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Japan Post will resume accepting merchandise destined for the USA after an 8-month suspension. Senders will need to prepay the customs duties through a designated app. @EcommerceBytes
www.post.japanpost.j...
April 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
lorak.bsky.social
The Blake Lively case and the nomination of Emil Michael by Trump to a Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering gig under Hegseth reminded me of this: www.cnbc.com/2022/09/29/f... The eBay cyberstalking case. And also...
Two former eBay executives sentenced to prison for involvement in cyberstalking scheme
The former eBay executives hatched a campaign to harass the editor and publisher of the website eCommercebytes
www.cnbc.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:11 PM
ering.bsky.social
eBay will pay $56 million to the couple behind EcommerceBytes.

The company tried to silence their coverage with a harassment campaign, including sending shipments of live cockroaches and a bloody pig mask.

A portion of the $$ will go to First Amendment charities

www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/t...
Couple Stalked by eBay Settle for $56 Million
Two Massachusetts journalists were harassed by a Silicon Valley security team in a case that raised questions about when executives should be held responsible.
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
savasavasava.myatproto.social
(also, after the livestream, I believe I corrected myself and also sang part of it to @alexhanna.bsky.social, @emilymbender.bsky.social, and @ozzyllinas.bsky.social lol)
Ina Steiner (@inas.bsky.social)
Editor and reporter for EcommerceBytes
inas.bsky.social
August 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
dogunderwater.bsky.social
"...senior executives deemed their newsletter, EcommerceBytes, critical of the company. [...] then-CEO Devin Wenig in August 2019 texted Steve Wymer, then its chief ​communications officer, that it was ​time to 'take her down,' referring ⁠to Ina Steiner, according to prosecutors and the Steiners."
July 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
okwonga.bsky.social
EBay and several former executives have agreed to pay nearly $56 million in a settlement with a Massachusetts couple who were the target of a bizarre harassment and stalking scheme. The couple, Ina and David Steiner, had been subjected to a “terror campaign” in 2019 that was “designed to stop their reporting,” attorneys for the Steiners said in a release. The Steiners run EcommerceBytes, a website closely followed by online sellers, which had angered eBay executives who didn’t like its tone and content.
July 30, 2026 at 6:51 AM
eBay and its former executives settled the cyberstalking lawsuit filed by EcommerceBytes publishers in 2021 for $55.7 million in compensation and charitable commitments in landmark civil rights case.
www.ecommercebytes.com/o2ln
July 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
sannewman.bsky.social
And here is the blog the couple writes, for which they were targeted: www.ecommercebytes.com
EcommerceBytes - The leader of ecommerce news and information for online sellers.
Vital ecommerce news, information and resources for the serious online merchant.
www.ecommercebytes.com
January 11, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Thanks for the shout out, CindyLou, we're sharing EcommerceBytes news and info for online sellers. And thanks for all you do to inform sellers.
cindylouwho2.com CindyLouWho2 @cindylouwho2.com · Nov 14
Hey ecommerce folks - Ina Steiner is back posting on Bluesky! Give her a follow
Ina Steiner @inas.bsky.social · Nov 14
Some eBay sellers were overwhelmed on Monday when they were unable to print shipping labels in bulk. Apparently over the weekend, a longstanding link to the bulk-shipping page stopped working. www.ecommercebytes.com/6ewh
November 15, 2024 at 12:28 AM
valueaddedresource.bsky.social
eBay and former executives settle 2019 EcommerceBytes cyberstalking suit for $55.7 million, ending six years of civil litigation.
www.valueaddedresource.net/ebay-executi...
eBay, Former Executives Settle Cyberstalking Case for $55.7 Million
eBay and former executives settle 2019 EcommerceBytes cyberstalking suit for $55.7 million, ending six years of civil litigation.
www.valueaddedresource.net
July 28, 2026 at 3:50 AM
neurasensory.bsky.social
eBay and Etsy Update Legal Agreements - EcommerceBytes

#privacy
EcommerceBytes
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September 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
valueaddedresource.bsky.social
Longtime ecommerce news site EcommerceBytes has ceased publication after 27 years, ending a run that began when publishers Ina and David Steiner launched AuctionBytes in 1999.
www.valueaddedresource.net/ecommercebyt...
EcommerceBytes Ceases Publication After 27 Years
EcommerceBytes has ceased publication after 27 years, ending a run that began when Ina and David Steiner launched AuctionBytes in 1999.
www.valueaddedresource.net
September 14, 2026 at 4:18 AM
johnvoelcker.bsky.social
"In 2020, six former eBay employees + a contractor were charged with participating in a horrifying campaign—doxing, threats + deliveries of live pests—against David + Ina Steiner, the husband-and-wife founders of news site EcommerceBytes. The Steiners wrote about eBay regularly."

