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RBH Video Interview at eBay On Location Dallas

Melinda — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:02:47 +0000

Richard Brewer-Hay, Corporate blogger for eBay, talks about eBay on Location, the beginning of eBay Ink, how the blog has evolved, and where it’s going. RBH also announces some new projects under way including an eBayInkBlog audio podcast coming soon! This video interview was taken Saturday, May 8th, the day after the eCommerce Merchants hosted Reception Party for eBay on Location. Many thanks to RBH for being a fabulous DJ for the party, and for for this interview. We look forward to news of upcoming projects and thank RBH again for his support. Be sure and visit ebayInkBlog.com and sign up for email alerts. You can follow RBH on Twitter @eBayInkBlog!

This is the first of many videos to come from eBay On Location in Dallas!!

5 Minutes w/Richard Brewer-Hay of eBayInkBlog @ eBay On Location Dallas

Lynn Dralle, Queen of Auctions, on RRB Radio TONITE 8 pm ET

Melinda — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:35:22 +0000

Lynn Dralle is featured guest on RRB Radio May 19, 2010 8 pm ET

I am happy to welcome Lynn Dralle, the Queen of Auctions on RRB Radio tonight, Wednesday, May 19th, 2010!! You can join the podcast live and call in with your questions! Go to RRBradio.com for more info!

Joining me as guest co-host tonight is Jennifer Foster, aka Jarsie on eBay, who is also the Assistant Organizer of the Fort Worth eBay Seller Group! This will be a fun show, as we recap eBay OL Dallas, and talk about the eBay Radio Party where Lynn and I will both be presenters! Hope you can join us!! You can call in with your questions, or join us in the live chat room! That’s half the fun of the show!! We are on Talkshoe, Call ID 34406.

Archives of all past shows are available online for you to listen to 24/7 while you list!! Go to RRBradio.com

I welcome your comments and feedback!!

RRB Radio Makes eBayInkBlog’s Favorite Podcasts List

Melinda — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:26:00 +0000

Late in January I get an update of an eBayInkBlog post, and a tweet from RBH, Richard Brewer-Hay to check it out. So I click through and was surprised to find my podcast mentioned on eBayInkBlog’s Favorite Podcasts! The River the Ranch and the Bay (aka RRB Radio) makes the list!

I cannot tell you how honored I am to be mentioned among only four other podcasts, number one being eBay Radio, with Jim Griffith (Griff) and Lee Mirabal! Wooohoooooo! Also on this list is John Lawson, of ColderICE, a ecommerce podcaster/blogger, and of course, Dave White, Host of eBay and Beyond, Basics to Business, with whom I co-host w/Kat Simpson on Monday’s 12 noon Central time.

RBH has joined our podcast on more than a few occasions and is a favorite guest. Richard also frequents our live chat room on TalkShoe of both eBay & Beyond and RRB Radio! He adds insights, asks questions, and contributes when he can join us.

On April 2, 2010 eBayInkBlog celebrated its second birthday and I’d like to personally thank RBH for a great blog, complete with his insights, honesty, and integrity. eBay Ink brought eBay into the 21st century with the latest news and happenings at eBay, his “5 minutes with,…” video segments, and behind the scenes interviews. He has set the standard for corporate social media savvy, and has become quite the corporate blogger rock star! You can always find Richard blogging or tweeting about what’s going on at eBay at eBayInkBlog.com. Thank you again for your mention of RRB Radio on eBay Ink! I hope to see you in our chat room again real soon. You are welcome to join us any time.

RBH blogs about his favorite ecommerce podcasts

I began this blog post but failed to publish it awhile back,… it’s never to late to post gratitude! Thanks again, Richard, you ROCK!

If you have not visited eBay Ink, be sure to stop by and check it out, post a comment, and sign up for email alerts at eBayInkBlog.com.

You can follow RBH on Twitter @eBayInkBlog & RRB Radio on Twitter @RRBradio.

Join RRB Radio live every Wednesday night 8 pm ET at RRBradio.com or on TalkShoe call ID 34406. You can enjoy our archives of every episode 24/7.

Jen Cano of Hammertap on RRB Radio Weds 12-16-09 8 pm ET

Melinda — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:17:01 +0000

Jen Cano of Hammertap joined The River the Ranch and the Bay (RRB Radio) with “What’s Hot on eBay” and updates on where Zhu Zhu pet sales are now! This was a great show! Jen gave us an update on the famous, or should I say infamous, Zhu Zhu Pets, the adorable toy hamsters elusive to buyers in local stores as eBayers raked shelves and sold them on eBay. These darling creatures even made it on eBayInkBlog.com, as posted 12-09-09, It’s a Hamster Holiday, complete with a heat map, a visual indicator of all U.S.-based transactions that occurred on eBay from November 1 to November 30, 2009. After a few hamster giggles, Jen gives RRB Radio listeners research information on bibles that is money in the bank! Jen’s tips include, what bibles are selling for the most money, what features to look for, what is the average sell through rate (STR) for bibles on eBay, and so much more. Finally she gives tips for selling depression glass and salt and pepper shakers, and what color glass sells the best. We have had the honor of having Jen Cano on RRB Radio several times in recent months, be sure to check out the archives of 11-11-09 and 11-18-09 for more research tips, and how important research is to selling items on eBay! Click here to listen to this entire show of 12-16-09, get some giggles and a lot of great info!

