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/.

New eBay Deal Helps Sellers Reach Chinese Consumers

April 16, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

Alibaba rival JD.com launched a new platform that includes a pilot program with eBay. eBay’s channel on JD Worldwide, called “Best of eBay Deals,” will showcase a variety of top categories and popular brands at attractive prices from select, trusted Read more

Big Day for Etsy As It Goes Public at $16 a Share

April 16, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson will ring the opening bell at NASDAQ with his Chief Financial Officer Kristina Salen on Thursday morning in advance of the company going public. Etsy will begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on April Read more

Amazon Entices Sellers to Expand to Japan

April 15, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon continues to encourage online sellers to explore its Japanese marketplace. An ad on Seller Central shows an image of cherry tree blossoms with the message, “reach millions of customers in Japan.” The landing page hosted on services.amazon.co.jp explains that Read more

Amazon Benefits from Merchant Momentum, Analyst Says

April 15, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is benefitting from third-party merchants, who are increasingly adopting its FBA fulfillment service, according to Colin Sebastian of Wall Street firm Robert W. Baird. Baird’s Q1 survey of Amazon product selection suggests accelerating growth in selection on Amazon.com, as Read more

A Look Inside eBay Global Shipping Program Processing Center

April 15, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay partnered with Pitney Bowes to offer a program to make international sales easier for sellers and buyers, and now you can get a sense of how the U.S. processing center operates thanks to a video published by eBay. Seventy million Read more

Another Report Shows eBay Weakness

April 15, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

Another report shows troubling trends for eBay. Wall Street analyst Colin Sebastian of Robert W. Baird said his proprietary Marketplace survey shows ongoing weakness in merchandise volume growth, with March in the low-single-digits (est. 2-3%) and slightly below February growth Read more

The Home Depot Executive to Head eBay North America

April 14, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay appointed an executive from The Home Depot to lead its North American marketplace. Harry “Hal” Lawton was most recently Senior Vice President of Merchandising for the retailer. Lawton joined The Home Depot in 2005 as a director of strategic Read more

eBay Encourages Buyers to Sell through Consignment Promo

April 14, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a promotion through April 30th tied to its eBay Valet consignment program. The promotion is targeted at casual users of the site, encouraging recipients to either sell for free or try out its consignment program to sell Read more

eBay Trades Army of TAs for Two Logistics Valets

April 14, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay has traded an army of Trading Assistants for two logistics firms to power consignment selling on its Marketplace. ModusLink and Ingram Micro Logistics are currently the only participants in the eBay Valet consignment program, which eBay promotes on its Read more

Only Days Remain to Get Your Taxes Done

April 13, 2015August 21, 2017 Ina Steiner

A day dreaded by many in the U.S. is just a couple of days away. If you’ve filed your tax returns for 2014 and sent in your first installment of estimated taxes for 2015, congratulations. For the rest of you, Read more