Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Sunday July 30, 2017
Will eBay Sellers Soon Be Vying for the Buy Box?
On Amazon, shoppers find a product and make a purchase from one of the seller offers on the produc ...

Thursday July 27, 2017
eBay to Highlight Free Returns with New Search Filter
Sellers hate returns, but eBay is placing increasing importance on offering them, and free retur ...

Wednesday July 26, 2017
eBay CEO Devin Wenig Shares Vision with Sellers
eBay CEO Devin Wenig gave a lively presentation to a group of sellers from 48 states and eight cou ...

Tuesday July 25, 2017
eBay Email Smarts, but Is It Smart Marketing?
It might be upsetting to a seller to learn eBay sent a buyer who watched their item an email enc ...

Would You Use Amazon Instead of PayPal?
A Wall Street analyst believes Amazon may be readying a PayPal clone. Amazon is already pushing me ...

Sunday July 23, 2017
eBay Displays New Feedback Button on Multi-Quantity Listings
Sellers have begun noticing a new Feedback button on multi-quantity listings. Currently clic ...

Should eBay Sellers Avoid or Embrace Local Pickup?
This question came in from a reader: "If you list something local pickup and it sells, and the buy ...

Thursday July 20, 2017
eBay Sees Increase in Number of Sellers and Brands in Q2
During a conference call with Wall Street analysts today, eBay CEO Devin Wenig said he was satisfi ...

The Two Year Anniversary of the eBay PayPal Breakup
Today marks the 2-year anniversary of the split between eBay and PayPal, a move eBay was forced to ...

Tuesday July 18, 2017
eBay Guaranteed Delivery Coming Soon
eBay sent an email to users today to prepare them for its Guaranteed Delivery feature "launching t ...

Monday July 17, 2017
eBay Sellers Frustrated with Unwritten Policies
Many sellers live by the maxim, if it isn't in writing, don't trust advice from an eBay customer s ...

Saturday July 15, 2017
Should eBay Guarantee NOS Even When Sold As Is?
Collectors often turn to eBay for New Old Stock (NOS) parts and accessories to keep their collecti ...

Tuesday July 11, 2017
eBay Comes Clean about Recent Changes
eBay continues to make changes that impact users outside of the two major seller updates announc ...

Monday July 10, 2017
eBay Ads Cast Doubt on Amazon Prime Day Deals
With Amazon Prime Day hours away, eBay launched a campaign to cast doubt in shoppers' minds about ...

Saturday July 8, 2017
eBay Furtively Changes Payments Policy
eBay is rolling out a new payments requirement, and not only are some sellers upset - some buyer ...

Wednesday July 5, 2017
Sellers Confused after eBay Changed Best Offer Flow
eBay caused confusion after it changed the way it allows sellers to respond to Best Offers from sh ...

eBay Co-opts Seller Photos for Its Own Catalog
eBay is co-opting seller photographs for its own catalog. Sellers could previously opt-out of the ...

Saturday July 1, 2017
How Would You Respond to an Unsolicited Drop Shipper?
Online sellers are receiving unsolicited invitations from supposed drop shippers. Is it a great bu ...