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/.

Amazon Sheds Two More Seller Services

November 2, 2015August 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is jettisoning its payments card reader that it marketed to local merchants and is ditching its Amazon Local daily deals. Word of Amazon’s latest discards late last week came close on the heels of its announcement that it would end Read more

eBay Advises Sellers to Add Product Identifiers Early

November 2, 2015August 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is advising sellers to get an early start when it comes to complying with its upcoming product identifier requirements, saying it would give them an edge – “Help holiday shoppers find your items by adding product identifiers to your Read more

Thursday’s eBay and PayPal Outages Prove Costly to Sellers

November 2, 2015August 3, 2017 Ina Steiner

A power outage at a data center on Thursday evening was able to bring PayPal to its knees and wreak havoc for independent merchants as well as buyers and sellers on eBay and Etsy – and the problem proved quite Read more

eBay Motors Reveals the Future of Automotive Retail

October 30, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Nearly 1 in 5 consumers have purchased a car online in the past 5 years, according to a survey by eBay Motors. The company released the results of its Future of Automotive Shopping survey, which found that consumers – especially Read more

eBay Expands Global Shipping Program in UK

October 30, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay UK added eleven countries to its Global Shipping Program. In an announcement on Thursday, eBay said it was adding China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. “From today, buyers in 11 more Read more

Webstore Revamps Site to Be Mobile Friendly

October 30, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Webstore launched a newly designed website specifically for mobile browsers. The independent ecommerce platform, not to be confused with Amazon Webstore, has over 175,000 members. Founder Julio Pereda said shoppers visiting Webstore will now be able to search and browse Read more

Walmart Takes a Stand on Holiday Shipping

October 30, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Walmart is not bowing to pressure from some other retailers when it comes to holiday shipping deals. The retail chain told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday it would continue with its normal policy of free shipping on orders that exceed $50 Read more

eBay Runs Another Listing Promotion

October 29, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running yet another free-listing promotion to encourage sellers to list inventory, telling them it’s time to get ready for the busiest season of the year. Eligible sellers can list up to 1,000 auction or fixed-price listings and pay Read more

How Is PayPal Doing after Splitting from eBay?

October 29, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

It was a big day for PayPal on Wednesday (and presumably for Carl Icahn) when the payments firm announced its first quarterly earnings since splitting from eBay in July. Icahn was the investor who pushed for the breakup – but Read more

eBay Launches New Bidding Tool for Advertisers

October 29, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s answer to Google Product Listing Ads launched a new tool for advertisers. The new Bid Groups allows merchants to set custom bids for their products by category, brand, and price range. eBay had rebranded Shopping.com the eBay Commerce Network Read more