eBay Announcement 3/2/05

[Marjie]

***Attend eBay University in Austin, TX or Los Angeles, CA on March 5th***
Date: 03/02/05 Time: 01:45:06 PM PST

eBay University is coming to both Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, March 5th. Don't miss your opportunity to learn all about selling on eBay from the experts - right in your hometown.

For Austin, choose from the Selling Basics or Beyond the Basics of Selling course to get started selling or increase your sales. For Los Angeles, we're offering both of these, plus an extra eBay for Business course designed for members who want to turn their operation into a business entity.

Choose the Selling Basics course if you're just getting started and learn about:

-Basic selling techniques
-How to create listings
-How to accept online payments with PayPal, and more.

Attend Beyond the Basics of Selling to take your sales to the next level and learn:

-Advanced selling techniques
-How to market your eBay listings
-What selling tools will save you time and increase sales, and more.

Select eBay for Business, presented by Entrepreneur magazine, if you want to turn your eBay operation into a business entity. This new addition to the eBay University curriculum will discuss:

-Tax issues that can affect your business
Operations and inventory management
-E-Commerce and internet marketing trends that will impact your sales on eBay
-How to find new sources of inventory, and much more.

Classroom space is limited, so register today!
http://pages.ebay.com/university/cla...geName=CMDV:AB

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***Now Available: March Issue of The Chatter***

Date: 03/02/05 Time: 10:49:49 AM PST

The March issue of The Chatter is now available! Check out eBay's official Community newsletter for interesting stories by and about the eBay Community and staff.

This month's edition features interesting and informative stories on a variety of topics, including:

-Finding Connections - How Lasting Friendships Form on eBay
-Military Families Find Support on eBay
-How eBay Works With Law Enforcement Around the World to Fight Crime.

Also, we go behind the scenes to take a look at how input from sellers is shaping the design of the next generation Sell Your Item (SYI) form. You can find all this and much more in the March issue!

To get to The Chatter, follow these steps:

Click "Community" in the Navigation Bar at the top of most eBay pages. In the "News" box, click on the link for The Chatter.

You can also go directly to The Chatter by clicking here.
http://pages.ebay.com/community/chat...geName=CMDV:AB

If you have a story suggestion for us, we encourage you to send us email at chatterstaff@ebay.com.

For other useful and interesting Community-related information, take a look at the Community Calendar.
http://pages.ebay.com/community/even...geName=CMDV:AB

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***New eBay Stores Feature: Stores Promotional Flyers***

Date: 03/02/05 Time: 08:53:19 AM PST

Now eBay Store sellers can create their own professional looking Promotional Flyers to promote their Store to buyers! Include flyers in your package when you ship an item, or provide flyers to friends and family to build awareness for your eBay Store.

Like the Stores Email Marketing tool, you can build your flyer using one of our pre-made templates or you can use HTML to create a flyer that's totally customized. There's no charge for creating Promotional Flyers - this tool is included in your eBay Store subscription.

To learn more about Promotional Flyers, and other new features in eBay Stores, check out the Latest News in Stores [http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/latestnews.html]. To start creating your own Flyers, go to your "Manage your Store" page in My eBay and select "Store Promotional Flyer".