Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club Meeting Minutes July 14 2009

19 in attendance.  9 members and 10 visitors.   President Ellen Bloomer opened the meeting.  Minutes from the June 9th meeting were read by Vice President Gayle Treend.  Minutes were accepted.  Treasurer’s report given by Gayle Treend.  Ellen welcomed all our visitors.  Went around the room with each person stating how and when they started on eBay and what they sell.  Gayle mentioned that anyone can add content to our blog/website at foxvalleyebaysellersclub.com in the form of, comments, information, etc. and she will moderate.  Jerry reported on a location he found to hold our special meeting  September 8th when guest speaker Jim Griffith (Griff) from eBay Seller Development will be here.  That location is the Old Second Bank in Yorkville at 26 W Countryside Pkwy.  We have it reserved from 6 – 10 p.m and we are responsible for cleanup.  We discussed whether we should have any beverages available.  Will discuss more at next meeting.  Anyone can come to this meeting as long as Ellen receives an email at spottedhorse3@att.net for a ticket by August 11th.  We have to do this in order to know exactly how many to plan for.  There is no charge for this meeting. We participated in a round table discussion about books and  Janice spoke on how half.com. works.  Janice let us know that we cannot ship magazines media mail!  Some of the books mentioned were manuals, Christian book series, landscape, Western Horsman, Crafting, Quilting, Auto and motorcycle, cookbooks, comic books, textbooks and more.  There was an open time for questions.  5 of our guests joined tonight.  We welcome them.  Next meeting Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:00 pm at Panera Bread in Yorkville

Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club Meeting Minutes June 9, 2009

Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club Meeting Minutes June 9, 2009 17 members present. Minutes were read from May 12th meeting. Correction made: Meeting date with Griff from eBay as guest speaker will be on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.  Special Meeting: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Jim Griffith (Griff) from eBay Seller Development will be guest speaker. Jerry to head committee to set up meeting location. Sheri to assist. Guests are welcome at this meeting. Attendance will not count towards the club rule that states after 2X at meeting a person must join to attend again. Club Promotion Information has been placed on craigslist. foxvalleyebaysellersclub.com is our club web address o get a link to your eBay store by mentioning the club and listing the website in your “about me” page on eBay – contact Gayle to set up o blog set up on eBay community board Oswego Recycling Contact Sheri if you are interested in helping at the recycling events (date TBA) and what products you are interested in obtaining eBay Host Sites Discussion regarding Auctiva’s new pricing program Discussion regarding listing directly onto eBay (additional free pictures in certain categories and other sites such as Inkfrog Program Liz and Deb presented step-by-step detailed information on organizing and running their eBay businesses. Next Meeting Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:00 pm at Panera Bread in Yorkville