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eBay: On Location is a series of local events across the U.S. designed to provide entrepreneurial eBay sellers with powerful tips, tools and guidance to increase selling efficiency and improve selling success. Check out the eBay: On Location website for dates and details of upcoming events in Chicago, IL and San Jose, CA.
eBay Applauds Resolution to Support Small Internet Businesses
Today in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Paul Hodes (D-NH), along with Congressmen Schrader (D-OR), Pitts (R-PA), Lungren (R-CA), and Congresswoman Capito (R-WV), introduced H. Res 1570, a bipartisan resolution supporting the “preservation of Internet Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses.” This resolution expresses the growing opposition to a bill introduced earlier this month by Congressman Delahunt (D-MA), which would impose onerous new tax burdens on small online retailers by requiring the collection and remittance of sales tax for every purchase in every sales tax jurisdiction nationwide. Click here to read more about the resolution and eBay's statement.
- July 29, 2010
Momentum Builds in Opposition to New Internet Sales Tax
eBay has been a vocal opponent of Congress' plan to levy new Internet sales taxes on some of our favorite small business retailers (including eBay sellers and buyers). Since eBay VP Tod Cohen spoke out last week, many other companies and advocacy groups have joined the effort.
Click here to see what organizations and the media are saying about the anti-small business legislation.
- July 29, 2010
Congress Moves to Stabilize Postal Rates
Last week, a subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took an important step forward in strengthening the long-term financial health of the U.S. Postal Service by passing H.R. 5746, the United States Postal Service's CSRS Obligation Modification Act of 2010. The bill could provide financial relief to the Postal Service and hopefully to online retailers like eBay sellers and buyers. Click here to read more about the bill and a Sharif Sleiman's testimony, Director of Global Procurement at eBay Inc.
- July 28, 2010
Tell Congress: NO New Internet Tax Burdens
A bill before Congress would require online businesses like eBay and its sellers to collect sales taxes — for 45 states and as many as 15,000 local jurisdictions. This is not the time to introduce a new tax. Sign the petition and say NO to new Internet tax burdens.
- July 27, 2010
Why Reselling Tickets Is Good
"The ticket resale market creates opportunities for many more fans to attend an event. For many high-demand events, if you're not lucky enough to know someone, hit the initial ticket sale at the right time, or hold season tickets, you are not going to go to the event; unless, of course, you find a ticket on the resale market.” Read more about why “reselling tickets is good” in this Huffington Post article from Chris Tsakalakis, President of StubHub and General Manager of the eBay tickets division.
- July 21, 2010
