Ina Steiner

Patisserie

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:27:17 -0400

Patisserie

The beach

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:24:09 -0400

The beach

#boston strong

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:23:15 -0400

#boston strong

Hamburger yum

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:43:46 -0400

Hamburger yum

swan boats

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:26:49 -0400

swan boats

Haymarket

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:24:34 -0400

Haymarket

Mural by Brazilian twins Otavio and Gustafo Pandolfo - Dewey...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:05:00 -0400

Mural by Brazilian twins Otavio and Gustafo Pandolfo - Dewey Square taken from front of South Station, Boston

Fox in the Berkshires

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:36:00 -0400

Fox in the Berkshires

Blue Benn diner, Vermont

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:13:53 -0400

Blue Benn diner, Vermont

The Russian store

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:37:45 -0400

The Russian store

Surveyed eBay Sellers Expect Increased Holiday Sales

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:52:50 -0500

Surveyed eBay Sellers Expect Increased Holiday Sales:

eBay conducted a survey eBay of 435 small businesses in September about their expected holiday sales performance. eBay released the findings of the report today: More than half of the respondents…

How Big a Problem Are Knockoffs on eBay?

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:42:54 -0500

How Big a Problem Are Knockoffs on eBay?:

How big a problem are counterfeit goods on eBay, and is it doing enough to rid its site of them? The questions are natural following Monday s decision by the Supreme Court in which it denied Tiffany…

Google Rewards Online Merchant for Bad Ratings and Reviews

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:16:37 -0500

Google Rewards Online Merchant for Bad Ratings and Reviews:

The New York Times published a story on Friday exposing a quirk in Google s algorithm that actually rewards an online merchant for negative customer ratings and reviews by boosting its links to …

PayPal Encourages Americans to Buy Direct from Chinese Sellers

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:42:42 -0500

PayPal Encourages Americans to Buy Direct from Chinese Sellers:

PayPal launched a new shopping portal called PayPal Shop Asia and encouraged consumers in the U.S. to buy directly from Chinese sellers, reminding them that its PayPal Purchase Protection program …

ToysRUs Launch Shows eBay Makes Inroads with Branded Retailers

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:54:20 -0500

ToysRUs Launch Shows eBay Makes Inroads with Branded Retailers:

ToysRUs has opened a store on eBay, one of a growing number of branded retailers eBay has attracted as part of its move away from its flea market image to a more Amazon approach. The ToysRUs item …

Zynga Engages in Trademark Wars on eBay

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:58:55 -0500

Zynga Engages in Trademark Wars on eBay:

An eBay seller who had listed a Zynga Mafia Wars Tshirt on eBay received a VeRO complaint last week. The email notice from eBay states, Your item was removed because of a request we received from…

Could eBay Acquire Yahoo's Stake in Alibaba?

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:23:11 -0400

Could eBay Acquire Yahoo's Stake in Alibaba?:

As we noted in AuctionBytes Newsflash this morning, the Wall Street Journal reports that AOL is considering acquiring Yahoo, and that one of the scenarios under discussion is a deal in which China…

Bonanza Changes the Game with New Specialty Fashion Site

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:38:16 -0400

Bonanza Changes the Game with New Specialty Fashion Site:

Bonanza (formerly Bonanzle) created a marketplace based on the philosophy of Find everything but the ordinary, opening its arms to small sellers who embraced the new site when it launched in 2008 …

Facebook Needs a Shopping Search Engine

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:59:14 -0400

Facebook Needs a Shopping Search Engine:

Facebook shopping has come along way since it opened its platform in 2007. Sellers can use Payvment , for example, to set up Shops on their Facebook so buyers can make a purchase without leaving …

eBay Influences Listing Behavior with Selective Promotions

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:00:57 -0400

eBay Influences Listing Behavior with Selective Promotions:

Like many things on eBay these days, including its new fee structure, promotions have become more difficult to keep straight. Blame it on eBay s attempt to modify sellers behavior depending on the…