January 10, 2012 Meeting Minutes

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

The meeting was held at the Montgomery Village Hall 200 N. River St. Montgomery, IL. The meeting was opened by our new facilitator Shelly.

ATTENDANCE:
Our attendance for this meeting was 15 members and 3 guests.

NEW MEMBER:
The Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club welcomes Shirley from Oswego, IL.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The secretaries report was given by Jerry who asked for a motion to accept the club minutes as posted to the club website without any corrections or additions. Motion made by Sheri and seconded by Don. Motion Carried.

TREASURE’S REPORT:
Also given by Jerry who said that since our last meeting two members have paid their dues for 2012. Our club treasury has a balance of xxx Also Jerry asked the membership since they voted last year that club officers do not pay club dues. Would the same apply to this coming year 2012 ?  The motion was made by Deb that officers will not pay dues in 2012. Seconded by Liz. Motion carried.

PANERA BREAD:
Shelly made a motion to move the Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club back to Panera Bread in Yorkville, IL. A vote was taken by the membership to move the meetings back to Yorkville, IL. The majority of the members voted yes to move back. A motion was made by Deb. Seconded by Don. Motion carried.

GROUP DISCUSSION:
Members told everyone about their stories of accomplishments.

PROGRAM:
Setting Goals, and What is it costing me ?

Setting Goals;
Increasing sales, selling more.
List 10 items per day.
If you have a job try to devote 2 Hrs. per day selling on eBay.
Always use your smart phone to scan bar codes at Goodwill, Garage sales, act.   It will more than pay for itself in the end.
Also if you are looking at a set of dishes, look them up at www.replacements.com to see what the value is.
The more you list the more you sell, the faster you buildup feedback.

What is it costing me ?

Cost of the item.
Research time.
Listing fee’s, Final Value fee’s and Paypal fee’s.
Shipping  materials.
Your time.

The next meeting will be on Feb.14th. at Panera Bread in Yorkville.
Don’t forget to bring your laptop to the next meeting.

See all of you there!

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Our Christmas party was held on Tuesday evening the 13th of December at the Fireside Grill in Sugar Grove.  We had 15 in attendance.  The food and socializing was great and the exchange of underwear sparked questions from the waitresses and other patrons.  Everyone thought it was wonderful that we exchange the new underwear and then give to the homeless shelters.

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Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

November Meeting

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November 8, 2011  The meeting was held at the Montgomery Village Hall 200 N River Rd. Montgomery, IL. The meeting was opened by Gayle our club facilitator.

ATTENDANCE:  Our attendance for this meeting was 18 members and 2 guests.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The secretary’s report was given by Jerry who asked for a motion to accept the club minutes as posted to the club website with out any corrections or additions. Motion made by Don, and seconded by Shelly.
TREASURE’S REPORT:
Also given by Jerry who reported that since our last meeting there has been no changes and we still have xxx in our club treasury.
NEW MEMBERS:
The Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club would like to welcome our new members Mary and Philip from Oswego, IL. Welcome Aboard.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2012:
Nominations from the floor presented at the November meeting were;
Shelly,  President
Gayle, Vice President
Jerry, Secretary & Treasure
Sheri, Membership    and Publicity, &  Recycling Secretary
The membership voted unanimously for the nominated officers.
MEMBERSHIP DUE’S
The membership dues as voted by the membership to remain the same as last year. 12.00 for a single membership and 15.00 for a family, or you can bring a friend. A person can attend two of our meetings to decide if they want to join.
CHRISTMAS PARTY:
The clubs Christmas party will be on Tuesday December 13 at the Fireside Grill in Sugargrove, Il. at 6:30 PM.
NOTE: In Oswego, IL. starting January 12, 2012 it will be illegal to dispose of electronics in your garbage.
Our program for tonight is – Home Run Guide. We will be going over Janelle Elms new book ” The Home Run Guide ” that features 400 + pages of home runs (things purchased very inexpensive and sold for large $$$ on eBay).
Because of the lengthy program Gayle will be sharing the link members only.
Our next meeting will be our Christmas party on Tuesday December 13, 2011 hope to see all of you there.

