Slumping eBay Sales Drive The Dallas eBaybes & eMales to Invite New Venues to Dallas Meeting

The Dallas eBaybes & eMales ~ the largest active eBay group in the nation ~ welcome eBay Rival OnlineAuction.com to monthly meeting Monday, November 24th^th, 2008

OnlineAuction.com (OLA) CEO and Founder Chris Fain, Reliabid co-founder Mohamed Ramzi Ismail, and OLA-Radio's David White are guests of The Dallas eBaybes and eMales November 24th. This brings together a fastest-growing online auction site with the largest group of eBay sellers.

Dallas eBaybes and eMales is a group of online auction professional sellers formed by Stephanie Inge in 2005 to help sellers grow their businesses. As their site says, "You can build a company faster, easier, and more successfully if you’re part of group serving your industry, community, or local entrepreneurs." Group members have a strong work ethic and are public-spirited with the stated aim to be positive influences in their communities. This dovetails with OLA members' philosophy, with individuals who actively work to aid each other with their businesses and benefit the communities in which they live.

OLA is the online action site which offers members unlimited selling for the low membership rate of $8.00 a month with no listing or final value fees. It also is a true auction in which a last minute bid automatically extends the time of a classic auction to allow for an answering bid. Founding Members may open their own "My OLA House" - their own eStore, free for the first 12 months. Also offered is the lowest ever price for the services of Reliabid, a company which ensures that online auction sellers eliminate non-paying bidders and receive payment for their transactions.

Dallas, Texas has the largest eBay Seller's Group in the country! Our eBay Sellers Meetup group has over 350 members who meet monthly to learn more about selling on eBay and other venues, and how to further develop our ecommerce business. We are "the Dallas eBaybes & eMales". eBay sellers in the Dallas Metroplex and surrounding areas are invited to join our meetup group ~ membership is FREE.

The Dallas eBaybes & eMales are an INDEPENDENT group of eBay sellers who meet once a month for educational and networking opportunities. This group is the largest organized group of eBay Sellers in the nation. We meet to discuss and educate in regards to all areas of selling on eBay and other online venues. In addition to seller education and networking, all facets of selling online are visited such as photography, other online auction venues, auction sellers software solutions, affiliate marketing, product resourcing, and ways to expand and improve our e-commerce presence on the internet.

DETAILS:
$15.00 cash for buffet dinner and non-alcoholic beverage
Date: Monday, November 24th, 2008 6:00 p.m.

This event is FREE, but you will be responsible for your own dinner and drinks. There will be a cash buffet and the bar can accept cash or credit cards :o)
If you can't be there by 6:00 for the FREE class, that's okay! Just get here when you can. Buffet dinner begins at 7:00 or shortly thereafter.

ITINERARY:

6 - 7:00PM — Back to Basics Class:
Class will be taught by Theresa Powell
Topic: Affiliate Marketing ~ Highlights from a 3-Day Seminar ~ Making Money Online

7:00PM - 8:30PM — Guest: Chris Fain, Founder & CEO of OnlineAuction.com present alternative selling venue to Dallas Sellers. Also appearing this month: Mo with Reliabid.com and David White of Internet Auction News Radio will hold meeting & interviews live on internet radio.

Place: Canyon Creek Country Club; 625 Lookout Dr., Richardson, TX 75080

Please visit our website to join and RSVP today, or visit us on eBay ~

• http://ebaysell.meetup.com/119/
• http://groups.ebay.com/forum/Dallas-Ebaybes-Amp/Home/100021783
• For more info email Melinda Jackson, Assistant Organizer of the Dallas eBaybes & eMales at (214) 535-1515, email: galleriagifts@gmail.com
• Also for more info, email Stephanie Inge, Organizer & Founder of the Dallas eBaybes & eMales at (214) 232-8046, email: stephintexas@gmail.com

The Group Photo above was taken May 29. 2008 when eBay Staffers and the famous Uncle Griff (Jim Griffith) Dean of eBay University, came to Dallas to speak with our group and get feedback regarding the recent ebay policy changes. In the middle of this photo you see the group of eBay staffers from left to right: Garnor Morantes (black shirt), Stacy Stella (yellow shirt), our organizer, Stephanie Inge (in white jacket), Jim Griffith "Griff" (pink shirt), and Brian Burke in charge of Feedback Policy at eBay.

In the photo above, Stephanie Inge taught at eBay University here in Dallas in May of 2006. The amazing Stephanie Inge - professional eBay Instructor, Education Specialist Trained by eBay, eBay Trading Assistant, Business Consultant and Founder of the largest and most active eBay Sellers Group - eBaybes & eMales. Stephanie has been featured in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The eBay Success Chronicles, Entrepreneur Magazine's "How To Sell Clothing, Shoes and Accessories on eBay," and eBay PowerSeller Million Dollar Ideas. She has also been featured on CBS 11 News and NBC 5 News.

In photo above: Melinda Jackson, and Jim Griffith (Griff) when eBay Staffers were here to visit our group in May, 2008. Melinda Jackson is one of the Assistant Organizers of the Dallas eBaybes & eMales Group.

We welcome new members to our eBay Sellers Meetup group and to this event! Just click on the links provided above and be sure to join the meetup site and r.s.v.p. Just email us if you have any questions!

Check out this post on eBay's The Chatter Blog:

http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2008/05/ebay-staff-1.html

Also read eBay's most recent Chatter Blog of July 23, 2008:

http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2008/07/spotlight-on-eb.html