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 Delays Make-or-Break Move toward Catalog

September 1, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s response to its Google SEO problem that began last year is to begin using structured catalog data – a make-or-break move, one eBay manager called it. However, eBay has run into a road bump in implementing the strategy. Phase Read more

Bonanza Redesigns Homepage and Navigation

August 31, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bonanza redesigned its homepage in order to do a better job of representing the Bonanza experience, it told users. “We wanted to articulate what our marketplace has to offer buyers and sellers and present this in a way that was Read more

eBay Seeks Sellers to Test New Advanced Listing Tool

August 31, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay will launch a new selling tool later this year, and the company is seeking sellers to join an “Advanced Listing Tool” pilot program to provide feedback about the new tool. eBay sent an email invitation to select sellers and Read more

PayPal Exempts Large Retailers from Fee Hike

August 31, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal is raising fees by up to 32% by eliminating volume discounts for larger sellers, and EcommerceBytes has confirmed that certain companies are exempt from the fee hike, which the payments company is referring to as a fee “simplification.” PayPal Read more

eBay’s Latest Move to Get People Selling

August 28, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

“People want what you got,” eBay is telling users in a new marketing campaign to get consumers selling unwanted items. On Thursday, eBay tried to gain some attention in consumer publications by issuing a press release about its partnership with Read more

eBay Bans Sellers from Offering PayPal Rivals

August 28, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is now banning sellers from offering PayPal rivals ProPay and Skrill as payment methods on its marketplace. The move comes the same day PayPal raised fees for merchants processing over $3,000/month in payments – a 32% increase for higher Read more

PayPal Raises Fees 32 Percent for Some Merchants

August 28, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal is raising fees by up to 32% with the elimination of volume discounts. Sellers on eBay are particularly hit hard as the marketplace limits which payment methods they can offer for eBay transactions – and eBay just revealed yesterday Read more

PRC Denies USPS Request to Reclassify Parcel Service

August 27, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

Back in November, the US Postal Service filed a request to move First Class Mail Parcels (FCMP) from the market-dominant product list to the competitive product list as a retail subcategory of First Class Package Service (FCPS). But on Wednesday, Read more

eBay Loyalty Program Ends Deal with PayPal Credit

August 27, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay reminded members of its eBay Bucks loyalty program that as of the end of September, they will no longer be able to earn 50% or more through the program when purchasing on eBay using PayPal Credit. eBay had offered Read more

eBay Motors to Offer Extended Service Plans on Parts

August 26, 2015August 4, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Motors will begin offering all US buyers access to extended service contracts on new, used, and refurbished automotive parts and accessories. The offering is available through a partnership with Assurant Solutions. Buyers can participate in the company’s Assurant Protection Read more