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/.

Bonanza Launches Store Platform for Online Sellers

September 15, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Bonanza has launched Bonanza Webstores, a store-hosting platform deeply integrated with its online marketplace. It is charging a monthly $25 subscription fee for the service with no commission fees. Bonanza founder and CEO Bill Harding told EcommerceBytes sales were up three Read more

eBay Runs Free Listing Promotion for Auction Listings

September 15, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a free listing promotion for auction and auction with Buy It Now listings – however, the promotion is limited to invited sellers only. Only 5-, 7-, and 10-day listing durations are included, but there are a few Read more

eBay Crashes Like It’s 1999

September 15, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay sellers woke up to more bad news on Sunday morning when they discovered the latest outage hitting eBay’s global marketplaces. Buyers and sellers were unable to login to their accounts all morning, and many were unable to even access Read more

Amazon Backs Away from P2P Payments

September 12, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon is closing its P2P payment service called Amazon WebPay next month. You can be forgiven if you didn’t remember Amazon had a service that allowed people to send, receive, and request money from other users from the Amazon Payments Read more

eBay Chief Technology Officer Resigns

September 12, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay announced on Thursday its Chief Technology Officer Mark Carges was resigning to focus on a family matter. And while it has not named a replacement, it has hired someone to take over CTO duties for the Marketplaces part of Read more

eBay Search Engine Brings Back Zero Results

September 12, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay’s search engine began experiencing technical issues on Thursday. Users are complaining that when they are signed in to eBay, searches bring back zero results. Ironically, it’s the same day eBay announced the resignation of its Chief Technology Officer – Read more

PayPal Responds to Concerns about New Apple Pay Service

September 11, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay has no qualms about excluding other payment services from its marketplaces, as was the case when Google Checkout launched. But now it finds its own PayPal service shut out from Apple’s new digital wallet announced on Tuesday called Apple Pay. Read more

eBay Encourages Sellers to Enroll in Extended Holiday Returns

September 11, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay published an announcement on Wednesday encouraging sellers to enroll in its holiday returns program. Items that offer Extended Holiday Returns will display a message to shoppers in November and December explaining they will have until January 31st to return Read more

Etsy Bars Sellers from Using Term ‘Redskins’

September 11, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

Online marketplace Etsy is barring sellers from using the term “Redskins” on its site. The Washington Redskins is an NFL football team in Washington, DC. Some people have protested the team’s name and logo and have advocated for the league Read more

Patent Holder Sues eBay and Alibaba Subsidiaries

September 11, 2014August 29, 2017 Ina Steiner

A patent granted in 2007 for an eBay-selling tool is now at the center of two lawsuits filed on September 5, 2014, against eBay and two subsidiaries of Alibaba – Auctiva and Vendio. The United States Patent and Trademark Office Read more