NEWS
FROM EBAY LIVE!
Saturday, June 28th -
11:00am EST - Day Two of eBay Live Begins with Tough
Questions from Users
The second day of the eBay Live user conference kicked off with a panel session of top
eBay executives.
Longtime employee and official eBay Ambassador Jim "Griff" Griffith walked onto
the stage at Saturday's Keynote event to a standing ovation. He introduced a panel of eBay
executives consisting of President and CEO Meg Whitman, COO Maynard Webb and Jeff Jordan,
Sr VP of U.S. business.
FULL STORY HERE
10:00am EST - Berlin, Germany and New Orleans to Host Next eBay Live
Conventions
eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced that an international eBay Live will take place in
Berlin, Germany, in September, 2003. She made the announcement at the keynote session at
the eBay Live keynote panel on Saturday morning. She expects to hold more international
conferences in the future.
FULL STORY HERE
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Friday, June 27th -
1:30pm EST - eDeposit Announces 'Anti-Fraud' Essay
Contest Winner at eBay Live
eDeposit Corporation announced the winner of an "anti-fraud" contest from
their eBay Live conference booth today in Orlando, Florida. Peter Markham of Auburn
Antiques of Australia will receive a Sony Cyber-shot 3.2-Megapixel Digital Camera for his
winning essay.
FULL STORY HERE
10:30am EST - Whitman's Keynote Speech Lists New
eBay Fraud Initiatives, Then Gets a Little Weird (Al, that is)
Pierre Omidyar, founder and chairman of the Board of eBay Inc., received a
rousing standing ovation when he appeared on stage at eBay live. Pierre spoke to attendees
at the eBay live community conference going on this week in Orlando, Florida.
FULL STORY HERE
9:30am EST - eBay Proposes Some Category
Reorganization; Introduces ''Item Specifics''
eBay announced yesterday that they will be reorganizing the Toys & Hobbies and
Dolls & Bears Categories on their site. The proposed changes combine the "Dolls
& Bears" and "Toys & Hobbies" categories to create one category
called "Toys & Dolls".
FULL STORY HERE
9:30am EST - PowerSeller Gives Synopsis
of Two eBay University Classes
Thursday, 6/26 – Nikon – Point, Click & Sell
This presentation was jointly delivered by a Nikon (eBay Live! Sponsor) employee and a
professional photographer. The session was well attended by over 400. Several camera tips
were geared towards the Nikon Coolpix 2100 (2.1 mpixel camera used for demonstrations),
however, most of the presentation was applicable to digital photography regardless of
camera type. The presenters repeatedly stressed that the best digital pictures for eBay
are “clean, neat, and simple.”
FULL STORY HERE
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Thursday, June 26th -
8:30pm EST - eBay University Kicks
Off at eBay Live Convention
eBay Live attendees were anxious for 1 pm to arrive. Those arriving early on
the opening day of eBay's 2nd annual user convention in Orlando milled around and chatted,
waiting for sessions to begin and 1 pm meant classes would kick off.
FULL STORY HERE
5:30pm EST - eBay Powerseller Releases Free Guide: ''99 Tips for eBay Buyers
& Sellers''
Vision-One Press of Anacortes, WA announced the publication of "99 Tips for
eBay Buyers & Sellers" written by experienced eBay PowerSeller, Skip McGrath.
Vision-One Press is exhibiting at the eBay Live Conference going on this week in Orlando.
The free auction guide can be read and printed out at http://www.99auctiontips.com.
FULL STORY HERE
10:30am EST - No Suprises at eBay's Annual
Stockholder Meeting
eBay CEO Meg Whitman told shareholders eBay is a vibrant community and outlined
areas of growth for the company at today's annual stockholders meeting in Orlando,
Florida. Approximately 100 shareholders showed up for the 8am meeting, which lasted just
over an hour.
FULL STORY HERE
8:30am EST - MyStoreCredit Announces New
Service To Drive Repeat Sales on eBay
MyStoreCredit announced plans to launch what it says is the first service designed
specifically to drive repeat sales for eBay sellers. MyStoreCredit allows sellers to set
up a financial incentive for buyers to return and buy again from them again.
FULL STORY HERE
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Wednesday, June 25th -
7pm EST - Online Payment Service BidPay Changes Name,
Lowers Some Prices
BidPay, a service of Western Union, announced that it will be changing its name to Western
Union Auction Payments. The online payment service allows buyers to purchase a Western
Union money order over the Internet, which BidPay then mails to the seller. The service is
popular with online auction sellers, who often use it to accept payment from international
bidders.
FULL STORY HERE
7pm EST - Bidchaser Inc. Launches Online Auction Site
Bidchaser Inc. has announced the Grand Opening of its new Web site, BidChaser.com,
an online shopping community featuring auctions, fixed price sales and its unique shopping
venue, the "Gift Shoppe." Bidchaser.com draws from the experience of seasoned
online auction professionals.
FULL STORY HERE
11am EST - Online Mall TIAS.com Acquires Collectoronline
Internet antique & collectible mall, TIAS.com, announced today that they have
acquired CollectorOnline. Founded in 1995, CollectorOnline was one of the original online
antiques malls and home to over 75 merchants.
FULL STORY HERE
11am EST - Sales OnLine Direct Enhances aiShip(TM) Shipping
Calculator for eBay Users
Sales OnLine today announced the launch of numerous enhancements to its patent-pending
AuctionInc software, which includes aiShip, the Companies patent pending
"shipping-calculator" and aiSeller.
FULL STORY HERE
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