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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/.

Staples to Open Its Marketplace to Third Party Sellers

November 7, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

Staples will open its ecommerce website to third-party sellers and will work with wholesalers and drop-shippers to broaden and deepen its selection, and it is also looking to broaden its distribution footprint. Executive Faisal Masud […]

eBay CEO Shares Lessons from His First Job as a Teamster

November 6, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay CEO John Donahoe is continuing his monthly essays on the LinkedIn business social-networking site. Again, he chose to talk about something personal – this time, his first job after high school working for his […]

EcommerceBytes Announces Sellers Choice Awards: Inventory Management

November 5, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

EcommerceBytes asked readers to rate 34 inventory and listing management tools as part of the 2013 Sellers Choice Awards. Over 3,000 merchants responded to this year’s awards and rated the services they used on five […]

eBay Says Congress Will Try to Sneak Passage of Online Sales Tax Bill

November 5, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay sent an email to sellers on Monday asking them to contact their members of Congress regarding the pending online sales tax bill. “If the Marketplace Fairness Act is allowed to become law, it could […]

eBay Offers Sellers Holiday Discount on USPS Shipping

November 5, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is offering sellers the chance to save on USPS shipping throughout the holidays when using eBay Labels. Normally the program is limited to eBay Top Rated sellers and sellers with an average of 300 […]

Amazon Prime Outpaces Other Shipping Methods, More FCs in Works

November 4, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon’s not a one for giving out too much information, but last week it said unlimited free Two-Day shipping with Prime continues to be the preferred shipping method among Amazon customers. And, it revealed, it […]

One Retailer Fights Back over Return Fraud

November 4, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

Returns are a major hassle for retailers and can be costly, and it’s also an area of concern due to fraud. Last year, according to NRF’s Return Fraud survey, retailers estimated they would lose $2.9 […]

eBay Sends Grace Period Warning to Sellers

November 4, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

Some eBay sellers who reported they received an email stating they were in a “grace period” were left with questions about the notice, since the emails failed to identify exactly why their Top Rated Seller […]

eBay Acknowledges Errors in Seller Optimization Emails

November 4, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

Emails sent to help eBay sellers optimize their listings last week instead created confusion. eBay sent the personalized emails with the subject line “Increase the chances of selling your items on eBay” to sellers on Wednesday […]

eBay Tests New Listing Page Layout: Where’s the Seller?

November 1, 2013December 16, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is testing a new Item page that completely changes how seller information is displayed on the page. The Seller information box has undergone quite a bit of change over the years, but has always […]