eBay for Business

Live inventory data and analytics for eBay sellers! Our guest is Anojan Abel, formerly with eBay Australia, now co-founder (with Lisa Wong) of ShelfTrend, an eBay Compatible Application.

http://www.shelftrend.com

Selling more from the salon! Our guest is Lorna Thompson, known on eBay as Top Rated Seller lornajanescosignment.

Open phones, Contact Us email and more: Ron, Birmingham AL (oilerman21), called with an answer to Chris' question about eBay's pricing comparisons. Lee reminded listeners to sign up now for eBay's free Promotions Manager webinar tomorrow, June 7, at 11am: http://www.ebay.yourbrandlive.com/promotions-manager. Five attendees will win a 1-hour 1-on-1 conference with Promotions Manager BU Adi Behara.

Griff and Lee read current events from the eBay Radio Seller Events Calendar, located under Seller Resources in the eBay Radio archives. To submit your sellers group meetup or other event, go to eBayRadio.com; click on “Past Episodes” in the right-hand sidebar; then click on "Submit an Event" in the upper right-hand corner of any archives page.

Lee introduced a Father's Day Retail Moment sponsored by BULQ (http://www.bulq.com). Dona, Fort Wright KY (homecraftframing), asked about seller limits and opening a new eBay store. Ed, Corning NY (eds-e-threads), is getting a warning for including a redirect URL linked to his eBay store in his listings. Forrest, Lakewood WA (hulkhauler1), asked about returning an item that was not as described (SNAD).

Griff and Lee discussed several eBay for Charity auction campaigns. Lee reminded listeners that eBay OPEN 2107 is coming up July 25-28 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, baby; spaces are limited and going fast, so register now at http://www.ebayopen2017.com.

Griff and Lee read current events from the eBay Radio Seller Events Calendar, located under Seller Resources in the eBay Radio archives. To submit your sellers group meetup or other event, go to eBayRadio.com; click on “Past Episodes” in the right-hand sidebar; then click on "Submit an Event" in the upper right-hand corner of any archives page.

Griff reminded listeners that June brings changes from the 2017 Spring and Summer Seller Updates. Ron, Birmingham AL (oilerman21), was the first caller of the month and won a $25 gift certificate for shipping supplies from Bubblefast (http://www.bubblefast.com). He also shared his system for updating old listings. Community Manager Alan Aisbitt popped in with an update on the redesign of Community (http://www.ebay.com/community).

eBay Community Manager Alan Aisbitt stayed over from the previous segment to further discuss the ongoing redesign of Community (http://www.ebay.com/community). Griff and Lee reviewed "covfefe" merchandise on eBay.

Joe, Oradell NJ (hubcapjoes), commented on eBay's recent removal of old listings and the need to revise them before they're removed; he also reminded us to be sure that listings are mobile friendly. Register now for eBay OPEN 2017 (July 25-28 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas) at http://www.ebayopen2017.com.

Griff reminded listeners that as part of the 2017 Spring Seller Update, the tracking  requirement for Top Rated Sellers will change of June 20. Lee announced that registration is open for eBay OPEN 2017, coming up July 25-28 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Spaces are limited, so please register ASAP at http://www.ebayopen2017.com.

Ron, Birmingham AL (oilerman21), asked what does "price is x% percentage less than competitors" mean?  An updated eBay User Agreement went into effect May 9, 2017, for new sellers and takes effect June 20 for all other users; details are linked from the Announcements Board at announcements.ebay.com. Announcements can also be viewed via your Seller Hub Overview page.

Aron Hsiao from Terapeak (http://www.terapeak.com) called in with the day's eBay market research report and tips about content marketing; read all about it at http://www.terapeak.com/ebayradio. Ed, Corning NY (eds-e-threads), had a question about the Promoted Listings credit.

Lee reminded listeners to register now for eBay OPEN 2017, July 25-28 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, at http://www.ebayopen2017.com. First-time caller Yolanda, Grand Rapids MI (upcycledgrace), asked for a listing dish.