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 Revives Live Auctions after a Five Year Absence

May 9, 2014September 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

In 2009, eBay CEO John Donahoe decided to close eBay Live Auctions, a live-bidding platform and seemingly successful part of its Marketplaces business. On Thursday, eBay announced it will launch a new live-bidding platform on eBay.com in partnership with Invaluable, formerly Read more

How Amazon Merchants and Affiliates Benefit from New Twitter Cart

May 8, 2014September 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

When Amazon announced this week it was adding a feature for Twitter users to be able to place items in their shopping cart by replying to tweets with the hashtag #AmazonCart, we wondered if merchants and affiliates would benefit from the program. Read more

eBay Sellers Identify Problem with Search

May 8, 2014September 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

Searching eBay for certain product attributes in “Item Specifics” fields comes up empty for some listings. It’s a critical problem since sellers are paying for exposure on eBay, but buyers won’t be able to find their listings when searching certain Read more

The Mother of All Holidays: What Shoppers Are Buying for Mother’s Day

May 7, 2014September 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

Calling it one of the most universally celebrated holidays, National Retail Federation CEO Matthew Shay said Mother’s Day would see consumers spending a total of $19.9 billion this year, and 29% of Mother’s Day shoppers would shop online to find Read more

eBid Auction Site Readies Immediate Pay and Other Features

May 7, 2014September 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

Online auction site eBid is readying a feature that allows sellers to require immediate payment from buyers. And the site, boasting 4 million live listings, said new updates to its mobile app are completed and awaiting App Store approval. The Read more

Bonanza Integrates with ShipStation to Help Sellers Streamline Shipping

May 7, 2014September 6, 2017 Ina Steiner

Sellers on Bonanza can now use ShipStation to help them manage their shipping activities. ShipStation helps online retailers organize and process their orders and offers automatic order importing from over 40 shopping carts and marketplaces, including eBay, Amazon, Shopify and Read more

PayPal President Calls Exec’s Twitter Posts ‘Shocking and Sad’

May 7, 2014September 14, 2017 Ina Steiner

PayPal President David Marcus responded to one of his executive’s very disturbing posts on Twitter that began over the weekend, calling the incident shocking and sad. He tweeted a link to a PayPal blog post in which he called the Read more

BidStart to Morph into Stanley Gibbons Marketplace

May 6, 2014September 14, 2017 Ina Steiner

Stanley Gibbons is a household name in the philatelic world, and last year, it acquired a long time auction site called bidStart that got its start in 2005 specializing in stamps. Mark Rosenberg, founder of bidStart and Chief Digital Officer Read more

Etsy Sellers Dismayed to Discover Their Items for Sale on Amazon

May 6, 2014September 14, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy sellers of handmade goods were dismayed to discover their items for sale on Amazon.com without their knowledge or permission. What was puzzling to them was how one-of-a-kind items they listed for sale on Etsy could be for sale on Read more