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# Welcome to The Dallas eBaybes & eMales

Selling online is easier when you are not doing it alone.

The Dallas eBaybes & eMales is the original eBay sellers’ Meetup group, founded on January 4, 2002, by Stephanie Inge, a longtime eBay seller, adjunct ecommerce professor, coach, speaker, and community builder.
What started as an eBay seller group has grown into a friendly, practical community for online sellers across today’s most popular platforms, including eBay, Etsy, Poshmark, Mercari, Facebook Marketplace, Whatnot, and more.
Whether you are brand new, part-time, full-time, restarting after a break, or just curious about selling online, you are welcome here.

## What’s in it for you?

When you join The Dallas eBaybes & eMales, you are joining a community of sellers who understand the real challenges of e-commerce.
You will find help with:

  • Creating stronger listings that attract buyers
  • Writing better titles, descriptions, and item specifics
  • Pricing items with more confidence
  • Taking better photos
  • Understanding shipping, packing, returns, and customer service
  • Learning what is working now on eBay and other marketplaces
  • Using AI and online tools to save time and improve your business
  • Getting motivated when your inventory, stale listings, or death pile feel overwhelming
  • Connecting with other local sellers who “get it”

This is not a stiff networking group. It is not a boring lecture club. It is not a room full of people pretending they have it all figured out.
It is a warm, welcoming, seller-focused community where we share ideas, ask questions, talk through problems, celebrate wins, and help each other keep moving forward.

## We are not a one-trick pony

Although we began as an eBay group, ecommerce has changed dramatically over the past two decades, and so have we.
Our meeting topics may include:

  • eBay
  • Etsy
  • Poshmark
  • Mercari
  • Facebook Marketplace
  • Whatnot
  • Online selling tools
  • AI for resellers
  • Product research
  • Listing optimization
  • Social media marketing
  • Small business tips
  • Sourcing, shipping, photography, pricing, and more

If it helps online sellers work smarter, sell better, or stay inspired, it is fair game.

## Who should join?

This group is for you if:

  • You want to start selling online but do not know where to begin
  • You already sell and want better results
  • You are tired of trying to figure everything out alone
  • You have stale listings that need a fresh strategy
  • You love thrifting, sourcing, vintage, collectibles, fashion, or treasure hunting
  • You want to learn from experienced sellers in a friendly setting
  • You need encouragement, accountability, and practical ideas
  • You enjoy being around positive, helpful, entrepreneurial people

Newbies are always welcome. Experienced sellers are always appreciated. Everyone brings something valuable to the table.

## What to expect

Check our Meetup calendar and RSVP for upcoming events. Some meetings are hands-on learning sessions. Some are open-topic Q&A. Some are casual networking dinners where we talk shop, share tips, and enjoy good conversation.
You can also join us on Facebook for ongoing discussion, announcements, questions, sourcing help, and community support between meetings.
Our members are warm, inviting, knowledgeable, and generous with what they have learned. You do not have to have a perfect business, a giant store, or years of experience to belong here.
Just bring your questions, your curiosity, your seller stories, and your willingness to learn.

## Why community matters

The “power of groups” has always been at the heart of The Dallas eBaybes & eMales.
For more than two decades, this group has helped sellers make connections, gain confidence, solve problems, discover new opportunities, and stay motivated through the constant changes of online selling.
Selling online can be exciting, profitable, frustrating, confusing, and lonely — sometimes all in the same week.
That is exactly why this group exists.
You do not have to do this by yourself.

## Join us

If you are ready to learn more, sell smarter, meet new friends, and be part of a supportive ecommerce community, we would love to welcome you.

RSVP for an upcoming Meetup, join the Facebook group, and come grow with us.

Welcome to The Dallas eBaybes & eMales — where online sellers connect, learn, laugh, and keep moving forward.

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  • Inside eBay Seller Success: A Live Q&A with Chuck Van Pelt

    Inside eBay Seller Success: A Live Q&A with Chuck Van Pelt

    Improving, 5445 Legacy Dr #100, Plano, TX, US

    🎉 BIG NEWS for The Dallas eBaybes & eMales! 🎉
    We are thrilled to announce that
    Chuck Van Pelt, will be joining us as our special guest speaker for our Monday, June 22, 2026, meeting!

    RSVP NOW! https://www.meetup.com/dallasebaybesandemales/events/315105985/?eventOrigin=your_events

    Chuck is a longtime eBay seller, former eBay Product Marketing Manager in Seller Advocacy, and one of those rare people who understands eBay from both sides of the table — as someone who worked closely with sellers inside eBay and as a seller himself.

    Many of you may recognize Chuck from eBay Open, Seller Check-Ins, eBay for Business podcast appearances, and seller education events where he was known for listening carefully, answering real seller questions, and helping bring seller feedback back to the people building eBay tools and features.

    And here’s what makes this especially exciting: Chuck’s eBay journey did not begin as an employee. It began as a seller back in 1998. That means he understands the daily wins, frustrations, changes, challenges, and opportunities that come with running an eBay business.

    This will not be a formal lecture or boring corporate presentation. Chuck will be joining us live by Zoom from California for a casual fireside chat and roundtable Q&A.

    We’ll talk about selling, seller tools, promoted listings, marketplace changes, what sellers should be paying attention to, and whatever questions YOU bring to the room.

    If you sell on eBay — whether you’re brand new, part-time, full-time, stuck, scaling, or somewhere in between — this is the kind of conversation you do not want to miss.

    📅 DATE: Monday, June 22, 2026
    ⏰ TIME: 6:30 – 9:00 PM Central Time
    🎤 SPECIAL GUEST: Chuck Van Pelt, joining us live via Zoom

    RSVP NOW! https://www.meetup.com/dallasebaybesandemales/events/315105985/?eventOrigin=your_events

    📍 LOCATION: Improving Enterprises
    5445 Legacy Dr #100
    Plano, TX - Tall white building at the intersection of Legacy & Hedgecox

    💵 COST: $20/year
    Your yearly membership helps cover our meetings/classes, Meetup subscription fees, and pizza. Payable by Venmo, PayPal, or cash.

    🍕 Pizza included, seller conversation included, and this month we get a very special guest with a whole lot of eBay wisdom to share.

    Join us on Facebook for ongoing conversations:
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/ebayhelp/

    Questions? Contact:
    Steph Inge
    stephintexas@gmail.com
    The Dallas eBaybes & eMales - The original eBay seller group, founded January 2002

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