eBay for Business

Learn from an eBay Education Specialist! Our guest is eBay Education Specialist Rich Siok, known on eBay as Top-Rated Seller appealingsigns. http://www.appealingsigns.com

Griff and Lee visited the eBay Radio Shipping Department with a feature from Dymo-Endicia (http://www.dymo-endicia.com). Paula, Queens NY (champagnetabby), had an issue with My eBay. Ginny, Highpoint NC (ginnyssellables), asked if eBay considers Saturday a business day for purposes of handling time. Ziggy, Maui HI (the_laughing_gecko), called regarding eBay's definition of "Standard Shipping".

An eBay Compatible Application for inventory management! Our guest is Eran Pick, CEO of Solid Commerce. http://www.solidcommerce.com

EBay Radio's international correspondent, Chris Dawson of Tamebay (http://www.tamebay.com), called in to tell us about new stuff being tried on eBay UK. Maida, New Canaan CT (connectibles), called about the "eBay Gets Social" Facebook page. Josie, OR (mypontoonhaven), is having trouble getting into the chat board. She asked if eBay could add an icon to Sold Items in My eBay to identify repeat buyers. James, San Jose CA (superiorgolfshop), called regarding some bad feedback he received.

How and why you should build a brilliant customer base! Our guest is Jim Cockrum, founder of MySilentTeam.com. http://www.jimcockrum.com

Jon the Bug Hunter returns! Jonathan Bach, eBay's Quality Engineering Director for Live Site Quality, is our guest. He gave us an update on last month's bug reports from eBay Radio.

Jon the Bug Hunter stayed on to take calls. Doug, Santa Rosa CA, called regarding a bug when printing shipping labels through eBay. EBetsy, Dallas TX, reported an Item Specifics bug in jewelery and toy categories. Barbara, Tampa Bay FL (bka68), won the Secret Word Contest. Laura Messerschmitt from Outright (http://www.outright.com) called to tell us about two very important IRS audit issues that affect eBay sellers. Griff and Lee dished listing number 230851884298 for Marco, San Marcos TX. He received a score of 4.6 tureens.

Achieving Top-Rated Seller status on eBay in 3 months! Our guest is Howard Aronesti, known on eBay as Top-Rated Seller jewelrychicago.

Lee Mirabal read the eBay Radio news. Stories include Mitt Romney's old house; the new eBay; seahorses; Michael Jordan's McJordan BBQ sauce; and more. Griff and Lee discussed the new eBay, including the Feed. Griff explained how it works.

A listing was dished for Elizabeth, Kissimmee FL (squid-silly): item number 140849171135. Griff and Lee gave her 4.85 tureens. Herb, Dallas TX (herwoldallas) called with some interesting and unusual tips on product sourcing.

Melody, Lyons NY (wintercoins), wanted her listing dished for item number 271068515700. Griff and Lee gave her 4.95 tureens. A listing was dished for treasuresbychele from the chat board: item number 261053263553. Griff and Lee gave her 4.6 tureens. Lee told us about a study on social shopping and another one on men vs women when it comes to shopping with mobile. Lee told us about SecretGuru (http://www.secretguru.co.uk), a new site developed in-house by eBay that's being tested in the UK. It allows customers to buy time or services from specialized professionals.

Griff and Lee gave us 5 Ways To Find Your Hidden Talents by Mike Michalowicz from American Express OPEN Forum. Tom, Pittsburgh PA (blackandgoldgifts), called about not being able to see the eBay: On Location video from Philadelphia. A life-sized, live-in replica of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion is for sale on eBay for $873,00 or Best Offer (item number 39047447 4254). Denise, Chicago IL (flutter-hut), received email from buyers outside of eBay.

Griff and Lee talked about Photobucket's new randomization of photo URLs to prevent fusking. Lee gave us some statistics regarding eBay sellers who attended the eBay Radio Party & Conference. Griff and Lee discussed about the new email address and URL restrictions for sending messages through eBay's My Messages beginning November 1, 2012.

Do-it-yourself eBay store design! Our guest is Ashley Smyth, Frooition's Director of Sales. ttp://www.frooition.com

Film a 360-degree video of your items! Our guest is Jason Lawrence, co-founder of ArqBall Spin. http://www.arqspin.com