Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes Blog
News and insight focusing on ecommerce.
by Ina Steiner, Editor of EcommerceBytes.com
Saturday April 29, 2017
eBay Search Bug Leads to Cancelled Order
A winning bidder was disappointed when a seller cancelled his transaction, and eBay's explanation ...

Thursday April 27, 2017
What Do You Think of Etsy Changes to Checkout?
Etsy made some  changes to Checkout , announcing today it will offer Guest Checkout and Buy I ...

Amazon Grows Net Sales 23 Percent in First Quarter 2017
Amazon's conference call with analysts is at 5:30 pm EST today, here is the company's press relea ...

Tuesday April 25, 2017
Why Is eBay Ignoring Collectibles in TV Campaign?
eBay debuted a jazzy new TV commercial featuring its Fashion category this week. The national spot ...

Monday April 24, 2017
eBay UK Suffers Outage on Sunday
eBay UK went down for a few hours yesterday, but you'd have to turn to social media sites for any ...

Friday April 21, 2017
eBay Active Content Ban Could Impact Claims
If you're not prepared for eBay's forthcoming ban on Active Content, you could be negatively imp ...

Thursday April 20, 2017
eBay Relisting Glitch Drags on for Six Weeks
Sellers are receiving the following message intermittently when trying to relist books in the book ...

Wednesday April 19, 2017
eBay Grows Sales 5 Percent in First Quarter 2017
eBay's conference call with analysts is at 5:00 pm EST today, here is the company's press release ...

Tuesday April 18, 2017
Could Ads on Packages Subsidize Shipping Costs?
Shipping boxes may be a good place to sell advertising, and the USPS and Amazon have already tri ...

Sunday April 16, 2017
eBay OKs Practice of Fulfilling from Amazon
eBay said it was fine with sellers who use the Amazon marketplace as a drop-shipper, and Amazon se ...

Tuesday April 11, 2017
Is Etsy Right to Force Sellers to Offer Etsy Payments?
Etsy is requiring all sellers to accept Direct Checkout, which it is rebranding "Etsy Payments." S ...

Monday April 10, 2017
Amazon Fraud Targets Sellers, Beware
We have been reporting on a wave of fraud that hit Amazon in March that targets buyers, and the& ...

Thursday April 6, 2017
eBay Fails to Warn Sellers of Costly Glitch
eBay sellers are being hit with hefty bank fees for non-sufficient funds (NSF) due to a glitch, an ...

Wednesday April 5, 2017
Sellers Say eBay Is Not Delivering on Upgrades
eBay offers paid services that promise greater exposure on the site, but some sellers say they'r ...

Monday April 3, 2017
Amazon Cracks Down in Wake of Fraud
Amazon is instituting even more rigorous seller vetting, a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes over t ...

Sunday April 2, 2017
FedEx Ad Puts the Magic Back in Ecommerce
How does a global logistics firm (yawn) explain its role in ecommerce? FedEx is running an ad that ...