eBay for Business

Tax advice for 2012! Our guest is Barbara Weltman, president of Big Ideas for Small Business Income. http://barbaraweltman.com

Lupe, Reston VA (hapachico), called to talk about being the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur. Dave, Northern MI (spinagain4you), asked how to calculate the Final Value Fee for shipping. Tom, Pittsburg PA (blackandgoldgifts), had advice for buying products from local wholesalers.

Buying or selling a vehicle on eBay Motors! Our guest is Jessika Lora, Strategic Initiatives Manager for eBay Motors. http://ebaymotors.com

EBay Radio's international correspondent, Chris Dawson from Tamebay (http://www.tamebay.com) called from the UK regarding the Olympics and his recent blog post "Could software kill your business?" He also talked about the past weekend's listings information glitch on eBay and what is being done about it. Carol, West Palm Beach FL (frankcarrol) asked for a listing dish on item number 350586111695. Griff and Lee gave her 4.9 tureens. Pat, Melbourne FL (purrfree) called regarding her friend selling on eBay in Australia. Where can a newbie find someone to teach him selling on eBay?

How to get and keep great consignment clients! Our guest is Amy Weintraub, Top-Rated Seller shopitla and owner of eBay Registered Drop-Off Location Shop It LA Sell It on eBay.

Lee Mirabal with the eBay Radio news: Stories include Pink Floyd; eBay Now; an Olympic runner on eBay; and the presidential election. Griff and Lee talked about the death of Marvin Hamlisch.

Griff and Lee spoke with Clifford LeBrecque, who built a giant replica of Bigfoot that is for sale on eBay right now as item number 230830950716. He is a Bigfoot researcher. Griff and Lee dished a store for first-time caller Lorieanne, Peoria AZ (lorieannem): Lorieanne's Loft. They gave her 5 tureens for her store design.

An antique vampire slaying kit from the late 1800s is on sale on eBay as item number 160852108851. Lee told us about eBay Accepted Payment Provider ProPay opening up its eBay-integrated eAuction Account to all eBay sellers, not just PowerSellers; for details and to sign up, go to http://www.propay.com/ebay. A lock of Elvis Presley's hair was bought on eBay by an artist who is considering genetically engineering mice with the King's DNA for his next conceptual art project. A question was asked from the chat board about whether eBay has default settings for handling time and return policy.

Cindy, San Diego CA (pattycyn, called regarding the orange Free Shipping dot, which appears to be missing from her first item pictures. Griff and Lee looked at her item number 300746082535 and told her it was great. Cindy also told us that she and eight other women held the first meeting of the Surf's Up eBay San Diego Sellers Group, and it was a great success!

Tom, Pittsburgh PA (blackandgoldgifts), can't send an invoice and needs a way to have the buyer pay so he and they still have Seller and Buyer Protection. Griff and Lee also dished his listing for number 120951168838. He received 5 tureens, and they called it the "perfect listing"! Frank, FL (frankobaby), called regarding an issue with weight when printing First Class International Mail through eBay. Sean, Malvern AK, wants to know what it takes open an eBay store and does he need to be a Top-Rated Seller to succeed.

Rob stayed on for a few minutes. EBay Radio's international correspondent, Chris Dawson of Tamebay (http://www.tamebay.com), called in from the UK to tell us all about the Olympic fever as well as the latest Seller Update for eBay UK, which was amazing!

Social Commerce: Why it will pay you to learn how to do it. Our guest is Marsha Collier (known on eBay as Top-Rated Seller marsha_c), author of the eBay for Dummies series and a nominee for Small Business Influencer in the Experts Division. She's also literally writing the book on social commerce. http://www.coolebaytools.com

The new eBay Student Entrepreneurs Program! Our guest is Bhavna Devani, Project Director for the eBay Student Entrepreneurs Program.

Mike, Cincinnati OH (zippy10), won the Secret Word Contest and asked whether items for which the buyer selected local pick-up would qualify for the 20% Top-Rated Seller discount. Josie, Southern OR (pontoonhaven), called regarding selling to Canada. Rich, Chicago IL (appealingsigns), called to tell us that Griff will be at their Chicagoland eBay Sellers Group meetup on October 10th, 2012.

Revving up for Fall and the holidays! Our guest is Lisa Suttora, founder of WhatDoISell.com. http://www.whatdoisell.com