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October 11, 2011 Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club Meeting

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The meeting was held at the Montgomery Village Hall 200 N. River St. Montgomery, IL. The meeting was opened by Gayle our club facilitator.
ATTENDANCE:
Our attendance for this meeting was 20 members and 5 guests.
SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The Secretary’s Report was given by Jerry, Who asked for a motion to accept the club minutes that are posted to the club website without any corrections or additions.Motion to accept made by Deb. and 2nd. by Shelly.
TREASURES REPORT:
The Treasures Report also given by Jerry, Reported that since our meeting on July 12, 2011 we have paid out xxxx for a Teleseminar for the July meeting. We have made a donation to the VFW of xxxx  The purchase of water for Griff’s visit xxxx  Paid xxxx for dinner with Griff. And xxxx for a program on creating listings that sell  to be used for todays meeting. The Club Treasury has a balance of xxxx
Gayle, the club facilitator, was asking for nominations for a new Facilitator for 2012 as Gayle will not be running. There were no nominations at tonights meeting, everyone was asked to give careful consideration to running for this office.
Program for for tonight  Creating Listing That Sell.  Because of the lengthy program Gayle is going to send a link to all club members, so that you can review all of tonights program.
Open Discusion and questions from everyone, and a reminder that our next meeting will be on November 8, 2011 Hope to see all of you there.

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We had a total of 29 people that attended the special meeting with “Griff” from eBay Headquarters!  Excellent presentation by Griff on Knowing your numbers and Listing Makeovers.

MORE NOTES COMING SOON FROM THIS MEETING!

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Posted on October 20, 2011 by admin

“Griff” will be our special speaker and guest from eBay Headquarters on Thursday evening September 29th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Montgomery Village Hall, 200 North River St. Montgomery, IL 60538

Jim Griffith known as “Griff” is eBay’s Sr. Manager for Seller Advocacy
and Seller Strategy, author of The Official eBay Bible,  as well as professional entrepreneur and host of eBay Radio.

He will be presenting:  In Depth eBay Listing Makeover and Know Your Numbers: Gross Sales, Costs and Bookkeeping.

If you would like to attend and are not a member of the Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club, please email our membership secretary, Sheri at sheriko@sbcglobal.net

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Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

Instead of our usual meeting, the Fox Valley eBay Sellers Club had a pot luck picnic indoors at the VFW in Montgomery, IL  on Aug. 9th.

There were 15 members + 3 guests.   A good time was had by everyone. Plenty of food and talking eBay!

Our next meeting will be at the Montgomery Village Hall as usual, but this month it will be held on the 29th of September, a Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. and we will be having a special guest from eBay Headquarters in San Jose, CA, “Griff”.

He will be presenting:

In Depth eBay Listing Makeover

Know Your Numbers: Gross Sales, Costs and Bookkeeping

 

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Posted on September 21, 2011 by admin

WE RECYCLE!  For a year the FVESC has participated with the Environmentally Conscious Oswego Commission (ECO) to recycle packing materials.  This has been very lucrative in collections for our club members.  NOW WE’VE HIT THE MOTHER LODE!  Sheri Kohout has managed our efforts thus her name and phone number as an ECO contact shows up on Google.  She was contacted by a company  who routinely collects large quantities of clean bubble wrap from products they buy to manufacture their electronics.  He wanted to know if we were interested in “large” quantities so arrangements were made for interested members to go

How much buble wrap can a Prius hold?

pick up.  The picture illustrates the contents of one Gaylord (a box size) which is  4’ X 4’ cubed and solidly packed.   So far 8 boxes have been relocated to our member’s homes or warehouses and Sheri’s contact has advised that he estimates they will be collecting approximately 2 Gaylords every two months.

Another benefit of membership; no need to be frugal with bubble wrap.

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Posted on August 15, 2011 by admin

