Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Should eBay Automatically Refund Fees for Cancelled Orders?
eBay sellers probably agree they should not have to pay fees for cancelled orders, and for the mos ...

Friday May 27, 2022
eBay Sellers Cheer Expansion of Repeat Buyer Feature
Online sellers were pleased when eBay introduced a feature that informed them on the orders pa ...

Thursday May 26, 2022
eBay Seller Council: Your Data Is the Price of Admission
eBay is inviting sellers to join the eBay Seller Council in the UK where they can "participate in ...

Tuesday May 24, 2022
eBay Adds Seller Info in Search Results in Apparent Test
A reader told us about a change they were seeing in search results today: Next to the price for ea ...

eBay Sellers Desperate after GoDaddy Bookkeeping Ends Support
Online sellers are scrambling after learning today they'll no longer be able to use GoDaddy Bookke ...

Sunday May 22, 2022
Etsy Plans New Program to Beef Up Buyer Protection
Etsy told Wall Street investors it was developing a new program to reassure shoppers that "we have ...

Thursday May 19, 2022
eBay Moves Listings to New Categories with Latest Changes
eBay reminded sellers on Wednesday it would begin rolling out category changes May 18th. That mean ...

Wednesday May 18, 2022
The End of the eBay Weekly Chat, RIP
eBay will no longer host weekly chats where sellers and buyers can ask questions about site featur ...

Can Walmart Finally Take on Amazon Prime Day?
Ever since Amazon held its first Prime Day on July 15, 2015, other marketplaces have tried to keep ...

Friday May 13, 2022
Senior Architect at eBay Discovers Fast-Shipping Hack
Senior Architect at eBay David Van Couvering discovered a way to get items delivered faster - ...

Wednesday May 11, 2022
eBay Puts Out Another Call for Customer Service Gig Workers
eBay put out another call for sellers to sign on as customer service gig workers, inviting them to ...

Changes to USPS Zones to Impact Some Prices in July
The USPS is making changes to shipping zones, which determines the rate shippers pay (for certai ...

Saturday May 7, 2022
Six-day Delivery Pointless if Mailers Can't Afford It
What good is 6-day delivery of the mail if sellers can't afford it? USPS Postmaster General Louis ...

Wednesday May 4, 2022
eBay GMV Down 17 Percent in First Quarter from a Year Ago
eBay Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) was down 17% in the first quarter of 2022, year-over-year. R ...

eBay Response to Ad Controversy Is Lacking
eBay sellers have been trying to get answers to questions about its new terms governing Promoted L ...

Monday May 2, 2022
Sellers Must Give eBay the Right to Alter Listing Ads
eBay sent an email to sellers on Friday announcing an update to its marketing program terms of use ...