Community : News : Chatter : December 2003

The Chatter is published monthly as an information source for and about the eBay community.

eBay Access
Members Offer Best Reasons to Shop eBay for the Holidays

eBay and You
An eBay Holiday Primer

Photography for eBay
Using a Light Tent

Griff's Corner
Who Can See Contact Info?

Member Spotlight
The Spotlight's On: dottie

Chatter Archive

Catch up on articles you've missed, or reread your favorites! All found now in the new Chatter Archive!

eBay Behind The Scenes:
eBay Giving Works

The eBay Giving Works team shared sneak previews at their booth during eBay Live! 2003 in Orlando, FL.

Many members who wanted to help the victims of the 9/11 tragedies participated in the Auction For America program in 2001. Since then, members have asked eBay for a way to let them to use their buying and selling activity to help their favorite charities.

eBay delivered just such a solution in November. Here is an inside look at the work that went into the creation of eBay Giving Works.

Members "fly-in" to Talk about Taxes

willow-wear was one of four eBay members who traveled to visit with officials about the State Simplification Tax Project.

Precious Moments

Since their introduction in 1978, the famous teardrop-eyed Precious Moments figurines have been a favorite collectible.

eBay In Person:
Darla Godwin

Darla Godwin works in eWatch, a specialized team that operates as the liasion between Operations and Customer Support.


Pink's Pick eBay's Dean of Education, Jim Griffith ("Griff") is now on the radio! He hosts his bi-weekly show on Tuesdays, featuring topics and special guests related to buying and selling on eBay. Check out his schedule, or listen to past shows, by going to www.wsradio.com/ebayradio.	eBay Community Center "Spoof " emails are attempts by fraudsters to get your personal information (such as credit card info, passwords, etc.) by sending you fake emails that appear to be from eBay or PayPal and other legitimate companies. You can learn how to protect yourself from these emails with our new Spoof Email Protection Tutorial.