Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Monday May 31, 2021
Yes, eBay Sellers Still Stress about Feedback
A reader reached out recently in frustration over the eBay feedback system. There are a lot of iss ...

Friday May 28, 2021
Beware: eBay Listing Shows Up under Another Seller's ID
An eBay seller listed a pair of earrings, but they showed up under another seller's ID in one of t ...

Wednesday May 26, 2021
Etsy Holds Percent of Sellers' Funds on Rolling Basis
Because of an increase in customer issues and fraud, Etsy is modifying its reserves policy that it ...

Sunday May 23, 2021
eBay Addresses Mandate, Tells Sellers Not to Be Discouraged
A week after sellers were caught off guard by the latest Item Specifics mandate, eBay moderators a ...

Saturday May 22, 2021
How Crypto Mining Led to eBay Scams
Online sellers are a diverse and entrepreneurial bunch, but being on the leading edge can prove ri ...

Thursday May 20, 2021
Amazon Urges Sellers to Offer Free Shipping
Amazon sent an email to merchants this week with the subject line, "Facts and Myths about Free Shi ...

Wednesday May 19, 2021
eBay Fake Tracking Scams Hurt Sellers Too
The "Fake Tracking Number" scam perpetrated by bad sellers isn't new, but I happened to have been ...

Tuesday May 18, 2021
eBay Open to Be Held Online in August
eBay scheduled its (almost) annual seller event for August 4 - 6, but it will be held virtually th ...

Thursday May 13, 2021
Stunning News: eBay Kills off Adult Only Category
eBay is eliminating the "Adult Only" category in a stunning development. It emailed certain seller ...

Wednesday May 12, 2021
eBay Kills PowerSeller Program: 'A Sad Day Indeed'
It came without warning in the middle of the night - a notice of the death of the eBay PowerSell ...

Tuesday May 11, 2021
eBay to Allow Sale of NFTs by 'Trusted Sellers'
eBay said it will begin allowing the sale of NFTs, or digital collectibles on its marketplace - ...

Monday May 10, 2021
Should eBay Allow Regulators to Take Down Listings?
The  BBC  is reporting that eBay will allow certain "regulators" to remove sellers' li ...

Saturday May 8, 2021
eBay Blocks Sellers from Seeing Who Follows Them
eBay stopped allowing sellers to see who "follows" them, which hampers repeat sales, some seller ...

Wednesday May 5, 2021
Marketplaces Reveal CEO Compensation: eBay, Amazon, Etsy
eBay's CEO was the highest compensated of his immediate peers in 2020. Jamie Iannone, who became C ...

Sunday May 2, 2021
Will eBay Copy Etsy's Unpopular Offsite Ad Model?
eBay CEO Jamie Iannone told Wall Street analysts on Wednesday it would launch experiments this qua ...