tax and Legal Issuesonline sales tax

eBay Fixes Security Flaw

January 12, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

A researcher reported a security flaw to eBay that would have enabled fraudsters to steal its members’ credentials, according to Motherboard, which wrote about the vulnerability on Monday. The publication said eBay confirmed it received the report on December 11th but Read more

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssueseBay security

eBay Issues Guidance on USPS Rate Hike

January 12, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay offered advice to sellers who are dealing with higher shipping costs. As the Postal Service rate hike for shipping services takes effect on Sunday, eBay said it has negotiated rates with the USPS that will save sellers up to Read more

Marketplaces, News, ShippingeBay, Postal rate increase, USPS Rates

eBay Entices Users to Sell through New Coupon Promotion

January 11, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is getting creative with its promotions. Its latest invitation to users came with the subject line, “Start the year with more cash” and promises to give a coupon that grow each time an item sells. The coupon promotion kicked Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promotion

New eBay Promotion Targets Auctions

January 11, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to list auctions, though a glitch is preventing some invitees from participating. eBay used an unusual tactic with its email invitation – the letter was written by Eric Del Valle, not an Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Promotion

Online Selling Trends 2016: Pressure Intensifies for Amazon Sellers

January 11, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Can retailers and online merchants afford to sell on Amazon? Can they afford not to? Online sellers confront that paradox every day. What changes lie ahead for the ecommerce juggernaut and how will these trends impact marketplace sellers? We checked Read more

News, Trends and Shopping DataOnline selling trends

eBay Gives Sellers Incentives for Adopting Product Identifiers

January 11, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is giving sellers an unusual incentive for adopting product identifiers, which will be required in at the end of February in certain categories. Sellers who receive the offer can earn a 2.5-cent credit for each eligible listing they update. Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay Structured Data

Seller Spots a Fatal Flaw in eBay Catalog Product Reviews

January 11, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Two different eBay sellers selling the same type of coin, a 1918/7 D Nickel. Both listings display a poor review from a buyer who had left the review not for the product in general, but rather, for a particular coin Read more

Marketplaces, NewseBay product reviews, eBay Structured Data

Will Gun Control Impact Online Sellers?

January 8, 2016July 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Concern about gun control has helped boost the sales of guns in the past. In 2008, the founder of GunBroker told us that sales had picked up around the time President Obama was elected over concern that about his agenda. Read more

News, Tax and Legal IssuesGun Broker, Gun sales

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