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/.

In Lieu of Shipping Calculator, Etsy Offers Postage Lookup

March 10, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

Etsy sellers were happy about a new prototype the company is testing but were disappointed to learn that it is in lieu of a shipping calculator, at least for now. The Price Your Postage feature helps sellers look up postage Read more

Amazon Launches New Mobile App for Sellers

March 10, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

Amazon launched a new mobile app called Amazon Seller designed for third-party merchants. Amazon spokesperson Erik Fairleigh confirmed it was the first ever app for Amazon Marketplace Sellers made available by Amazon. Currently the app is available only for the Read more

eBay Runs Unusual Promo for 99-Cent Auctions

March 10, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay sellers are growing used to unusual free-listing promotions. The latest that kicked off on March 9th allows invited eBay Store owners to list up to 10,000 auctions and pay no listing fee – but only in certain categories. And Read more

Amazon Launches Pilot to Test 3D Printed Products

March 7, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

In December, EcommerceBytes took a lookat Amazon’s activities in the 3D printing space and how 3D printers could impact retail and ecommerce. Now comes news that Amazon has set up a new division selling 3-D printed products in partnership with five Read more

eBay Offers Store Owners More Free Listings in March

March 7, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay is running a promotion in which eBay Store owners receive 2,500 additional free listings for the month of March. Store owners who activate the promotion can list up to 2,500 additional auction or fixed-price listings and pay no insertion Read more

Amazon Disrupts Novelty Sellers’ Businesses

March 7, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

In what was supposed to be a break-out year for Ann Arbor T-Shirt Company, co-founders Jerry Kozak and Ricky Winowiecki ended up tightening their belts and laying off staff thanks to new restrictions from Amazon on novelty items. The t-shirt company Read more

eBay Glitch Hits Search Results, Frustrating Shoppers

March 6, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay shoppers trying to search for items in their own country were flummoxed as a glitch caused items for sale on international sites to be mixed in with domestic items. The problem itself was international, with sellers from the U.S., Read more

eBay CEO Reassures Employees as He Fends Off Carl Icahn

March 6, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

eBay warned employees last month not to let a shareholder battle with Carl Icahn distract them, and eBay CEO John Donahoe sent another letter to employees this week. “As predicted,” he wrote, “we’re having a public dialogue with activist investor Carl Read more

Alibaba Readies Friends and Family Preview of 11Main.com

March 6, 2014September 20, 2017 Ina Steiner

We brought you the news that Chinese ecommerce firm Alibaba was launching a new marketplace in the U.S. through its subsidiary Auctiva.com. 11 Main continues to ramp up and next week will host a private “Friends & Family” preview. Next week’s trial Read more