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I will be presenting a webinar for Doba at 10AM Pacific / 1PM Eastern on Tuesday, January 16 entitled:
"Decisions, Decisions, Exploring the SYI (Sell Your Item) Form"

If you are a new seller, you've probably wondered:

• How do I price my item?
• Should I use a Reserve Price?
• Which duration is best?
• How can I set shipping charges?

You have to be a Doba member to listen in, but you can sign up for a free 7-day trial at Doba and then register for the webinar. Once you sign up for the free trial, the cost for the class is $25. Continue reading →

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I just ran across this post on Naked eBay and thought it was pretty funny. Sarcastic but funny, and full of good lessons for new sellers.

In our eBay classes, it's common to find new sellers who are terribly afraid of 'losing' in some way. So they make their descriptions short, with a long list of rules about how to be paid, when to be paid, feedback must be positive or else, no returns or else, I've even heard no emails or else. This is a good example of things new (and old) sellers should consider. Then don't do them.

Here's the link: http://naked-ebay.blogspot.com/2006/09/how-to-be-miserable-failure-at-ebay.html

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More eBay Education Specialist news was announced today with the January 8, 2007 release of the "eBay Giving Works" course. The course will focus on training Non-Profit organizations, teaching them how to use eBay as a fundraising tool as well as teaching eBay Sellers how to sell items for non-profits.

I recently taught a workshop for the California Association for Non-Profits and found great interest in the idea of using eBay to raise funds, both by direct selling by the non-profit as well as receiving donations through MissionFish and eBay's GivingWorks program. In fact, in a survey of the attendees new sources of fundraising is the top issue of concern for these organizations.

The course will cost $49 and can be renewed annually for $29. The requirements to be able to teach the class through PowerU / eBay Education Specialist Program will be the same as the Beyond the Basics course.

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Last fall I had the opportunity to teach at the CAN (California Association of Nonprofits) Conference in Los Angeles. The attendees were all interested in new ways of fund raising for their organizations. In fact, in a survey of those who attended fund raising is the topic most on their minds.

If you are an Education Specialist, consider speaking with the non profit organizations in your local area. They receive donatoned items (some good, some not so good) which they have to dispose of in some way. As you can imagine, eBay can really help.

Since nonprofits are trying hard to keep as much of the donation as possible, they cannot often afford to hire eBay Trading Assistants to sell the items they've received. Some TA's charge upwards of 30%, so it would be much better for the nonprofit to have an in-house person handle the eBay auctions. If you can teach them how to handle the items, and steer clear of auction-management companies that would take a large chunk of their proceeds, you are genuinely helping these organizations.
eBay's Giving Works program has been a tremendous force for good in allowing nonprofits to move donated items, as well as allowing generous members of the eBay community to donate to the charity of their choice. eBay has chosen MissionFish as their partner in handling charity auctions. If you're going to teach locally about this, you'll want to make yourself very familiar with the process for:

1. Registering with eBay
2. Registering with MissionFish
3. Fees for charity auctions and how eBay handles them.

These organizations are not always able to pay as much as for-profit businesses. You may have to create a special rate for them and even work out some form of trade. Many of their sites get pretty good traffic and you may ask if they'll include a link to your site on their website. You may also be able to teach a class for your regular rate, invoice them, and then "donate" the class as a tax deduction. (Check with your tax person before doing this though - I'm no tax expert, and laws vary from state to state of course.)

In any case, you'll enjoy working with these interesting organizations that are in place to help others.

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I've recently had the privilege of working with a company called Doba. Doba provides a web platform that enables small businesses to find wholesale products to resell. In essence, this platform links these small retailers to the virtual inventories of wholesale suppliers and vice versa. Currently, over 20,000 small retailers use the simplified product sourcing solutions of Doba to transact millions of dollars of B2B ecommerce annually.

Along with Mikal Belicove, Doba's Director of Community & Education I've just presented my first webinar entitled "'Tis the Season for Some Serious Selling: Capitalizing on Seasonal Selling Opportunities Throughout the Year."

It was very successful and we look forward to more webinars for the Doba members in the near future.

If you're interested in selling on eBay or other online channels, look in this category for common questions. Especially for new seller's.

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