Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Monday October 31, 2016
The Worst Thing about the New eBay Discussion Boards
eBay redesigned its entire community section including its announcement boards and discussion boar ...

Sunday October 30, 2016
Where Have All the eBay Promos Gone?
"Where the hell are any selling promotions," an eBay seller asked recently in  this thread &n ...

Saturday October 29, 2016
Amazon Sued over Hoverboard Sale
Just as the holiday shopping season is ramping up, the Ghost of Christmas Past is haunting Amazon. ...

Thursday October 27, 2016
USPS to Seek Postage-Due from Sellers through Providers
During a  weekly chat session  on Wednesday, eBay solicited questions from sellers about ...

Amazon Grows Sales Nearly 30 Percent in Third Quarter
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:30 pm EST today, here is an excerpt of the company ...

Tuesday October 25, 2016
eBay Asks for Help in Cleaning up Product Pages
Sellers are seeing product reviews in their listings that have nothing to do with them or their ...

Monday October 24, 2016
Walmart Site Issue Due to Internal Error
Wondering why you couldn't access Walmart this morning? We were fearful there was another DDOS att ...

Sunday October 23, 2016
Are a Billion Listings Too Much for eBay to Handle?
Does the management team at eBay today understand that having more listings isn't necessarily be ...

Friday October 21, 2016
Major Outage Across Multiple Ecommerce Sites
Readers are reporting problems accessing various ecommerce sites, including PayPal, Etsy and T ...

Wednesday October 19, 2016
eBay Grows GMV 5 Percent in Third Quarter 2016
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press release ...

Tuesday October 18, 2016
PayPal Tells Us It's Clearing Up Email Notification Issue
A PayPal spokesperson confirmed the company had an issue beginning on October 15 that caused a d ...

Monday October 17, 2016
eBay Is Translating Your Listings - and It's not Alone
Parlez-vous Francais? eBay wants shoppers from all over the world to be able to shop from sellers ...

Sunday October 16, 2016
Postal Regulatory Commission Listens to Small Sellers
In July, we told readers you could weigh in on an issue that has many online sellers upset - Ter ...

Thursday October 13, 2016
eBay to Users: Report Glitches on Tech Issues Board
If you experience glitches on eBay, use the Technical Issues board on the eBay discussion forums ...

Tuesday October 11, 2016
Does the Math Work on eBay BOGO Promo for Sellers?
eBay is running a promotion to encourage sellers to offer BOGO deals for shoppers (Buy One, Get On ...

Sunday October 9, 2016
This is Why Amazon Reset Some Customer Passwords
Amazon sellers should be aware that the marketplace is requiring some customers to reset their pas ...

Tuesday October 4, 2016
Amazon Sellers Panic over Email Warning
Amazon users can have only one account used for selling unless they get pre-approval from Amazon t ...

Monday October 3, 2016
Look out, eBay - Here Comes Facebook Marketplace
Facebook launched Marketplace, a way for people to buy and sell things in their local area. The fe ...

Sunday October 2, 2016
Why Sellers Should Hail the End of eBay's Windows App
eBay is dropping support for its mobile app for Windows, and reviewing recent reviews of the app s ...