Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Thursday November 30, 2017
Change Could Mean Buyers Pay eBay Instead of Sellers
eBay struck a 5-year operating agreement with PayPal when the board broke up the companies in ...

Wednesday November 29, 2017
Clawing Ahead of Rivals on Amazon Gets Uglier
Selling to US shoppers has become a vital source of revenue for sellers here and abroad, and t ...

Monday November 27, 2017
eBay Literally Asked Sellers about Their Loyalty to Amazon
In a survey in September, eBay asked sellers if they were more loyal to eBay or to Amazon. Su ...

Friday November 24, 2017
eBay Vows to Deal with Serial Bid Retractors
Would you like the ability to block serial bid retractors on eBay? Everyone makes mistakes, that ...

Wednesday November 22, 2017
New eBay Practices Vex Buyers and Increase Returns
Let's say you're looking for a holster on eBay, and you need to know if it will fit your Colt 19 ...

Tuesday November 21, 2017
eBay Rolls Out Features Not Ready for Prime Time
eBay CEO Devin Wenig promised Wall Street they would be able to see the fruits of the company's ...

eBay Promo Rewards Sellers Who Offer Free Returns
eBay kicked off a promotion today to entice sellers to offer free returns during the holidays wit ...

Thursday November 16, 2017
eBay Management Speaks: Is It What You Were Expecting?
This was a year of tremendous change for eBay sellers. The head of Seller Experience posted a mes ...

Sellers Face Unusual Christmas Shipping Challenge
Sellers may lose out on some last-minute holiday orders - that's because there will be no mail de ...

Tuesday November 14, 2017
Amazon Order Defect Rate: Good News, Bad News
Amazon sellers logged in last week to find a their Order Defect Rate had skyrocketed, much to thei ...

Another Case of eBay Profiting from a 'Glitch'
An eBay seller was left out of pocket thanks to a glitch that he said is a persistent problem invo ...

Thursday November 9, 2017
Amazon Sellers Panic over Change to Order Defect Rate
Amazon changed the way it calculates claims against sellers, called the  Order Defect Rate &n ...

Wednesday November 8, 2017
eBay Sends Urgent Warning to Sellers in Violations Sweep
eBay sent an urgent message to sellers warning them of specific listing violations as it sweeps ...

Tuesday November 7, 2017
Questions about New eBay Returns and Refunds
eBay launched new returns and refund practices, as we reported in Newsflash today. A reader sugges ...

Monday November 6, 2017
Amazon Lowers 3P Seller Prices in Unprecedented Move
Amazon is lowering the prices of some products offered for sale by third-party merchants through ...

Sunday November 5, 2017
New Resale Model Could Disrupt eBay C2C Sales
What if a retailer allowed customers to resell their past purchases on its marketplace? Swiss ...

Friday November 3, 2017
eBay Surveys Sellers on More Changes to Messaging
eBay is conducting a survey asking sellers about its "M2M" member-to-member messaging system. The ...

Wednesday November 1, 2017
eBay Checkout Experiences Brief Disruption Today
eBay reported  service disruptions  related to Checkout and Buy it Now today (Nov. 1) at ...