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/.

Etsy Reminds Sellers of Postage Rate Changes

January 2, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Given the importance of shipping to all online retailers, it was no surprise that Etsy reminded sellers of changes to postage rates through a blog post announcement. “In January 2015, while Canada Post has planned changes as expected, USPS rates Read more

Atomic Mall Adopts Dwolla for Low-Cost Payment Processing

January 2, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Sellers on Atomic Mall now have a low-cost option for processing payments thanks to integration with Dwolla. Atomic Mall founder Mike Shannon said the online marketplace adopted Dwolla as its newest payment partner on January 1st – sellers are now Read more

Amazon Sellers Impacted by Warehouse Closures

January 1, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Online sellers who send inventory to Amazon warehouses as part of the Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) program are being impacted by the closure of two fulfillment centers in the U.S. Amazon sent FBA merchants a notice on Wednesday with the Read more

Buying Popularity to Boost eBay Search Rankings

January 1, 2015August 25, 2017 Ina Steiner

Can you buy your way to higher placement in eBay search results? Some companies are selling “watchers” and “views” as a way to game eBay’s Best Match search algorithm. eBay rewards listings that are popular with buyers, according to its help Read more

FedEx Acquires Bongo to Appeal to Global Retailers

December 31, 2014August 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bongo urged online retailers attending this year’s IRCE conference to “Expand into International eCommerce with Bongo.” Now, the company has sold itself to FedEx. The shipping carrier said the acquisition of Bongo allows it to expand its “cross border enablement Read more

Bonanza Attracts eBay Sellers, Next Target: Amazon

December 31, 2014August 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bonanza shared the results of its recent seller survey on Tuesday, revealing that the largest contingent of its sellers are those who are also active on eBay. Other marketplaces its members used during the past year included Amazon and Etsy Read more

eBay Seller Sues Monitoring Firm over Counterfeit Claims

December 31, 2014August 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

An eBay seller has sued a company that scours the Web for counterfeits on behalf of manufacturers and brands. Lytle Racing Group (LRG) filed a lawsuit in the District of Arizona against Dutch company SNB-React (React) for actions it took Read more

eBay Updates Policies for Sellers in Australia

December 30, 2014August 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay Australia has updated some of its policies for sellers, it announced this week. It rewrote its “hazardous, restricted or regulated materials policy” to set out more clearly what is and is not permitted to be sold on eBay.com.au, and Read more

eBay Legal and Lobbying Teams Win Awards

December 30, 2014August 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s legal team won two awards this year for legal excellence from a California publication called the Recorder. eBay won in the large business category for Patent Strategy and Government Affairs (aka lobbying). Editors at the legal news and analysis Read more

Amazon Pegs Holiday Shipping Savings at $2 Billion

December 30, 2014August 26, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon said its customers saved $2 billion in shipping costs this holiday season through its Prime and Free Shipping programs, and it saw record growth for Prime (see Monday’s Newsflash story). “On all items purchased this holiday season, customers saved over Read more