eBay for Business

Open phones, Contact Us email and more: eBetsy, Dallas TX, called with her latest Brief.

Networking within the eBay community - 5 keys to finding serendipity! Our guest is Patty Coleman, a seller meetup group organizer and Griffette known on eBay as Top Rated Seller whoohoodepot.

http://www.whoohoodepot.com

Finding your own Mo - how to hire the perfect eBay sidekick! Our guest is Lynn Dralle, known on eBay as Top Rated Seller thequeenofauctions and Ruler of the Queen's Court.

http://www.thequeenofauctions.com

Griff gave an overview of today's show and introduced the eBay Radio News with Lee Mirabal. Stories include the GRAMMY Awards winners and Kurt Cobain's guitar on eBay through eBay for Charity (http://www.ebay.com/kurtcobainguitar).

Why I love selling clothing on eBay! Our guest is Sherry Gilson, known on eBay as Top Rated Seller mylittlgeneralstore and co-organizer of the Bay Area eBay Seller Group.

http://www.mylittlegeneralstore.com

Open phones, Contact Us email and more: Cat, Bay Shore NY (varoom1234),  shared a tip for using packing peanuts. Forrest, Lakewood WA (hulkhauler1), shared a nostalgic eBay find. Mary, Niskayuna NY (house.of.zeela) won the Secret Word Contest. Sandy, Poway CA (mooovin), called to share her first item sold and won a $25 gift certificate for shipping supplies from Bubblefast (http://www.bubblefast.com).

Top five things I love about eBay! Our guest is Tom Sutton, known on eBay as blackandgoldgifts, tomsclearancerack and pa_dutch_auctions.

http://www.blackandgoldgifts.com

How you can SCORE by being a mentor! Our guest is Danna Crawford, known on eBay as Top Rated Seller danna, founder of PowerSelling Mom Inc. and a member of the eBay Hall of Fame.

http://www.powersellingmom.com

Open phones, Contact Us emails and more: Lee gave Griff her latest Advice for the Entrepreneur tip regarding the 80/20 rule and reminded store subscribers to use their Q1 coupon for eBay-branded shipping supplies (http://www.ebay.com/supplies). Lee also shared "7 Reasons You Need a Mentor" from Entrepreneur.com along with news about eBay teaming up with Aeropost.com and eBay Inc.'s recent Pitch Tank.

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.

Lorianne, San Jose CA (clbcollectables), was held over from the prior segment with her question about limits in My Messages. First-time caller and longtime listener Maria, San Jose CA (thestylelister), called in with a tip about tracking repeat buyers plus a question about bookkeeping software. Katt, Pittsburg CA (barekatt), also shared a way to identify return customers. C.B., Chicago IL (c.b.), called in re: mailing lists.