PeSA & ECMTA eCommerce Summit

March 19, 2008

This post was written in March 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

PESA ECMTAPeSA, (Professional eBay Sellers Association) and ECMTA (E-Commerce Merchants Trade Association) have announced their 2008 eCommerce summit, which will take place in New Orleans this April. The three day conference looks set to be lively, with the new eBay President of eBay Global Marketplace Operations, Lorrie Norrington, to deliver the keynote speech.

PeSA have also announced that from now on all PowerSellers will be eligible for membership, previously only Platinum or Titanium PowerSellers qualified. Any PowerSeller attending the 2008 summit will qualify for $100 off the registration fee along with a years free membership of both PeSA and ECMTA.

With two full days of sessions covering everything ecommerce if you can make it to New Orleans for the 22nd - 24th April it looks to be a great event. Staying for the Friday gives the option to volunteer to build a house with Habitat for Humanity, at the week end the world renowned New Orleans Jazz Festival swings into action to round the week off in style.

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Is this the last eBay Live?

March 12, 2008

This post was written in March 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

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Skip McGrath is obviously hearing the same rumours I am, that this year’s eBay Live in Chicago may be the last. I hope it’s not true, but I wouldn’t be surprised: collecting pins, the clapping tunnel and dancing to Weird Al Yankovic seem somehow to belong to an eBay that’s gone with Meg. eBay’s execs these days seem to prefer a more business-like forum: witness JD making the big announcements about eBay changes at the Ecommerce Forum, and now Lorrie Norrington giving the keynote at PeSA’s conference.

eBay Universities also seem to be on their way out. eBay will not be running any UK universites in 2008, though Ireland still have events planned.

Personally, I think this is a shame. I can understand that eBay want to talk to the big sellers, and putting on expensive events for newbies and hobby sellers and those of us who only sell beads ;-) is a poor return on investment. But the chance to meet other sellers, network, brainstorm, and just remind oneself that eBay can be fun as well as work, this I will miss. Who’s up for organising our own event?

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eBay to debate recently announced changes

February 4, 2008

This post was written in February 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

eBay users around the world have been talking about the changes announced for 2008. Forums and message boards have been lit up with the biggest set of changes ever announced at one time on eBay.

PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance) have set up a conference call for their members to talk to the eBay directors responsible for the changes to discuss how they’ll affect sellers.

Brian Burke (Director of Global Feedback Policy) and Jim Ambach (Vice President of Seller Experience) from eBay will join PESA to discuss the changes, answer questions and get feedback from PESA members.

PESA have extended an invitation to all TameBay readers to participate in the conference call. (If you’re in the UK we’d suggest using Skype to keep the call costs down). The call will take place at 9.00pm tomorrow evening (1.00pm PST).

To participate in the conference call 001 404 920 6689 at 9pm on Tuesday 5th Feburary.
When promted enter the conference code 327942.

Conference Commands:
4-Volume. Pressing 4 will increase/decrease the volume;
6-Mute. Participants can mute/unmute their own lines by pressing 6.

Whilst some of the changes will be US specific (eg eBay fees), others such as feedback and seller service standards. This is a rare opportunity to participate in a conference with senior global eBay directors, and our thanks to PESA for extending the invitation.

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