eBay for Business

New seller and first-time caller Drew, Colorado Springs CO (dresmit67), requested a listing dish.

Jessie Babiarz, eBay's Head of Seller Events, popped in to share news about eBay Open 2018 (eBayOpen.com). The Internet sales tax issue is heating up as "South Dakota versus Wayfair, Overstock, and Newegg" heads for the Supreme Court on April 17th; for details, go to eBayMainStreet.com. From the chat board, bigdaddydwg asked about the Guaranteed Delivery Program and when his listings will convert.  Sheik, Hewlett NY (books_and_frames), asked about showing the list price in store listings and shared a memory from eBay Live!, and congratulated Griff and Lee on their 500th show. C.B., Chicago IL (c.b.), also had a question.

Cindy, San Diego CA (pattycyn), called with congratulations and an eBay seller event memory, as did Tom, Livonia MI (valaset). From the chat board, djmovers99 is having good results with Markdown Manager. Griff and Lee read current events from the eBay Radio Seller Events Calendar, located under Seller Resources in the eBay Radio archives. Click on the event’s title to see all the details. 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 gave an overview of today's show and introduced the eBay Radio News with Lee Mirabal. Stories include the Mets (pitcher Matt Harvey's eBay for Charity auctions); mentors (as per Katie Hammel's eBay for Business article) and Mexico (a stolen item surfaces on eBay). Lee reminded listeners to register ASAP for eBay Open (July 24-26 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas) at eBayOpen.com.

5 social marketing trends you should know about! Our guest is Rieva Lesonsky, CEO and President, GrowBiz Media and Small Biz Daily. SmallBizDaily.com

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

Tariffs, quotas, and other international trade taxes — and how they impact your business! Our guest is Cliff Ennico, small business attorney and author of The eBay Seller's Tax & Legal Answer Book. SucceedingInYourBusiness.com

How artificial intelligence (AI) can humanize the shopping experience! Our guest is Scott Cutler, Senior Vice President, Americas, eBay. eBayInc.com

Open phones, Contact Us email, and more: Bruce, Rockford IL (hugo5178), called in with today's Secret Word.

Top 5 tips for managing your time, the house, and the kids too! Our guest is stay-at-home mom Laura Wojewoda, known on eBay as Top Rated Seller dolphinslvr2002. ThriftyAdventurers.com

Calculating the cost of free returns! Our guest is eBay educator Carolyn "CJ" Jacinto,  known on eBay as Top Rated Seller xoxmas.

Open phones, Contact Us email, and more: Griff and Lee read current events from the eBay Radio Seller Events Calendar, located under Seller Resources in the eBay Radio archives. Click on the event’s title to see all the details. 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 read An Ode to Today's Birthday Boy (Griff). Registration is in full swing for eBay OPEN 2018, coming up July 24th through the 26th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas! To register and reserve your room, go to eBayOpen.com. Griff and Lee looked at an auction listing for a rare and historic coin collection. Birthday wishes for Griff were extended by Kate and Paula. Also looked at was an exceptionally valuable item of Albert Einstein ephemera.

Griff and Lee started to read "11 Things to Consider When Pricing Ecommerce Products" by Chris Dawson for Tamebay.  Louise, Colorado Springs CO (herbscraftsgifts), had a question about the zoom feature for pictures in listings. Ron, Birmingham AL (oilerman21), asked about pricing ecommerce products.

Lee read birthday greetings from the chat board to Griff. Edie, Santa Monica CA (dress_to_suit), asked about offering free promotional items and item descriptions. Griff and Lee continued reading "11 Things to Consider When Pricing Ecommerce Products" by Chris Dawson for Tamebay.