Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Monday March 31, 2014
eBay Fails to Honor Coupons It Gave Buyers
eBay sent $10 coupons to shoppers over the past few days, but buyers say eBay is not honoring the co ...

Saturday March 29, 2014
eBay Overrides Sellers' Country Exclusion Lists
eBay is forcing sellers who participate in its Global Shipping Program to make their products avail ...

Wednesday March 26, 2014
eBay Feedback Changes - More Opaque than Transparent
Many sellers were excited to hear eBay was removing anonymity from the Detailed Seller Ratings (DS ...

Monday March 24, 2014
eBay Backtracks on Anonymous Feedback - BREAKING
In a major development, eBay will finally make feedback more transparent - starting in late April, t ...

Saturday March 22, 2014
eBay's Donahoe Beats Amazon in CEO Ratings
eBay CEO John Donahoe beat out rival Jeff Bezos of Amazon on Glassdoor's list of the top 51 CEOs ...

Tuesday March 18, 2014
Every Seller's Nightmare: Postal Carrier Caught Dumping Mail
If one of your packages went missing on its way to a buyer in Long Island, New York, it may have end ...

Monday March 17, 2014
Sloppy Photo Editing Gets Retailer into Trouble
A sloppy photoshopping job resulted in a public relations nightmare for retail chain Target. A fitn ...

Sunday March 16, 2014
eBay Sellers at the Mercy of USPS Tracking
eBay has placed increasing importance on tracking numbers in order to help it learn if sellers ship ...

Wednesday March 12, 2014
eBay Town Hall Meeting Covers Spring Feedback Changes
eBay is hosting a Town Hall meeting to answer questions about changes a ...

Tuesday March 11, 2014
eBay Makes Major Change to Seller Feedback
eBay is making a major change to seller feedback as part of its Spring Seller Update 2014. eBa ...

Monday March 10, 2014
Multiple Proxies Could Confuse eBay Shareholders
As they do each year, eBay shareholders will cast their votes on whether to reelect board members a ...

Sunday March 9, 2014
Seller Pet Peeves: No Shipping Calculators or Combined Shipping
Shoppers are very sensitive to shipping and handling costs when perusing online listings and making ...

Tuesday March 4, 2014
Sellers Take Offense at Amazon FBA Pricing Lawsuit
Emails are coming in about the Amazon FBA pricing lawsuit in "Shopper Sues Amazon over Merchant Pric ...

Changes to eBay Stores Are on the Way
eBay is still rolling out its new Store redesign announced last fall, but last week it shared addi ...

Sunday March 2, 2014
Etsy Merchants React to Possible Shop Redesign
Etsy is testing new designs of sellers' shops, and we've been receiving emails from mostly irate se ...