eBay Announcement 12/16/05

[Marjie]

***Online Workshops For the Week of December 19th***

December 16, 2005 | 02:57PM PST/PT


We would like to invite you to attend the following workshops this week:

Basic RSS Concepts
This workshop will be held on Monday, December 19th, from 10:00 PT to 11:00 PT. Have you noticed the RSS icon at different locations throughout the eBay site, such as on the discussion boards? Do you wonder what an RSS feed is [http://pages.ebay.com/help/welcome/c...ual/rss.html]? Join eBay Staff as we review the basic concepts of RSS (sometimes known as "Really Simple Syndication"), what it has to offer, and how it can help you stay informed and become a better buyer and seller.

eBay Research Treasure Hunt
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, December 20th, from 14:00 PT to 15:00 PT. In this workshop, Jen Cano, Director of PR & Marketing for Certified Solution Provider Bright Builder's HammerTap, will discuss the power of eBay research. You'll learn how to discover which products tend to sell best and yield the highest profit. She'll also discuss how to craft unbeatable listings that can create a bidding frenzy.

Tax Structure for Your eBay Business - Part I
This workshop will be held on Thursday, December 22nd, from 10:00 PT to 11:00 PT. Ever wondered about the income tax and sales tax ramifications of your eBay sales? Then this is the workshop for you! Best-selling author and CPA Diane Kennedy will tell you what you need to do to keep good records, and provide tips on how to keep your taxes under control. This is the first of a series of five monthly workshops Diane will host regarding accounting and tax issues for eBay sellers.

Workshops are hosted in discussion threads on the Workshops Board. To get to the Workshops Board:

-Click on Community at the top of almost any eBay page
-Click on "Discussion Boards" in the "Connect" Section
-Click on "Workshops" underneath the category-specific boards on the right-hand side of the page
-This will bring you to the threaded Workshops Board.

To view archived workshops or to learn more about future workshop events, please check our Workshop Calendar.
http://pages.ebay.com/community/work...geName=CMDV:AB

Want timely reminders about workshops? Sign up for the Workshops Information Group! By joining this group, you will receive an email notification reminding you about upcoming eBay Workshops. Each notification will include the time and date, a brief description of the event, and a link to the discussion thread where the actual workshop will be held.

To sign up for the Workshops Information Group, please click here.
http://groups.ebay.com/forum.jspa?fo...0&redirected=1

We look forward to seeing you there!

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***No December Category Updates***

December 16, 2005 | 10:55AM PST/PT

We know our sellers are busy during the holiday rush, so there will be no category updates in December. We will be announcing the next planned changes in early January, with the changes taking effect a few weeks later.

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***Revise Your Item - Add Pictures to Active Listings Even After A Bid***

December 16, 2005 | 10:33AM PST/PT

Sellers can now use the Revise Your Item process to add eBay-hosted pictures to their listings, even after a bid has been placed for that item or if fewer than 12 hours remain in the listing, similar to how you can add extra description. In addition, if you didn't list your item with any pictures originally, you can also select any listing upgrades (such as Supersize [http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/supe...eName=CMDV:AB]) that you want to include.

Please note that as before, any pictures already included when a bid is placed or when fewer than 12 hours remain in the listing cannot be edited or removed. You will also be unable to add pictures if both a bid has been placed and fewer than 12 hours remain in the listing. For more information about revisions for active listings, please go to the Revising Your Listing Help page.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/edit...geName=CMDV:AB