Jen Cano of Hammertap Joins RRB Radio Weds. 02-10-10

Melinda — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:02:07 +0000

Jen Cano of Hammertap.com joins RRB Radio Weds Feb 10th 8 pm

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Our guests 12/02/09 were terrific ~ Janelle Elms of OSI Rock Stars and Ariel Schmorak of ShipSurance

Janelle has just launched a new shopping deals site! Shop with Matty and keep more moola in YOUR pocket! To get a sneak peek of Janelle’s new site, go to http://www.moremooladeals.com. And let me warn you, Matty is one cute little heifer who will show you some deals you simply cannot resist! Under Janelle’s guidance, Matty has become quite the savvy social media diva! You can become a fan of Matty’s Facebook Fan Page @ http://www.facebook.com/pages/More-MOOla-Deals-with-Matty, and follow her deals on Twitter @MoreMoola! And hot off the presses, Janelle has joined the WS Radio Online Sellers Network! Her first show will be Weds. December 9th, 9 a.m. PT. Congratulations Janelle, we wish you the best!

Ariel Schmorak of ShipSurance gave the scoop on ShipSaver, now available through eBay’s Selling Manager! ShipSaver (ShipSurance) is a third party shipping insurance for ecommerce sellers that will save you a fortune over USPS insurance rates and insures First Class International shipments. Be sure and check out ShipSurance for your shipping insurance needs! For quick access to the application in Selling Manager, visit http://www.shipsaver.biz/.

Diane Kennedy CPA Tax Loopholes Author & Megan Hughes

Melinda — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:54:26 +0000

RRB Radio guests Diane Kennedy, author of Tax Loopholes for eBay Sellers, and Megan Hughes joined us to discuss all business tax matters, and offered some terrific advice for all ecommerce sellers. If you aren’t on her mailing list and you are involved in a small business – you should be! Just click the book photo to go to her Tax Loopholes site! Be sure to check out our archives to catch this replay of 10-28-09, it was a great show regarding sales tax, the importance of keeping records, and valuable deductions all eBay sellers who work from home should be taking!

We would like to thank Diane Kennedy and Megan Hughes for being our guest and welcome them back again soon!

Griff Shouts Out to OSI Rock Stars from Seattle

Melinda — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:47:23 +0000

Enjoy this Video Clip from Janelle Elms, OSI Rock Stars Leader taken at seller’s dinner in Seattle with John Donahoe and Griff!

Wholesale source from Marsha Collier

Melinda — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:36:04 +0000

Everyone on the show and all the listeners really enjoyed Marsha’s appearance on the show recently and she shared a LOT of great information. One particular site that I was really intrigued with is the GREAT REP site. It’s a neat place I’d never heard of and it can help you find the local rep for almost any line of products you want to sell wholesale. There was a lot more great sites and info Marsha shared, including her fantastic example of how to fill out and use your FREE Google profile (click on the picture to see this), but I wanted to remind our listeners and spread the word about the Great Rep site especially!

EJ Bantz & Dan on IMPORTING from CHINA as product sourcing!

Melinda — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:00:44 +0000

EJ Bantz is a full-time eBay seller and carries many products he imports from China. His success is great and only eclipsed by his willingness to share with others and desire to see others succeed as well. The best place to find EJ is on his new PORTAL site EJBantz.com or his facebook page where I find him often, LOL

I have truly enjoyed getting to know EJ through the eBay Radio Super-Secret-Chat-Board and it was wonderful to meet in person at the eBay Radio Vegas Convention! Was a lot of fun. EJ is so willing to share – and we just didn’t have enough time to thoroughly pick his brain in Vegas so we plan to do that tonight!

Dan is the owner of Quality Shipping Supplies (formerly LabelDog shipping supplies) – where I’ve been purchasing most of my shipping labels for a while now.

One of Dan’s new partners is Jeff Plitt of Plitt International, and he has written a book on our subject.

Jeff ’s company specializes in providing expertise to people and companies, large and small, that want to take advantage of the opportunities in China.

After many years of experience working with the Chinese, Jeff decided to write a book, Sourcing From China, a Guide for Small to Medium Businesses, detailing the process from beginning to end.

Jeff talks about everything from deciding if China is right for you, to finding factories, to negotiating prices, to sampling, to placing orders, to getting the product through customs, to finally getting it to your warehouse. Skid quantities, container quantities, shipload quantities, Jeff walks you through the process. You can purchase the book on Dan’s site Quality Shipping Supplies,

So the plan for tonight is to open up the floor and let YOU ask the experts. Have you ever considered importing? or thought about it? here is your chance to ask your questions!

Sourcing Products at Garage Sales, Thrift Stores, Yard Sales, Auctions

Melinda — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:29:58 +0000

Our First Guest tonight is a repeat offender, I mean guest, LOL. We had so much fun with Julia Wilkinson that we asked her to come back for this episode to share her top tips for Garage Sale Product sourcing. Click on the house to visit Julia’s site Yardsalers.net where you can purchase a copy of her newest book, “Big Bucks Flips”. If you love the book – Julia has arranged for you the opportunity to become an affiliate and make a commission for recommending it.

Tonight we plan to pick Julia’s brain for her top tips to Source Products at local Garage sales for YOUR eCommerce business.

Our SURPRISE tonight is a regular Contributing Editor, PHAEDRA, our Bonanzle Brainstormer. Phaedra has a TWITTER contest for a FREE Seminar with her – be there and have your twiter fingers limbered up!

Tonight we have TWO special guests.

Guest #2 is Lynn Dralle – AKA The Queen Of Auctions. Click on her photo to visit her website where you can see her latest book, pick up a copy of a FREE eBook about “100 Best Things I’ve Sold on Ebay” from Lynn. You can also join her membership club, The Queen’s Court from there.

Tonight we will be picking Lynn’s brain about HOW to source product for your eCommerce business at Garage Sales around town!