July 12, 2011 Meeting Minutes

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The meeting was held at the Montgomery Village Hall 200 N. River St. Montgomery, IL and opened by Gayle our club facilitator.
ATTENDANCE:  15 members and 1 guest.
SECRETARY’S REPORT:  Given by Jerry who asked for a motion to accept the minutes as posted to our new website from January to June of this year. A motion was made by Deb. and seconded by Sheri, motion carried.
TREASURE’S REPORT:  Given by Jerry who informed everyone that since our last meeting the club has paid xx.xx for our new website. The club treasury now has xxx.xx
It has been decided that our August meeting will be an indoor picnic (Potluck)   Bring a dish to pass and water will be provided.  We hope to see all of you there.
Because of Griff’s visit on September 29th. a motion was made by Deb. to cancel the September meeting.  Seconded by Linda, Motion carried.
PROGRAM – We listened to a teleseminar on “Tackling the eBay shipping fees, and winning” by Lisa Suttora.
For a $20.00 item add $5.00 and make it $25.00 to cover cost of new fees.
Look for smaller items to sell that don’t cost a lot to ship so you can offer free shipping.
If your item is under 1lb. send it U.S.P.S.
Offer free shipping on clothing or anything lightweight.
Review shipping costs monthly.
Local pickup will not be charged fees on shipping.
For local pickup meet at a public place such as Starbucks, McDonalds or Walmart, for safety reasons or if the item is too heavy, have someone at your home with you when the buyer comes to pick up the item.
On August 1st. you must specify shipping cost on international shipments.
If your item is $20.00 or more in value insure it.
If you ship to Italy always insure it.
For international shipping 18oz. weight charge 2lb.
This is a great time to buy inventory to sell on eBay when sales are slow.
If a auction price of $9.95 does not sell put it in your store and list it for $15.95 or buy it now.
It is very important that customers know that if there is a issue with the item purchased they will get all there money back.
There are no final value fees charged on taxes.
You should do a  periodic search for your products to see where you come up in the search results.
There is a lot more competition today than there was 10 years ago. You have to adapt to the changing times.
You can do calculated shipping, but flat rate is better.
Go to U.S.P.S. for a shipping chart.
If you have a Droid phone you can download an eBay app.
Next meeting will be on August 9, 2011 we will have a indoor picnic (potluck) see you all there. (Bring a dish to pass).  Water will be provided.

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The meeting was held at the Montgomery Village Hall 200 N River St. Montgomery, IL. The meeting was opened by Gayle our club facilitator.

ATTENDANCE:
Our attendance for this meeting was 19 members and 2 guests.

SECRETARY’S REPORT:
The secretaries report was not given by Jerry to accept minutes posted, because the new website has been up and running a short time and the members have not had a time to read all the minutes posted. A motion to accept will be made at the next meeting.
TREASURE’S REPORT:
Given by Jerry who reported since our last meeting we have received dues from one new member. The club treasury has $ xxx
OUR WEBSITE:
Gayle reported that our new website is up and running www.foxvalleyebaysellersclub.com Please let Gayle know if you have any comments or suggestions, you can also make comments on the website.
Gayle also informed us that Griff from eBay will be coming for a visit on Thursday September 29, 2011  Sheri made a motion to cancel our meeting in Sept. due to Griff’s visit. We will vote on this motion at the July meeting. Also, we talked about having a summer picnic in August a date has not been set or a location we will discuss this at our July meeting.
ECO REPORT:
The ECO report was given by Sheri who told us that we will continue to participate in recycling in Oswego in Sept.  Press release’s have been given to all local newspapers that we recycle all packing supplies.
PROGRAM:
Our program for today was given by Gayle, “How to weather summer slowdown and keep sales sizzling”. A roundtable discussion followed.
REVISE OLD INVENTORY AND RE-LIST, WITH ADDITION OF BEST OFFER
SLASH PRICES AND GET RIDE IF STALE MERCHANDISE
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LISTINGS (note) Pictures on eBay listings will stay posted for 45 days, Then they are deleted.  Also if someone bids on your buy it now price of 50% or more, the buy it now disappears.
RAISE PRICES ON PRIME MERCHANDISE
CUT YOUR OPTIONAL FEATURE FEES  If you use BOLD, Sub titles etc. Also sub titles are not searchable.
ADD LINKS: STORE, ABOUT ME, EMAIL, NEWSLETTER, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. On Facebook and Twitter add a link to what your selling. If you have a store add a link: View my other items.
RUN A LOSS LEADER IN YOUR NICHE; Sell something for the same price that you paid, To get people into your store to see other items you are selling.
SHOP AND BUILD YOUR INVENTORY BY;
1. Buying end of season merchandise at local retail stores.
2. Buying closeouts from wholesalers.
3. Buying winter items in the summer on eBay and hold for winter.
4. Buying at garage sales, Estate sales and Church tag sales.
USE EBAY MISSPELLINGS TO GET A DEAL ON EBAY TO RESELL ON EBAY.
If you use Auctiva for 9.95 per month,  you get free Templates, Free pictures and can schedule your listings to start at anytime. Also you can buy Auctiva insurance three days after the auction ends.
A good outlet for cardboard boxes, Cambria in Yorkville, IL.  Phone # 630 553 2346, also Petco, Walmart and GFS.
The next eBay meeting will be on Tuesday July 12, 2011 hope to see all of you then.

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Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin