This week, eBay Government Relations had the privilege to attend and participate in eBay's On Location in Philadelphia, PA.  Over 900 eBay sellers were in attendance and it was exciting to meet new and old friends, including Bruce Foote and Mike Turmell (pictured), long time sellers from Arizona and Ohio.  During our time at eOL, the GR team was able to discuss the latest news on the Internet sales tax issue and hear directly from folks about how this new tax proposal would negatively impact their business.  eBay's GR team is always interested in hearing the concerns

Pictured(L-R): Staci Lyons, Oracle, Ruth Stergiou, Invent Your Future, Assemblymember Jerry Hill, Irena Halsey, eBay, Lise Edwards, Oracle

As the U.S. Presidential election approaches, so do the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. This year, the Republican National Convention will take place August 27-30 in Tampa, Florida, and the Democratic National Convention will take place September 3-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dusty Brighton, Director of Government Relations, recently spoke on a panel at the 2012 Ticket Summit. The purpose of the panel was to discuss trends in the legislative and regulatory arenas that could affect the issue of ticket resale. Brighton reiterated eBay Inc.'s position on the importance of keeping the secondary market open for ticket resale so that consumers retain their ability to sell a ticket they purchased on any exchange at at any price the market will bear.

On August 22^nd, eBay small business seller Concept Electronics hosted their local U.S.