The Dallas eBaybes and eMales Welcome OnlineAuction.com, Reliabid, David White to Dallas!

Interview with Danna ~ eBay's Powerselling Mom Jan 23, 2009

2009-01-23T15:14:00.001-08:00

I am thrilled to be on Danna's Internet Talk Show Tonight!

I am looking forward to talking eBay, and talking about local eBay groups such as the Dallas eBaybes and eMales, and discussing photo editing! I believe that photo editing is one of the single most important aspects of selling online.

Here's a link to the show:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dannacrawford/2009/01/24/Meet-Melinda-eBay-store-owner-of-Galleria-Gifts

If you are unable to listen live, be sure to listen to the archive when you have a chance.

This photo is of me and my son taken last year! As you can see, I am also a Powerselling Mom! I love the freedom that selling on eBay has given me to give my time to my family.

Being a member of the Dallas eBaybes and eMales has been so very rewarding ~ I love giving back to the community and assisting others with selling on eBay. I am an assistant organizer of Dallas Group and we hold monthly meetings to meet with other members learning to eBay and share our experience with others.

Be sure to bookmark me as I will be blogging more this weekend regarding the topics discussed on Danna's show today!

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

2008-11-18T09:11:00.000-08:00

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

The Dallas eBaybes & eMales Invite eComerce Sellers to Event August 25th, 2008

2008-08-08T09:57:00.000-07:00

Dallas eBaybes & eMales ~ the largest eBay group in the country ~ invite Dallas area eCommerce Sellers to join our Meetup Group and come to our monthly meeting Monday, August 25^th, 2008

Dallas has the largest eBay Seller's Group in the country! Our eBay Sellers Meetup group has over 300 members who meet monthly to learn more about selling on eBay 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.

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

We are an INDEPENDENT group of eBay sellers who get together once a month for educational and networking opportunities. We are not a part of eBay other than we are all eBay sellers. We don't charge dues or fees to belong to our group and the only financial cost we have each month is if we want to buy dinner (an optional buffet dinner is available each month but we do have some members who come and skip the dinner). Our regular meetings usually start off with an optional Back to Basics class and then we typically have an invited speaker. Some months we will do a Powerseller Panel where some of our newer sellers can ask questions and we can share knowledge and help each other. As I previously mentioned we have approximately 300+ active members and we usually have 70-100 at each of our meetings. We are all levels from Newbies to Gold and Platinum Powersellers and we all come away from each meeting learning something. It is also nice to have a support group that speaks the eBay language and can sympathize and encourage. We also discuss and educate in other areas that compliment our eBay business, such as selling on Amazon, affiliate marketing, photography, photo editing, seller software solutions, and expanding our ecommerce to other sites.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get up close and personal with other ebay sellers! The event will include a buffet dinner, educational sessions and a Town Hall style meeting.

DETAILS:
$15.00 cash for buffet dinner and non-alcoholic beverage
Date: Monday, August 25th, 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. At 8:00 we usually have a speaker or very special guest.

ITINERARY:

6 - 7:00PM — Back to Basics Class:
Class will be taught by Melinda Jackson
Topic: Raising your DSR's, Recent eBay Policy Changes, & FREE eBay Seller Tools

7:00PM — Meet & Greet 7:30 - 8:30PM — Speaker for this event TBA later

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 galleriagifts@gmail.com
• Also for more info, email Stephanie Inge, Organizer & Founder of the Dallas eBaybes & eMales at stephintexas@gmail.com

The above photo is of myself, Melinda Jackson, and Griff when eBay Staffers were here to visit our group in May, 2008. I am one of Stephanie's Assistant Organizers of the Dallas eBaybes & eMales Group.

EBAY and Uncle Griff Come to Dallas May 29th, 2008

2008-05-20T21:43:00.000-07:00

Please join The Dallas eBaybes & eMales, nation’s largest ebay seller Meetup group, on Wednesday, May 29th to spend an evening with “Griff,” Dean of ebay Education and Sr. Manager of Community Outreach and other members of eBay’s Community Outreach Team including Rachel Makool, Garnor Morantes, and Stacy Stella.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get up close and personal with ebay! The event will include a buffet dinner, educational sessions and a Town Hall style meeting.

Special Guests include…

Jim Griffith, "Griff" -- Dean of Education & Sr. Manager Community Outreach, voice of eBay Radio & author of The Official eBay Bible
Rachel Makool -- Senior Director, eBay Global Community Development
Garnor Morantes -- Manager Community Input (eBay Voices Program)
Stacy Stella -- eBay Community Outreach

DETAILS:

Cost:

$18.00 includes reserved seat and buffet dinner.
$5.00 includes non-reserved seat and beverage (non-alcoholic) Payments to be made in advance via Paypal. * Seating is limited, so make your reservations early!

Date: May 29th
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
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