Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Saturday July 30, 2022
eBay Blames End of Lockdowns for a 'Little' Drop in Sales
eBay said its sales as a whole have decreased a little, blaming it on the end of lockdowns wor ...

Friday July 29, 2022
Will Etsy Embolden Bad Buyers as It Promotes New Policy?
Etsy executives told Wall Street analysts on Wednesday it would begin promoting the new purchase p ...

Tuesday July 26, 2022
Questions Marketplaces Should Ask before Running Tests
It can feel like marketplaces are incessantly running tests to make tweaks or test new features, ...

Saturday July 23, 2022
eBay Silences Sellers Who Apply to Its Refurb Program
eBay has made no secret of the fact it has been tightening the rules around selling refurbished ...

Wednesday July 20, 2022
eBay Missing-Description Glitch Could Result in SNAD Claims
eBay sellers worried about the problem of Item Not as Described ("SNAD") claims just had the ...

Tuesday July 19, 2022
Amazon Takes Facebook to Task over Response to Fake Reviews
Amazon appears tired of the ease with which people are using social media platforms as part of the ...

Monday July 18, 2022
eBay UK Goes Nuclear on VAT Compliance Issue
UK sellers say eBay removed all of their listings over a VAT compliance issue they blame on the co ...

Saturday July 16, 2022
USPS Kills Off a Discounted-Shipping Program
The USPS is ending a program through which smaller shippers could purchase discounted sh ...

Thursday July 14, 2022
eBay Open Announcement on Facebook Brings Harsh Reality Check
It's hard to imagine eBay executives think everything is fine and dandy for customers selling ...

Monday July 11, 2022
eBay to Host Session on How to Reach Customers
Even before Wednesday's chat session on "how to reach your customers" started, sellers began askin ...

Saturday July 9, 2022
eBay Secretly Marks All Listings in Search Results 'Sponsored'
eBay places Sponsored listings (ads) at the top of search results, but a seller discovered eBa ...

Friday July 8, 2022
What Happened to eBay Voices for Collectibles?
One year ago, eBay launched "Voices: for Collectibles," but the initiative has languished desp ...

Tuesday July 5, 2022
The End of eBay Adult-Only: One Year Later
July 15 will mark the  one-year anniversary  of eBay eliminating its Adult Only catego ...

Sunday July 3, 2022
Be Wary of eBay Handling Time Rules
Some sellers are reporting eBay is now allowing them to specify a 40-day handling time, up from ...

Sellers Alerted Amazon to Its Postal Holiday Blunder
On June 14, sellers noticed Amazon was expecting them to ship on a postal holiday (June 20) despit ...