The River, the Ranch & The Bay

Kabbage Provides Working Capital to eBay Sellers

Melinda — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:43:10 +0000

Kabbage has finally launched and eBay sellers are getting more Kabbage for their business right NOW!! Be sure and sign up at Kabbage.com to be considered for YOUR ecommerce advance ~ more working capital to grow your business. If approved, your Kabbage advance is deposited directly into your Paypal account within just minutes of application, and can be paid back in 30 days or six months, or anytime in between with no prepayment penalty. Use Kabbage to invest in more inventory for the holidays, buy new technology to run your business more efficiently, or build a fulfillment center! Whatever you need to grow your business, Kabbage is there to help you do just that.

Many thanks to Kabbage for sponsoring eCommerce Merchants eBay on Location events and RRB Radio! See you in San Jose!

Enjoy the video interview w/Marc Gorlin of Kabbage from #ebayOL Dallas. You can follow Kabbage on Twitter @KabbageInc. You can listen to the entire RRB Radio interview by clicking here!

If you have received a Kabbage advance already, we would love to hear from you, be sure to comment below!

eBay Radio Party Vegas 2010 Selling with Integrity Skit

Melinda — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:09:45 +0000

This is the first of many posts coming soon to recap the 2nd Annual eBay Radio Party Event. I am thrilled to post one of the first videos, my personal favorite video of the entire event, the Selling with Integrity Skit on eBay Radio. This skit was the brainchild of Danni Ackerman, and starred Kat of KatsKloset, Beverly England (aka Bev) of Video-Town, Danni Ackerman of Udderlygoodstuff, and Jason Smith of TikiPugMusic on eBay!! This skit was both darling and hilarious, fun and educational, and showed all who watch it the feeling of community had by all who attended this fabulous two day event!

Many thanks to eBetsy, Lee Mirabal, Melissa DeMille, Elise Mirabal, John Mirabal, and the rest of the eBay Radio Staffers to made this event possible! It was an honor to work with you all and I look forward to next year’s event!

Thank you to eBay Andy, Andrew Chase, TSAM, for posting this video for me and for his your coverage of this event on eBay Ink! Be sure to check out his entire post here on eBayInkBlog.com. Thank you RBH for making Andy’s attendance to this event possible!

You can view many photos already uploaded so far by clicking here! I look forward to your comments to this video!! Be sure and include your stores links for good spider food!! I am happy to promote you who support RRB Radio!

I’ll see many of you soon at the Chicago eBay On Location Event!! eCommerce Merchants is again hosting the eBay OL Reception, so if you are attending, we are hosting the party and you can go here to register to attend the affair Friday night!

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.

Year End “Best Of 2009” RRB Radio Show 12-30-09

Melinda — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:42:10 +0000

This was an amazing show with a fabulous line up of guests including Marsha Collier, author of the eBay for Dummies Series of books, Janelle Elms of OSI Rock Stars, Richard Brewer-Hay of eBayInkBlog.com, John ColderICE Lawson of www.3rdPowerOutlet.com, Brandon Dupsky of eCommerce Merchants Trade Association (ECMTA), Cindy Shebley of WebSellers Circle, Dave White of eBay & Beyond www.basicstobusiness.com, Paul O’Brien of Outright.com, and many more. Be sure to listen to the archive, episode number 80 dated 12-30-09. Our guests wrap up 2009 with trends, highlights and predictions for the coming year.

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!