Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Thursday January 30, 2014
Amazon Releases Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rele ...

Wednesday January 29, 2014
Could Amazon Give PayPal a Run for the Money?
The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon is working on a checkout system for brick-and-mortar retai ...

Is It Profitable to Sell Low Priced Goods on eBay and Amazon?
Sellers of low-priced goods may be struggling to find a way to remain profitable on the eBay and Ama ...

Monday January 27, 2014
Would Amazon and Google Retail Stores Impact eBay?
Will Amazon and Google open physical retail stores, and what impact would that have on eBay? SunTru ...

Sunday January 26, 2014
eBay Combined Shipping Is a Complicated Task
It takes eBay seven screenshots to show sellers how to combine two or more orders from a single buye ...

Thursday January 23, 2014
Would Google Eye PayPal if Spun Off from eBay?
Bloomberg got right to the heart of the matter yesterday when its reporter asked Carl Icahn how mu ...

Wednesday January 22, 2014
Should eBay Spin Off PayPal?
Carl Icahn wants eBay to spinoff PayPal into a separate company. The idea has been batted around bef ...

eBay Releases Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press rele ...

Tuesday January 21, 2014
Comparison Pricing Claims Can Land You in Hot Water
Online retailers should be careful about the claims they make about their products, but many people ...

Monday January 20, 2014
eBay Squanders Traffic with Watch List Glitch
It takes significant amounts of money and effort to get shoppers to visit product listings. Knowing ...

Sunday January 19, 2014
eBay Working on International Shopping Cart
eBay provided some color into its shopping cart last week, revealing that it's working to provide mu ...

Tuesday January 14, 2014
eBay Responds to Questions about Auto Relist Feature
Last month we wrote about a promotion eBay was running in which sellers could automatically relist ...

Monday January 13, 2014
There May Be No Such Thing as Anonymous Reviews
This article in the San Francisco Chronicle outlines a case in which a Virginia court required Yel ...

Sunday January 12, 2014
Could eBay Be Growing Sensitive to Cross Border Challenges?
eBay alerted sellers to problems with packages sent to Argentina on Friday and proactively put into ...

Wednesday January 8, 2014
eBay System Mistake Allows Buyers to Ding Sellers Unfairly
Buyers can be excused for being impatient for their orders, but eBay should not be excused for allo ...

Monday January 6, 2014
Amazon Beats eBay to Punch in Warning Sellers of Weather Delays
Over the years eBay has issued warnings to users when major events (such as storms and hurricanes) i ...

Saturday January 4, 2014
Cracking the Code on eBay Cassini and Best Match Search
Once eBay changed the default sort order of listings in search results years ago, sellers found them ...

Wednesday January 1, 2014
Life Without Mobile Access for the Device Generation
A friend was telling me about her two cousins' teenage daughters who were discussing an upcomi ...