Griff and Lee took turns sharing Lynn Dralle's highly efficient listing system. First-time caller Elmer, West Covina CA (davliegogo), asked for advice on increasing his sales of industrial equipment parts. Lee explained how the IRS views your eBay income and showed Griff a very unusual (and expensive) item autographed by its former owner, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Edie, Santa Monica CA (dress_to_suit), asked how to list with the eBay catalog via Sell Similar from the Seller Hub. She also had a question about title keyword order and search results.

Joe, Oradell NJ (hubcapjoes), noted that the winter storm predicted to hit the East Coast may impact order fulfillment. Cindy, San Diego CA (pattycyn), explained where to get the cheapest possible USPS First Class Package postage under the new rates.

Griff and Lee discussed the USPS rate increases coming this Sunday, January 17, and the benefits of using eBay Labels. RaeJean, Cave Creek, AZ (holidaysandmemories*), asked about labels printed this Saturday night for items not shipped until Monday. Other carriers' rates were discussed. Griff and Lee looked at last week's highest selling Star Wars item.

Griff and Lee discussed ways to research keywords. 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, click on "Submit a Seller Event" in the upper right-hand corner of any archives page.

 

Continued from the previous segment, Griff and Lee visited eBay's corporate blog (http://www.ebayinc.com)  to check out  the 2016 Small Online Business Growth Report and an interactive map. Helen, Rainier OR (summertoad), had a question about shipping USPS First Class packages under USPS' new weight limit.

 

Tim, Fort Wayne IN (globalmartplus), was concerned about how eBay calculates shipping for returned items.  eBay's corporate blog (http://www.ebayinc.com) featured some good news for small business sellers.

Griff gave an overview of today's show and introduced the eBay Radio News with Lee Mirabal.  Stories include David Bowie, a fee credit and the SAG-AFTRA Awards.

Open phones, Contact Us email and more: Griff and Lee discussed using Custom Labels field in Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro (Orders and Listing in the new Seller Hub) for inventory management. Lee asked Griff about eBay Classifieds' new Close5 app.

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, click on "Submit a Seller Event" in the upper right-hand corner of any archives page.

Selling with the eBay Mobile App! Our guest is Nicole State, known on eBay as Top-Rated Seller thedwarvesfan.

http://www.statesplace.com

 

The 2016 Grow Your Business Checkup! Our guest is Audrey Tracy, Social Media Manager, eBay for Business.

http://for-business.ebay.com

http://www.facebook.com/eBayForBusiness