Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Monday July 30, 2018
eBay Bans PayPal in Early Payments Beta
Details are coming out about the new beta test eBay is rolling out in September as it moves to t ...

eBay Permissions Feature Coming Soon?
Heard at eBay open: The pending availability of Permissions feature for multi-user accounts. This ...

Sunday July 29, 2018
eBay Changes Display of Prices on Watch Lists
eBay made changes to the Watch list shopping feature. Normally eBay displays the opening Bid pri ...

Friday July 27, 2018
Departure of Second High Profile eBay Executive Confirmed
eBay has lost a second high-profile executive, EcommerceBytes has confirmed. Laura Chambers left ...

Tuesday July 24, 2018
eBay Says It is Unable to Recover Seller Photos
eBay said today it is unable to recover sellers' photos it lost in many Good Til Cancelled (GTC) ...

Monday July 23, 2018
eBay Loses Seller Photos AGAIN
A month ago, eBay lost sellers' photos in their Good Til Cancelled (GTC) listings, prompting eBa ...

eBay Drives Customer into the Arms of Another Seller
Sellers are all too aware of a phenomenon called buyers remorse - questioning whether a purchase w ...

Saturday July 21, 2018
eBay Gives Best Offer Haggling Feature Greater Visibility
A reader said eBay is now making it easier for buyers to filter search results to see only listing ...

Thursday July 19, 2018
eBay Flummoxed by Fidget Spinners in Second Quarter
eBay blamed fidget spinners for a disappointing metric in its  second quarter earnings repor ...

Monday July 16, 2018
eBay Unveils Payments Beta on Anniversary of PayPal Split
We noted in our editorial this morning (available to email subscribers) that this is the 3-year ...

Amazon Hit Hard by Tech Issues as Prime Day Kicks Off
Amazon has been hit hard by technical issues today after kicking off its Prime Day deals, and ...

eBay Message to Shoppers on Prime Day
eBay is sending visitors to its Deals platform this morning ahead of Amazon Prime Day's official k ...

Saturday July 14, 2018
eBay Upsets Seller with Accusatory Thank You Message
eBay sent an email to a seller in which it thanked him but at the same time accused him of vio ...

Thursday July 12, 2018
eBay Tries Competing with Amazon on Price in New Ads
Okay, it's time to 'fess up. When  eBay announced  on Monday that it was launching d ...

Tuesday July 10, 2018
Wall Street Analyst Sounds Warning Bell on eBay
At least one Wall Street analyst is concerned about the impact on eBay of the recent Supreme Cou ...

Sunday July 8, 2018
eBay Fails to Halt Test Showing Inaccurate Info to Buyers
An eBay moderator acknowledged a problem with a test the marketplace is running and offered ...

Saturday July 7, 2018
eBay Tests New Paid Ads at Top of Search Results
eBay is testing a new pay-per-click advertising program. Invited sellers can run ads that appear a ...

Tuesday July 3, 2018
eBay CEO Devin Wenig Horns in on Amazon Prime Day
eBay CEO Devin Wenig is trying to horn in on Amazon Prime Day. This morning, Amazon officially a ...

Monday July 2, 2018
Bob Kupbens Calls eBay Tech Issues Unacceptable
eBay executive Bob Kupbens acknowledged that eBay is having what he called "unacceptable" technica ...

Sunday July 1, 2018
eBay Reveals When and Why It Hides Seller Sales
Beware when running a sale on your eBay listings: shoppers may not see it. eBay executive Bob Kupb ...