Jesus.
Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.
www.wired.com
July 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
shopifreaks.bsky.social
Shopifreaks Edition 289 – BigCommerce’s WordPress grab, DoorDash Air, & eBay’s $55.7M reckoning

www.shopifreaks.com/bigcommerces...

#ecommerce #shopify #bigcommerce #wpengine #doordash #openAI #ebay #ecommercebytes #retail #d2c #merchants
#289 - BigCommerce's WordPress grab, DoorDash Air, & eBay's $55.7M reckoning
This week's 289th edition of Shopifreaks covers BigCommerce's merchant land grab on WordPress, DoorDash's new drone delivery service, and more.
www.shopifreaks.com
August 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The US Department of Justice entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with eBay over its 2019 cyberstalking crimes.
www.ecommercebytes.com/k39b
EcommerceBytes publishers David and Ina Steiner issued a Victim Impact Statement in the matter.
www.ecommercebytes.com/9ndl
January 11, 2024 at 7:30 PM
A Mercari spokesperson told EcommerceBytes it's confident it made the right move after making a radical change to fees.
www.ecommercebytes.com/0m0s
April 6, 2024 at 3:34 AM
librariancapital.bsky.social
"eBay #$EBAY reaches $55.7m settlement with couple "terrorized" in stalking scandal" (CBS News)

"Ina and David Steiner ... run the trade publication ECommerceBytes"

"Federal prosecutors say leaders at the company were enraged by the couple's newsletter"
eBay reaches $55.7 million settlement with Massachusetts couple that was "terrorized" in stalking scandal
eBay has agreed to pay a large settlement after a Massachusetts couple was the victim of a bizarre harassment campaign​.
www.cbsnews.com
July 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
star86above.bsky.social
Read the statement about the eBay lawsuit from Mrs. Ina Steiner that's posted on the EcommerceBytes website.

www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog....
www.ecommercebytes.com
July 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM
harrymccracken.com
It always fascinates me when companies claim that something their employees did didn’t reflect their corporate culture. Your culture is what you do. didn’https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2026/7/1785201549.html
EcommerceBytes Publishers Settle Lawsuit with eBay
David and I officially settled the lawsuit we filed in 2021 against eBay and its former executives over the stalking ...
www.ecommercebytes.com
July 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A seller says Etsy is a great venue but must put systems in place to avoid the kind of glitch that occurred last week that imperiled sellers' funds. EcommerceBytes Letter to the Editor
www.ecommercebytes.com/4o48
April 19, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A USPS spokesperson confirmed the USPS is rolling out Packageless Returns capabilities. We asked after an EcommerceBytes reader spotted free polybags at his local post office for mailing returns back to retailers and merchants.
www.ecommercebytes.com/4e3k
July 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
An online seller advises others not to have a knee-jerk reaction to tariffs, but rather, wait to see the true impact and then determine the best course of action. Today's EcommerceBytes letter to the editor.
www.ecommercebytes.com/15zj
April 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Amazon is laying off members of its Buy with Prime team but told EcommerceBytes the program is still a top priority.
www.ecommercebytes.com/lepo
January 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM
its-its.bsky.social
Jesus Mary and Joseph. This story is bonkers. I'm glad David and Ina Steiner, husband-and-wife founders of the news site EcommerceBytes held on for 6 years because this pay out is warranted. "We were really adamant that this type of behavior by a Fortune 500 corporation didn’t go unchecked.”
Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign
For months on end, eBay employees and contractors made life hell for a couple that had criticized the company. Six years later, the company is finally paying up.
www.wired.com
July 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Walmart saw 20% growth in US ecommerce sales and 34% growth in US Marketplace sales in its 4th quarter for FY 2025. It credited Marketplace sellers and high-income customers, along with numerous initiatives. via EcommerceBytes
www.ecommercebytes.com/trb6
February 22, 2025 at 3:09 AM